Objective
To obtain and commit to a position within the Marine Industry where I can dedicate myself through the demonstration of my hands-on abilities and professional skills/experience with the willingness/reliability to accomplish any task while working in a team environment to reach the same goals.
Experience
5/07 – 9/07
2/07 – 5/07
1/07 Le Renard – Farr 40, Nordic Summer Circuit
• Boat Maintenance
• Shipping Coordination
Team Alicante – 2009 Volvo Ocean Race
• Management of Daily Service and Composite building
• Managed all Boat Systems
• Project Management of Performance Modifications
Nanoq – Prince of Denmark, Farr 40
• Special Project – Performance Modifications
• Keel, Rudder and Rig Alignment
Oracle Match Racing Team – Gavin Brady, San Francisco
• Sailing Crew
• General Boat Maintenance on Boats
• Special Projects
2/06 – 06/06 Team Shosholoza - South African Americas Cup Challengers, Valencia Spain
Special Projects – Systems
• Hydraulic Systems
• Composite Boat Building
• Rigging Systems
9/03 – 2/06 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Morning Glory Z-86, Kiel, Germany
(Richel/Pugh)
Boat Captain/Project Manager
• Project Management of Build of Boat – Sydney, Australia
• Management of Race Crew, Sail Inventory, Yacht Systems (Canting Keel System)
• Coordination of Shipping and Receiving Yacht from New Zealand to US, from US to Europe, Europe to US,US to Asia
• Undefeated Racing Record for 2 ½ Years: St. Marten, Antigua, Newport – Bermuda, Transpac, San Francisco Big Boat Series
8/02 – 8/03
5/07- Present Le Renard Farr 40, Annapolis, MD
(Farr 40)
Boat Captain/Project Manager/Race Crew
• Farr 40 World Champions 2003
7/01 – 9/02
Nautor Challenge, VOLVO OCEAN RACE – Amer Sports 1/Grant Dalton & Bouwe Bekking
Racing Crew Team Member:
Responsibilities: Engineer/Water Ballast System/Boat Captain/Project Major of Build
• Leg 1: South Hampton to Cape Town – 2nd Place
• Leg 2: Cape Town to Sydney – 5th Place
• Leg 3: Sydney to Auckland – 2nd Place
• Leg 4: Auckland to Rio – 5th Place
• Leg 5: Rio to Miami – 6th Place
• Leg 6, 7, 8, & 9: to be finished
• Finished project in Finland – sailing with sponsors and campaign members
3/01- 7/01 Nautor Challenge, La Ciotat France
• Build of VOR 60’s- Frers & Farr Boats – Co Supervised Builds
• Deck layout – responsible for ordering parts and deck lay out of both boats
• Boat Captain
10/00 – 3/01 Zephyrus, San Francisco, CA
(Richel/Pugh 83)
Project Management/Racing Crew/Delivery Captain/Engineer
• Middle Sea Race 2000, Malta – 1st Place & Set Record
• Jamaica Race 2001, FL - Jamaica
11/99 – 2/00
Young America 2000 – Americas Cup Challenge 2000, Auckland, NZL
Shore Crew/Boat Builder/Weather Boat
• Team Job Description: Hydraulics Systems on hulls 53 & 58, daily boat building/repairs & maintenance on hulls 53 & 58
• “Reconstruction Team” for hull 53
6/99 – 9/00 Innovision Sailing Team, Holland (www.innovision-sailing.com)
(Judel-Vrolijk IMS 50)
Team Member/Racing Crew
• “Trust” Dutch Admirals Cup Team 1999 – Team – 1st Place
• Rolex IMS Offshore World Championship 1999, Puerto Cervo – 1st Place
• European IMS World Championship 2000, Punta Ala, Italy – 1st Place
• IMS 50 Foot World Championship 2000, Valencia, Spain – 1st Place
Education
EDUCATION
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia
Marine Biology – 1992
Sailing Team
N.O.L.S., National Outdoor Leadership School
Mountaineering Program, Southern Patagonia, Chile, South America
• Attended a program to learn survival in the uninhabited region of Southern Patagonia
• Lived in the wilderness for five month with a group of ten carrying a 100 pound pack, equipped only with the necessary materials to survive
• Learned and performed mountain, ice, rock climbing and glacier travel
• Completed the program earning sixteen University credits of a 4.0
Certification
• Yacht Computer and Navigation Systems
• Mechanical Engineering Systems – Yachts
• Composite/Structural Engineering
• Hydraulic Engineering
• Trained in Self-survival
• Certified Scuba Diver
• Carpentry
• Computer Skills: PC & Mac,
Skils
Knowledgeable and hands on experience in the following while working/sailing for campaigns listed below:
• Composite Boat Building
• Rigging Systems
• Canting Keel Systems
• Deck Hardware Systems
• Engine Systems
• Ballast Systems
• Electrical Systems
• Hydraulics Systems
• Structural Engineering
• Loading Master
• Project management
ACHIEVEMENTS
World Records Achieved:
• Newport – Bermuda Race 2004 on board Morning Glory 86
• Transpacific Race 2005 on board Morning Glory 86 – 6 days/16 hrs
Round the World VOLVO OCEAN RACE 2001-2002
Team: Nautor Challenge/Amer Sports 1
• Podium Finish: 3rd Place out of nine boats to finish