Captain James Lowe
USCG 200 Ton Licensed Master
(727) 236-1385

Summary of Deliveries

This list is not complete and is not in chronological order. A full list would make the page too long. The goal is a clear overview of the kinds of captain work we do — power, sail, catamarans, rivers, Gulf, Atlantic, Bahamas, and the Great Loop.

  • 56 Ft Sea Ray

    56 Ft Sea Ray

    Motor vessel relocation · Clearwater, FL → Chicago, IL

    Great Loop portion: Gulf of Mexico, then inland rivers (Tombigbee, Tennessee, Cumberland, Ohio, Upper Mississippi) to the Illinois River near Chicago. Ran up river against the current.

  • 50 ft Chris Craft

    50 ft Chris Craft

    Motor vessel relocation · St. Paul / Minneapolis, MN → Guntersville, AL

    Upper Mississippi, Ohio, Cumberland, and Tennessee Rivers. Antique wooden boat — inland rivers only, not offshore.

  • 62 ft Lagoon

    62 ft Lagoon

    Sailing vessel delivery · Private residence, FL → Port of Palm Beach

    Point-of-sale handoff to new owner. Large catamaran — about 62 ft LOA, 32 ft beam.

  • 55 ft Tayana

    55 ft Tayana

    Sailing yacht delivery · Annapolis, MD → Port Canaveral, FL

    Chesapeake Bay, then offshore Atlantic. Air draft over 65 ft ruled out ICW bridges.

  • 42 ft Silverton

    42 ft Silverton

    Yacht delivery — sportfisherman · Seabrook, TX → Riviera Beach, FL

    Gulf Coast after a major hurricane in southern Louisiana — scarce fuel and docks; extra drums on the aft deck.

  • Beneteau Oceanis 41

    Beneteau Oceanis 41

    Sailing yacht delivery · Jacksonville, FL → Treasure Cay, Bahamas

    Bahamas Crossing.

  • Northern Bay 38

    Northern Bay 38

    Yacht delivery — single-engine trawler · Marsh Harbour, Bahamas → Beaufort, SC

    Bahamas Crossing.

  • Princess 75

    Princess 75

    Yacht delivery · St. Augustine, FL → New Bern, NC

    ICW / Atlantic. Smooth, capable boat — no major problems.

  • Grafton Steel Trawler 47

    Grafton Steel Trawler 47

    Motor yacht delivery · City Island, Bronx, NY → Fort Lauderdale, FL

    ICW, Chesapeake Bay, C&D Canal, East Coast Atlantic. Mechanical issues kept us mostly inside.

  • Maxim 380 Catamaran

    Maxim 380 Catamaran

    Over-water relocation — twin diesels / aux sail · Apalachicola, FL → St. Petersburg, FL

    Gulf of Mexico — Florida Big Bend Crossing.

  • Bali 5.4

    Bali 5.4

    Yacht delivery — large catamaran (~28 ft beam) · Fort Lauderdale, FL → Savannah, GA

    Familiarization and hands-on training for the new owner.

  • Bayliner 37 Command Bridge

    Bayliner 37 Command Bridge

    Over-water relocation — twin Detroit Diesels · Stuart, FL → Fort Myers, FL

    About 154 miles via the Okeechobee Waterway.

  • Bertram 36 Sportfish

    Bertram 36 Sportfish

    New-owner orientation & delivery assistance · Pompano Beach, FL → Carrabelle, FL

    About 400 nm — Florida Big Bend Crossing.

  • Hatteras 53 Sportfish

    Hatteras 53 Sportfish

    Over-water yacht delivery — power · Wrightsville Beach, NC → Jacksonville, FL

    Weather and a weak engine kept us on the Atlantic ICW. Owner onboard for hands-on training.

  • 70 ft Farmont Trawler

    70 ft Farmont Trawler

    Long-range twin-engine trawler · GA / SC / NC Atlantic ICW

    Recent purchase; ballast removed from the bilge before sale made her unstable in current until diagnosed.

  • Cecil Norris Staysail Ketch

    Cecil Norris Staysail Ketch ~60 ft

    Relief / relocation — ketch, 90 HP diesel · St. Petersburg, FL → Fort Myers, FL

    Repeat customer — relief captain several times with owner onboard so family could fly ahead.

  • Gasparilla designated captain

    Designated Captain — Gasparilla

    Captain for hire · Tampa, FL — Gasparilla Pirate Festival

    Owner-captains hired a sober captain so they could enjoy the festival responsibly.

  • Sea Ray 500

    Sea Ray 500

    Yacht delivery — twin 650 HP Detroit Diesels · Long Island, NY → Fort Lauderdale, FL

    About 1,400 miles. Early job that led us to use only our own experienced crew.

  • 36 ft Watkins

    36 ft Watkins

    Sea trial · Apollo Beach, FL

    Sloop with diesel — short demonstration for broker and buyer.

  • President Trawler 41

    President Trawler 41

    Yacht delivery · Burlington, NJ → Fort Myers, FL

    Also moved later across Okeechobee to Jacksonville and up the St. Johns toward Deltona.

  • Pacific Seacraft 34

    Pacific Seacraft 34

    Over-water relocation — aux sail / diesel · St. Johns Island, SC → Annapolis, MD

    Atlantic, ICW, Chesapeake Bay · about 600 miles.

  • 325 Carver

    325 Carver

    Over-water relocation — twin gas · Charlotte Harbor → Placida Harbor, FL

    Short over land, long by water at idle through canals.

  • 38 ft Lagoon

    38 ft Lagoon

    Sailing catamaran — twin diesels / sloop · Brunswick, GA → Portsmouth, VA

    About 700 miles.

  • 57 ft Lagoon

    57 ft Lagoon

    Sailing catamaran — ~30 ft beam · Fort Lauderdale, FL → Tarpon Springs, FL

    Via Florida Straits. Wide beam needs an extra lookout opposite the helm.

  • 38 ft Cabo Rico

    38 ft Cabo Rico

    Sailing yacht — Westerbeke / cutter · Okeechobee Waterway → St. Johns River

    About 316 miles.

  • 75 ft Lakeside Houseboat

    75 ft Lakeside Houseboat

    Over-water relocation — twin Volvo Penta I/O · N. Suwannee River, FL → Old Port Tampa, FL

    Via Gulf of Mexico. Timed for calm seas — houseboats are not offshore boats.

  • F-41 Farrier

    F-41 Farrier

    Sailing multihull — twin Nanni diesels · St. Augustine, FL → Newport News, VA

    Over-water yacht delivery.

  • 38 ft Edgewater

    38 ft Edgewater Center Console

    Captain for hire · St. Maarten, Dutch Caribbean

    Triple 300 Yamaha / Helm Master. Temporary captain after previous captain left; VIP island runs.

  • 26 ft Trophy

    26 ft Trophy

    Sea trial · Tampa area, FL West Coast

    Single Mercruiser I/O. Short on-water demo only — we do not haul boats by road.

Sea trials and single-day captain jobs are limited to central and south Florida because of travel time versus job length.

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