February’s monthly meeting features noted sailor and safety-at-sea expert Bob Steel. Bob will talk about inshore and ocean racing with updates on weather forecasting and safety efforts. He calls it Smooth Ocean Sailing. You’ll find his extensive resume below.
The meeting is Tuesday, February 11, beginning at 7pm (but arrive early for dinner). Monthly meetings are held at the Caddy Shack @ Rolling Hills Golf Course, 1415 North Mill Avenue, Tempe, AZ 85281-1205 (map) and both members and non-members are welcome to attend.
Bob Steel
Sailing Resume
Born Sydney, Australia
44 years in the Marine Industry
Managing Yacht construction restoration, repair, maintenance, electronic installation & rigging.
Project Management sail & power
Responsible for planning & prep multiple offshore ocean races, sail up to 8oft
Nautor Swan Finland expert for factory delivered boats & current clients
Currently: Principal, Steelmaritime.
Member Transpac Yacht Club
Cruising Club Of America
Ancient Mariners Sailing Society
Society Naval Architects & Marine Engineers
California Yacht Brokers Association
Licensed California Yacht Broker
Board Member, Newport Sea Base, Sea Scout sailing
Highlights of Races as sailing pro responsible for total boat prep & safety
Transpac to Hawaii Six times
Warrior 50ft Chance 1st Class A
Sunset Blvd 50ft Hollman 1st Cass A
Aorangi 55ft Lapworth Charter to US Naval Academy Transpac to Tahiti
Mir, 78 ft Ketch. Walter Cronkite & James Michener on board after race, cruise Bora Bora to Raetaiea
Bermuda Race Two times
Warrior 50ft Chance 2nd Class A
Southern Ocean Racing Circuit
High Roler 46ft Peterson 1st Class A Dennis Conner
Mazatlan Race
Warrior 50ft Chance 1st class A
Trans Atlantic
Buccaneer 70ft Spencer
Fastnet Force 9
Indigo 46 ft Frers Survived
Inshore Races
St Francis Big Boat
Saudade 48ft S&S Ist Rheem series
Jet Steam 44ft Peterson 1st
Atlantic Series
Cal Cup
Windward Passage 70ft Guerney 1st
Ullman Series
Taxi Dancer 70ft Reichel Pugh. 1st Class A
Ensenada Race
Miz Blu 59ft Swan Owners Rep for Walter Cronkite guest skipper
Stars & Stripes Dennis Conner 1st Finish 1st Class A First Overall
Cabo Races Three times
Condor 70 ft Alan Andrews
Recent Deliveries
Newport to Costa Rica
Mehetebel 76ft Pedrick Sloop
Fiji to New Caledonia, Lord Howe Island to Sydney, Australia
Van Diemen 65ft Muir Sloop
Newport Beach to Avalon
America 120ft Schooner
Currently racing
Its Ok 50ft Andrews
Condor 70ft Andrews
And lots of racing & cruising ahead for this year.
