May 2021 - crewed for Tamara Lee Ann from Anacortes, WA to Ketchikan, AK. During Covid, we could go through, and anchor at night but were not allowed to go ashore. Great trip with skipper, his wife, and my friend Mary who knows this trip well.
Miscellaneous trips between Olympia and Seattle, on both my boat, and a Panda 38.
2019 renewed USCG license
July 2016 - sailed from Port Angeles, WA to Sausalito, CA on an Island Packet 35 owned by some friends. Great trip, with good friends. First not enough wind, went into Astoria. Then too much wind on our way to CA.
December 2015 - charter cruise in the British Virgin Islands; so much fun in the sun, loved Anegada Island
Passed the training for the Captain's License through Flagship Maritime Center in Tacoma, March 14th, 2014; all the paperwork will get sent in next week.
OUPV (6 pack) and Master 100 ton course (just Master 50 ton rating for me though)
Attended Safety at Sea course through The Sailing Foundation in February 22-23, 2014; great weekend.
My current sailboat is a Morgan 384, Sombra de Luna; am living aboard in Olympia Washington. Bought boat in March 2012.
Summer 2015 - flying to Juneau in early July to sail across the Gulf of Alaska to Kodiak Island (we did not make it there due to the weather.) on Sonrisa, Mary C's boat; then back to WA for 3 week trip to the San Juan Islands on my boat.
Summer 2014 - lots of local weekend trips; working too damn much......
Summer 2013 - 8 weeks from Olympia to Johnstone Strait, Vancouver Island, BC; and then return to Olympia http://www.sailblogs.com/member/sombradeluna/
Summer 2012 - 2 weeks in San Juan Islands on my new boat
First Pacific Ocean Passage completed July 28, 2011 aboard the Tamara Lee Ann, a Celestial 48 sailboat. Approx. 2700 nm, 20 days 6 hours. With Captain Doug and crew mates, Jason and Dennis, we had an awesome passage starting in Honolulu and ending in San Francisco. Wow - what a great trip!
For description and photos: http://boatlessbarbara.blogspot.com/p/first-pacific-ocean-passage-july-2011.html
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Most of my sailing has been on 22-41' sloop or cutter rigged sailboats, but I have been on a few bigger and smaller boats. I love sailing in warm, sunny weather best (who wouldn't), but living in the northwest doesn't always mean that, so I can sail with long johns and foulies some too. Night sailing is something special and I hope to do more of that, away from land of course.
OUPV (6 pack) and Master 100 ton course (just Master 50 ton rating for me though)
Attended Safety at Sea course through The Sailing Foundation in February 22-23, 2014; great weekend.
My current sailboat is a Morgan 384, Sombra de Luna; am living aboard in Olympia Washington. Bought boat in March 2012.
Summer 2015 - flying to Juneau in early July to sail across the Gulf of Alaska to Kodiak Island (we did not make it there due to the weather.) on Sonrisa, Mary C's boat; then back to WA for 3 week trip to the San Juan Islands on my boat.
Summer 2014 - lots of local weekend trips; working too damn much......
Summer 2013 - 8 weeks from Olympia to Johnstone Strait, Vancouver Island, BC; and then return to Olympia http://www.sailblogs.com/member/sombradeluna/
Summer 2012 - 2 weeks in San Juan Islands on my new boat
First Pacific Ocean Passage completed July 28, 2011 aboard the Tamara Lee Ann, a Celestial 48 sailboat. Approx. 2700 nm, 20 days 6 hours. With Captain Doug and crew mates, Jason and Dennis, we had an awesome passage starting in Honolulu and ending in San Francisco. Wow - what a great trip!
For description and photos: http://boatlessbarbara.blogspot.com/p/first-pacific-ocean-passage-july-2011.html
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Most of my sailing has been on 22-41' sloop or cutter rigged sailboats, but I have been on a few bigger and smaller boats. I love sailing in warm, sunny weather best (who wouldn't), but living in the northwest doesn't always mean that, so I can sail with long johns and foulies some too. Night sailing is something special and I hope to do more of that, away from land of course.
