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Instructor
Randy Smith, of Randall Smith Sailing,
Ltd., manages all sailing instruction programs on behalf of Pinnacle
Yachts. Randy has been sailing since 1975. He and his wife, both inveterate
sailors, have sailed Lake Michigan, Chesapeake Bay, the Caribbean,
the Ionian Sea of Greece, and the Istanbul, Turquoise and Southwestern
Coasts of Turkey.
Randy is an ASA Certified Sailing Instructor
and licensed Coast Guard Captain, having completed a spectrum of formal
sailing and navigation certifications including:
- Annapolis Sailing School: Sailing & Navigation
Course
- US Power Squadron: Safe Boating Course
- US Power Squadron: Advanced Grades: Seamanship
Course
- US Coast Guard Auxiliary: Boating Safety
- US Coast Guard Auxiliary: Boating Skills &
Seamanship
- ASA Student Qualification: Coastal Navigation
- ASA Student Qualification: Basic Keelboat
- ASA Student Qualification: Basic Coastal Cruising
- ASA Instructor Qualification: Basic Keelboat
- ASA Instructor Qualification: Basic Coastal
Cruising
- ASA Instructor Qualification: Coastal Navigation
- U.S. Merchant Marine Officer
- U.S. Coast Guard Masters' License (50-Ton rating)
Randy also previously founded and served
as Chief Operating Officer of Roamer Technologies, a private company
that developed and brought to market innovative geriatric medical
products.
Randy also spent thirteen years with
Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) in management and operations
consulting, first in the Chicago office, then as Head of the Manufacturing
Consulting Practice in Istanbul (for Turkey) and Prague (for Central
Europe). Randy holds a BA in Industrial Engineering from Northwestern
University.
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