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