Bob's Sailing Adventures

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Sailing Resume

Certificates & Education

• USCG 100 Ton Masters License, STCW 1995, Sailing and Towing Endorsements, 2nd Issue

• Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) Radio Operator's License (includes MROP)

• FCC Amateur Radio License - KE5ZSD

• First Aid, CPR, Rigging, Seamanship, Fire Fighting, Water Survival, and Coastal Navigation Certificates

• Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)

• Certified Diver (needs to be updated to PADI)

• Bachelor of Business Administration, Texas A&M University, December 1977,  Major in Electronic Data Processing

• U.S. Patent # 6,092,037, Dynamic Multi-Lingual Software Module System (Deeper the BS the more they like it!)

I worked as a computer programmer for 20 years, always hated working in an office, and quit with a small nest egg. Since 1997, I have been sailing on private yachts all over the world. Life is short and you might as well enjoy it! I'm looking for a fun sailing trip to someplace warm with adventurous people!

Experience

I have been operating sailing and power vessels for over 40 years. Many of the areas listed below I have sailed through multiple times (). Yachts listed below are vessels that I sailed on for at least one month.

• North Atlantic/United Kingdom: New York, Azores, Dartmouth, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth
• United States: Gulf Coast ICW (3), Dry Tortugas (2), Florida Keys (8),  East Coast ICW (2), Chesapeake Bay (2), Delaware River, New Jersey Coast, Puget Sound, San Juan Islands
• Caribbean: Bahamas (6), Turks & Caicos (3), Dominican Republic (2), Puerto Rico (3), Virgin Islands (4), Leeward Islands (3), Windard Islands (3), Grand Cayman, Entire Venezuela Mainland, Venezuela Out Islands (4), Bonaire (4), Curacao, San Blas Islands
• Central America: Panama Canal (2), Panama Out Islands, Costa Rica, Mexico West Coast
• Canada: Vancouver Island, Gulf Islands, Desolation Sound, Discovery Islands, Broughton Islands
• South/Mid Pacific: Western Samoa, Wallis Group, Tuvalu, International Date Line & Equator, Republic of Kiribati, Marshall Islands
• Australia: Brisbane, Moreton Island, Fraser Island, Queensland Coast, Lady Musgrave Atoll, Great Keppel Island, Digby Island, Mackay

• Multihulls: Belize 43' catamaran Live Your Dream, Strata 41' catamaran Maverick Dream (Great Barrier Reef), Fidiji 39' catamaran Adventure Quest (Venezuela to Panama), Tobago 35' catamaran Lazy Cat, Wildcat 350 catamaran Karuna (Virgin Islands to Florida)

• Monohulls: 72' stay sail schooner Dragon D'or, CT 65'  ketch Foxglove III, 62' ketch Karmaladen (South/Mid Pacific), Antigua 53' cutter Vitamin Sea, Island Packet 380 cutter Island Song, Columbia 34' sloop Needless, Custom 31' sloop Swan Song (Inside Passage), Allmand 31' sloop Star Flight, Vancouver 27' sloop Music (Dry Tortugas), Cape Dory 27 sloop Music, Cape Dory 25D sloop Music

• Power Vessels: 165' custom Holo-Kai (Ultimate Fishing Yacht), 121' Graham design crew boat (72 passenger, 4 mains) Miss Melissa

I’m 55 years old, 5’10", 190lbs, and in very good physical condition. I don’t smoke and only drink socially. My interests include diving, fishing, kayaking, surfing, hiking, playing cards, chess, and being out on the water.