Boat Captain Services
Michael Kaye is a Licensed, United States Coast Guard Master Captain of power vessels, sailing vessels and towing vessels. Capacity up to 100 Gross Registered Ton vessels upon Near Coastal Waters. Michael is also a Certified Instructor with the American Sailing Association.
He has over 20 years of experience with a commitment to excellence in safety, vessel operations and seamanship. Michael is known for providing extremely high customer satisfaction, crew/team leadership and reaching and exceeding client’s standards and goals.
A brief summary of some of his experience includes, Captain for Boston Harbor Cruises, Classic Harbor Lines, private yachts and has delivered sailing and motor yachts from Boston to Bermuda, to Tortola and to Antigua.
Captain
Licensed Captain for Power and Sailing vessels for 1/2-day, full day, week and extended time periods. Vessel sizes have ranged from 127' to 33'
Deliveries
Michael has delivered both Power and sailing vessels, throughout New England, the East Coast of the United States, Bermuda, U.S. Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands and the Caribbean.
Instructor
Michael is a certified instructor with the American Sailing Association. Experienced instructor on both power and sailing vessels. Individual lessons and group lessons. Michael is also experienced, performing check-out sails for sailing organizations.
Qualifications
- Of Steam or Motor Vessels and Auxiliary Sail Vessels
- 100 Gross Registered Tons
- Upon Near Coastal Waters (up to 200 miles off shore)
- Upon Great Lakes
- Commercial Towing endorsement
- First Aid/CPR/AED Certified –
- TWIC card
- Registered in Coast Guard random drug testing
- Department of Homeland Security – security clearance – current
- Flotilla Staff Officer -Vessel United Examiner Qualified (VE) – current
- Boat Crew Crewmember Qualified (BCCREW) – current
- Aids to Navigation Verifier Qualified (AV_PQS) – current
- Boston to Bermuda to Tortola to Antigua
- Several deliveries along the United States East Coast from Maine to Virginia
- Florida deliveries using ICA.
- Great Lakes
- 127′ Schooner Roseway – single engine – no bow thrusters
- 80′ Schooner Adirondack lll engines – no bow thrusters
- 70′ Mon Amour – private yacht – twin engines – no bow thruster
- 64′ Burger, Timeless – private yacht – twin engines with bow thrusters
- 63′ Grebe, Full Moon – twin engines, no bow thrusters
- Several Power Vessels in the 50′ – 75′ range, twin engines.
- 49′ Sailing Vessel, Hunter, one engine with bow thrusters
- 41′ Sailing Vessel, Beneteau, one engine with bow thruster that didn’t always work.
- 40′ Fountain – Pejot Catamaran, no bow thruster, twin engines
- 36″ Fountain-Pejot Catamaran, no bow thruster, twin engines
- Several monohull sailing vessels in the 33′ – 40′ range, single engine
Boston Harbor Cruises
Part-Time Captain – Responsible for complete hands on operations of vessel. Check on procedures, engine room, operation of vessel, run on schedule, shut down vessel and check off procedures. Motor Vessels
Classic Harbor Lines
Part-Time Captain – Responsible for complete hands on operations of vessel. Check on procedures, engine room, operation of vessel, run on schedule, shut down vessel and check off procedures. Motor Vessels and 80′ Schooner Adirondack lll Auxiliary Sail Vessel.
Rowes Wharf
Part-Time Captain – Responsible for complete hands on operations of vessel. Check on procedures, engine room, operation of vessel, run on schedule, shut down vessel and check off procedures. Motor Vessels
American Sailing Association Certified Instructor ASA 201, ASA203, ASA204, ASA205
Safety-At-Sea Certificate, meets ISAF / US Sailing Offshore Special Regulations
Federal Communications Commission License – MROP
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