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SAILING QUALIFICATIONS of Captain John C. Diel
NMEA 2000 Trainer
NMEA STANDARDS Trainer
Certified ASA instructor #2016000435 teaching ASA 101, 103, 104, 105 ,106,107,108, 114, 117, 118
Captain deliveries, Teacher, & Charters at Charleston Sailing School full time 2016-2019
Owner Sonset Sailing School Michigan and Florida 2019- present #518
Raymarine trained technician
ISAF sailor ID. Cat 3 ID USAJD246
Degree in Electronic Engineering Technology BS, MBA
USCG Captain # 1511603 (over 30 years)
Over 49 years of Sailing
FCC Tech / General KC8YWP
50,000 Great Lake miles 60,000 open ocean miles.
Year start dat departure destination organization Yacht owner NM position Crew Manafacuar
2004 May 1 BVI Bermuda Carib1500 Crown Royal John Diel 950 owner 4 Beneteau
2004 May 8 Bermuda. Hampton VA Carib1500. Crown Royal John Diel 650 owner 4 Beneteau
2004 June 2 Hampton VA Port Sanilac MI Crown Royal. John Diel 970 captain 3 Beneteau
2006 Dec 10 Ft Lauderdale USVI . Soarcia 47 John Gaul 1600 4 Ventuar
2007 Nov 4 Hampton VA BVI Carib1500 Didi Mai 42'. Gordon Johnson 1300 Navigato 4 Beneteau
2008 May 15 Bermuda Annapolis MD Carib1500. LaBella Mai II Phil Clapperton 750 Captain 2 Caba Rico
2008 Sept 20 Detour MI Hampton VA Crown Royal. John Diel 1900 Captain 2 Beneteau
2008 Nov 9 Hampton Va BVI Carib1500. Wanderlust Mike HARKER 1300 Captain 3 Hunter
2009 May 4 BVI Hampton VA Carib1500. Didi Mai42' Gordon Johnso. 1300 Navigator 4 Beneteau
2009 May 20 Bahamas Antigua Sweetest Thing Steve Stickler 1200 Captain 4 Fountaine Pajot
2010 May 4 Antigua Bahamas Sweetest Thing Steve Stickler 1200 Captain 2 Fountaine Pajot
2010 May 20 Bahamas Annapolis MD Sweetest Thing Steve Stickler 900 Captain 4 Fountaine Pajot
2010 Nov 15 Annapolis StSimon GA Free Rein 54' Alex Branch 700 Captain 2 Jeneau
2011 April15 StSimon GA NewPort RI Free Rein 54' Alex Branch 900 Captain 2 Janeau
2012 Oct15 Puerto Rico Cape Coral FL IP 45' John Jacobs 1200 captain 4 Island Packet
2012 Sept 20 Port Sanilac Chicago IL Serendipity 42' 700 Captain 3 Hunter
2012 Nov5 Hampton VI BVI Carib1500. Black Rose Otto Bunk 1300 Captain 3 Gozzard 42
2013. Apr. Nashua Catskills Ny. Black Rose . Otto Bunk. 1300. Captain. 3. Gozzard 42
2013 May15 Hampton Oriental NC Crown Royal John Diel 150 Captain 4 Beneteau 51'
2013 Dec 3 Annapolis MD Carolina Beach NC Terry Sullivan 500 Captain/Instructor 4 Hylas 47'
2014 May16 NC. Annapolis MD Terry Sullivan 500 Captan/Instructor 2 Bristol Channel 28'
2014 June15 Pensacola FL Oriental NC Rose David Kent 975 Captain/Instructor 2 Channel 28'
2014. Aug3. USVI. Burnt Store Fl. Name. Mike. 1300. Captain/Instructor2. Lagoon
2014 Nov 2 Hampton VI BVI Carib1500 Terry Sullivan 300 Captain/Instructor 4 Hylas 47'
