Full Nautical Resume

Relevant Nautical Experience

Jon Bellemare—fully documented and certified Captain, with U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Master Captain’s Licenses for Vessels of 200 Gross Registered Tons (GRT) & 500 ITC (International Tonnage Certificate).  In addition, he holds a license with the RYA (Royal Yachting Association) as Yachtmaster Offshore (200T).  

Well over 30,000+ Nautical Miles of experience as a Professional Mariner

  • 83' Blue Gryphon - a pocket superyacht sailing catamaran, captain for the last several years and overseen two multi-million-dollar refit projects
  • 60’ 1975 Grand Banks Freelance Captain - Deliver from Maine to NC Offshore and ICW -- round trip (current full-time captain position, out of Camden,ME)
  • A Captain’s Touch – Yacht services – on going, since 2010
    • Diving services, Interior/ Exterior detailing, Management, Instruction, Crew, Freelance, Port Captain, Varnish/Paint work, Mechanical Repair, Rigging
  • 57’ Lagoon 570 "Pride" Full Time Captain/Chef Team – Term Charter Boat in USVI and BVI
  • 46M Bennetti Superyacht “Francine” Temp First Mate – prep for delivery from CT to Ft Lauderdale prep and load into Boat Show - Burgess Management  Yacht
  • Day Captain Motor Yachts 30-60’ – Maine Summer 2015
  • 50’ Hunt Power Yacht – Seasonal Captain – Maine Summer 2015
  • 67’ Custom Sailing yacht – Crew / Relief Captain – Maine summer 2015
  • 76’ Custom Sailing yacht – Delivery Captain and Rigger – Maine Summer 2015
  • 84’ Jongert Motor Yacht – Delivery Crew – Norfolk – Aventura FL – Offshore
    • Engine Room checks, Line handling, Engineering troubleshooting.
  • 82’ Choey Lee Motor Yacht– First Mate / Captain – Freelance & Delivery NH – FL – ICW and Offshore
    • Watch Captain – Engine room Checks, Fueling, Safety, Medical, Plotting, Yacht maneuvering (Docking, Departing and underway)
  • 32’ Frank Day – Wooden Lobster Yacht - Freelance Captain
  • Rhodes 18 – Racer – Trimmer / Helmsmen
  • Arundel Yacht Club Manager – 2012- 2015
    • Operations manager – Waterfront, Administrative and Customer service
  • J105 Orion 2012 - Present – Racer – Delivery Captain – Trimmer / Tactician
  • 40’ Catalina Sloop – Delivery Captain –Boothbay Harbor Maine – Boston
  • 32’ BHM Downeast Yacht – Delivery Captain – Rockport Maine to Kennebunport
  • Donnybrook Andrews 80’ Custom Maxi – Racer – Crew (trimmer/grinder)
  • Beneteau 400 – 2012 – Present – Freelance Captain – Gull of Maine region
  • 42’ Bristol CC 2012 - Present - Yacht Manager – Cruising, Racing, and Maintenance
  • Voyage 580 – freelance Charter Captain all inclusive (Annual Charter since 2010 - Present) BVI
  • Moorings 4700 – freelance Charter Captain BVI
  • Moorings 4600 – freelance Charter Captain BVI
  • 52’ Little Harbor Sloop CC – Crew Freelance
  • 47’ Maritime Trawler – Instructional Captain operational on water and maintenance
    • Boston Harbor – Season of 2012
  • 30’ Open “The Cone of Silence” – Carbon Fiber racing sloop – sail trimmer and delivery captain/crew
  • New England based program
  • Flagship Adventures - 33’ Rib high speed adventure tours – Captain
    • Boston Harbor Mass Bay – Managed boat and Shore based retail store operations
  • 12 Metre – 12 Metre Sloop located in Caribbean island of Saint Martin – First Mate / Relief Captain (1 Year)
    • Shore excursion racing – maintenance cleaning to full mechanical breakdown
  • 21’ Malibu - Water sports
  • 22’ Mako - Fishing / Water sports
  • Tarten 412 – 41’ Sloop - Sailed and Maintained from 1998 – 2008 (Family boat)
    • Operated from Long Island – Nova Scotia – Coastal, Offshore, Racing, Overnight