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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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 […]
Read MoreKatherine Pickering – Belfast, ME
I’ve always felt fortunate to work on Belfast Harbor. I started in 1989 at a local boatyard before being appointed as Harbor Master for the City of Belfast in 1993 where I’ve been ever since – 26 years. Belfast Harbor has seen a lot of changes over that time but […]
Read MoreCraig 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. […]
Read MoreCharlie 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 […]
Read MoreKim 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 […]
Read MoreCharlie Tetreau – Freeport, ME
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Read MoreDon 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 […]
Read MoreScott Story & Rosemary Lesch – Rockport, MA
Scott Story and Rosemary Lesch have been Co-Harbormasters for the town of Rockport for over 30 years. They each came to the job as EMT’s, Maritime Licensed Captains and with a genuine interest in providing the best possible coverage to the waterfront. Their many jobs include: mooring management, search & […]
Read MoreChuck Moran – Kittery, ME
Deputy Harbormaster Charles (Chuck) Moran retired from a very impressive career in property management throughout the country last April and decided he wanted to come to work (because he can’t sit still) at the Harbormasters office in Kittery. Based on his resume, I initially was not going to hire him because […]
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