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Resume of Boating Experience
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CHARLES
E. KANTER, AMS®
Résumé
of Boating Experience
- 30+ years as a yacht surveyor specializing in multihull vessels, sailing vessels and small craft.
- Recognized authority and featured speaker on cruising in catamaran sailboats.
- U.S.C.G. MASTERS License, 100 ton, with Auxiliary Sail endorsement.
- Free-lance writer, published in major periodicals such as: Cruising World, Latitudes and Attitudes, Good Old Boat, Blue Water Sailing, Soundings, Tidal Times, MULTIHULLS, and Southwinds Magazines.
- Publisher: Cruising Catamaran Communiqué, (2007) Cruising in Catamarans, The Galley K.I.S.S. Cookbook, The 13th Trip, and other Sea Stories, CRUISING On More Than One Hull, Co-Author SAILOR'S MULTIHULL GUIDE to the World of Cruising Catamarans & Trimarans. The Cruising K.I.S.S. COOKBOOK, Cruising Is Contagious.
- Past Sailing Coach, U.S. Naval Academy.
- Researcher/Field tester, 12 Volt water-makers, anchors, engines and other marine gear.
- Curriculum developer/co-founder; Multihull Sailing School.
- Past Commodore, Long Island Multihull Association.
- Race Committee Chairman, East Coast Championships.
- Coordinating Chairman, 1975 Multihull Bermuda Race.
- Rear Commodore SSCA (Seven Seas Cruising Association)
- Amateur Radio Operator, KO4WG.
Memberships
- SAMS (Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors) AMS®
- SNAME (Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers)
- ABYC (American Boat And Yacht Council)
- EXCHANGE for Marine Professionals (BOAT/US)
- BOAT/US (Boat Owners Association Of The United States)
- BASRA (Bahamas Air/Sea Rescue Association)
- CCMA (Chesapeake Cruising Multihull Association)
- MASF (Multihull Association of South Florida)
- SSCA (Seven Seas Cruising Association, Rear Commodore)
- WRCC (Waterway Radio & Cruising Club)
Discreet Boating Experience
- 100,000 miles of cruising under sail which includes the following:
- North Atlantic, Pacific, Caribbean, Coastal Waterways
- 10 years of formal sailboat racing activity
- A lifetime of "just messing around in boats"
Tel: 561-369-7828 Fax: 561-742-1704
email: surveyor@sailcopress.com