Yacht Delivery Captain

Yacht Delivery Captain

Yacht Delivery Captain, delivers yacht from the Bahamas to NYC.

“Delivery Testimonial”

“Mission accomplished!! Worth every penny!! We are indebted to Ed for caring for our boat like it was his own and safely delivering it through the Champlain Canal and down the Atlantic coast to Hampton, VA. Ed is a very knowledgeable captain who quickly got to know our boat and helped us learn all that we needed to get started.

He stepped the mast up and down, built the mast craddle and made sure all the equipment and instruments were working again. We were lucky to spend some time with Ed on the boat during one of the delivery legs and he was amazingly patient with us and helped us far more than we ever expected. Ed was very considerate, saving us money wherever he could and left the boat beautifully clean at the end, which was very much appreciated! Ed has become a friend who we reach out to first when trying to solve a problem on the boat as he always has some keen advice for us. Everyone we’ve met who knows Ed has told us he that he’s the man to trust, and after our experience with him, we agree!!”

Thank you so much, Ed! – Charles & Sabrina Cameron s/v “Paradise Nine”

 

Yacht Delivery Captain available for hire. Yacht deliveries on the Great Lakes, Welland Canal, St. Lawrence River, Up and Down the East Coast of the US, to and from the Bahamas, the Caribbean and around the Adriatic and Mediterranean. I also deliver yachts from the Great Lakes down the Erie and Champlain canals to the Hudson river. Complete service includes stepping masts up and down, then taken the yachts offshore to the destinations on the East Coast, the Bahamas and the Caribbean. In addition to English, I speak Croatian, Serbian and Hungarian and have crew that are Spanish and French speaking, this would be helpful for yacht deliveries in certain regions.

 

As you can see from my resume, see page “The Skipper”, I am a RYA Yacht Master, Offshore, 200 ton certification, with tremendous Ocean passage experience, and have completed many successful, uneventful and safe yacht deliveries for crew and boats over the years. With cover 32,000 Nautical miles of experience and over 1,800 sea days and nights on the water. I can supply references of happy and satisfied yacht owners.

Please enquire for a flat rate cost for your yacht delivery. Unlike other delivery Captains, I will quote you a flat rate for my services. Estimating the number of days required to make the passage and my travel days to and from the yacht. I will estimate the travel expenses and provisioning costs for our delivery. I provide a crew where needed and I cover their costs, included in the flat rate fee. I will then quote you a flat rate for the delivery. Customers appreciate this type of delivery quote, they can budget and know what the delivery will cost without any surprises.

Reference from very happy yacht owners available on request.

Please contact me if you are interested in further discussions. [email protected]

 

Island Gypsy Trawler

Captain Ed delivered my boat from Boston to Toronto.  He did it on schedule and in a very professional manner, keeping me informed of his progress every step of the way.  I had intended to bring the boat home myself but life happens, and I contacted Ed with very short notice.  Despite several scheduling issues he worked with me and rearranged his own schedule to make the delivery happen.  He was very up front about his fees and costs; there were no surprises; and at the end of the day I couldn’t be happier with his services.  Would recommend him to any of my boating friends.
Ralph Bush, Toronto
Island Gypsy 32′ Trawler

Toronto Harbour PIRATE TAXI’s Brad Maclean, “Our Company is a passenger transportation company operating in the Toronto Harbour. We contracted Captain Ed to deliver our newest and largest vessel of our fleet from Boston, Massachusetts, with a hull that was more suitable to be operated in sheltered waters. Captain Ed went down the Atlantic coast, across Long Island Sound, up the Hudson River, through the 33 locks of the Erie Canal and across Lake Ontario to the Toronto Harbour. The vessel is a custom commercial passenger vessel. Captain Ed was able to transport this vessel on budget and on time, through open ocean from Boston to New York and then up the canals to Lake Ontario. He was able to use his extensive experience and detailed planning to safety deliver the boat to us in the Toronto Harbour. Captain Ed was also very accommodating to our schedule and did this trip despite the lack of  typical sleeping, cooking and washroom accommodations on the vessel. Captain Ed kept us posted on his progress all throughout the journey which we greatly appreciated. I highly recommend Captain Ed and his services.”

