Yacht Deliveries

Captain John K. Raines
Experience
Capt. John K. Raines	Over 20 years of diversified experience in all types of sail and power boats and more than 1,742 documented days at sea in command as Captain. My experience includes:
	Hi-Pro Foods Skipper of the Corporate yacht "Turkey Tracks" of Hi-Pro Foods Corporation berthed in San Diego, California. Cruises South to various ports in Mexico and Costa Rica and North to the San Juan Islands and Seattle area. My services are required only when the owners wish to use the yacht. See excerpt from letter on Reference page.
P.A.E. Yacht Builders Skipper for the test and evaluation of the 62', 62.5 Ton, Nordhavn Trawler on a voyage from Long Beach, California to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida via San Francisco and Honolulu, Hawaii and the Panama Canal. See excerpt from letter on Reference page.
Lemest Yachts, Dana Point, CA Delivered a 54' Mason ketch rigged sailboat Confetti from Cabo San Lucas, Mexico to Dana Point, California. Set Sail Yacht Charters, San Diego, CA Part time charter skipper for sail boats ranging from 29 to 46 feet used for regattas, cruises, R&R, etc. Harbor Yacht Charters, San Diego, CA Part time charter skipper for sail and power boats ranging from 30 to 44 feet used for fishing, diving, regattas, etc. Charters include multiple day fishing expeditions to the offshore islands. Yacht Delivery of Peterson 44 Delivered a 44' ketch rigged sailboat alone from Kona, Hawaii to Sausalito, California. This voyage took 19 days at sea. AquaMarine, Piedmont, CA Delivered the 100', 99.2 ton motor vessel American Dream from Boston, MA to San Diego, California via the Panama Canal. See excerpt from letter on Reference page. Kona Agressors, Kona, Hawaii Skippered dive boats off the Kona coast of Hawaii. Boats ranged from 44 feet to 90 feet and were used for day and night SCUBA dives. Charter Fishing Skipper, Kona, Hawaii Skippered charter boats for Mr. George Hart off Hawaii's Kona coast for marlin fishing. These power boats ranged from 34 to 41 feet and were exclusively twin diesel engined vessels. Doug Bombard Enterprises, Catalina Island, CA Skippered dive boats off the Southern California coast and islands. Boats ranged from 34 to 82 feet and were used for day and night dives. Rockwell International Corporation Acted as NATO diplomatic liaison for Rockwell International. Lived in London, Copenhagen and Germany for six years with extensive travel throughout Europe and Scandinavia. During my free time, I worked as a delivery charter and instruction skipper in the Greek Islands, Canary Islands, Scandinavia and the Mediterranean. I was the skipper of the C&C 61' sloop Sorcery when she won the Cal Cup and sailed aboard her during the Transpac race the following year. I raced extensively in coastal and off-shore sailboat races ranging from Wednesday night beer can races to the Transpacific race from California to Hawaii. Presently, I am involved in local sailboat races in San Diego.

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