HOMETOWN: Lloyd Harbor, NY               BIRTHDATE: Nov. 17

#YRS. SAILING:  40

US SAILING #:  225995I

CPR/FIRST AID CURRENT THROUGH: 2022

CERTIFICATIONS: Basic Keelboat, Basic Cruising, Bareboat Cruising, International Proficiency Certificate

NOTABLE SAILING EVENTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS (RACING/OFFSHORE CRUISING):

Over 24,000 NM Offshore, including

Newport-Bermuda Race

Annapolis-Newport Race

Marblehead-Halifax Race

Pineapple Cup

Heineken Regatta – St. Martin/Maarten

Rolex Regatta – St. Thomas USVI

Stamford Vineyard Race

Deliveries: Annapolis-Caribbean, Caribbean, Maine, New England, Block Island, Long Island Sound

CBRYA High-Point Winning teams – J/30 Valhalla, J/35 Jake, Santa Cruz 70 Donnybrook (PHRF A0), J/105 Tenacious

WHERE HAVE YOU SAILED:

East Coast (Canada to West Indies)

Caribbean (Up & Down Island)

Maine/New England

Long Island Sound

MOST MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE:

Hitting a whale doing 14+ knots off the coast of Maine during the Marblehead-Halifax Race.

Trying out for the America’s Cup

WHAT I LIKE MOST ABOUT TEACHING SAILING:

I love working with a team that shares the same passion for sailing that I do, even if it is sometimes like herding cats…