RESUME
Inka Petersen
sailing
participation in numerous sails on private boats and shared charters
(22,710 ocean miles so far):
- Atlantic crossing on "Anasazi" from Florida to Ireland via Bermuda and the Azores, May 2003 - August 2003
- "President Freiherr von Malzahn" from Brittany to Cornwall, the Channel Islands, Cowes, the Friesian Islands, Helgoland to Hamburg, July/August 2004
- "Lord Jim" from Sausalito via Nuku Hiva (Marquesas), through the Straight of Magellan to Punta Arenas, Chile, December 2005 - April 2006
- "Anasazi" : West Cork, Ireland to Las Palmas, Gran Canaria via La Curuña, Spain and the island of Madeira, July2008 - August 2008
- "Princess Taiping", Ming Dynasty Replica: San Francisco to San Diego, Nov 2009
- "Lucky Star" : Juneau, AK to Gibson's Landing, BC, June/July 2010
- "Lucky Star" : Sausalito, CA to Hilo, then Kailua, HI, July/August 2011
1st officer/crew
RENDEZVOUS, 78ft Brigantine and
BAY LADY, 83ft Schooner
of Rendezvous Charters, San Francisco, May 2002-March 2003
volunteer skipper/mate
GRACE QUAN, SF Bay Shrimp Junk
SFMNHP and California State Park China Camp, Feb 2004- current
sail the vessel with dignitaries, during cultural festivities, and for visual presents out of Hyde Street Pier, China Camp State Park and the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta
volunteer skipper/crew
NUOVO MONDO, SF Bay felucca
of Small Boat Division, SFMNHP, Jan 2001- current
sail mostly the felucca Nuovo Mondo, but also other small craft for Park and historic boat events, most recently: Brest 2004, took care and sailed vessel during the boat show
volunteer crew member
GAS LIGHT, SF Bay scow schooner replica
of Age of Sail, SFMNHP, 2 seasons in 2001, occasionally still
taking school classes (30-40 passengers) on half day sails on the SF Bay.
1st season with Capt'n Paul Dines: boat handling, sail trim, occasional explanation to kids
2nd season with Capt'n Pamela Caughlin, more involved in kid's instruction, especially navigation
volunteer crew member, 1st mate
PEGASUS 53ft, Alden Ketch
of Nautilus Institute, Berkeley, Dec 2000-May 2003
Crew Member in all positions except commanding captain on voyages ranging from 3hrs to 2days. Taking up to 15 passengers, mostly school kids from the Berkeley Boosters or the Shorebird Nature Center, also occasional adult international guests of the Nautilus Institute.
other tallship experience:
scow schooner Alma, Californian, Hawaiian Chieftain, Irvin Johnson, Pursuit
certifications
- German Powerboat driver's License for recreational vessels under 50m LOA
- US Sailing and ASA Basic Keelboat
- US Sailing and ASA Basic Cruising
boatbuilding / maintenance
GODEWIND
either structural repairs in yards or mostly interior woodworking for yachts.
Spaulding Center for Wooden Boats Youth Program
We are currently working on the prototype for a Spaulding 16, a sailing dinghy that was sketched by Myron Spaulding when he was 16. The design got refined by Tom Whylie and the group is ironing out the construction issues while teaching wodworking, boating and maritime skills to youth.
The Arques School for Traditional Boatbuilding
working on the construction of school design "Loon" and the restoration of "Freda", the oldest yacht on the West Coast at the Spaulding Center for Wooden Boats. Tasks included milling, framing, planking, and pouring a lead keel.
Richardson Bay Boatworks and Ways
Woodworker. engaged in all aspects of repair and restoration of wooden boats. sail and power; recreational and commercial vessels. including some of SF Bay's finest, oldest and/or famous sailing vessels like "Black Witch", "Polaris", "Patida II", "Trigger" to name a few. sister frames, re-fastening, planking, caulking, interior repairs, teak decks, cockpit remodel... etc
San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park, SF Maritime Association and China Camp State Park: Chinese Shrimp Junk Project
paid intern. basically assistant to the Project Director and later foreman, doing all aspects of the design and construction work as well as supervising skilled and unskilled volunteers.
Spinnaker Sailing/ Rendezvous Charter
Maintenance Crew. sail and outboard repairs, brightwork and after charter check for the schoolboats, fixing anything broken on big charter boats from water heater to steering wires, parceling and serving (old fashioned rigging) on Rendezvous, metal/rust work on Bay Lady, several bottom jobs.
volunteer maintenance for PEGASUS
netting, lifelines, woodwork, Dec 2000-May 2003
volunteer San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park
- small craft division small boat shop, Jan 2001- current restoring and maintenance of the museum's small craft fleet, mostly fitting wood things, like dutchmen, trim, combing (that's what they seem to think i do best)
- Top Sail Training on the Balclutha, but due to current scheduling not much participation in the actual demonstrations that happen at Hyde Street Pier
own restoration project MARITA
1941's 37ft Knud Reimers 8-Meter sloop, Aug 2001-current
restoration in progress, photos upon request
woodworking apprenticeship
3-yr program at Nordseewerke Shipyard in Emden, Germany. 1985-86
certification earned
Certified Wood Mechanic (Carpenter/Cabinet Maker).
other related stuff
- Student at the Arques School for Traditional Boatbuilding for traditional boat design
- bronze casting at the Arques School with Bob Darr, as well as the Small Boat Shop at Hyde St. Pier with Sam Johnson
- i also have a masters degree in Visual Communication and Publishing Media after spending 7 years in art school in Hamburg (the same one that the Beatle went to who left the band before fame and died young - i totally forgot his name)
education / skills
- i have experience in sailing with school kids of various backgrounds, they seemed to have been either 5th graders or high schoolers age 16-18. On occasion Rendezvous would take out groups of physically and mentally disabled kids and young adults. On Pegasus we also worked with youth at risk age 12 to 15 in an after school program.
- In terms of subjects we covered sailtraining, SF Bay and Pacific West Coast history, life on board history, navigation, knots, weather and water observation, nature and environmental education, and team building. For the adults on board we mostly just covered history and landmarks, wildlife, and the local beer selection.
- I also was a one weekend sailing teacher for high school kids on small dinghies for the Urban Pioneers in San Francisco.
- Other educational experience includes teaching Swing dancing to adults for over a year, supervising volunteers in boat building and restoration projects of the SF Maritime National Historic Park and conducting printmaking, graphic design, computer design application and photography workshops for adults.
- I am interested in the arts and creative writing and love the idea of combining my technical and sailing skills with ones of people who create.
references
John Muir, Curator of Small Craft
Project Director Junk Project
San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park
ph: (415) 556-4031
Peter Hayes, Director
Nautilus Institute, Pegasus Project
e-mail: phayes@nautilus.org
Ross Sommer
Richardson Bay Boatworks and Ways
ph: (415) 331-0742
Beth and Gary Schwarzman
"Anasazi"
e-mail: anasazi@cape.com
- client references upon request -
