Articles by: US_Harbors

Capt. Jeff Dziedzic – Groton, CT

Capt Jeff Dziedzic has been the Groton harbormaster since his Governor appointment in 2003. The waters in his area consist of a large mooring field in Pine Island Bay, the eastern side of the Thames River which has heavy industrial activity of Pfizer Pharmaceutical, Buckeye Regional Oil Terminal, General Dynamics […]

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Charlie Farlow – Cape Charles, VA

I retired from Virginia Beach Fire Dept. 4 years age and became Harbor Master of Cape Charles VA. I have been on or around the water all my life with my father (Retire USCG Chief Warrant Officer 2 and fishing charter boat capt) fishing, water rescue specialist VBFD and professional […]

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Seal of Aventura Florida

Bill Draughon – Aventura, FL

I have been the Marina Director for 37 years. I have always been working on boats or in the marina my whole career. We have a beautiful 80 acre residential resort with a marina spread out over the property. It is not your a typical layout.  I love working with […]

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Redondo Beach Marina, Redondo Beach, FL

Craig Stanton – Redondo Beach, FL

Craig Stanton, the harbormaster at the Redondo Beach Marina, exemplifies everything a professional harbormaster should be. He is knowledgeable, helpful, courteous and just salty enough to give a reassuring air of expertise. He is a treasure to all the resident boaters and transients in the marina. Submitted by Captain K. […]

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Charlie Phippen - Harbormaster in Bar Harbor, ME

Charlie Phippen – Bar Harbor, ME

I’m a retired Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer and I have worked for the Town of Bar Harbor for twenty years as Harbormaster. I feel a Harbormaster is like a referee in that we ensure that all users placing infinite demands on a very finite resource, “the Harbor”, are on […]

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CT-Harbor-Master-Training-2019

Kim Czapla – Hartford, CT

Hi! I’m the Harbor Master Program Administrator for the State of Connecticut, Department of Energy & Environmental Protection. We provide regulatory oversight, support and technical training to our Harbor Masters. Currently CT has 37 Harbor Masters and 18 Deputy Harbor Masters serving the harbors and waterways on Long Island Sound […]

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Don Procko - Harbormaster in Mystic, CT

Don Procko – Mystic, CT

I retired after 35 years as a public school “shop”teacher, a job I loved. After serving on the Harbor Management Commission, I became Harbor Master of Mystic (Stonington and Groton) in 2015. I am entrusted to help protect one of the jewels in Connecticut’s crown of waterways. Thousands come to […]

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