Crew Available: USCG 100 Ton Master

[Captain Jeffry]

Hello, My name is Captain Jeffry Matzdorff.
I am a USCG 100 Ton Master. All certs current:
TWIC certified-CPR adult and children-First aid certified-US Sailing ‘Safety and Sea certified’-Sailing endorsement- Consider myself a heavy weather specialist. I have 6 transpacific crossings. Many Mexico races with over 40 deliveries of Mexico to California and South. I have over 120,000 blue verified blue water miles experience as of September 2012, including Los Angeles to Auckland, both directions, via Hawaii, Palmyra, Samoa, Tonga and Fiji southbound and Rarotonga and Tahiti northbound--Grenada to Ensenada via Panama Canal-- Miami to Portugal via Bermuda and Azores Islands---- ICW, Miami to Annapolis--Up and down the West coast From Seattle and Portland to SoCal many times and in both directions. Columbia River Bar crossings, Seattle, Puget Sound and Straights of Juan De Fuca.
Currently delivering a 47' Vagabond Ketch to Port Townsend, Wa.. Also delivering a 37' Island Packet from San Diego to Panama in November. Can contact me direct at 'earthakat at msn dot com' Cheers and safe travels! Jeffry~ Offshore Delivery Skipper

[deckofficer]

Capt Jeffry,

I have to say you have a most impressive background, resume, and web site. Chances are after reading your web site our paths have probably crossed. We are close to the same age, as youngsters sailed the same Southern California waters. I went the Merchant Marine route, a grad of CMA, but my true love is sailing small boats, not the Unlimited Tonnage ships that paid the bills. You have the job I should have pursued. Congrats my friend.

[rebel heart]

Ditto on the "nice credentials" comment. LA to Auckland, both ways. Yikes. Hopefully you stopped along the way.

[Captain Jeffry]

Hmmm...I've gotten 2 replies to my thread posting but don't seem to see the replies.. am I doing something wrong?

Thank you very much to the first two replies. Yes, Southbound we stopped, Hawaii, Palmyra, Samoa, Tonga, Fiji and then Auckland. Northbound we stopped in Rarotonga and Tahiti. Great trips! Cheers, Jeffry

[Captain Jeffry]

Ah! There it is. Slight delay... Thanks for the kind comments. Growing up sailing in Marina Del Rey in the mid 60's was wonderful. You sort of figured it out for yourself. No pressure from parents to compete like today. Long distance deliveries is my real passion, but often race over for the delivery home. Cheers and thanks again! Jeffry