2014 June 2 Galveston TX Pensacola FL. Rose David Kent 400 Captaitructor 4 Hylas 47'
2015 Jan 20 Oriental NC Beaufort SC Crown Royal John Diel 300 Captain 2 Beneteau 51'
2015 June 15 Portsmouth VA Portland ME Rose David Kent. 600 Captain/Instructor 2. Bristol Channel 28'
2015 June 26 Beaufort SC St.Austine Offshore Train.Crown Royal John Diel 250 Captain/Instructor 4 Beneteau 51'
2015 June28 St.Augustine Beaufort SC Offshore Train.Crown Royal . John Diel 200 Captain/Instructor 4 Beneteau 51'
2015 July. Detroit. Green Bay. Delivery. 400 Captain. 2. Owens 27
2015. Aug. Port Sanilac sagatuck. Delivery. 400. Captain. 3. Hatteras 60
2015. Aug. Bay City. Grosse Isle. Delivery. 300. Captain. 2. C&C 40
2016 Jan20 Beaufort SC Fort Myers F Offshore Train. Crown Royal John Diel 450 Captain/Instructor 5 Beneteau 51'
2016 April 15 Fort Myers FL Beaufort SC Offshore Train. Crown Royal John Diel 450 Captain/Instructor 7 Beneteau 51'
2016 May7 Beaufort SC Bahamas Offshore Train. Crown Royal 51'. John Diel 400 Captain/Instructor 5 Beneteau 51'
2016 May20 Abaco Sea Bahamas BSA SeaBase Crown Royal 51'. John Diel 60 Captain/Instructor.13 Beneteau 51'
2016 June3 Abaco Sea Bahamas BSA SeaBase Crown Royal 51'. John Diel 60 Captain/Instructor 13 Beneteau 51'
2016 June10 Abaco Sea Bahamas BSA SeaBase Crown Royal 51'. John Diel 100 Captain/Instructor 13 Beneteau 51'
2016 June17 Abaco Sea Bahamas BSA SeaBase Crown Royal 51'. John Diel 60 Captain/Instructor 13 Beneteau 51'
2016 June24 Abaco Sea Bahamas BSA SeaBase Crown Royal 51'. John Diel 60 Captain/Instructor 13 Beneteau 51'
2016 July1 Abaco Sea Bahamas BSA SeaBase Crown Royal 51'. John Diel 60 Captain/Instructor13 Beneteau 51'
2016 July8 Abaco Sea Bahamas BSA SeaBase Crown Royal 51. John Diel 60 Captain/Instructor13 Beneteau 51'
2016 July15 Abaco Sea Bahamas BSA SeaBase Crown Royal 51'. John Diel 60 Captain/Instructor13 Beneteau 51'
2016 July22 Abaco Sea Bahamas BSA SeaBase Crown Royal 51'. John Diel 60 Captain/Instructor13 Beneteau 51'
2016 July29 Abaco Sea Bahamas BSA SeaBase Crown Royal 51'. John Diel 60 Captain/Instructor13 Beneteau 51'
2016 Aug5 Abaco Sea Bahamas BSA SeaBase Crown Royal 51'. John Diel 60 Captain/Instructor 9 Beneteau 51'
2016 Aug12 Abaco Sea Bahamas BSA SeaBase Crown Royal 51'. John Diel 60 Captain/Instructor 12 Beneteau 51'
2016 Aug18 Abaco Key Largo FL Zephyrs Tim Shaw 400 crew 3. Beneteau 51'
2016. Aug 30. Galveston . New Bern NC Rose. David Kent. 1800. Captain. 2. Bristol Chnl 28’
2016. Dec 10. Abaco. Beaufort SC. Crown Royal John Diel. 400. Captain/instructor. 4. Beneteau 51,
2017. Mar 21 Savannah GA. Charleston SC. CSS. Serenity. Doug Carlson 120. Captain. 2. Voyager 50’ cat
2017 Mar 25. Burnt store fl. Marsh harbor ba . Tranquility. Dennis Schaack 500. First mate. 3. Island packet 35’
