Meet NauticEd Instructor Dwayne Miner
“Instead of having the same view every day, what about living on a boat and travelling?”
Tell us a little bit about yourself?
Hi, I’m Dwayne from New Brunswick Canada.
I’ve been on the water from an early age, starting with rowboats and small power boats, also working with my father who was a commercial fisherman on larger vessels. As an adult my love of the water took me down a career path to become a Master Mariner, which enabled me to work all over the World.
When I married my wife Denice, she mentioned her love to live near the water. So I asked her, “Instead of having the same view every day, what about living on a boat and travelling?” She fell in love with the idea, so the plan was set in motion. Five years later we moved onboard our current boat Ransom our 49ft Hinckley and have been living onboard almost full time since 2019. Most of that time down in the Caribbean, where i became an ASA sailing instructor.
I have a very calm and patient personality and a passion for sailing, which bodes well in all aspects of teaching. I love nothing more than passing my knowledge on to students and watching their confidence and skill level grow.
Recently I was informed about NauticEd and after doing some research was very impressed with their view on competency!
I still work part time for my commercial company. Most interesting is in the Canadian Artic 72 degrees N, on an 8000HP ASD tug, where I also teach how to drive an ASD tug.
Favorite Type of Boating?
Both!
What’s your “style” of boating?
Cruiser (chill).
Favorite “type” of boating?
Deep Blue and Beyond.
What got you into Boating?
My father was an inshore commercial fisherman. My earliest childhood memories are of being on the boat with him.
What does boating do (or has done) for you?
Living on a sailboat and teaching has renewed my zest for the water. Commercially it has been my career in the offshore oil and gas mostly.
Most memorable boating experience?
Sailing in the Bay of Fundy with the Humpback whales.
What are a couple of your favorite boating spots?
I love sailing around Antigua. But I also love sailing from Long Island sound, all the way up to Maine.
What’s your favorite part about teaching boating students?
Seeing the smile on students faces, when things start to click, as they are building confidence in themselves.
What advice would you give a new student about boating? An experienced boater?
For a new student, something I wished that I had done, and is take a sailing course(s) with a good instructor!
What is a random fact about yourself?
In one year 2003, I Passed through the Panama Canal during the winter months, and during the summer did the Northwest passage both ways.
What’s on your boating ‘bucket list’?
I would love to sail to Iceland, Scotland and Norway.
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