Looking for the opportunity to gain sea miles in pursuit of USCG Captain's license and preparing for eventual circumnavigation. From 2017 – 2020, owned my own 2017 Bavaria 37C in charter fleet in Pacific Northwest. Began skippering regularly in 2007 and have sailed multiple weeks every year since then in the Pacific Northwest and the Virgin Islands, both solo sailing and with crew. Offshore voyage as crew in 2016 from Norfolk, VA to British Virgin Islands, and as crew in 2020 from St. Thomas, USVI to New York City; Yachtmaster Offshore certification 2019 as part of two-week circumnavigation of Vancouver Island as crew.

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Boats owned/sailed: Owned 2017 Bavaria 37C (2017 – 2020); Yachts skippered and/or crewed include Hunter 31, Catalina 31, Catalina 32, Dufour 32, Tartan 34, Hunter 34, Tartan 35, Jeanneau 37 (crewed), Beneteau 37, Bavaria 37 (formerly owned in charter fleet), Beneteau 39, Marlowe Hunter 40, Bavaria 41, Beneteau 42 (crewed), Catalina 42, Jeanneau 43, Beneteau 44, Outbound 44 (crewed), Jeanneau 45, Swan 48 (crewed), Beneteau 50 (skippered 1; crewed 1)

Sailing Areas: San Juan Islands, WA; Gulf Islands, BC; Virgin Islands; Norfolk to Tortola, BVI; St Thomas, USVI to New York via Cape Canaveral, FL; Circumnavigation of Vancouver Island, BC

Navigational Experience: Inland waters, offshore, and ocean navigation via paper charting, instruments (incl radar), and celestial navigation. Sailing experience since 2007 includes 12,000+nm logged (available on request), of which 4,800+nm was as crew and 7,300+nm was as skipper including 1,800+nm (64 days) solo; plus three 10-day non-logged charters as crew with The Moorings charter in the Virgin Islands between 1984 and 2000

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