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Nicholas Reinhold

Annapolis,MD

Summary

Experienced Sailor skilled in ensuring safety of crew, passengers, and vessel. Demonstrated competence in vessel handling and maintenance, as well as excellent customer service and team building attributes. Qualified to Captain sailing vessels up to 200 gross tons and act as medical staff aboard any vessel.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Captain

STV Ocean Star
Leeward Islands
04.2024 - Current

Sailing an 88-ft, 64-ton sail training schooner on 80-day trips up and down the Leeward Islands, with up to 16 students, teaching college-level seamanship and leadership courses along the way.

Chief Mate

STV Vela
Cape Town, South Africa To Antigua
01.2024 - 04.2024

Chief Mate aboard a 112-ft sail training schooner, on a South Atlantic crossing, acting as second in command to the Captain, and teaching college-level courses in leadership and seamanship.

Captain

STV Ocean Star
Leeward Islands
07.2022 - 10.2023

Sailed 88ft steel hulled sail training schooner on 80 day trips up and down the Leeward islands, with up to 16 students, and taught collage level seamanship and leadership courses along the way.

Captain

Benatau 48
BVI To Antigua
06.2022 - 07.2022

Safely sailed vessel with 8 students aboard on trip to 5 Northern Caribbean islands, ending in Antigua.

3rd Mate

STV Vela
Antigua To Bermuda
01.2022 - 05.2022

Stood watch as 3rd mate aboard a 112ft sail training schooner on a 90 day trip around the Carribean and North to Bermuda.

Captain

FP Saba 50
Barbados To Ft. Lauderdale, FL
11.2021 - 12.2021

Safely navigated 50ft catamaran and led crew on passage from Barbados to Ft. Lauderdale.

Captain

Jupiter 41 and Egg 35
Freeport, Bahamas To Ft. Lauderdale, FL
11.2021 - 11.2021

Safely navigated both motor vessels across gulf stream to Florida.

Captain

Bali 46
Annapolis, MD To Ft. Lauderdale, FL
10.2021 - 10.2021

Safely led crew and navigated new vessel on delivery to new home port.

Captain

Island Packet 350
Annapolis, MD
08.2021 - 10.2021

Facilitated purchase and delivery of Island Packet 350. Maintaining and upgrading systems and teaching owners how to sail.

Captain/ Support Staff/ EMT

Global Expeditions Group, Action Quest
British Virgin Islands
06.2021 - 08.2021

Managed a 50ft Sailing vessel while teaching sailing to up to 13 students over a 21 day period. Also assisted in other vessels operation and attended medical needs of students and staff.

Engineer

Leopard 46
Grenada To Puerto Rico
02.2021 - 03.2021

Stood watch aboard and maintained and repaired Leopard 46.

Mate

Swan 64
Newport, RI To Bermuda To St. Thomas
10.2020 - 11.2020

Stand as vessels watch leader and assist captain in safe navigation and maintenance of vessel.

Captain

Leopard 58
St. Thomas To St. Vincent
08.2020 - 08.2020

Navigated Leopard 58 safely on a 4 day passage down the Caribbean.

Boatyard Maintenance Worker

Various Vessels
Annapolis, MD
07.2020 - 10.2020

Working on vessels of all types doing general maintenance, from painting bottoms, to re-bedding hatches, fiberglass, woodwork, and marine diesel work. Most notably, assisting with the refit of a Swan 59 and a Swan 48 with 59 North.

Mate

32ft Schooner Humble
Rockland, ME To Boston
08.2020 - 08.2020

Stood watch and ensured safe delivery of 34ft Schooner Humble to Boston.

Chief Mate/ Maintenance Captain

118ft Schooner Halie & Matthew
Portland, ME
07.2020 - 08.2020

Acted as Operational Chief Mate and Maintenance Captain aboard 118ft Schooner Haile & Matthew. Lead the crew in the process of getting the boat ready for charter after sitting at the dock for two years.

