CAPTAIN BOB
USCG CAPTAIN & ASA INSTRUCTOR
2023 ASA Outstanding Instructor of the Year
Goal: To travel the country (world), sail, and be able to share this
fantastic opportunity to be one with the wind with others.
BIOGRAPHY
I started sailing on inland lakes in the Midwest at the age of 7. I built my first boat (sailfish) at the age of 11. Have been hooked on sailing ever since. While in the military stationed at Fort Hood TX, I worked 3 days on and 3 days off, 4 on 4 off and repeat. So, I had time for a part time job. Naturally it was with a boat shop and I was the one that would take people out for test sails on a prospective purchase. Upon being Honorably Discharged from the Army, I went back to Michigan and raced in the Midwest region for Hobie 16’s in the 70’s, qualified and raced in the Hobie 16 Worlds in 1978. I spent my winters in Florida with my grandparents and spent most of my time asking visitors (snow birds) if they wanted to go sailing. I took them out on my Hobie 16 or 18 that I trailered to FL in the winter months and sailed in Boca Ciega Bay and Tampa Bay. Once in a while sailing out to the Gulf of Mexico. In the late 1980’s I moved to Phoenix. I lived on a Catalina 470 in St Petersburg FL for 2 years and obtained my Captains license while there. I then sold that boat and came back to Phoenix in 2016.
I have been teaching sailing since 2018 and look forward to seeing the excitement on students faces as they get the “aha” moment and things start to make sense.
COURSES & CERTIFICATIONS
USCG OUPV
US Sailing Level 1: Small Boat Instructor
ASA210: Small Boat Sailing Instructor
US Sailing 101: Learn Sailing Right
ASA101: Keelboat Sailing 1
ASA201: Keelboat Sailing 1 Instructor
ASA202: Keelboat Sailing 2 Instructor
US Sailing 103: Basic Coastal Cruising
ASA103: Basic Coastal Cruising
ASA203: Basic Coastal Cruising Instructor
US Sailing 104: Bareboat Cruising
ASA104: Bareboat Cruising
ASA204: Bareboat Cruising Instructor
ASA105: Coastal Navigation
ASA205: Coastal Navigation Instructor
ASA106: Advanced Coastal Cruising
ASA206: Advanced Coastal Cruising Instructor
ASA214: Cruising Catamaran Instructor
ASA218: Docking Endorsement Instructor
US Sailing Safe Powerboat Handling
Antares 44 Catamaran University
First Aid, CPR, AED
Teaching and Coaching Fundamentals
Safe Sport
CDC Heads Up
Transportation Workers Identification Credentials (TWIC)
ASA Master Instructor
CLUB & SCHOOL AFFILIATIONS
Arizona Sailing Foundation (ASF)
Lake Pleasant Sailing Club (LPSC)
Sailboat Shop, Lake Pleasant AZ (ASA School)
US Sailing Member
ASA Member
BOATS OWNED
Sailfish
Sunfish
Hobie 16’s
Hobie 18
Catalina 470
BOATS CREWED