CAPTAIN JOHN KOTZE'                          (see contact details on the top right hand corner of this Blog spot)                    




QUALIFICATIONS / TICKETS HELD:
* Cruising Association of      SA (CASA) 
Yacht  Master Offshore
* PADI Dive Master
* 2002/2003 - Marine technician  (larryachts@AOL.com)

* 2002 - Charter base manager Florida Keys

AVAILABLE: all year round

WATERS SAILED:  North and South Atlantic, Mediterranean, Red Sea, Indian Ocean, Pacific, Caribbean, Mexican Gulf, North Sea and Baltic Sea


LOGBOOK:
2014
* Oct/Nov. Leopard 5800 catamaran show boat from Annapolis boat show to BVI to go into crewed charter.
2013
* Leopard 5800 catamaran, 6023nm, Cape Town, SA to Tortola, BVI.
* Leopard 48 catamaran,1302nm,Ft Lauderdale to St Martin/Tortola, BVI
* Leopard 39 power catamaran,1149nm,Ft Lauderdale/Tortola
* Leopard 48 catamaran,1,520nm,Tortola/Annapolis
* Leopard 48 catamaran,1692nm,Annapolis/St Martin/Tortola
2012
* Jeaneau 41mono, 1406nm,Charleston/Tortola
* Leopard 44 catamaran,3765nm,Miami/St Martin/Belize
* Jeneteau 43 mono,1483nm,Tortola/Annapolis
* Fontein Pajot 41 catamaran,883nm,Fort Lauderdale/Annapolis
* Leopard 48 catamaran,7,493nm,Cape Town/Annapolis
* Leopard 48 catamaran,936nm,Annapolis/Ft Lauderdale
2011/2012

* Tui Marine (The Moorings and Sunsail)

Personally sailing and co-managing our team of skippers to deliver 17 boats, mono`s, sail and power catamarans from the Annapolis Boat Show and Charleston South Carolina, USA to the various bases in the Caribbean.

2011:

* Beneteau Oceanis 43 mono - Tortola to La Paz (Sea of Cortez) 3,449 nm's

* Beneteau 50 mono - Fort Lauderdale to Tortola 1,215 nm's

* Irwin 52 mono - Puerto Rico to Albany NY, 1657 nm's

* Lagoon 42 cat - Tortola to Fort Lauderdale, 1,042 nm's

* Beneteau 50 mono,1093nm,Miami/Tortola
* Leopard 44 cat,1640nm,Annapolis/Tortola
* Leopard 39 PC,943nm,Annapolis/Ft Lauderdale
* Jeaneau 41 mono,1321nm,Charleston/Tortola
Oct 2010-Jan 2011
Tui Marine (TheMoorings & Sunsail )

* Personally delivering and co-running a team of skippers to deliver 27 odd brand new The Moorings & Sunsail boats from the factory delivery point in South Carolina, USA to various bases around the Caribbean and Mexico plus taking the brand new show boats up to the Miami boat show for Tui Marine USA 

2010
* New Admiral 40ft catamaran - Cape Town, South Africa to Grenada WI's, 5,821nm's
*  Leopard 47ft power catamaran - Abacos Bahama's - Florida

2009

* New Admiral 40ft catamaran,"s/v Punta Azul" with owners, Cape Town SA - Trinidad, 5537nm's
* Baltic 56 mono, 3061 nm's, Stockholm to Palma (Majorca)
* Leopard 46 catamaran 5893 nm's, Turkey - Tortola BVI
* Leopard 384 catamaran, 1127 nm's, Fort Lauderdale - Tortola, BVI
2008
* Admiral 50ft catamaran, 2381nm's, Cape Town, SA - Madagascar
* New Admiral 40ft catamaran, 7235 nm's, Cape Town, SA - Fort Lauderdale
* New Admiral 40ft catamaran, 7165 nm's, Cape Town SA - Fort Lauderdale
* New Admiral 40ft catamaran, 7165 nm's, Cape Town - Fort Lauderdale