Sailing and Related Training:
- US Sailing – Basic Keelboat and Basic Cruising – December 1998; Windworks in Seattle WA at Shilshole Bay; 26 – 34 foot sailboats
- ASA Sailing – Basic Sailing (challenged course) and Basic Coastal Cruising (took as refresher) – May 2003; Island Sailing Club at Olympia, WA; 22-27 foot sailboats
- Island Sailing Club member (May 2003-April 2004) – 21 sailings as skipper during summer 2003; 22-27 foot sailboats in Budd Inlet, Olympia WA
- Kayaking – Mountaineers Group class (2002); Olympia WA
- SSI - Scuba diving certified – May 2006
- SSCA’s Celestial Navigation 2 day course – spring 2007
- SSCA’s Coastal and Offshore Cruising Workshop - Nigel Calder’s 2 day course – spring 2007
- Mahina’s Offshore Cruising Seminar 1 day course – spring 2007
- Sail Repair Seminar 2 day course – Carol Hasse’s Port Townsend Sails – October 2006
Ham Radio Operator: GENERAL License – KE7KIO Nov. 2009
Used AirMail program and have a Winlink account; used SSB for emails in addition to voice communications during 2007-2008.
CPR and Wilderness First Aid training from American Red Cross – Dec. 2010-January 2011.
Blue Water (Ocean) Experience:
2007-2008 Washington State to Acapulco, Mexico; Acapulco to La Paz, MX July 2011 Honolulu to San Francisco - talk about some blue water!
Previous Owner/Operating Experience:
Type of boat
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Capacity
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Location
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Dates
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20 ft Arriva powerboat
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Owner/crew
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Puget Sound; San Juan Islands; and lakes in Washington
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1989 – 1994
4 years
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20 ft Searay powerboat
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Owner/crew
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Puget Sound and lakes in Washington
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1994 – 1997
3 years
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17 ft Feathercraft Kayak
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Owner
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Puget Sound; approx. 30 trips; some large lakes included
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1999 – 2003
4 years
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17 ft Impex Kayak
|
Owner
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Puget Sound; Barkley Sound, Vancouver Island, BC; approx. 10 trips
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2003 – 2006
3 years
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30 ft Catalina Sloop
“Fourth Chakra”
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Owner/skipper
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South Puget Sound; over 60 sailings, including some weekend outings, and approx. 10 races
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2004 – 2006
2 years
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37 ft CT Tayana Cutter
“Machrihanish”
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Owner/skipper
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South Puget Sound June 2006-Sept. 2007
Olympia to Acapulco, Mexico, back to La Paz – Sept. 2007-June 2008
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June 2006 – Dec 2008)
2.5 years
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22 – 27 foot
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Skipper
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Island Sailing Club (ISC), Olympia
21 day sails *
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May 2003 – April 2004
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* I always had crew, one to 3 others, but only twice did I have another ‘sailor’ and she was a beginning sailor also.
More Crewing Experience:
I have crewed on many sizes and types of boats over the years. Most of my experience has been on sailboats 30-40 feet, but the first sailboat I ever sailed on was the 41 foot Morgan. What a thrill.
Type of Boat
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Location
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Dates
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27 ft Bayliner boat
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South Puget Sound; approximately 5 outings
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Summer 1984
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41 ft Morgan Sloop
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Puget Sound and San Juan Islands; approximately 20 sailings
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1998 – 2001
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53 ft Fuji Ketch
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North Puget Sound, out of Seattle; approx. 10 trips
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April – May 2002);
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23 ft Ranger Sloop
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South Puget Sound; approx. 5 races
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3 months
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36 ft Catalina Sloop
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6 months as crew for races, approx.10 races including 2006 Swiftsure International Race out of Victoria, BC
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2005-2006
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10 meter Flying Tiger
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1 sailing; Seattle WA
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2006
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36 ft Cascade
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3 sailings with Skipper, Mary Campbell, Olympia WA
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2008-2009
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28 ft Lindeberg
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1 sailing; Satellite Beach FL
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January 2009
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10 ft Trinka
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2 sailings; Satellite Beach FL
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Spring 2010
