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DIEGO SEALS CAPTAINS & MATES |
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Captain
Jim - CAST member since 2004 |
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 I grew up in San Diego and attended high school and college here. I have 30 years experience working on or captaining passenger vessels in the San Diego area. I am single. I love to fish and race homing pigeons in our local San Diego club. I live in Claremont and have lived in San Diego since 1959. I love to be on the ocean or the bay working, fishing, or diving. I also like to garden and grow palm trees. |
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Captain
Mark - CAST member since 2004 |
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am a native of Nebraska, and have lived in San Diego for
more than 30 years. I first came here when I joined the Navy
fresh out of high school. Serving almost four years, I decided
to stay in this city that I came to love. Entering an apprenticeship
program, I worked in the printing industry for the next several
decades. By 2002, technology changed the career focus to
starting a new job outlook at mid-life. An aspiring writer,
I continue work on Great American Novels. I am certain that
my storytelling abilities, powers of observation, and love
of working with people will infuse my Old Town Trolley SEAL
Tour-and that it, in turn, will enhance my writing. I am
an active outdoors man. I love to ski, surf, and hike. My
wife Beth and I camp and whitewater raft together. I have
three children and one grandson. |
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Captain Darrell - CAST member since 2008 |
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 U.S. Coast Guard 100 ton Master. Have sailed starting in 1979. Sailed aboard the Brig Pilgrim in dava Point for over a fifteen year period. Charter skipper in San Diego for the past 4 years. Live on my own boat and very active in the beer can yacht races as a part of the race community. |
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Captain Robin - CAST member since 2006 |
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 Robin was educated in the West of England and is a graduate of the Royal School of Military Engineering. He saw service as an officer with the Royal Engineers and later with the Royal Marines, where he led adventure expeditions to North Africa and Eastern Europe. He holds a USCG Captain’s License and has worked as a professional Ships Captain on the west coast of Mexico. His interest in Maritime History led to a special study of 19th century British Maritime exploration in the Sea of Cortez. His interests include hiking in the interior of Mexico and kayaking in the Sea of Cortez. He is a member of the San Diego Zoological Society, an avid bird watcher, and an amateur Naturalist. Currently he teaches scuba diving, specializing in underwater photography. When he is not in or on the water he can be found at home listening to Italian Opera or playing Spanish Guitar. |
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Captain Don - CAST member since 2006 |
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 Don’s boating experience started with the U.S. Navy where as a young Lieutenant, he commanded a 50’ Fast Patrol Craft, better known as a Swift Boat. It was in the Navy where he was drawn to the open sea, developing a love of its beauty, and most importantly, a respect for its power. After the Navy, Don stayed on the water as the captain of sailboats by cruising the Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Northwest, Chesapeake Bay, and New England. Some of his fondest memories include cruises to Bermuda, Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard, and the coast of Maine. In addition to his professional boating career, as a CPA and consultant, Don devoted a large portion of his career to sales and marketing, specializing in financial software systems. Don has sailed San Diego waters for the past 10 years and has come to admire everything Americas Finest City has to offer. Once of his greatest joys as Captain is meeting new people, helping them see and enjoy our great city and have a wonderful time visiting us. |
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Captain George - CAST member since 2009 |
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 I have lived in San Diego since 1962, attending elementary school through college (San Diego State University) locally. I’m still currently working for Alaska Airlines as a flight attendant (25 years). I have a love for the water, enjoying hobbies such as surfing, sailing, and scuba diving. Currently engaged to fellow flight attendant, Cathleen. Lived on a 35’ Catamaran for 10 years experiencing many sailing adventures. |
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Captain James - CAST member since 2009 |
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 Born and raised in the San Diego area. I have been fishing San Diego Bays and Lakes for over 30 years. That love of the outdoors led me to boating and tournament fishing. Now I am a licensed fishing guide. I currently own a home in Chula Vista where my wife and I raise our four kids. |
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First
Mate Tom - CAST member since 1999 |
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 Hi!
I grew up in the Midwest…Chicago and northern Indiana.
I graduated from Indiana University with a degree in radio
and television production….something I have never
used. I spent my entire career until now working in marketing,
advertising and promotion at two of the nation's leading
sales promotion agencies for clients like McDonalds, Wendy’s,
United Airlines, Holiday Inn, and AT&T. Most recently
I was director of marketing for Brunswick bowling,
living in Frankfurt, Germany. Due to a major corporate restructuring,
I left Brunswick and decided to move to San Diego and start
an entire new career in tourism and cultured entertainment.
Here I am. Besides traveling all over the world, I love golf,
music, theater, and spectator sports. Nice to meet you! |
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First Mate Mike - CAST member since 2008 |
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 I’m a native San Diegan and retired after a 33 year career with AT&T. I’m married to the love of my life and have 3 kids and 5 wonderful grandchildren. I’m an amateur woodworker and a bad golfer. I’m a BIG football fan also. |
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First Mate Tyler - CAST member since 2008 |
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 Tyler was born and raised in Southern California. He has a bachelor’s in European History and is looking to continue his education in Celtic Societies and military history. He’s been a member of the Society of Creative Anachronism for several years and thoroughly enjoys their re-creation of medieval and pre-medieval lifestyles. He’s a student of various martial arts and looks forward to many adventures and discoveries in his life in the future. Also a natural storyteller with a decent singing voice, Tyler loves entertaining friends and family. |
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First Mate Jerry - CAST member since 2005 |
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 I started out an infant in Schenectady, NY. One December, when I was playing in the snow, decided I didn’t like the cold, told my parents I was moving to San Diego and if they wanted to come along, they were invited. They did, we moved. I was raised in Chula Vista. I was fortunate enough to go to Castle Park High School, where for the better part of the 60’s, we clobbered Sweetwater in about every endeavor. I still live in Chula Vista with my wife and two children. |
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Terri
- SEAL Operations Manager/Trainer - member since 2000 |
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 I was born in a “Norman Rockwellian” town to two loving and supportive parents. Although it may be hard to believe, I did actually walk two miles to school…up hill…both ways and since it was Pennsylvania, there was occasionally snow (but I had shoes). I was an avid Partridge Family Fan Club member and suffered the normal “Jan Brady-esque” trauma of being a middle child, except my older sibling was a brother, but that didn’t stop me from wearing his clothes. After graduation from Penn State with a BS in Business Management, I worked for IBM before joining the Navy, which brought me to San Diego. I have a wonderfully talented and intelligent daughter, Megan, who shares my joy of reading, writing, and acting. At this point in my life, I’ve decided to go for what brings me joy – entertaining, informing, and helping people and according to some people…talking! |
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