2017 May. Newport va . Portsmouth ma. Rose. David Kent. 600. Captain. 2 Bristol Channel
2017 Aug 12. Palm Fl. Charleston sc. Sara. 250. Captain. 4 Catalina 40
2018. Jan 25. Beaufort sc. Fort myers. Crown Royal. John Diel . 750. Captain. 4. Beneteau 51’
2018. Feb 24. Fort myers. Beaufort sc. Crown Royal. John Diel. 750. Captain. 7. Beneteau 51’
2018. Mar 23. Ft. Lauderdale.New Brunswick. Blue Moon. David Kent. 350. Captain 2. Hurlburg Rossy
2018. April Charleston St Augustine RT. Cool tool. Dr Mike. 450. Captain. 3. Voyager
2018. May. Beaufort sc. Charleston Crown Royal John. Diel. 60. Captain. 5. Beneteau 51’
2018. July. Tortola BVI. Charleston SC. CSS. Serenity. Doug Carlston 1400. Captain/Instructor 4. Voyager 500
2019. Jan. Charleston Fort Myers Bch. Crown Royal John Diel. 800. Captain/Instructor 5. Beneteau 51’
2019. Feb. Spanish Virgins.Puerto Rico. CSS. Serenity. Doug Carlson. 100. Captain/Instructor 3. Voyager 500
2019. Apr. FMB GULF FMB. SSS. Crown Royal John Diel. 450. Captain/Instructor 6. Beneteau 51’
2020. Mar. FMB. GUlf FMB. SSS. Crown Royal John diel. 400. Captain/Instructor 5. Beneteau 51’
2020. Mar 23. Burntstore. Stuart fl. Tranquility. Dennis Schaack 400. First mate 3 Island Packet
2020. Apr. FMB. GoM. FMB. SSS. Crown Royal. John Diel. 400. Captain/Instructor 4. Beneteau 51’
2020. May. Whitehall mi. Lexington mi Sss. Open one Ed Barnum 400. Captain. 2. Hunter 336
2020. May. Port sanilac. Mt Clemens. Mi. Sss. No name. John s. 100. Captain. 2. NY 40
2021 Jan. Keywest Marco island fl. Sss. Blue moon. David Kent. 150. Captain. 3 Halbert rossy
2021. Feb. FMB. FMB. Sss. Crown Royal. John Diel 200 Captain/Instructor. 4. Beneteau
2021. Apr. Marco island. Galveston Sss. Blue moon David Kent 900. Captain. 2. HR 39
2021. May. Sagatuck mi Detroit . Sss. No name. 600. Captain/Instructo 3. Beneteau 49
2021. June. Port sanilac. Chicago. Sss. Nn. 600. Captain/Instructor. 2. Hunter 32
2021. May. Red Hook VI. Newport RI. Swain Sailing. Odysea. 1800. Captain/Instructor. 5. Hansea 554
2021. Nov. Newport RI. Tortola BVI. Swain Sailing. Odysea. 1800. Captain/Instructor. 5. Hanse 554
2022. May. Tortola Newport RI. Swain Sailing Odysea. 1800. Captain/Instructor 4 Hanse 554
2022. Jun Por sanilac. GPYC. Sss. Out numbered .Mike Page 300. Captain. 3 Beneteau 40
2022. Nov. New Port RI . Tortola BVI. Swain Sailing . Odysea. 1800. Captain/Instructor 4. Hanse 554
2023 May. Tortola. Newport RI. Swain Sailing. Odysea. 2000. Captain/Instructor. 2. Hanse 554
2023. Oct. GPYC. Port Sanilac. SSS. 150. Captain. 3. Beneteau 41
Currently own Catalina 22', Catalina 30'
Previously owned Watkins 27' 9 years, Catalina 36' for 20+ years, and Crown Royal Beneteau 510 destroyed in hurricane IAN 2022