RACING
EXPERIENCE & ACHIEVEMENTS:
2007
Open 60
"Margaret Anna"
Delivery, La Rochelle, France to Bermuda
Co-captain with Bruce Schwab; Repaired, configured, maintained boat electronics and electrical system, including laptops, GPS, navigation software, stereo (important!), auto-pilot, and charging system.
2002
Open 60
"Ocean Planet"
Antigua Race Week
Trimmer
2002 - 2003
Farr 40
"Astra" & "Blue Chip"
Various Ocean and Bay Races
Trimmer
1999 - 2003
Santa Cruz 50 - Owner/Captain
"Sundowner"
2000 Singlehanded Sailing
Society Singlehanded Transpac
SSS
First to Finish - Elapsed Time
Latitude
38 / Nelson Marine Perpetual Trophy - First Elapsed Time
Orcon
Corporation Perpetual Trophy - First Elapsed Time
Jack
London Perpetual Trophy - First to Finish Elapsed Time
Grover
Nibour Perpetual Trophy and "keeper"- First ULDB Elapsed Time
1999/2000 Bama Double-handed
Farallones
Captain/Driver/Trimmer
1999/2000 SSS Single-handed
Farallones
1999 First to Finish, Overall
2000 Second to Finish, Overall
1999 San Francisco Ocean Series
(PHRF – Short-handed Division)
Second Place
1999 SSS Vallejo 1-2
Race 1, Single-handed, First Monohull to Finish
1999/2000 San Francisco Ocean
Series (PHRF – Short-handed Division, Single and Double-handed)
Captain/Tactician/Navigator/Driver/Trimmer/Foredeck
1999 Coastal Cup, Crewed, SF to
Ventura, CA
Captain/Tactician/Navigator/Driver/Trimmer/Foredeck
1997
Santa Cruz 52
"Marda Gras"
St. Francis Big Boat Series
Navigator
1998
Santana 30
Various Beer Cans
Driver/Tactician
1993 –
1997
Santa Cruz 50
"Dolphin Dance"
1997 San Francisco Ocean Series
(PHRF)
Tactician/Navigator
First Place
1996 Pacific Cup
Watch Captain/Tactician/Navigator/Driver/Trimmer/"Doctor"
Third Place, SC50’s Division
1996 San Francisco Ocean Series
(PHRF)
Tactician/Navigator
First Place
1996 Women’s Skipper’s
Cup
Captain/Driver/Tactician
Third Place
1995 St. Francis Big Boat Series
Tactician
Third Place, Division
1995 Women’s Skipper’s
Cup
Captain/Driver
1995 Encinal/Santa Barbara
Coastal Cup
Watch Captain/Tactician/Navigator/Driver
First to Finish
First Overall Corrected
First in Division
1995 San Francisco Ocean Series
(PHRF)
Tactician/Navigator
First Place
1994/5 San Francisco Bay Winter
Series (PHRF)
Tactician/Navigator
First Place
1994 San Francisco Ocean Series
(PHRF)
Tactician/Navigator
First Place
1994 San Francisco Bay Series
(PHRF)
Tactician/Navigator
Second Place
1993 Encinal/Santa Barbara
Coastal Cup
Watch Captain/Tactician/Navigator/Driver
Established new record: 36:05:42
First to Finish
First Overall Corrected
First in Division
1993 St. Francis Big Boat Series
Co-Tactician
Third Place, Division
1993 San Francisco Bay Series
(PHRF)
Tactician
1993 San Francisco Ocean Series
(PHRF)
Tactician
1991 –
1992
Beneteau 42
"Maluhia"
1992 Pacific Cup
Driver/Trimmer
1992 San Francisco Ocean Series
(PHRF)
Main Trimmer
Third Place, Fall Series
1992 San Francisco Bay Series
(PHRF)
Main Trimmer
Third Place
1992 San Francisco Bay Winter
Series (PHRF)
Main Trimmer
1992 Ann Schellenbarger
Perpetual Trophy, All Women Crew (PHRF)
Captain/Driver
1990 –
1997
Misc.
San Francisco Bay
Various Positions on Express 37’s and J/35’s
1985 –
1991
Pretorian 35
"Glory Days"
1989 & 1991 Oakland Catalina
Races
Driver/Trimmer
Various San Francisco Bay Races
(PHRF)
Trimmer/Foredeck
1984 –
1988
Santa Cruz 24
Various Monterey Bay Races
(PHRF)
Driver/Foredeck
1972 –
1982
C&C 27
"Mary C"
Various Hudson River Races
(PHRF)
Driver/Trimmer
DELIVERIES:
2000
Monterey, CA to Alameda, CA
Navigator/Watch Captain
Open 50, "Balance Bar"
1997
Seattle, WA to Crescent City, CA
Navigator/Watch Captain
Santa Cruz 52, "Marda Gras"
San Francisco, CA to Long Beach,
CA
Navigator/Watch Captain
BOC 50, "True Blue"
1996
Turtle Bay, Mexico to Cabo,
Mexico
Solo Watch Captain
Gulfstar 50, "Glory Days"
1993 &
1995
Santa Barbara, CA to San
Francisco, CA
Solo Watch Captain/Navigator
1989
Catalina Island, CA to San
Francisco, CA
Solo Watch Captain
SAILING
EDUCATION:
2000 & 2000
Presenter, SSS
TransPac Preparation Series, "Electronics"
Covered all electronics gear: VHF & SSB radios, antennas,
instrumentation, auto-pilots, GPS's, software, etc.
1994
Celestial Navigation, Encinal Yacht
Club, Alameda
1992, 1994
Pacific Cup Seminars
1993
North Sails Smart Course
1992
North Sails Fast Course
OTHER:
Wrote Windows Tactician
program to interface to and display information from B&G Hercules 690 electronics and
Trimble GPS. Functions include strip chart displays of all sensor information (wind,
current, etc.) and polar updating.
BSEE, MBA
CPR, Basic First Aid
Certified SCUBA Diver (YMCA)