Brad Maclean, President of Pirate Taxi Toronto, Canada

 

 

“We purchased a boat in the BVIs and needed to have it delivered for us to the Great Lakes. That’s when Captain Ed came through for us, consulting us on the equipment and resources that would be needed and weather for the voyage among other things. He also helped us take it off-shore from BVI to the Bahamas, and accompanied us for a leisurely sail through the Bahamas with our family. He knows the Bahamas inside and out, having sailed there for the last 10 years. He really made us feel comfortable and the whole experience enjoyable.  Capt. Ed and his crew also delivered the boat offshore from Charleston, SC to New York and up the Hudson, where we picked it up the rest of the way. Captain Ed safely delivered the boat, with no issues, no damages, on time and as quoted! Now having had the opportunity of getting to know him better and followed some of his offshore adventures, I would not trust too many other people more than Ed with my boat and my family.” 

Tracey Devine s/v “Sealight” out of Port Credit Yacht Club, Toronto, Canada.

 

“I’ve known Ed – and been sailing with him – for over three years now, having first met him in the summer of 2015 when I was looking for someone to help me take my boat from New York to the Bahamas. I had not done ocean sailing and wanted to find someone with the experience and expertise to run the crew and safely deliver the boat south.

Ed came highly recommended and with good reason. He has logged thousands of miles on multiple deep water crossings. His thorough preparation gave me and the rest of the crew the comfort and confidence needed to embark on this 24/7 sail to the Bahamas. This was not down the ICW, rather it was well offshore to get out of the Gulf Stream (flowing the wrong way for our purposes) and to head to the Abacos, the Bahamas using the most direct route. This 6-day sail went flawlessly due to Ed’s planning and blue water skills.

As a tremendous bonus, Ed also knows the Bahamas like the back of his hand.   I have spent the last three winter seasons cruising there and relying heavily on Ed’s guidance around the best harbours, and the best ways to navigate in the perilously shallow water that encompasses most of the 700 islands in the Bahamas chain. Ed has an inexhaustible store of knowledge about the Bahamas and he seems to have friends strategically placed near every great bar/watering hole across the Abacos and Exuma!”

“If you are considering a charter in the Bahamas then Ed is 100% the best Captain for the job!”

Paul Ter Weeme, Toronto, Canada

 

I met Captain Ed when I was planning to deliver my sailboat from Thunder Bay to Collingwood. Given I had not completed a journey this big before, I knew I needed a skipper to help get me and the boat back safe. Right away Ed provided me with invaluable insights and advice to prepare for the trip. Ultimately Ed did not join me, as I was able to do it myself with other crew, but to this day Ed continues to get me answers to my (many) questions about sailing, the boat and finding crew.

On my return, Ed did join me on a family overnight cruise to Christian Island and showed us tips and tricks that gave us confidence to be cruising Georgian Bay.

If you are thinking of getting a boat delivered, need a skipper to show you the ropes or planning a sailing charter, you can’t go wrong with Captain Ed!

Chris Wiegand
Collingwood, Ontario

 

“I hired Ed to help me sail my new-to-me, 40-year-old 30′ Hunter sailboat across Georgian Bay to the North Shore.  Wiarton to Little Current, Manitoulin Island. It was only a couple days  of sailing but with my minimal experience, I thought it was a great opportunity to crew and learn my boat as we had it delivered. Up ’till then, the largest boat I had ever sailed was my 17′ sloop and never on any water larger than a small lake. From the very beginning, Ed made the experience as easy as possible. He arrived at the boat half a day ahead of me, provisioned for the trip, picked up safety supplies the boat lacked, and even topped up the fuel and oil. I took the ferry across to Tobermory and he picked me up at the terminal and drove me down to the boat in Owen Sound. Nice and easy.

