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Nationality:
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United States |
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Currently based in:
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Naples, Italy |
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Looking for:
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Worldwide opportunities |
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Experience:
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3600 ocean miles / 6900 coastal miles |
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Lieutenant Commander J. Spencer Lankford, U.S. Navy Reserve
Education:
Georgia Institute of Technology
Bachelor Degree Electrical Engineering - March, 1994
Southern Polytechnic State University
Master of Science Electrical Engineering – December, 2008
Employment: Currently stationed in Naples, Italy on active duty but approaching retirement and ready for the next chapter of life.
Objective: After retirement I will have the freedom to fly and sail as much or as little as I like. I’ll take it as it comes. Flexible and willing to serve as skipper, mate, or crew for the right situation.
Experience: Sailing Instructor
• Seven years as an active duty Navy sailing instructor at United States Naval Academy Offshore Sail Training Squadron (OSTS).
• Awarded the Navy Sailing D-Offshore Skipper (D-OS) Qualification (ASA108 Equivalent)
OSTS is a rigorous training pipeline including practical and academic evaluations (with annual refreshers and testing) in the following 15 topics:
Charts/Publications
Communications
Man Overboard
Electrical & Power
Electronics
Emergency Situations
Engineering
First Aid
General Seamanship
Heavy Weather Sailing
Rules of the Road
Safety
Sailing Theory
Weather
Practical Navigation Exam
Additional training in:
CPR/First Aid
Operational Risk Management
Radio Communications
Navy 44 Systems
Watch Organization
Deck Seamanship
Damage Control
Situational Awareness
Preventative Maintenance
Correctional Maintenance
Dead Reckoning
Coaching Techniques
Team Leadership
• Excellent troubleshooting skills
• Attended Safety at Sea Seminar in Annapolis Maryland three times
• Extensive experience instructing novice and inexperienced sailors
• Extensive experience in leadership at sea and ashore
• Extensive experience as a classroom instructor in electrical engineering and other technical topics
• Trained over forty prospective skippers for the Navy Offshore Sail Training Squadron and cruised offshore with novice crews of Midshipmen on seven, three week long cruises
• I have never been sea sick - in fact, I’ve been the only person on a Navy 44 (with ten crew) who wasn’t seasick in rough weather on multiple occasions
OSTS is a training and leadership laboratory which prepares midshipmen to go offshore as part of their summer training. Although I have done a little bit of racing, OSTS is not about racing. Explore OSTS (and get involved in this amazing program if it appeals to you) here. They have many civilian volunteers and the satisfaction of taking a novice crew from zero to offshore passages in incredible! Check it out if you are in the Annapolis area! Nothing keeps your skills sharp quite like being an instructor.
Sailing History:
Four multi day offshore cruises as Skipper, two as XO aboard the Navy 44’ sloop Sail Training Craft. Six DELMARVA (Delaware, Maryland, Virginia) circumnavigation cruises. Well more than 10,000 miles total.
Highlights include:
• Over 20 overnights on the Chesapeake Bay and more than 15 overnights offshore
• 4 DELMARVA cruises as Skipper, 2 as XO (375 nm)
• Annapolis - Charleston Round Trip as XO (1120 nm)
• 2x Annapolis – Stamford Yacht Club, Connecticut as Skipper (outside Long Island outbound and East River/New York Harbor inbound) (860 nm)
• Annapolis – Black Rock, Connecticut as XO (outside Long Island outbound and East River/New York Harbor inbound) (840 nm)
• Annapolis – Mystic, Connecticut as Skipper (outside Long Island outbound and East River/New York Harbor inbound) (820 nm)
• Annapolis – Bristol, Rhode Island as Skipper (outside Long Island outbound and East River/New York Harbor inbound) (940 nm)
• Four passages through New York Harbor and East River as Skipper
• Extensive experience on the Chesapeake with heavy traffic both day and night as Skipper
Other fun facts:
• Pretty damn good sense of humor – in fact, probably the best in the galaxy
• Sailed with a freaking astronaut
• I’m a pretty darn good cook and have catered for as many as 80 people (just for fun)
• If your boat has a grill hanging off the back, we will get along
• If you’re a vegan, please don’t waste my time
• Prefer to eat breakfast for dinner but willing to compromise
• No drugs / Non smoker and prefer the same
• Not sure what I want to do when I grow up so I’ve been avoiding it
Other interests
Private pilot (Instrument rated) with over 400 hours flight time and owner of a Vans RV6 home built aircraft, PADI Certified scuba diver, fly fishing, snow skiing, woodworking, amateur machinist, guitar, author of two books.
Military Decorations
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Joint Service Achievement Award
Navy Commendation Award x2
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Smoking:
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non-smoker |
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Relationship status:
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single |
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Dietary requirements:
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Don't eat bugs |
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Languages:
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English; |
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Social Links:
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John’s Sailing Experience
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Number of years sailing:
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4 to 9 |
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Sea miles sailed:
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Ocean: 3600 / Coastal: 6900 |
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Nights at sea:
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11-49 |
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I have experience as:
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Instructor (Ocean Sailing) |
Voyage History
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| Date |
Boat |
From/To |
Miles |
Role | # Crew |
Rally |
| 2017 |
Navy 44 |
Annapolis, MD/Stamford, CT (round trip) |
860 |
Captain | 10 |
U.S. Naval Academy Offshore Sail Training Squadron |
| 2016 |
Navy 44 |
Annapolis, MD/Bristol, RI |
940 |
Captain | 10 |
U.S. Naval Academy Offshore Sail Training Squadron |
| 2015 |
Navy 44 |
Annapolis, MD/Stamford, CT |
860 |
Captain | 10 |
U.S. Naval Academy Offshore Sail Training Squadron |
| 2014 |
Navy 44 |
Annapolis, MD/Mystic, CT (round trip) |
820 |
Captain | 10 |
U.S. Naval Academy Offshore Sail Training Squadron |
| 2013 |
Navy 44 |
Annapolis, MD/Black Rock, CT (round trip) |
840 |
Captain | 10 |
U.S. Naval Academy Offshore Sail Training Squadron |
| 2012 |
Navy 44 |
Annapolis, MD/Charleston, SC (round trip) |
1120 |
Captain | 10 |
U.S. Naval Academy Offshore Sail Training Squadron |
