Professional Captains Training You on YOUR Boat, at YOUR Dock, on YOUR Waterway
CAPT. CHARLIE RYAN
Captain Charlie Ryan is a lifelong boating advocate who followed his love of the water and all things nautical into his life´s vocation. He is now retired from two separate careers – first as a naval officer and secondly as an executive with Honeywell International Inc. His love of boating began with competitive sailing dinghy racing at age 8 and cruising aboard family boats on the Great Lakes through his high school and college years. He later owned a series of his own boats - power and sail – that he has operated up and down the East Coast, including the Chesapeake Bay and the Bahamas and Gulf of Mexico. During his navy years, Charlie spent more than a dozen years at sea in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and served tours of duty as captain of two destroyer-class ships.
Captain Charlie holds a 100 Ton U.S. Coast Guard Masters License with Sail and Towing endorsements, and is licensed by the Coast Guard to teach preparatory courses for Captains Licensing. Charlie particularly enjoys assisting others to improve their boating skills, and when not boating on his own cruiser or working as a yacht delivery captain, can often be found immersed in his second-favorite activity – teaching the art and skills of boating as a captain with Boatboy Marine Training in both South West Florida and the Chesapeake Bay areas. Captain Charlie lives with his wife Ricki in Fort Myers and spends as much summer time as possible at their cottage on the Chesapeake Bay.