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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2004 to Present - Owner/Operator, 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
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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