Denis Dowling Email & Phone Number

Freelance Captain/Nautical Mercenary for a variety of vessels 40-90'. International and trans-ocean deliveries. Assemble crew from personal network with relative experience. Manage short handed and heavy weather passages with attention to pre-departure repairs, logistical deadlines, and client expectations. Deliver each vessel clean, in good repair, and.

Oversee all aspects of 72' traditional schooner for private, extensive cruising in the Aegean Sea. Remote itinerary required creative engineering, logistical yoga, and intimate knowledge of Aegean weather patterns/sailing routes.

Assist in filming final racing scenes of film. Prepare 37' Carriacou Sloop for 2500 NM of ocean sailing from Antigua, W.I. to Newport, RI. Execute said passage double handed while filming journey. Assist in procuring funds for post production. PR/marketing throughout New England for successful U.S. premiere and subsequent screenings in New England.

Gdańsk, Woj. Pomorskie, PL

Charters, Ocean deliveries, and private cruising on a variety of Sunreef Catamarans including SR 62 “Anassa”, SR 70 “Blue Guru”, SR 58 “In The Wind”, and SR 62 “Moonstone”.Oversee build of SR 62 "El Capi III", commissioning, and delivery from Gdansk, Poland to Luperon,D.R. Via Stockholm, Kiel, Dover, Baleares, Canaries, and Windward islands of the.

• Skipper for a variety of sailing yachts from 40 to 60 feet, monohulls and catamarans, for sailing charters and heavy weather deliveries.
• Ionian Islands, Cycladic Islands, Dodecanese Islands. Extensive sailing in Aegean and Ionian Seas.

• Commissioning of SR62C28, S/Y El Capi III in Gdansk, Poland: oversee completion of yacht to Owner’s specifications, finalize all acceptance stipulations of contract, and sign off on completion.
• Passage and Charters from Gdansk, Poland to Luperon, Dominican Republic via Stockholm Archipelago, Baltic Sea, Kiel Canal, North Sea, Dover Strait, English Channel, Bay of Biscay, North Atlantic, Balearic Islands.

• Voyage 580, Catamaran
• Permanent Crew for Voyage Charters up to 10 guests.

• 1977 Murray Petersen 57' Gaff Schooner
• June 2005 to November 2005: Cosmetic Restoration
• September 2006 to October 2006: Refastening, Re-caulking of hull
• February 2007 to June 2007: Full Rebuild of both masts, booms, gaff booms, hardware and rigging.

• Tayana 64' Decksalon
• November 2005 to April 2006: Commissioning and passage from San Diego, California to St. Maarten, Caribbean.
• June 2006 to February 2007: Atlantic Crossing: Tortola, BVI to Athens Greece via Azores, Gibraltar and Lefkada. Charters in Greek Isles. Atlantic Crossing from Sotogrande, Spain to Antigua via Canary Islands. Charters.

• Swan 75' RS
• Atlantic Crossing: St. Maarten, Caribbean to Villefranche, France via Azores and Mallorca.

Mca Master Of Yachts, 200 Tons - Unlimited

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