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A native of England, Bob has firm roots on both sides
of the Atlantic and was introduced to sailing through dinghy racing on the
East coast of England. Bob moved to the States in 1980 and started crewing
on modern and traditional sailing vessels in the Caribbean and along the
East coast of the US. He obtained his USCG Near Coastal 100 ton Captains
license in 1983 and now has over 25 years of experience serving as Captain
on numerous traditional sailing vessels including
the schooners Sultana, Lady Maryland, Woodwind and Woodwind II, as well as the skipjack Martha
Lewis.
Earlier in his career Bob sailed as crew on the
original Pride
of Baltimore and as bos'n on the 350 ton schooner Te
Vega. He has also taught sailing at the Boston Harbor Sailing Club,
the Getaway Sailing School and has raced with the Glenmar Yacht Club out
of Middle River, Md. Bob is also a skilled shipwright and caulker.
He served professionally as part of the building/restoration crews of the Lady
Maryland, Pride of Baltimore II, Kalmar Nykel, and
USS Constellation.
Bob currently lives in Chestertown, Maryland with his wife Cindy . |
