About Bill Stanley

I started diving in 1983 at the age of 13 when I completed my PADI open water certification. I had several long intervals away from diving over the decades and eventually sat through a refresher class in 2015. Since then, I have become very active in diving and achieved the following PADI certifications: Open Water Diver, Emergency Oxygen Provider, EFR - Primary Care (CPR) & Sec Care (1st) w/ AED Recue Diver, Night Diver, Wreck Diver, Enriched Air Diver, Deep Diver, Advanced Open Water Diver, Master Scuba Diver, Dry Suit Diver, Dive Master, Sidemount Diver and Mine diver. 

Places I have been diving include: Bahamas, Honduras, Belize, Grand Cayman, Turks & Caicos, Mexico, Galapagos, Dominican Republic, British Virgin Islands and the USA

I first started sailing in the early 1990’s and then started taking classes with the American Sailing Association (ASA) in 2015. I have completed the following ASA certifications: Basic Keelboat Sailing 101, Basic Coastal Cruising 103, Bareboat Chartering 104, Coastal Navigation 105 Advanced Coastal Cruising 106, Celestial Navigation 107, Passage Making 108 and Cruising Catamaran 114. I have completed an offshore passage just over 1,000 nautical miles nonstop. We sailed from St. Thomas to West Palm Beach Florida making better than 120 nautical miles per day, averaging 5.5 knots speed over ground. During my training I have completed 4 gulf stream crossings. I have done 5 bareboat charters abroad through the Moorings, all in Belize. In addition, I have done several bareboat charters in the US, including inland waters and the Pacific Ocean in California. A few years ago, I purchased my own boat, a 1975, 43’ sloop rigged Gulfstar. My long-term goal is a 2 year Caribbean scuba diving cruise to reach remote dive sites.

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