Home Port - Little Cranberry Island, Maine

A beautiful little island off of Mount Desert Island, Maine. We base our company from here and most of our captains and crew either lobster fish or work in the boating community amongst some of the most beautiful, but treacherous waters of the North Atlantic. Our daily life consists of dealing with the water around us, weather conditions, tides, surf... Not unlike being on a boat. Look us up on your charts or check out the island at islesford.com.

back

Full Circle Service

We are a confident team of Captains and Crew who know boats and water. We pride ourselves in understanding that the boats we deliver will be handed back to the owners with a list of what maintenance we undertook and projected maintenance needed for smooth running of the vessel, similar to a survey. Our navigational equipment is state of the art and all captains are well educated in the Nobeltec or mapquest programs on the laptops that the company sends with them on each voyage. They will also be well versed on the navigational equipment on the boat.

Prices range according to length of trip and we that you will find us very affordable. The boat owner will be responsible for the transportation costs of the captain and crew. We try to work with the boat owner to keep costs to a minimum. Our ability to move boats around the country is uncanny.

back

Our Captains

Captain Orville Edgar Blank Jr.

Little Cranberry Island

Islesford, Maine 04646

+1 (239) 900-4206

edgarblank@gmail.com

Summary

Licensed boat captain for 18 years, experienced in many types of boats and boating, personable, skilled, confident and knowledgeable. Available within a 24 hours notice, will travel where ever needed.

Renewed License Number 1056289 - #4 Master of steam or motor vessels of not more than 100 gross tons upon near coastal waters.

License Number 803179 - #3 Master of near coastal steam or motor vessels of not more than 50 gross tons.

Work History

2003-2006 Selectman

One of three people elected to office of selectman to the Town of Cranberry Isles.

2002-2006 Harbor Master

Town appointed Harbor Master to mange the harbors of Islesford and Great Cranberry Island.

2002-2006 Fire Warden

State hired Fire Warden for Islesford.

2002-2005 Road Commissioner

Town appointed Road Commissioner for the Town of Cranberry Isles.

2001-2006 Captain - Beal and Bunker Inc

Runs the mailboat with the US Mail, passengers and freight from Northeast Harbor to the Cranberry Isles.

2000 Captain - Seven Seas Boat Delivery

Delivered a 43 foot Beneteau from Tortola in the British Virgin Isles to Stanford, Connecticut with one stop in Bermuda. Completed the task in 11 days.

1999 Second Captain - Cadence

120 foot Dennison out of the Cayman Islands.

1998-1999 Charter Boat Captain

48 foot Jersey sport fish through the Fort Myers Beach region, Key West, Dry Tortugas and Cuba.

1996-1998 Private Captain

48 foot Uniflight for Albert Glickman out of Dimillo's Marina cruising throughout the Casco Bay region.

37 foot Tiera for Bill Witzel, Sanibel-Captiva, Florida

1987-1998 Captain

Various tuna fishing boats for:

- Joe Schmader from Gowens Marine, Portland, Maine

- Robert Beasley, Fort Myers Beach, Florida

- Mark Fernald, Islesford, Maine

-David Beal, Somes Sound, Mount Desert Island, Maine

1994-1995 Crew

The Karen L out of Barnegat Light, New Jersery. 110 foot Catamaran, tuna fishing off the Jersey Shores and fished the Dry Tortugas.

1979-1992 Owner Operator

Raymond Bunker built, 37 foot Repco.

1988-1992 Harbor Master

Islesford, Maine

1975-1991 Dock Hand

For Lee Ham of Lee Ham's Wharf, what is now the Cranberry Isles Fisherman's Co-op, dock work and boat runs.

References

William Witzel - (800) 539-4559

Robert Beasley - (941) 994-5049 or (941) 765-7223

Gus Wenz - (954) 583-1135

Dwight Leadbetter - (954) 646-3464

Chris Dimillo - (207) 773-7632

Mark Fernald - (207) 276-4139 or (207) 244-5819

David Bunker - (207) 244-3575

back

Recent Deliveries

- 42' Duffy commercial lobster boat from Cundy's Harbor, Maine to Northeast Harbor, Maine

- 60' Trumpy from from Northeast Harbor, Maine to Boca Grande, Florida

- 120' Dennison sport fish from Northeast harbor, Maine to New Rochelle, New York

- 46' Nordhaven from Centerville, Massachusetts to Northeast Harbor, Maine and back

- 40' Bermuda Hinkley from Oxford, Maryland to Northeast Harbor, Maine

- 36' Newman from Great Cranberry Island, Maine to Soloman's Island, Maryland

- 32' Jarvis Newman from Deer Isle, maine to Great Cranberry Island, Maine

- 43' Beneteau from Tortola, British Virgin Islands to Stanford, Connecticut

- 48' Jersey from Fort Myers Beach, Florida to Cuba and back

- 36' sailboat from Islesford, Maine to Bucks Harbor, Maine

back

Links

www.islesford.com

back