Attitude Adjustment Sailing
Attitude Adjustment Sailing, LLC is a world class provider of delivery, captaining, and instruction services for both power and sail boats up to 500 gross tons. Our team of USCG certified captains and crew can handle local or long distance deliveries anywhere in the World, with a focus on the Pacific coast from Alaska to Peru including Hawaii. We can also provide you with a Captain for a day or longer giving you peace of mind that a true professional is at the helm ready to meet your most demanding needs. We also offer instruction on your boat. We take you through the entire boat from thru hulls to electrical and provide you with the operational, navigation, and operating skills that will ensure you are comfortable taking your boat across the bay or up and down the coast.
Meet The Crew
Captain Mark Fife
Owner & Captain
Mark graduated from Arizona State University and took post graduate courses through Harvard University’s extension program. He spent the early years of his working life as an executive in several Computer and Telecommunications companies during which he played a major role in taking three of them public. Mark transitioned to the Maritime Industry in 1999 and graduated from the Maritime Institute. He currently holds a USCG 100 Ton Masters license with sailing and towing endorsements. He also possesses the following endorsements: STCW 95, First Aid, Survival, Fire Fighting, AED, Unlimited Radar and ECDIS endorsements. Mark carries a valid TWIC card and USA Passport. Early in his maritime career he was involved with Anheuser Busch, sailing his Catalina 42MKII with customized sails and logo on the hull four days a week. He has delivered numerous yachts within the USA and Internationally. In addition, he operated a charter cruise operation under his company Attitude Adjustment Sailing Adventures. Furthermore, he worked as a rigger in Galveston TX, a commercial fisherman in California and a Licensed Yacht salesperson in San Diego for Ensign Yachts. Captain Fife has thirty years of experience and has sailed extensively from Alaska to Peru, including the Panama Canal with multiple trips to Hawaii. He also has experience in the Atlantic Ocean having sailed throughout South East including Florida, the Bahamas, Caribbean, ICW, and Bermuda.
Captain Bill Moreland
Captain
Captain Bill Moreland has been sailing for over 38 years and holds a U. S. Coast Guard Master’s License with a Sailing Endorsement. His sailing adventures include the British Virgin Islands, the Sea of Abaco in the Bahamas, the East Coast, the Puget Sound and San Juan Islands in Washington State. Captain Bill has also delivered boats up and down the West Coast. Following a successful corporate career as a senior operations executive, Bill has put his sailing credentials to work as a Charter Captain on all types and sizes of vessels. In addition, he has taken his passion for sailing and is sharing it with others as an American Sailing Association Certified Instructor in the beautiful San Francisco Bay … where sailing is always a great day.
Captain Athan Anas
Captain
A world class mariner who knows both sail and power boats. Exceptional boat handling skills. Native of San Diego, CA, Athan grew up on the water surfing and fishing. He started his boating career as a yacht sales broker and is still actively helping clients buy and sell boats. Recently having completed a delivery of a 75' sport fisher from Cancun, Mexico to San Diego through the Panama Canal, Athan has had plenty of experience with boat deliveries. Athan is also working as captain on Chere Amie, a event charter boat in San Diego. Certifications: APRIL 2017 CAPTAIN’S LICENSE CERTIFICATION, THE MARITIME INSTITUTE Master of self-propelled vessels including auxiliary sail of less than 100 gross register tons (GRT) upon near coastal waters. JANUARY 2017 STCW CERTIFICATION - BASIC TRAINING, THE MARITIME INSTITUTE Standards of Training Certification on Watchkeeping for Seafarers. First aid & CPR, basic firefighting, personal survival techniques, and personal safety and social responsibilities.
Captain Scott C. Simpson
Captain
Scott is a graduate of Ohio Dominican College in Columbus, Ohio and the AvTec Maritime Academy in Seward, Alaska. He served in the US Army as an infantryman. He is an avid outdoorsman who enjoys fishing, hunting, rafting, SAR Ops, Skiing and more. Scott began his work life working initially for the State of Alaska as a Program Manager for the state’s Business Enterprise Program. In 2003, he made a move into pharmaceutical sales where he excelled.
Beginning in 2011, Captain Simpson made a shift into the maritime industry and he now has over 2,300 days sea time and holds a USCG 500 TON Master license, AB Seaman Unlimited Tonnage, and an Internationally Rated Able Seafarer Ticket. He holds a valid TWIC and USA Passport. Some of his endorsements, certifications, and licenses include; Tankerman DG, Current STCW95, Fairweather Class Fast Ferry Rating, Advanced Fire Fighting, HazMat Training, HCT Safety and OSHA 30/10 hr Certification.
