Objective

Management postion in the sailboat charter/vacation industry, sailing charter captain and keelboat instructor, all levels. Also available for private instruction and clinics aboard my own yacht as well as charters, daysails and delivery services.

Summary

Received USCG 50-ton Masters License in June 2004, upgraded to 100-ton in 2009.

Owner/operator of ‘Imi Loa, Catalina 34 #582 berthed at South Beach Harbor, San Francisco since 1996 and have sailed extensively on San Francisco, San Pablo and Monterey Bays both recreationally and as an instructor since then.  Started Mission Creek Sail Tours, LLC (www.sfsailtours.com) in 2005 specializing in private sailing charters, Introduction to Sailing classes and corporate team-building excercises.

Have completed three Doublehanded Farallones races in 1998, 2000 and 2002.

Have skippered yachts in two Antigua Sailing Week events in 1999 and 2000, the Heineken Regatta in 2004 and was helmsman in the 2004 St. Francis/Rolex Big Boat Series.  Also cruised the Leeward Islands in 2001, St. Vincent and the Grenadines in 2005, 2006 and 2007. and Guadeloupe and the Saintes in 2008.

Employment:	2005 - present, Charter Captain, Mission Creek Sail Tours LLC, San Francisco 4/04 - present, Keelboat Instructor, Spinnaker Sailing, Redwood City 3/00 - 6/02, Keelboat Instructor, Club Nautique, Alameda
Instructor Certifications:	ASA Docking Endorsement - 6/13 ASA Coastal Navigation - 3/03 ASA Bareboat Chartering - 3/03 ASA Basic Coastal Cruising - 3/03 ASA Basic Keelboat Instructor - 3/02
Student Certifications:	ASA Docking Endorsement - 6/13 ASA Coastal Navigation - 3/03 ASA Bareboat Chartering - 3/03 ASA Basic Coastal Cruising - 3/02 ASA Basic Keelboat - 3/02 US Sailing Coastal Navigation - 9/99 US Sailing Bareboat Cruising - 5/98 US Sailing Basic Cruising - 3/97 US Sailing Basic Keelboat - 3/97
Associations:	2005 Commodore, South Beach Yacht Club 2000 - 2004 Fleet Captain, Catalina 34 Fleet One, San Francisco Bay Founder and Director, NASA/Ames Research Center Sailing Club Past Director, Pacific Inter-Club Yacht Association
Other:	American Red Cross Standard First Aid & Adult CPR
References:	Available upon request