Captain Linda Lewis

As an Emeritus Associate Professor from the University of Washington, I bring my professional educator background and 48 years of hands-on boating experience to my skills-focused teaching. I have taught hundreds of individuals and couples on their power boats over the last 15 years. Helping people to learn on boats is a great joy for me.

I have also been a regular speaker on navigation & boat handling topics yearly at the Seattle Boat Show, Trawlerfest, yacht clubs, and other groups throughout the Pacific Northwest. Having cruised the Pacific Northwest's 'Inside Passage' for 27 years - on both sail and power boats - (including nine cruises to Southeast Alaska on our 45’ trawler) has given me real hands-on experience.

• U.S. Coast Guard 100-Ton Master's license

• 48 years boating experience

• Member U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary; Coxswain; Instructor

• Speaker: Yacht Clubs; Seattle Boat Show; Trawlerfest

• Faculty: Cruisers College, Anacortes WA (cruiserscollege.org)

• Teach yearly coastal navigation course to the public for U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary

• Member Northwest Women in Boating

• Cruising the Inside Passage since 1991

• Editor & contributor to Douglass Exploring SE Alaska cruising guide, 2007 (Find book information here)