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Bob Wellen

Annapolis, MD

Captain Bob Wellen has been messing about in boats all his life. He is a graduate of DeVry Institute of Technology, where he earned an Associates Degree of Electronics and Science with Honors. He has more than 20 years experience; 10 of those years as Captain/Engineer on Motor Yachts over 100 feet. In 1997 he served as Shipyard Project Manager and supervised construction of a 98 foot Motor Yacht. He has also managed several yacht refurbishment projects.

In his career, Bob has logged more than 200,000 nautical miles. He has cruised extensively in the Mediterranean, Bahamas, Caribbean, United States and Canada. He also invests in real estate. In summer his home port is in Maine and in winter at the Bitter End Yacht Club in Virgin Gorda, BVI.

Qualifications & Licenses: U.S. Coast Guard 1600 ton All Oceans 3000 ton International License British Class IV Certificate of Equivalency STCW-95 Certificate Radar/ARPA (Automatic Radar Plotting Aids) Upon All Oceans (Celestial Certification) P.A.D.I. Certified Open Water SCUBA	Special Skills & Interests: All mechanical yacht systems All electrical yacht systems Diesel repair and maintenance Marine refrigeration and air conditioning Yacht refurbishment and refit Kite-Surfing, Wind Surfing, SCUBA, Golf Sailboat racing and Bicycling
Experience: 21 years as Captain/Engineer on Sail and Power Yachts Captain/Engineer, Swan 100 (Red Sky) Relief Captain, Feadship 165 (Blue Moon) Captain/Engineer, Delta 122 (Louise G) Captain/Engineer, Burger 98 (Lady Aquila) Captain/Engineer, Burger 73 (Northern Light) Captain/Engineer, Swan 65 (Trinity) Captain/Engineer, Swan 57 (Scuttlebutt) Captain/Engineer, Irwin 52 (Footloose)