My name is Russ I have a lifetime of boating experience from ski boats to chartered 50-foot mono hulls and power boats. I have completed multiple crossings including the Atlantic and several crossings of the Pacific. I have also undertaken several delivery trips up and down the East Coast of the US and have done so in all types of weather and in spring, summer and late fall.

I have traveled in the Caribbean, Fiji, Samoa, Western Europe and Mexico and considerable travels around the U.S.

I am now fulfilling some of my life's ambitions to be on the sea. I am a PADI certified Advanced Open Water diver with experience in both cold and warm water but I far prefer the warmer water (who wouldn't).

I have considerable experience with mechanical, electrical and radio/electronics systems and possess a USA, FCC General Class Radiotelephone Operators license in addition to multiple US Sailing Association certificates. I feel confident in my mechanical and electric trouble shooting skills.

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I spent my career working in a very diverse community. We all worked together as a team and everyone brings something interesting and valuable to the team/crew. I can cook a bit but it is not my passion. My Spanish is passable but there is definitely room for improvement.

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My most significant experience includes:
May-June 2017 Green Turtle Cay, Bahamas to Jamestown, RI - Passport, Royal Passport 43
July-August 2017 Honolulu, HI to San Diego, CA - Beneteau 46
April 2018 Isla Mujeres, MX to Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Jeanneau SO 44-DS
June 2018 Beaufort, NC to Newport, RI - Jeanneau SO 44-DS
Nov. 2018 Portsmouth, RI to Marsh Harbour, Bahamas - Jeanneau SO 44-DS
December 2018 Malaga, Spain to St. George's, Grenada via Las Palmas, CI - Outremer 51
April 2019 Nassau to Gibson Island, MD via Charleston, SC and Wrightsville Beach, NC - Morelli & Melvin MM50
June 2019 Marsh Habour, Bahamas to Portsmouth, RI - Jeanneau SO 44-DS
August 2019 Le Marin, Martinique to Port Salerno, Florida - Lagoon 400
November-December 2019 Nadi, Fiji to Honolulu, HI via Apia, WS - Island Packet 40
May 2021 - Puerto Chiapas, Mexico to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico - Fountaine Pajot Belize 43.
November 2021 - Annapolis, MD to Ft. Pierce, FL. Lagoon 42-2
July 2022 - Whangarei, NZ to Vuda Marina, Lautoka, Fiji. Outremer 51
April/May 2022 - Les Sables-d'Olonne, FR to Fort Lauderdale, FL via Madeira, PT and St. Martin - Lagoon 42
August 2023 - San Francisco, CA to Anacortes, WA Carver 42-SS

I have received my COVID vaccines and requisite booster vaccines.