Instructor
Dave got started sailing by getting shanghaied onto 210-foot three masted schooner in the Caribbean in 1991, and that first experience in the islands changed his life forever. While he prefers to sail large catamarans, Dave has never met a boat he didn’t like. In fact he’s invested in several Tall Ships that offer vacation cruises in the Caribbean and Mediterranean, and frequently crews on those ships. Dave began instructing in 2009. His favorite activity is instructing the ASA courses for Cruising Catamaran and Bareboat Chartering, anywhere you want to learn - especially in San Francisco Bay and tropical locations such as the Caribbean and Tahiti. Dave charters all over the World several times each year. He has sailed four oceans and the Caribbean, Mediterranean, Andaman, Adriatic, Ionian Seas plus the Great Lakes. “What I love about sailing, in addition to the water, the sky and the boat; is that every day is a learning experience. That is Freedom."
Credentials:
ASA Certified Instructor in:
- ASA Basic Keelboat Sailing (201)
- ASA Keelboat Sailing 2 (202)
- ASA Basic Coastal Cruising (203)
- ASA Bareboat Cruising (204)
- ASA Coastal Navigation (205)
- ASA Advanced Coastal Cruising (206)
- ASA Cruising Catamaran (214)
- ASA Dinghy & Outboard Endorsement
- ASA Docking Endorsement (218)
- United States Coast Guard 100 Ton Master License
- Consultant to the rum industry
- Retired Senior Director at Apple
- Former championship-winning Motorcycle roadracer