Captain Scott has used his skills working winters on the Alaska Marine Highway for the Deck Department on a number of Unlimited Tonnage Ocean Class vessels. When the temperature rises he could be found Captaining one of several Commercial and sport fishing vessels up to 100’ operating in the challenging Alaskan, Hawaiian, and Caribbean waters. Recent changes have led to a move to Annapolis Maryland where today he teaches a 100 ton captain course and is representing Attitude Adjustment Sailing, LLC. On the East Coast of the USA and Canada as well as the Great Lakes and Europe. He also represents the lead on vessels 200GT or better Worldwide.
Daniel Girard
Danny grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and has been around the water his whole life. Growing up
in one of the many small fringe towns that surround the greater San Francisco Bay Area allowed him the
opportunity to grow up with strong ethics and morals and a can do “Attitude”. In 2014, Danny
graduated from CSU Monterey Bay with a major in Communication and minor in Business. In 2018, he
received his STCW-95 “Basic Training” from The Maritime Institute. The STCW 95 (Standards of Training
Certification on Watchkeeping for Seafarers) training includes; First Aid & CPR, basic firefighting,
personal survival techniques, and personal safety and social responsibilities.
As First Mate to Captain Mark D. Fife he has been exposed to a great deal in the past year and a half. He
has completed two Pacific crossings totaling just over 5,000nm in total. One delivery from Oahu to
Vancouver British Columbia on an XC-50 and another from San Diego to Oahu on a Catalina 380. He has
also made several Coastal deliveries between Ensenada and Vancouver. Including a delivery with the
owner aboard from Ventura, CA to Sequim, WA on a Carver 500 CMY and a 46’ Hallberg-Rassey sailing
vessel relocated, also with owner aboard, from Ensenada Mexico to Sausalito, CA. This year so far he has
completed multiple deliveries between British Columbia and Washington State repatriating USA flagged
vessels. A few of these yachts included a Defever 44, Cabo Rico 42 and an XC-50. He also completed a
delivery along the Inside Passage from Wrangell Alaska to Vancouver, BC. Canada in a Bayliner 4788.
Danny also works as a deck hand on a couple of yachts locally in San Diego and has worked as a
deckhand for a fishing charter business in Houston Texas. In total, Danny is approaching 10,000nm at
sea and has learned a great deal from navigation, standards for watchkeeping, diesel engine
maintenance and repair, AC/DC electrical, marlinspike seamanship, sail trim, radar ops, to a host of
other subjects such as meteorology and VHF/SAT communications.
When you can’t find Danny on the sea, you’re sure to find him on a golf course.
Services
Yacht Delivery &
Relocation
Sail and power boat deliveries require professionals who have the experience and knowledge necessary to deal with the varying aspects of either local or long distance delivery of these two types of vessels. Attitude Adjustment Sailing has a team with extensive experience in both Power and Sail boat delivery. We handle everything so that you don’t have to worry about anything. Sail – With combined sailing experience of over 50 years, Attitude Adjustment Sailing and its crew are here to ensure the delivery of your sailing vessel. We know the ropes so to speak and can assure you that your sailing vessel, whether it’s a 30’ sloop or a 100’ schooner, is in experienced hands. Power- We know power boats with experience on dozens of different makes and models up to 164’ long. We can handle any Motor vessel from a 30’ express to a 500 ton mega yacht. We have the experience and knowledge to make sure your delivery meets your expectations.
Captaining
We offer both short term and long term Captaining services for both sail and power yachts up to 500 gross tons. This service provides you with the peace of mind that a real professional is at the helm of your yacht. This service may help to meet the requirements of your insurance company or maybe just give you the level of professional yacht management that you have come to expect. Whatever your needs Attitude Adjustment Sailing’s professional Captains and crew can meet all of your yachting needs.
Instruction
We offer both sail and power boat instruction. The appropriate professional Captain, from Attitude Adjustment Sailing, will take you step by step from leaving the dock thru navigating and yacht handling to docking. We take the time to make sure you’re comfortable with all ships systems so that you’re never left guessing. We take pride in making sure that you can not only take your boat across the bay, but across the ocean.
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San Diego, CA 92139
Call Us At
(619) 905-1967