Mariner
I am currently working in Montana teaching through American Sailing for the summer. Currently I have no plan come mid to late September.
Previously I worked for a year and a half aboard a 78ft Southern Wind as first mate. I joined the boat in Newport RI, sailed her to the Caribbean and did a season there. Shipped her to the Med and did another season there. After a 3-4 Month yard period I left the boat to teach in Montana.
Before that I worked in sunny Key Largo off and on since 2018 as a dockmaster/ instructor at an ASA sailing school/ cottage resort. When the winds were in my favor I would like to sail on my day off and explore the Keys. A lot of my time before teaching was spent as a dock master. I would also keep the boats in a working condition (replacing standing and running rigging, replacing sails) and do regular maintenance on the motors (Tahatsu 4 stroke).
Before Key Largo I was working in ice cold and dismal Michigan working in warehouses on the hard. During the fall season I worked shrink wrapping. I spent the winter months wheeling, waxing, and doing lite fiberglass work.
I fell in love with sailing when I lived in St. Thomas USVI on a 60 ft trimaran. I worked 2 ten day charters as chef. After the term charters I worked and lived on the boat for 5 months. The vessel survived through the 2 category 5 hurricanes Irma and Maria so it needed quite a bit of work done. We ended up sailing her from St Thomas through the Bahamas all the way to West Palm Beach.
In 2017 I worked in Michigan around Lake St. Clair washing the boats in the summer and wheeling and waxing in the fall and winter.
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I can't wait to hear from you
-Neal
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