Relief Captains - Captain John Bardon


YACHTING CAREER

2004 - Present		RELIEF, DELIVERY & REFIT CAPTAIN
		m/y 'RSR' (139 ft. / 42.5 m)
		m/y 'CV-9' (131 ft. / 39.9 m)
		m/y 'CHEETAH MOON' (126 ft. / 38.4 m)
		m/y 'CONSTELLATION' (262 ft. / 80 m)
		m/y 'HIGH CHAPARRAL' (164 ft. / 50 m)
		m/y 'CHRISTINE' (148 ft. / 45.1 m)
		m/y 'THE LADY ANN MAGEE' (164 ft. / 49.9 m)
		m/y 'MIA ELISE' (150 ft. / 45.6 m)

2002 - 2004		s/y 'SHENANDOAH OF SARK' (145ft / 44.2 m) Three Mast Gaff Schooner
		Captain
		Winter 2003/2004 Delivery Palma to Falkland Islands Cruising with owner's party to South Georgia including return to the Falklands From the Falklands return to Antigua
		Spring/Summer 2003 Private Easter cruising on the Italian coast Early summer cruise on the west coast of Scotland Mediterranean cruising in Greece and Turkey including Porto Cervo Classic Regatta
		Winter 3002/3003 Palma to the Red Sea for private Christams cruise, returning to Malta
		Spring and Summer 2002 Private cruising in Western and Eastern Mediterranean, returning to Palma for Autumn refit

2001		m/y 'SENSES' (194 ft / 59.2 m)
		Captain
		Took command in Miami and sailed to Palma for shipyard work Cruised Western Mediterranean with both owner and charter guests

2000		m/y 'SAVARONA' (446 ft / 136 m)
		Staff Captain/Captain
		Joined in Miami as staff captain, sailing to Aruba for charter and then to shipyard in Turkey Took command July 7th until mid October Private cruising in the Mediterranean

1989 - 2000		s/y 'CREOLE' (214 ft / 65.3 m)
		Captain
		Private cruising in mostly Eastern and Western Mediterranean Winter 91/92 sailed for America's Cup in California Returned to Mallorca via Jamaica, Bermuda, the Azores and West coasts of Scotland, Spain and Portugal

1980 - 1989		s/y 'SCHOONER XXXX (Ex-JESSICA)' ( 203 ft / 61.8 m)
		Captain and Building Supervisor
		After building, delivery to UK for rigging and sail trials Extensive cruising covering most of the North Atlantic and Eastern and Western Mediterranean The Yacht was sold in 1989 after brief and intensive refit delivery to Australia via The Cape of Good Hope Cruising West and East Coasts of Australia

- 1988		Sailing yachts of all types and sizes
		Captain on numerous sailing yachts of all types and sizes cruising in the Mediterranean, the Baltic, the West Indies and the East coast of America Received my first certificate; Board of Trade Yachtmaster Ocean in 1968 while at Plymouth

Date of birth:		May 3, 1943
Nationality:		Irish
Status:		Married; 3 children
Languages:		Fluent English, Spanish. Conversant French
Education:		MCA Master of Yachts to 3,000 Tons (STCW’95) GMDSS Restricted Operator’s Certificate (STCW’95)
Sea miles logged:		282,000 (to March 2006)