Bill Petersen

YACHT BROKER

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Biography

A Southern California native, Bill has been involved in yachting for 55+ years. A past Commodore of the California Yacht Club, Bill has a strong involvement with the local yachting community. Spending 20 years as a sailmaker, Bill has sailed the major ocean races in the world. He was the sailmaker and mainsheet trimmer for "Stars & Stripes" in the victorious 1987 "Americas Cup" campaign in Perth, Australia. Cruising has not been left out of Bill's resume, under power and sail in Southern California, East Coast, Pacific Northwest, Mexico, Caribbean, Australia, New Zealand, and the Mediterranean. Bill has owned many power and sailboats and has a vast knowledge of both.

Sailmaker, world class sailor and racer
Crew member and sailmaker, 1987 America's Cup Winner "Stars & Stripes"
Cal Yacht Club member, and Commodore 2007
Santa Monica Bay Sailing Foundation, Board of Directors member
Top brokerage producer 2007 for H&S Yacht Sales and Denison Yachting

Sailing/Racing Experience

Started sailing age 10
Father owned Naples Sabot, P-28, Cal 30, Cal 3-30
Yacht Clubs past and present CBYC, CCC, PMYC, SDYC, CYC
Age 18 Coast Guard Coastal Navigation Course
Age 22 Won PHRF Championships
Sailmaker for 21 years 1969-1990
44 Coastal Mexican races including Ensenada, Cabo San Lucas, La Paz, Mazatlan, Manzanillo, Ixtapa, and Acapulco
5 Puerta Vallarta races
2 Acapulco
15 Ensenada races
8 MEXORC
7 Cabo San Lucas races
4 MORC Internationals
18 SF Big Boat Series
2 Fastnet
2 Sidney Hobart
Middle Sea Race
Mediterranean Championships
Swiftsure Race
Cowes Race Week (Admiral's Cup)
3 SORC
5 Transpac
2 Around State Hawaii
5 Congressional Cups
¼ Ton NA’s and Worlds
3 One-Ton NA’s and Worlds
Key West Race Week
8 Cal Cups
Americas Cup 87 “Stars & Stripes” Dennis Connor Sailmaker/Mainsheet Trimmer
Olympic Trials Soling
Indoor Olympic Pool Match Race Series
6 Meter Worlds
Cruised Mexico Baja, Mainland
Cruised Mediterranean
Cruised Great Bearer Reef Australia
Cruised British Virgin Islands
Cruised Islands of Tahiti
Cruised Pacific Northwest
Cruised So. California
Owned 34’ Express Cruiser (power) Own L Davidson 28’ Twin Outboard Custom Power
Owned Frers 33’ Racer Cruiser
Skipper Martin 242 one design
Sabot Class Commodore 2001
CYC Port Captain 2001
CYC Fleet Captain 2002
CYC Rear Commodore 2003
CYC Vice Commodore 2004
CYC Commodore 2005