Vladimir A. Chepurnoi
Recruitment Partner bn US for Yacht Polar Expeditions
I started to work in the US from 1991. It was the East-West JV (San Francisco) as principal researcher, Startup company ECOSO, Adobe, Novel in Santa Cruz. I moved to Washington State in 1995 getting job in Microsoft, where I worked 10 years, and after that I opened my companies and worked as self-employer.
My Sailing Career Highlights
- 40+ years as Master or Mate on own, private, chartering sailboats
- Eleven years in wooden boat restoration, rigging and sail making, fine carpentry electrical, plumbing, engine repair, hull building, in sea and on land repairs
- Founded and managed the Sailing Sport Club at University
- Eight years instructor in sail
- Six years trained racing crews for national and international races
- Trained crews for navigation in difficult weather conditions, surviving while a hull breaches, mast loss, rudder breakage, etc.
- From time to time, routes of long races and sailing expeditions were organized and developed;
- Created compact lidar for monitoring pollution on surface of water (lakes and oceans)
- Inspection of various types of sailboats (wooden, fiberglass, aluminum, fibrocement, ferro cement)
At Sea Experience
Skipper, sailboat Dehler 30 OD
- Chartered on Aegean Sea from Olympics marina to multiple islands. July 2021
Skipper, sailboat Beneteau First 40, “Jazz” & Fist 40, “Audacious”
- Pacific, qualifying 700 nm passage and Rolex Fastnet race, UK. June-August 2021
Crew/Watch Capitan, sailboat Hanse 505, “Amandla Kulu”
- Qualification race, Isle of Wight; Rolex Fastnet race, UK. July-August 2019
Crew/Cel Nav training, sailboat Great Mistral 80, “Weddell”
- Sailing from Cape Town – San Helen – Antigua, 6013 nm. March-April 2019
Crew, sailboat class Dragon sail #5
- Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, April 2019
Chief Mate, Beneteau oceanis 46, “Serenite”
- Vic-Maui race, July 2018
Managerial experience
In my old life, I was a Chief Scientist in Institute of Applied Physics and head of the lab, coordinating many projects in several labs of the USSR.
Education & Training
I am currently enrolled in the Marine Learning Center for get USCG certificate of Captain to 100 tons.
Also, I am enrolling in the Seattle Sailing School for obtain the license of Sailing instructor for ASA.
Qualification Summary
CPR/First Aid CFR & STCW A-VI/1-3
Safety At Sea Certificate
Diploma of Ocean Master
License of Offshore Master
License of 1 class Helmsman
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