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CAPTAIN RENEE BRESCIA Renee has been boating throughout her entire life aboard boats of all sizes and shapes, and sailing since 1994, starting aboard a 22 foot sloop. She has sailed aboard boats as crew and captain on vessels from 18 ft day sailors to tug boats, tour/research boats and 200 ft tall ships in waters of the Great Lakes, Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Tampa Bay, Bermuda and the US & British Virgin Islands. She has worked aboard various charter boats in Bermuda, Florida & New York, has been teaching sailing for 8 years and is an ASA Certified Instructor. Renee also captains "The Haendel" on Cayuga Lake for Tiohero Tours. Her passion for sailing is highly contagious... watch out! Renee has lived aboard and traveled aboard various sail and power boats during most of her life, traveling over 10,000 miles as captain and crew, she brings a family history and lifelong love for the sea with her into teaching on the water.
As founder of the Women's Sailing Connection, a worldwide group for sailing women, Renee has found a way to bring women sailors together within her local community in the Finger Lakes and around the world, now gathering members from several countries and over 18 states in the US.
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CAPTAIN STEPHANIE ROTHE Stephanie holds a USCG Master’s License and is a certified Able Bodied Seaman. She has taken part in advanced study of Fine Arts, has sailed aboard various ships and worked aboard research vessels throughout US waters. Stephanie was an integral part of our Women's Sailing Conference. She is also a licensed Massage Therapist in downtown Ithaca, NY. Her love of the sea is obvious as you will see when you step on board with Stephanie. She also works as captain aboard the biodiesel tour boat "The Haendel" in Ithaca, an eco-tour and research vessel (www.tioherotours.com )on Cayuga Lake.
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CAPTAIN JOHN CARTER RUTTLE John is a professional USCG Licensed Master Captain and has been sailing for over 30 years, teaching, chartering and operating various sail and power boats of all sizes on the inland waters of New York. He also has a radio show in Binghamton, NY, so listen for him on your radio in the mornings. John brings his 31' Allmand the "Allmand Joy" into our fleet of training vessels
You will enjoy sailing with John and his patient and detail oriented style of teaching sailing will be sure to fit your sailing goals.
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