Experienced blue water sailor available for deliveries, expeditions, charters, and remote maritime projects worldwide.
Curriculum Vitae
Inki is an experienced sailor and maritime professional with more than 40,000 blue water miles across the Pacific, Atlantic, Caribbean, and coastal Alaska. With extensive experience in both commercial and private operations, he brings a calm, capable, and solutions-focused approach to life at sea—whether navigating offshore passages, managing guests, operating commercial vessels, or problem-solving under pressure.
His background includes commercial work in Aotearoa with Abel Tasman AquaTaxi and Abel Tasman Sailing Adventures, alongside seasonal work in Alaska with Within the Wild Adventure Company at Tutka Bay Lodge and Katmai Water Taxi at Fat Bear Lodge. Inki has restored and operated a near century-old wooden schooner in Maine for Boothbay Sailing Cruises, skippered private motor and sailing vessel deliveries from Massachusetts to the Bahamas and from Fiji to New Zealand, and operated both term and day charters throughout the United States and British Virgin Islands.
Equally comfortable working aboard traditional wooden craft, modern sailing yachts, expedition vessels, and remote support operations, he values seamanship, adaptability, good communication, and maintaining a steady head in challenging conditions. If you’re looking for an experienced and versatile sailor to join your project, vessel, expedition, or delivery, please get in touch via the Contact Form to discuss availability and rates.
His background includes commercial work in Aotearoa with Abel Tasman AquaTaxi and Abel Tasman Sailing Adventures, alongside seasonal work in Alaska with Within the Wild Adventure Company at Tutka Bay Lodge and Katmai Water Taxi at Fat Bear Lodge. Inki has restored and operated a near century-old wooden schooner in Maine for Boothbay Sailing Cruises, skippered private motor and sailing vessel deliveries from Massachusetts to the Bahamas and from Fiji to New Zealand, and operated both term and day charters throughout the United States and British Virgin Islands.
Equally comfortable working aboard traditional wooden craft, modern sailing yachts, expedition vessels, and remote support operations, he values seamanship, adaptability, good communication, and maintaining a steady head in challenging conditions. If you’re looking for an experienced and versatile sailor to join your project, vessel, expedition, or delivery, please get in touch via the Contact Form to discuss availability and rates.
Licences & Qualifications
United States Coast Guard 100-ton Masters Licence w/ Auxillary Sailing & Assistance Towing Endorsements
Maritime New Zealand Skipper Restricted Limits Licence w/ 24-metre & Passenger Endorsements
Royal Yachting Association 200-ton Yachtmaster Offshore Sailing Licence w/ MCA Endorsement
Professional Association of Diving Instructors Dive Master Licence
Royal Yachting Association Powerboat Level II Certificate
Royal Yachting Association Personal Water Craft Certificate
STCW-10 Basic Training Certificate
Seafarer's Medical Certificate
Maritime New Zealand Skipper Restricted Limits Licence w/ 24-metre & Passenger Endorsements
Royal Yachting Association 200-ton Yachtmaster Offshore Sailing Licence w/ MCA Endorsement
Professional Association of Diving Instructors Dive Master Licence
Royal Yachting Association Powerboat Level II Certificate
Royal Yachting Association Personal Water Craft Certificate
STCW-10 Basic Training Certificate
Seafarer's Medical Certificate
Professional Experience
2026: New Zealand on 52' Catamaran, 46' Catamarans & 24' Speed Boats as Skipper
2025: New Zealand on 52' Catamaran & 46' Catamarans as Skipper
2024: Alaska on 44' Catamaran & 28' Speed Boat Marine Operations Manager
2023: British Virgin Islands & United States Virgin Islands on 46' Catamaran as Skipper
2022: Massachusetts to Bahamas on 52' Catamaran as Skipper
2022: Maine on 48' Schooner as Skipper
2019: New Caledonia to New Zealand on 40' Catamaran as First Mate
2019: Fiji on 44' Catamaran as Skipper
2018: Fiji to New Zealand on 47' Catamaran as Skipper
2018: Fiji on 44' Sloop as Skipper
2018: New Zealand to Kingdom of Tonga on 55' Sloop as First Mate
2017: Fiji on 44' Sloop as Skipper
2016: Fiji on 44' Sloop as Skipper
2015: United States to Lesser Antilles on 72' Sloop as First Mate
2015: United States on 80' Sloop as First Mate
2013: Kingdom of Tonga to New Zealand on 42' Sloop as First Mate
2011: Kingdom of Tonga to New Zealand on 42' Sloop as Second Mate
2011: New Zealand to Samoa on 44' Sloop as First Mate
2008: French Polynesia to New Zealand on 44' Sloop as Deckhand
2008: Mexico to French Polynesia on 36' Sloop as Deckhand
2025: New Zealand on 52' Catamaran & 46' Catamarans as Skipper
2024: Alaska on 44' Catamaran & 28' Speed Boat Marine Operations Manager
2023: British Virgin Islands & United States Virgin Islands on 46' Catamaran as Skipper
2022: Massachusetts to Bahamas on 52' Catamaran as Skipper
2022: Maine on 48' Schooner as Skipper
2019: New Caledonia to New Zealand on 40' Catamaran as First Mate
2019: Fiji on 44' Catamaran as Skipper
2018: Fiji to New Zealand on 47' Catamaran as Skipper
2018: Fiji on 44' Sloop as Skipper
2018: New Zealand to Kingdom of Tonga on 55' Sloop as First Mate
2017: Fiji on 44' Sloop as Skipper
2016: Fiji on 44' Sloop as Skipper
2015: United States to Lesser Antilles on 72' Sloop as First Mate
2015: United States on 80' Sloop as First Mate
2013: Kingdom of Tonga to New Zealand on 42' Sloop as First Mate
2011: Kingdom of Tonga to New Zealand on 42' Sloop as Second Mate
2011: New Zealand to Samoa on 44' Sloop as First Mate
2008: French Polynesia to New Zealand on 44' Sloop as Deckhand
2008: Mexico to French Polynesia on 36' Sloop as Deckhand