Born into a sailing family (my father and grandfather were builders of wooden sailboats and metallurgy craftsmen) I was exposed to years of boat building projects. At a very early age I learned the subtleties of stresses, design requirements, and how to handle yachts. Because my mentors encouraged single handing and engineering expertise, I enjoy time at sea alone. My priority has been to perfect, and become proficient in, all the skills necessary to operate and maintain shipboard systems: engineering, propulsion, sewage, navigation, communications, environmental and technical.
My work ethic is to achieve the highest quality in everything that I do.
To update my skills with the most
current maritime knowledge I have completed between 2002 & 2004
the following courses and certifications:
GMDSS
Emergency Procedures
RADAR
Terrestrial & Coastal Navigation
ARPA
Medical Person In Charge
ISPS Security
Advanced Fire Fighting
Watchkeeping
Bridge Resource Management
Electronic Navigation
Gyro & Magnetic Compass
Search & Rescue
Survival Craft/Life Boatman
Med. Care Provider
Ship Handling & Steering Control
Celestial Navigation
Stability & Ship Construction
Crowd Management
Cargo Handling & Stowage
Meteorology
Visual Signaling/Flashing Light
PADI Divemaster
Crisis Management/Human Behavior
USCG Master
Able Seaman Unlimited
STCW-95 Compliant.
PADI Divemaster, proficient in underwater recovery
Commercial Jet Pilots License (3,000 accident-free hours)
General Class Amateur Radio License N8IZD
12/2007-6/2008
Captain / Engineer 147’ Delta Grand Finale – six month Caribbean charter.
9/2007-11/2007
Co-captain/Chief Officer 232' Research Vessel Atlantis II. Reposession endeavor.
6/2005-5/2007
Acted as captain and engineer aboard the Delta expedition yacht M/V Thunder.
2/2005-6/2005
Relief Captain and Engineering projects on 232’ M/V Floridian
9/2004-1/2005
Chief Engineer & Mate on 118’ S/V Whisper Newport, RI to Grenadines – continuously chartering. 5 month contract.
4/2003-8/2004
Co-Captain & Chief Engineer on 114’ M/V MITseaAH.
3/2004
Delivery captain on 105’M/V VIDA. Ft. Lauderdale to Key West, Florida
3/2003-4/2003
Delivery Captain on 100’ Broward Northern V’s. Ft Lauderdale to New York
4/2003-11/2003
Chief Engineer and 2nd Mate on 156’ Trinity M/V ‘Themis’. Total engineering responsibility for keeping all systems on-line on a 24 x 7 basis.
11/2002
Fourteen-day delivery as captain S/V ‘Allegria’. Puerto Vallarta to San Carlos, Mexico
10/2002
Twelve-day delivery as captain S/V ‘Windraker’. Puerto Vallarta to La Paz, Mexico
4/2002-10/2002
Co-Captain/1st Mate/Engineer on 122’ Schooner ‘LYNX’. Newport, CA to Hawaii to San Francisco, CA. As many as 58 charter guests on board.
11/2001-2/2002
Captain and mentor to new owners on S/V ‘Hemisphere Dancer’. San Diego, CA to Sea of Cortez to Puerto Vallarta, MX.
3/2001-9/2001
Captain ‘White Knight’. Swan 651 for summer season in San Francisco.
7/2001
Delivery Captain S/V ‘Eagle’. Puerto Vallarta to San Diego while ‘White Knight’s’ owner vacationed in Italy.
2/2001
Three-week delivery as Mate on S/V ‘Alpha Carina’. Puerto Vallarta to San Diego.
10/2000
Twenty-two day delivery as Captain of S/V ‘Cloud 9’. Puerto Vallarta to San Francisco.
9/1999-9/2000
Captain S/V ‘Tesla’. Commissioned from new, mentor to owner voyaging from San Diego to Puerto Vallarta to Marquises to Tuomotus to Moorea Tahiti.
3/1998-7/1999
Rebuilt vessel, then Captain of S/V ‘Seaplusplus’, San Diego to Puerto Vallarta to Marquises to Tahiti.
1996
Captained Palmer Johnson 70, 'Windsong,' from Antigua to San Francisco.
1993
Sailed San Francisco, Hawaii, Suva to Sydney on a Swan 651, 'Perfection,' as delivery skipper.
1992
Took family to Va'vu, Tonga for a bareboat charter on a Moorings 52' for a month.
1990
Moved from Perth, Australia to San Jose, California and entered telecommunications arena as Vice President of AMDEV Communications Corporation.
1989
Captained an Ocean 70, ‘Seven Seas,’ from Perth, Australia to Durban, South Africa.
1987
Delivered an S&S 37, 'Desire,' from Perth, West Australia to Seychelles solo.
1984-85
Purchased a Fuji 37 for $1.00 in Suva, Fiji in wrecked conditioned and rebuilt her in Suva. Sailed her, 'Valkerie II,' to the East Coast of the US via the Indian Ocean, Perth, Australia and Cape Hope.
1983
Captained a converted 12-meter America's Cup contender, 'Nefertiti,' from Sydney, Australia to Greece.
1981-1982
1st Mate on French custom aluminum 87' "L'Ciel" from Suva, Fiji across South Pacific, through Indian Ocean, South Africa, South Atlantic to Holland.
1980
Delivered a Swan 47, 'Lhotze', from Japan to Vancouver solo after the owner became ill.
1977-79
Purchased Swan 48, 'Whirlwind', in Moorea, French Polynesia, sailed her to Ft. Lauderdale via Panama Canal for refit. Renamed her 'Cyclone' and completed a three year circumnavigation, often single-handling this fine vessel.