Our captain
Captain Diane Berol
She is a USCG 100 Ton skipper, US SAILING AND ASA Offshore Instructor and has been teaching and delivering boats for the past 35 years. She teaches at USC and taught bareboat chartering at OCC School of Sailing and Seamanship, Annapolis Sailing School, various sailing clubs and privately. She has captained boat deliveries to the South Pacific, Asia, East Coast of the US, England, and Africa. She has made numerous West Coast passages from Alaska to the Sea of Cortez in Mexico. At the age of 24, after completing 3 years with the Peace Corps in the Fiji Islands, she sailed across the South Pacific to Australia and began her cruising lifestyle. Her enthusiasm and knowledge are infectious, and she offers a vivacious approach to boating.
She is a USCG 100 Ton skipper, US SAILING AND ASA Offshore Instructor and has been teaching and delivering boats for the past 35 years. She teaches at USC and taught bareboat chartering at OCC School of Sailing and Seamanship, Annapolis Sailing School, various sailing clubs and privately. She has captained boat deliveries to the South Pacific, Asia, East Coast of the US, England, and Africa. She has made numerous West Coast passages from Alaska to the Sea of Cortez in Mexico. At the age of 24, after completing 3 years with the Peace Corps in the Fiji Islands, she sailed across the South Pacific to Australia and began her cruising lifestyle. Her enthusiasm and knowledge are infectious, and she offers a vivacious approach to boating.
The challenge
Bring together a small, congenial community of enthusiastic sailors who have a passion for adventure, the sea, sailing and learning.
Beginning in 2016, Diane began assembling a crew who would help her train others on how to understand the operation of Celtic Song and safely sail the world. The preliminary and growing list of events and destinations can be found here.
Additional crew will sign on for various legs of the trip, making their own travel arrangement to and from the boat. A more detailed itinerary will evolve as we get closer to each expedition.
Prospective crew members must take the required five lessons. We expect everyone to honor scheduling commitments. Crew will be evaluated on two categories:
Diane will lead a series of trips along the Southern California coast leading up to 2018 when she will spend a few months sailing in the Sea of Cortez before she sets sail across the Pacific to explore a world of islands and adventure.
If you are interested in participating, contact Diane at SVCELTICSONG@GMAIL.COM
Or fill out the form below:
Beginning in 2016, Diane began assembling a crew who would help her train others on how to understand the operation of Celtic Song and safely sail the world. The preliminary and growing list of events and destinations can be found here.
Additional crew will sign on for various legs of the trip, making their own travel arrangement to and from the boat. A more detailed itinerary will evolve as we get closer to each expedition.
Prospective crew members must take the required five lessons. We expect everyone to honor scheduling commitments. Crew will be evaluated on two categories:
- Sailing ability, seamanship and the ability to learn
- Temperament as well as ability and willingness to get along with others
Diane will lead a series of trips along the Southern California coast leading up to 2018 when she will spend a few months sailing in the Sea of Cortez before she sets sail across the Pacific to explore a world of islands and adventure.
If you are interested in participating, contact Diane at SVCELTICSONG@GMAIL.COM
Or fill out the form below: