I have been sailing for over 30 years, I have acquired my experience in command of sailing boats.
Certificates:
- Yacht Master Offshore RYA Commercial endorsed
- Italian sail and motor Offshore licence
- GMDSS SRC/VHF
- PST -STCW
- First AID - STCW
- PSSR - STCW
- FPFF – STCW
- PPR
- ISAF Offshore Personal Safety
Most of my experience comes from sailing in the Mediterranean Sea:
1988 - 1990 Assistant to sailing instructors, Sardinia
1991 – 1998 sailing Instructor at Velamare, Sardinia
1992 - 1995 Captain, 18m Classic sailing vessel, Grece
1996 - 1998 Skipper, summer charter on sailing vessels, Croatia and Greece
1999 - 2000 Captain, Gran Soleil 42ft, Central Med
2000 - 2012 Skipper, summer charters, Central and West Med
2012 - 2013 Captain and transfer crew, X-YACHT 55 (private yacht), Tyrrhenian Sea
2015- 2019 Captain, summer season, Solaris 48ft, (private yacht), Tyrrhenian Sea
2020-2021 Refit and charter Captain, First 40.7ft, (private yacht), Tyrrhenian Sea
2011- 2020 Regatta crew / Delivery crew on board First 45. Central/ West Med
2021- Captain/Regatta crew / Delivery crew on board of a new Solaris 50
2022 - Delivery Cpt /Regatta crew on a new Solaris 50, Delivery Cpt on a Van de Stadt 84, 1° Mate Delivery CNB 76
2023 – Captain on Janneau 54, Delivery Captain on Irwin Pilothouse ketch
2024 – Captain on Janneau 54
Ocean Experience:
Delivery Cpt on an Excess14 Cat from Les Sables d'Olonne to Ita.
Azores-Lisboa crew on a Class 40
Atlantic Crossing Est-West 1° Mate on a CNB 76
Regatta Experience: 2nd p. at the Italian offshore champ. in 2014, 2nd place at the Rolex Capri Sailing week in 2017, 2nd place over-all at 151 M in 2018, 1st place at 151 M in 2019, 2nd place at the European offshore champ. in 2019. 3rd Place Les Voiles de Saint Tropez, September 2023. Participation on various boats in a dozen editions of the Giraglia R. Cup and 2 Middle Sea Race.
Never been seasick. Sociable character.