Capt Richard Fachtmann
USCG Master Captain “R” Richard Fachtmann, has been sailing boats since he was 10 years old. Richard grew up sailing/racing various boats from Laser, O’day, Snipe, and Hobie to JBOAT, Oyster, Catalina, Hunter, Beneteau, Jeanneau (the list goes on and on and on) in and around the Tampa Bay and Florida waters. Powerboat list is endless… My Mother owned and I crewed on her charter fishing boat, we spent many a night underway at sea.
After years of sailing with Twin Brother, James and his father Bob Fachtmann (Winner of the Boat of the Year Dunedin Yacht Club 4 years), Richard learned Navigation/Celestial, Seamanship, and Ship Systems which are very similar to Aircraft Systems with a college degree in Aviation Professional Pilot Science Degree. Capt. “R” Raced on various sailboats that took him to amazing locations in the Florida Keys, the Bahamas, and the BVI’s.
