Capt David Kilmer Email & Phone Number

David Kilmer is a sailor and storyteller who craved adventure at sea ever since his father launched a little wooden boat for him named Skipper-N-Dad. He found exactly what he was looking for—and so much more—on his first bluewater passage at the age of 25, which took him 2,300 miles across the Pacific Ocean. By his early 30s, he ran off to the Caribbean hoping to become a boat captain and worked in the Grenadines for five seasons. His book A Peril To Myself and Others is about those colorful and tumultuous times.“Terror, ­comedy, self-awareness—unfolds like a voyage unto itself in this witty, insightful, most ­pleasurable seagoing ­coming-of-age account,” says Herb McCormick, author of One Island, One Ocean.His latest book, The Way of the Sailor, is a captivating set of seagoing essays, meditations and small adventures which explores what it truly means to be a sailor—and ultimately, how to better navigate life itself.From 2009-2019, David and his co-captain, Rebecca, cruised their 36-foot sailing sloop from Bellingham, Washington to the Bahamas with stops in 12 countries including Cuba and a transit of the Panama Canal along the route. David is the captain of the private sailing yacht Sizzler.His stories have appeared in CdA Magazine, Cruising World and Invictus, among others, and his work has been awarded by Boating Writers International and the Society of Professional Journalists.“Kilmer’s writing is visceral and emotional . . . There is a lyrical, poetic way he plays with words. It will intoxicate you,” says Sally Erdle of the Caribbean Compass.

Listed skills include Public Relations, Media Relations, Strategic Communications, Social Media, and 32 others.

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  Walla Walla University

  Comm/Journalism/Business