Born in St. Paul, MN

37 years experience of fabric construction and 3-D pattern making experience in fabrics ranging from silk to Dacron.

15 years experience in professional kitchen management, food inventory management, food safety management

8 years experience splicing a wide variety of line including but not limited to: double-braid, 3-strand, and 16-strand polyester; swaging shrouds, stays and luff wires in various lays to 3/16 diameter.

20 years of overall small craft experience.

8 years small boat sailing and rig design experience. Presently sailing a 12’ Porta-bote and a 15’ Chrysler Mutineer and a Compact 16.

Designs to my credit: Porta- pac, designed to carry seats, transom and oars for the Porta-Bote folding boat, jibs and mainsail for custom Porta-Bote rigs; Dacron spinnaker sock for Chrysler Buccaneer Class One Design; Was instrumental in the design specifications of the suit (6) of sails for our 31 ft. 9 ton heavy displacement ketch (A Weston Farmer Tahitiana). The largest sail, the Genoa (353 sq ft), stands at 34 ft by 22 ft across the foot. Custom Black sails for a Rohdes 19 including an appliqué on the spinnaker.

Skills in custom jig making, all hand tools used in sail repair and sail making; a variety of fid types; setup, use, and maintenance of a variety of sewing machines that include home, industrial, and specialty (Sailrite LSZ); decorative rope work; marlinspike seamanship; riveting tools; swaging tools; riggers vise care and operation; food vacuum techniques, packaging and preparation development, recipe creation and storage including end result product quality research; interior design, color consulting; project documentation including: video, photography and computer aided graphic manipulation. Freelance writer.

I recommend the following books in my library: The Sailmaker’s Apprentice by Emiliano Marino, The Sailmaker’s Library by James Lowell Grant, Ph.D., M.S.A., Sail Repair Manual by James Lowell Grant, Ph.D., M.S.A., The Complete Canvasworker’s Guide by Jim Grant, Sails the way they work and how to make them by Derek Harvey, Canvaswork & Sail Repair by Don Casey, Splicing Wire and Fiber Rope by Raoul Graumont & John Hensel, The Complete Riggers Apprentice by Brion Toss, The Marlinspike Sailor by Hervey Garrett Smith, and The Arts Of The Sailor by Hervey Garrett Smith.

Other Projects: North Woods Adventures (including bear tours) coming soon! For a preview check out www.nwoodsadventures.com

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