FASQs (Frequently asked short questions)

Goal

I am a sailing instructor formerly at Island Cruising on Vancouver Island and occasionally working as a background performer in the Vancouver film industry.

Past lives include being in Information Technology, animal training, professional photographer, and teacher. Due to COVID, I've had to relinquish my goal to be a crew member for the Clipper Round The World race in 2021, an 11-month sailing race that circumnavigates the world. However, that opens up more possibilities, right?

Are you looking for a yacht to be delivered anywhere in the world? I'm available both as a captain or as crew member at low rates. Contact me for rate information and to discuss your requirements. Maybe you want your yacht delivered somewhere for you to use cruising. Perhaps you want another along with you as you skipper (or crew) a long-distance delivery of your cherished baby. Rest assured that I will treat your yacht ~~as well as~~ better than even you would!

What is your experience sailing

I started sailing around the age of 12 on a Hobie 12 catamaran in the Great South Bay of Long Island, NY. My father used to take my brother and I out on rented sailboats for day sails and I caught the bug. Eventually I got my own boat (a "Fireball") that I used to sail around the same Great South Bay single-handedly. Over the years I've sailed a number of boats as well as acted as crew and mate for dinner cruises in Newport Harbour, California.

Since then I've achieved my ASA sailing instructor rating and Yachtmaster Offshore rating at the end of April 2019. Now I'm working on my RYA Yachtmaster Ocean and my 100 Ton Master's certificate.

What other things do you do that deal with the sea?

I'm a certified SCUBA instructor, having started diving in my teen years and kept it up with thousands of dives in the U.S., Canada, Caribbean, Fiji, Mexico, and Hawaii. Although it doesn't count as sea experience, I'm also an instrument-rated pilot having volunteered with AngelFlight and the U.S. Civil Air Patrol.

Can I have your autograph?

You must be joking. Mine? Ummm.. sure.

(Actually, noone has ever asked for my autograph yet, but I have hopes!