USCG Licensed Captains Providing Professional Yacht Delivery Services

Meet the Captains

Eric Blankfield

Eric

Eric has been sailing since the age of four. He has lived aboard boats for 15 years and was brought up sailing the Santa Barbara Channel and more extended cruising trips with his family. He has also raced Lasers and J/24s and has sailed on larger boats in such races as the Newport to Ensenada Race.

He began working on a large dive boat as a deckhand and had his captain's license by the age of 22. Since then, Eric has skippered several boats, primarily the Double Dolphin, a 50-foot sailing catamaran, which he captained for five years. He's also skippered and delivered research vessels, dive boats, and many sailboats and powerboats up to 97 tons. His voyages have taken him to Mexico, the Caribbean, Hawaii, and up and down the west and east coasts.

In addition to being a full-time captain, Eric is working toward a career in yacht design. He also resurrected an Ericson 32 from certain death. With a new epoxy bottom, professional LP paint job and new rigging, Eric got this classic Bruce King designed gem floating again.

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Patrick Schoenberger

Pat

Patrick Schoenberger, an Annapolis, Maryland native, was brought up sailing on the Chesapeake and sailed throughout his younger years. After graduating from the United States Merchant Marine Academy, Patrick worked extensively in the Merchant Marine, sailing on all varieties of ships of unlimited tonnage. He has also skippered several different types of limited tonnage boats including a 48-foot research vessel, a 50-foot sailing catamaran and a 117-foot Naval Patrol Craft.

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Patrick has now joined the ranks of the fully-employed. Shoreside, he now enjoys regular pay, benefits and tons of stress. He does, however, get out on his own boat whenever possible. Thanks, Pat for all the help with deliveries.