Hailing originally from North Carolina Captain Tom has been sailing since age 7 and has accumulated tens of thousands of miles aboard a wide variety of monohull and multihull sailing vessels. He is a veteran of the Worrell 1000 Beach Cat race 2 U.S. Sailing Alter Cup Invitational regattas and a Nacra F18 World's Championship (4th Place finish). His monohull racing experience since 1982 includes several yachts such as Melges 24, J35, Beneteau 42s7, Correl 45' and Swan 56' to name a few, with regattas like Charleston To Bermuda, CORT Series and Heineken Sint Maarten. Tom also has thousands of offshore miles on deliveries between the East Coast and BVI's, Bermuda as well as inter-island cruising. Currently he is a full-time charter sailing captain and Jeanneau salesman in San Diego. He is an outstanding instructor who loves to share his knowledge of and passion for sailing.
I’m available to coach on your boat or a rental / charter boat. I have access to a variety of monohull and catamaran sailboats and powerboats. There is a separate boat rental fee. Contact me and we’ll discuss logistics and details.
I’m a yacht sales agent selling new Jeanneau sailboats and used boats of all types. I can assist with the entire process of finding, buying and learning to safely sail your boat…. and if you want to learn to race your sailboat I’m your man!!
I’m also a PSIA Level 2 cert snow skiing instructor and I specialize in teaching intermediate, advanced and expert skiers how to be more efficient, ski powder and bumps, etc. I’m available to travel for coaching sailing and skiing.