Boating and sailing off and on since 1957. Experience includes passages up and down the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (ICW), 10 winters cruising the Abacos (Bahamas) and Virgin Islands, 5 deliveries on and around Long Island Sound, 1 Honolulu-Vancouver Pacific crossing, a delivery from Houston, TX to Marsh Harbor, Abaco, Bahamas, and a solo delivery FL to NJ up the ICW. Experience on powerboats (22 to 61'), monohull sailing yachts (13 to 157') and catamaran sailboats (38 to 44'). Most recent deliveries: Passport 50' from Ft Pierce, FL to Charlotte Amalie, US Virgin Islands (January 2020), Mason 33’ from Port Townsend, WA to San Francisco (September 2021), Charleston, SC to Exuma, Bahamas (January 2022). Conscientious, safety-minded skipper with skill (and patience) in teaching sailing. Hobbies: playing guitar/ukulele, baking cookies, reading, snorkeling and spearfishing.

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College educated, have a teaching background, conversant and curious about a wide range of topics.

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Love passage-making, island hopping, meeting and making new friends, sharing my knowledge of boating and the sea, and being of help to others.