2007

* New Admiral 40ft catamaran, 7812 nm's, Cape Town, SA to Annapolis

* New Admiral 40ft catamaran, 923 nm's, Annapolis - Fort Lauderdale
* New Admiral 50ft catamaran, 7100nm's, Cape Town, SA - Fort Lauderdale
2006
* Admiral 50ft Catamaran, 3576nm, Salvador, Brazil, up Amazon River to Santa Rem, Orinoco River to Trinidad
* New Admiral 40ft catamaran, 7812nm, CT-Annapolis
* Admiral 50ft Catamaran, 6605nm,, Grenada - Rio de Janeiro, Grouph Island (Roaring 40's!!) to CT, SA
2005
* New Leopard 40 catamaran, 6040nm, CT, SA - BVI, Tortola
* Admiral 38 catamaran, 1858nm, Fort Lauderdale to Annapolis, return
* Admiral 38 catamaran, 964nm, Annapolis - For Lauderdale
* New Leopard 43 catamaran, 6909nm, CT, SA-Miami
2004* Admiral 38 catamaran, 1993nm, Fort Lauderdale-Annapolis return
* Admiral 38 Catamaran, 1008nm, Annapolis-Fort Lauderdale
* 34 Gemini catamaran, 255nm, Fort Lauderdale-Punta Gorda
* Beneteau 460, 1112nm, Fort Lauderdale-Houston, Texas
* Monohulls/Catamarans 39-50ft, 2800nm's, Florida keys and Bahama's day sails, charters and deliveries 

* Island Spirit 40 Catamaran, 1170nm, Fort Lauderdale-Tortola BVI
2003
* Beneteau 460, 3685nm, La Paz, Mexico-Ft Lauderdale
* Admiral 38 Catamaran, 3369nm, Grenada-Annapolis-Ft Lauderdale
2003-2004
* Mono's/Catamarans 38 – 51ft, 3086nm, Florida keys & Bahama's day sails and single handed deliveries
2003 – 2004:/General Marine Technician, Ft Lauderdale                       
2002 - Charter Base Manager, Florida keys
2001* St Francis 44 catamarans, 13672nm, Florida-Med-CT, SA
2000
* Woods 35ft catamaran, 1095nm, Houston - Fort Lauderdale
* 40ft ketch, 340nm. Fort Lauderdale - Fort Meyers
* Beneteau 332, 1368nm, Charleston-Tortola, BVI
* Privilege 43 catamaran, 1262nm, Ft Lauderdale-Connecticut
* Prout Snowgoose catamaran, 891nm, Ft Lauderdale-Chesapeak
* 44 Beneteau, 3775nm, Antigua - Gibralter
* 40 Woods catamaran, 4967nm, Rio de Janeiro-Ft Lauderdale
1999
* Dufour 45, 173nm, Fort Lauderdale-Nassau
* Privilage 39 catamaran, 2113nm, Grenada - Fort Lauderdale
* Privililage 39 catamaran, 1820nm, Fort Lauderdale-Grenada
* Admiral 38 Catamaran, 1105nm, St Martin-Ft Lauderdale
* Admiral 38 Catamaran, 5992nm, Cape Town, SA - St Martin
* 40ft Woods Catamaran, 295nm, Table Bay Charters, CT, SA
1998
* 40ft Woods Catamaran, 819nm, Durban-CT, SA
* Dean 440 Catamaran , 983nm, Richards Bay-Saldanha Bay, SA
* St Francis 44 Catamaran, 901nm, Richards Bay - CT, SA
* Woods custom 40 Catamaran, 2571nm, Mahe-Seychelles-Durban, SA
* St Francis 44 Catamaran, 2313nm, Mahe-Seychelles-Richards Bay, SA
OTHER POSITIONS
* 1998: Navigator, Woods custom catamaran, 3840nm,  CT, SA - Seychelles
* 1997, crew, Compass 47,420nm, Durban-PE, SA
* 1997, crew, 35 Simonis catamaran, 560nm, Knysna-Durban, SA
* 1997, crew,  43 Kelsall catamaran, 226nm, Durban day sailing
* 1997, crew, Moody 395, 530nm, Durban - East London to Durban, SA
30.06 to 31.07.97
* L34 Ocean Sailing Academy, 5 Week Captains Course, East Coast Durban, Richards Bay and Port St Johns
1988 to 1996
* Various mono's as crew/pleasure sailing +/- 2000 nm's