John Burkart

Cresskill, New Jersey USA

Level IV Skipper Rank Chief Sailing Instructor / Assessor

Professional Summary I earned my OUPV Captains license in 2015, upgrading to Masters in 2020 with Sailing Endorsement. I am an active member of Bergen SEAS, a sailing club. I teach their keelboat course that covers sailing skills on a 27’ Catalina on the Hudson River, Haverstraw Bay. I was the Keelboat Chairperson for the Catalina for 6 years. I was active in the Sea Explorers program as a youth, and as an adult I was as a ‘First Mate’ officer. I bought a 55’ wooden schooner with a friend, that we spend 2 years rebuilding and sailing from N.H. down to Haverstraw N.Y. Licenses and Certificates USCG Captains License – Nov 2020-2025 - Master 25 tons upon inland waters including Aux Sailing Endorsement USCG Captains License – Nov 2020-2025 - OUPV - Near Coastal waters not more than 100 miles offshore USCG Captains License – Nov 2015-2020 - OUPV - Near Coastal waters not more than 100 miles offshore