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56 ft Nautical Ketch
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4 sailings; Satellite Beach FL
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May-August 2010
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33 ft Pearson (Oriyo)
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Melbourne FL – Mermaid Regatta
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Sept. 25, 2010
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Various 6+; 25-30 foot
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“Rum races” on the Indian River Melbourne FL
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Sept. 2009-June 2010
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33 ft Santa Cruz (I-5)
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1 race in South Puget Sound
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October 2010
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39 ft Fast Passage (Rushwind)
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9 races in South Puget Sound;
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Nov/Dec 2010
Feb., Oct-Dec. 2011; Feb. 2014
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36 ft Freedom
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2 sailings in Banderas Bay / 8 nights sailing & anchoring, Barra de Navidad to Los Hadas, Mexico
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Feb. 2011 / April 2011
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30 ft Catalina
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4 sailings in south Puget Sound; 2 day trip to Seattle; 3 night weekend; 1 day lifesling clinic; 2 night weekend to Gig Harbor, Longbranch
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Feb., May, June, Sept. 2011
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30 ft Newport
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Olympia
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April 9th, 2011
Aug. 7th, Sept. 24th
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38 ft Morgan
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Olympia, Budd Inlet
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April 22nd, May 13th, 2011
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22 ft Star
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Olympia, Budd Inlet - (3 races, 10 other sailings) - 2011; few times after that
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April - June 2011
Spring 2012 Spring 2013 Spring 2014 |
30 ft Naja
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Race to the Straits - Seattle to Port Townsend and back; 60 nm
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May 7-8, 2011
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48 ft Celestial
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Honolulu to San Francisco
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July 8-28, 2011
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17 ft Thistle
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Commencement Bay, Tacoma, WA
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August 12, 2011
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35 ft Fuji Ketch
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Commencement Bay, Tacoma, WA to Liberty Bay, Poulsbo
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November 11-14, 2011
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33 ft Ranger
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Olympia, Budd Inlet - several races (10?)
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Jan. 2012 - October 2014
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38 ft Morgan 384
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Bought boat
Olympia to San Juans - 2 weeks summer 2012 Olympia, Budd Inlet to Campbell River, BC - 8 weeks summer 2013 |
March 2012-present (Dec. 2013)
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Cape Dory 25 - Budd Inlet - Fall 2014 - Jane
Cal 29 - Budd Inlet - November 2014 - Sky
C&C 39 - Budd Inlet - January 2015 - George
Beneteau 35.5 - Budd Inlet - April 2015 - Joy
Cooper 35 - Poulsbo - May 2015 - David
Cal 29 - Budd Inlet - November 2014 - Sky
C&C 39 - Budd Inlet - January 2015 - George
Beneteau 35.5 - Budd Inlet - April 2015 - Joy
Cooper 35 - Poulsbo - May 2015 - David
Boat work experience:
Cleaning - of course, using a variety of products, i.e., the right one for the job. Understanding the right cleanup for the job; alcohol, mineral spirits, acetone, etc. is a must.
Varnishing, including the stripping (prefer to use a heat gun), sanding, and finish varnishing – have used Cetol and Epifanes varnish; both interior and exterior work.
Fiberglass work - assisted with many repair projects and learned about different resins, epoxies, hardeners (fast, slow, extra slow) and cleanup with Alcohol
Sealants, adhesive, and caulking – 4000/5200, silicone, 101; again the right one for the job, adhesive or just sealant needed makes a big difference if you want to be able to remove it some day.
Painting – bilge kote, primer and porch paint for cabin sole and inside lockers
Electrical – assisted with rewiring a Nautical 56 ketch, LOTS of wiring done, both AC and DC.
Plumbing – replumbed my Catalina with help;
I had a low volumn watermaker on my 37’ boat; so I understand the basics of a watermaker usage & operation.
Limited wood working (i.e., mostly sanding), but would love to try some hands on with the right equipment
Assisted with installing deck hardware like stanchions, cleats, jib tracks (wow, that was a lot of holes to be drilled and sealant to use….) dinghy davits
Assisted with installing new Lexan plexiglass windows; lots of scraping and cleaning before putting the new ones on.
Sanded and painted the bottom of my 37 foot Tayana; my partner did most of the work because I was still working, but I did some – enough to appreciate what a tough job that can be.
Non-skid deck finish - April 2011 - helped a friend put Kiwigrip non-skid on her Cascade 36 sailboat.
For more information: http://www.ets-llc.org/docs/BEEs_Boating_Resume2011.pdf
Reference details available upon request, but here are a few comments:
You were fantastic, competent crew. - Doug
It was delightful having you on board! Thanks for being a great crew. And thank you so much for all the gifts you left me with... - Bernard
