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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

**** ** ******* -*****/********, Sailing and

Self-Awareness for Women and Their Shipmates. Presented large group seminars

"When Mars and Venus Go Boating" discussing the difference between male and

female realities and how this manifests on a

boat. Conducted individual and small group hands-on seminars and

classes on Flicka, my 32' Allied Seawind ketch, as well as teaching

on private vessels. Chartered aboard Restless,

a Cape Dory 40, in the Spanish Virgin Islands.

1988 to 2003 - Owner/Operator,

Herizen

Sailing for Women Inc., personalized sailing and

self-awareness instruction, on a a variety of sailboats up to 45 feet

in British Columbia (Vancouver & Nanaimo), California (Sausalito & Santa

Cruz), and Mexico (Loreto, La Paz, Baja.) Planned, organized,

and implemented

all aspects of a unique small business. Developed, wrote and edited course materials including notes,

diagrams and teaching aids as well as authoring

Sailing in Balance: A Boat and Sail Handling

Manual for Women & Their Shipmates.

2000 - Skipper and Instructor, aboard 37' C&C, Tethra,

from Maui to Honolulu, HI.

1996 to 1998 - Instructor, Community Education, Malaspina

University-College, Nanaimo, B.C. Developed, planned, wrote course materials and taught

1-day courses,

VHF Marine Radio for Women, and 2-day courses,

Coastal Navigation for Women.

1993 to 1998 - Instructor, Community Education, Malaspina

University-College, Nanaimo, B.C. Developed, planned, wrote course materials and taught

4-day courses,

Boat and Sail Handling for Women.

1991 to 1993 - Instructor, on contract to West Marine,

Watsonville, CA, teaching 3-day live-aboard courses to West

Marine female staff aboard the company owned Santa Cruz 40.

1987 - Instructor, for Womanship, cruise and learn sailing

courses for women on a variety of 35-45' sailboats, Annapolis, Maryland.

1987 - Captain/First Mate/Delivery/Maintenance Crew aboard

a variety of private and charter sailing vessels in the Caribbean and eastern

US

First Mate aboard 60' schooner, chartering in the

US & British Virgin Islands

Second Mate aboard private 51' Beneteau, cruising

St. Martin, St. Barts, US & British Virgin Islands

Delivery crew aboard 44' C&C, various trips, Virgin

Islands to Antigua

Delivery crew aboard 53' Cheoy Lee from Virgin Islands

to Boston

Maintenance and repair crew aboard the same after

delivery

Captain aboard private 39' Pearson yawl, cruising

the New England coast

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING/CERTIFICATES

2009 - Certification, Red Cross Marine Basic First Aid and

CPR Level C

2006 - Ham certification, Technician

and Novice Levels

2002 - Re-certification, St. John's Ambulance Standard First

Aid, CPR and CYA Intermediate Instructor

1997 - CYA (Canadian Yachting Association) Basic Outboard Standard

and Instructor; ISPA (International Sail and Power

Association) Instructor

1995 - Certification, VHF Marine Radio Examiner, Industry Canada

1991 - CYA Advanced Cruising Standard; CYA Intermediate Instructor;

ASA (American Sailing Association) cross-certification as student and instructor

for Basic Keelboat Sailing, Basic Coastal Cruising, Bareboat Chartering, and

Coastal Navigation, plus student standard for Advanced Coastal Cruising

1989 - CYA Intermediate Cruising Standard

1988 - CYA Basic Cruising Instructor; CYA Coastal

Navigation Standard; North Sail's Fast Course, a guide to sail trim, rig tuning

and crew work.

1987 - US Coast Guard Captain's License - Operator, Uninspected

Passenger Vessel, Ocean

1986 - Canadian Power and Sail Squadron (CPS) Celestial Navigation;

CYA Basic Cruising Standard; Bluewater Cruising Association courses (heavy weather

management, electronics, provisioning)

1985 - CPS Seamanship Sail, and Advanced Piloting (Coastal Navigation);

Radiotelephone Operators Restricted Certification

1984 - CPS Boating Course

OTHER COURSES/ACHIEVEMENTS/EXPERIENCE

2008 to Present - Crew aboard Cape Dory 40 cruising the

Caribbean Puerto Rico to Trinidad, and

Bermuda.

2006 to 2008 - Owner/single-hander aboard 32' Allied Seawind II ketch, cruising

the Eastern Seaboard, Florida and the Bahamas.

2005 to 2006 - Crew aboard 32' Allied Seawind II ketch, cruising

the Eastern Seaboard, Florida, Bahamas, Turks & Caicos and the Dominican Republic.

2001 to 2004 - Owner/skipper aboard 29' Islander sailboat, cruising

Florida and the Bahamas in the winters

1999 to 2000 - Owner/skipper aboard 22' Hunter sailboat, cruising

Florida and the Bahamas for the winter

1998 - Crew, aboard 59' 1997 Hinckley, September Song,

from Panama to Hawaii; crew, aboard 20' Hotfoot, Snake Island Nanaimo Regatta,

1st in Division

1997 to Present - Included in the Canadian edition of Who s

Who and Who s Who of Canadian Women

1996 - Featured in Saltwater Women at Work by Vickie

Jensen; racing crew on Alden 29, Nanaimo, BC

1991 Racing crew on Olson 30 on Monterey Bay, California

1986 to 1991 - Variety of Personal Development Workshops including:

Drama Triangle, Boundaries, Anger: A Positive Expression, Empowerment Through

Relationships, Survivors (Co-dependency Recovery), Relationships as Mirrors,

The Art of Personal Marketing, The Forum, Ad Power, Tai Chi (Instructor Trainee),

Women's Healing & Empowerment Group

1983 to 1991 - Owned, lived aboard and single-handed Yamaha

30 sailing sloop. Also owned 9' sailing dinghy. Did most maintenance, repairs

and installations myself. Extensive sailing in Gulf & San Juan Islands & Sunshine

Coast (BC & Washington State.)

1985 - Founder's Trophy, Honourable Mention, Outstanding Achievement

& Seamanship Award, Centennial Sailing Club, Port Moody, BC; completed RNSA

(Royal Naval Sailing Association) Singlehanded Race

1979 - Started sailing on a regular basis in Papua New Guinea,

South Pacific, on a variety of boats; owned 24' wooden Vanderstaadt sailboat

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