Dick Devoe has boating experience spanning 40 years. As a teenager growing up on Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, Dick raced Beetle Cats, International 110s, and Herreshoff S-boats. Years later while living in Florida during the 1970s, Dick had his share of racing experience. For four years, he crewed on an Irwin 38 in the Midget Ocean and Senior Ocean racing circuit. His love of boating has led him to explore the waters of the Chesapeake Bay, Block Island and Long Island Sounds, Gulf of Mexico, the waters of Nova Scotia, and the Adriatic Sea. Somehow, between sailing, Dick managed to spend 30 years as a field artillery officer in the Army, retiring in 1997. Before his retirement as Colonel, Dick was a member of the Annapolis Naval Sailing Association and served as boat captain of a U.S. Navy Hans Christian 43' ketch. While sailing for the Navy, he earned the highest ANSA skipper certification for seamanship. In the summer of 2001, he joined the Wooden Boat School staff as the Assistant Waterfront Manager. Dick has lived on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland, and now resides on the Gold Coast of Florida. He holds a Coast Guard masters near coastal license for both power and sail and a commercial towing endoresment.

LICENSE AND CERTIFICATION

• US Coast Guard Merchant Marine Master’s of steam and sail Near Coastal license (50 gr.t.), w/Commercial Assistance Towing
• FCC Marine Radio Operator Permit
• Annapolis Naval Sailing Association Senior Skipper ‘D’ certified
• US Coast Guard Auxiliary Sailing and Seamanship certificate

BOATS CHARTERED/SKIPPERED/CREWED

Beetle, International 110, Dufour 27, Morgan 34, Pearson 35, C&C 36, Irwin 38, Hylas 38 (CYC Yacht Charters), Centurion 41 (Sun Yacht Charters), Brewer 42*, Hans Christian 43*, Luders 44, Hylas 49 (CYC Yacht Charters), Jeanneau 52.2 (Sunsail Yacht Charters)*, 102’ Berger

*charter boat captain

BOATING ORGANIZATION AFFILIATION

• Chesapeake Area Professional Captains Association
• Annapolis Naval Sailing Association (past member)
• Sarasota Sailing Squadron (past member)
• Narragansett Bay Yachting Association (past member)

PERSONAL/OCCUPATION

• Assistant Waterfront Manager & Sailing/Seamanship Instructor (2001 to present), Wooden Boat School, Brooklin, ME
• Co-owner, Solomons Island Sailing School (2002 to present), Charters & Boating Instruction
• Instructor (1997 to present), Sea School; US Coast Guard approved Merchant Marine Captain’s License Course
• Instructor (2000), Paul Hall Center for Maritime Education & Training
  Retired (1997) from the US Army with the rank of Colonel

 

 

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