Captain

Tartan 4300
Phuket, Thailand To Djibouti, Africa
03.2020 - 04.2020

Readied vessel for voyage, maintained and upgraded systems and rigging, and acted as vessels Captain for voyage across the Indian Ocean aboard a 43ft Tartan.

Mate

Nordhaven 57
Newport, RI To Beaufort, SC
09.2019 - 09.2019

Stood watch, maintained systems, and ensured safe delivery of a Northern Marine 57 to Beaufort SC over 10 days.

Mate/ EMT

Global Expeditions Group- ActionQuest
British Virgin Islands
06.2019 - 08.2019

Assisted with vessel operations including: sailing, teaching IYT Competent Crew certification to 30 students, and attending to medical needs of students and staff.

Deckhand

Schooner Woodwind
Annapolis, MD
04.2018 - 08.2020

Helped sail and maintain two 74ft schooners as well as serve guests on up to four, two hour sails a day. Also crewed Schooner Woodwind in the Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race.

Student Crew Member

S/Y Argo
South Africa To Antigua
01.2018 - 04.2018

Worked as crew and earned my first captains license aboard 112ft schooner Argo, while crossing the Atlantic with 25 other students from South Africa to the Caribbean.

Education

Seamester/University of South Florida
04.2018

Skills

  • Vessel navigation
  • Crew and passenger safety
  • Emergency medical care in the austere
  • Diesel engine maintenance and repair
  • Customer service
  • Team management
  • Deck and boat seamanship
  • Reliable and trustworthy
  • Active listening

Certification

Maritime:

-Yacht Master 200 ton Ocean (commercially endorsed)

-IYT Yacht Master Instructor

-USCG 100 ton (sail and towing endorsements)

-MCA Approved Engine Course 1 and 2

-MCA Vessel Workshop Skills

-NMEA certified Marine Electronics Installer

-PADI Diver

-IYT Navigation Master

-STCW 95

Medical:

-Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

-Medical Person in Charge (USCG)

-Proficiency in Medical Care (MCA)

-Elementary First Aid

-CPR, AED, EPI Certs

Accomplishments

  • Named board of directors member of Lifeline Horse Rescue and Rehabilitation
  • Awarded Military Order of the Purple Heart National Leadership Award
  • Awarded Naval Fleet Reserve Association Leadership Award

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Captain

STV Ocean Star
04.2024 - Current

Chief Mate

STV Vela
01.2024 - 04.2024

Captain

STV Ocean Star
07.2022 - 10.2023

Captain

Benatau 48
06.2022 - 07.2022

3rd Mate

STV Vela
01.2022 - 05.2022

Captain

FP Saba 50
11.2021 - 12.2021

Captain

Jupiter 41 and Egg 35
11.2021 - 11.2021

Captain

Bali 46
10.2021 - 10.2021

Captain

Island Packet 350
08.2021 - 10.2021

Captain/ Support Staff/ EMT

Global Expeditions Group, Action Quest
06.2021 - 08.2021

Engineer

Leopard 46
02.2021 - 03.2021

Mate

Swan 64
10.2020 - 11.2020

Captain

Leopard 58
08.2020 - 08.2020

Mate

32ft Schooner Humble
08.2020 - 08.2020

Boatyard Maintenance Worker

Various Vessels
07.2020 - 10.2020

Chief Mate/ Maintenance Captain

118ft Schooner Halie & Matthew
07.2020 - 08.2020

Captain

Tartan 4300
03.2020 - 04.2020

Mate

Nordhaven 57
09.2019 - 09.2019

Mate/ EMT

Global Expeditions Group- ActionQuest
06.2019 - 08.2019

Deckhand

Schooner Woodwind
04.2018 - 08.2020

Student Crew Member

S/Y Argo
01.2018 - 04.2018

Seamester/University of South Florida
Nicholas Reinhold