MARCO’S PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Captain of a 102 foot Azimuth Motor Yacht operating in the Eastern Caribbean (06/’08 to current)
• Captain of a 52 foot Charter Catamaran operating in the Eastern Caribbean, with CharterPort BVI, Ltd. (‘06 - ‘08)
• 2005 & 2006 seasons as freelance charter Captain in the British Virgin Islands aboard mono-hulls and catamarans up to 73 feet. 
• Worked for North South Yacht Vacations and Footloose Charters and was hired directly by private individuals
• Served a compulsory military term in the Finnish Navy (1979-80) as a Search & Recovery Diver aboard a 96m minelayer, 2nd duty as Navigator, 3rd as Firefighter
• Eight years experience as sailing/cruising instructor working with several organizations including Humber College’s Sailing School in Toronto (1999 to current)

CERTIFICATIONS

• MCA & IYT Master of Yachts, Offshore, 200 ton and STCW-95
• American Sailing Association, ASA, Instructor for Advanced Coastal Cruising & Navigation. Instructor# 200600681 for ACCI ( 206) CONI (205) BBCI (204) BCCI (203) BKBI (201)
• Canadian Yachting Association, CYA, Instructor for Advanced Cruising & Navigation.  Instructor# 19175
• HAM/SSB/VHF Radio Operator with CW (morse code)

RACING HIGHLIGHTS (MAINLY ABOARD A 40’ SLOOP AS CAPTAIN)

• 1st place (twice) in Lake Ontario 300 fully crewed spinnaker division, 1998 & 1999
• 2nd place finish and line honors in Clipper Race (100 nm), 1999
• 2nd in Caribbean 1500 Rally in 2003 and 3rd in 2005
• 3rd place in Lake Ontario 300 double-handed spinnaker division, 2000
• 4th place in the BVI Spring regatta, 2006
• Single-handed long-distance race series in Spinnaker class (100 nm+), 2004
• 10th place (10/64) in Finland's national championships with a Flipper Scow, 1974

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SAILING EXPERIENCE

• About 25,000 total accumulated sea-miles under sail since 1999
• Several deliveries along US East Coast and to Virgin Islands and back, within the Caribbean, the Great Lakes, Gulf of St. Lawrence, and Canada’s East Coast
• Also possess further recreational sailing experience in the Great Lakes, Gulf of Mexico and the Baltic Sea (1984 to 1999)

EDUCATION:

• Electronics Engineering Technician, DeVry Institute

LANGUAGES:

• Fluent in English & Finnish
• Some Spanish & German

BUSINESS EXPERIENCE:

• 20 Years as a technical executive
• Managed up to 180 people
• Controlled budgets of $ 22 mil.