Summer Squals! Captain Ed advised that we wait it out in the anchorage at Cabot Head. I wanted to proceed in hopes the squals may pass to the north of us. When we started sailing North and the weather started to change, it didn’t take me long to be thankful to have a seasoned hand on the wheel. Strong winds, torrential rains, and poor visibility pummeled us just as we were crossing the mouth of Lake Huron.  At one point, we found that the lines holding the Dinghy had broken free at some point and the Dinghy was nowhere to be found. Reading the wind/waves and using superhuman vision, Ed was able to track down the grey Dinghy in the turbulent grey wanter from miles away. I still don’t know how he did it but with the Dinghy  back on board, we beat away from the storm and the waves with zero visibility and before I knew it he found a safe anchorage to wait out the storm. 

Ed was only with me for a few days but in that time, I didn’t sink, I didn’t break down or didn’t set fire to the boat which may not seem like an odd thing to say but thinking back, if it were not for him, I would have for sure. He was knowledgeable, patient, and cool during a crisis.

“Best money I’ve spent on my boat so far and would recommend him without question.”

Jeff Nelson, s/v “Moon Struck”, Sault Sainte Marie, Canada

 

Doing anything complicated during the Covid 19 crisis is almost impossible.

R Time Hunter Sailboat Delivery

Imagine delivering a 36′ Hunter from Geneva Ohio to Midland Canada! Well, that was the dilemma we faced when we purchased our dream boat. Having already recruited a US Captain to bring the boat as far as Sarnia, we were in urgent need of a Canadian Captain to bring her the rest of the way home, Up Lake Huron, around the Bruce peninsula, and across the unpredictable waters of Georgian Bay. And time was of the essence, battling a
deteriorating window of fall weather.
But Captain Ed stepped up to the plate and hit a grand slam! Ed’s valuable know-how wasn’t limited to sailing the vessel. In addition, he and his wife Roxane helped us provision the boat, organize the trip, provide and delivery the crew, stage an assembly location and Air B&B in Sarnia, and to top it all of, deliver our prize to Midland Ontario in record time! One day, 15 hours, 30 minutes in some challenging conditions. Non, stop!
For me as an owner/sailor, accompanying Ed and being a part of his crew was also a valuable learning experience and an exciting new chapter in my sailing career. I had never sailed the “big lakes” and this was like “sailing boot-camp”!
With a “Safety First” attitude, Capt. Ed reviewed my boat survey, helped me prepare and source my gear, and make necessary safety modifications to the boat like installing jack straps and tethers.
If you are faced with a challenging delivery and time window, Captain Ed is your guy, and his select crew members ensure a safe, enjoyable delivery.
“I assure you, you’ll also make a new friend in the process!”

John Sare,  s/v “R Time”, Midland, Ontario, Canada

 

If you want the delivery done right, on time, and on budget then there is no one better than Captain Ed! So much so, that I hired him not once but twice for two different boats I had owned.

John Hyde
Marina Key West, Toronto, Ontario

 

 

Great Lakes Motor Yacht delivery of a 40′ foot Silverton twin screw flybridge.

From Lake St. Clair, down the Detroit River, Across Lake Erie, The Welland Canal delivery, and then across Lake Ontario! 

Twin Screw Motor Yacht Delivery

An excellent yacht delivery captain service!    We recently purchased a 40 foot Silverton twin screw flybridge powerboat (30 yrs old) that was located on Lake St Clair and hired Captain Ed to make the journey with our new baby from Lake St. Clair, down the Detroit river, across Lake Erie, a transit through the Welland Canal and across Lake Ontario to our new home at the Outer Harbour Marina in Toronto.  We are relatively new to boating and were especially nervous about the Welland Canal part of the trip.  Ed coached us and assisted us in planning the journey which was great learning for us, and even rented a trailer to transport all the safety equipment down to the boat. Throughout the trip, Ed was continuously updating us on how things were going (with lots of photos!) and it was clear he was treating our boat as he would his own. He arrived right on schedule and on budget and left the boat clean and ready to go – impressive especially since it had not previously been well cared for and was unused for 3+ years. He was also available afterwards to help us learn the ins and outs of the new boat, provided lessons on docking a twin screw and was always available for questions afterwards. We would highly recommend Captain Ed for any of your powerboat yacht deliveries!

Frank Maione, m/v “Miss B Haven”, Outer Harbour Marina, Toronto, Ontario, Canada