Welcome to OffshoreDeliverySkipper.com

Jeffry Matzdorff lives in Marina Del Rey, California, and is available for hire as a delivery Captain, personalized boating consultant and/or sailing instructor. He has a vast array of delivery experience, both sail and power.

Go With Experience - Why Choose me

I own my own 41 foot sailboat, and I have a great deal of respect for any boat I am fortunate to be aboard. For me, it's all about hiring the right Captain to deliver your boat.  I am pleased to send you my sailing C/V as well as my references which I encourage you to check. 

I grew up in an era when it was a necessity to navigate our position without using GPS to calculate your position and determine the set/drift and course while underway. I am old school and can navigate quickly and efficiently using paper charts, parallel rule and dividers.  I am also very proficient with all the latest navigational aids including GPS, Chartplotters, AIS, Sat phones, Online navigational aids and weather forcasts. I generally provide online real time delivery progress for owners and their family/friends using the latest available technology to keep all those interested in the delivery informed.

See my Adverture Logs page for examples on how I deliver a boat and capture the delivery progress online.

SERVICES AVAILABLE:

o Boat Deliveries - Sail or Power - (cruising or racing)
o Captain Deliveries with Owner/Owner crew onboard
o Private Captain for special events
o Boating Instruction - Basic Sailing or Power, docking, anchoring, heavy weather
o Catalina or Channel Islands passage making, mooring and/or anchoring training
o New or Used boat 2nd opinions, service technician recommendations
o Boat Consultant - pricing, equipment selection and installation recommendations
o New Electronics Training - GPS, AIS, weather forecasting, yachting systems
o Sea Trial Captain, Sea Trial 2nd Option team to evaluate boat, electronics, engine and rigging

Scheduled Deliveries - 2012

March - 2012 Corona Del Mar to Cabo Race- Between The Sheets
April - 2012 Cabo delivery home -Between The Sheets
May - 2012 La Paz to Marina Del Rey- Mainship 390
July - 2012 Coos Bay, Oregon to Port Townsend, Washington-
Vagabond 47 Garden Ketch

Recent Deliveries

November 2011 -- Cabo North Delivery
Puerto Los Cabos to San Diego
Boat: Passport 40

October 2011 -- Baja HA-HA XVIII
San Diego to Cabo
Boat: Hylas 45

September 2011 -- Pacific Northwest Delivery
Long Beach to Seattle- 1250 miles
Boat: Catalina 38

July/August 2011 -- Transpac Race and Delivery Home
Transpac Race LA Harbor to Hawaii - 2350 miles, 14 days
Hawaii to Marina Del Rey, CA - 2850 miles, 16 days
Boat: Jeanneau 52

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I believe that boat preparation is key to a successful delivery. Both boat, crew, provisioning and the boats electronics and subsystems should be inspected and in good working order.

I believe that the Captain, crew and owner should be able to trust and depend on each other as well as get along. Safety and a secure passage are paramount to me. Having fun and enjoying the experience is what keeps me coming back for another passage.

I am easy going both on and off the water but I take my deliveries seriously and do not believe that a professionally hired Captain or crew should drink while delivering a boat with the exception of perhaps something to go with dinner. Party activities are best saved for after the delivery. I am a non smoker for those sailors who would want to know but not offended by those sailors that do smoke.