About Sea Dog Sailing

Captain Stacey Connolly Welcomes you aboard!

Sea Dog Sailing, Inc. is based in the U.S. and is a U.S. incorporated company. Sea Dog Sailing, Inc. is a current, certified and registered American Sailing Association School.

Captain Stacey Connolly has a genuine love for teaching and is looking forward to sharing the beauty of the sea with you. She is a long time American Sailing Association Instructor certified to teach through the Coastal Nav Cert Level. She holds a 100 Ton USCG Merchant Marine Officer License, the required current TWIC Card as well as the STCW Certification.

Stacey managed one of the largest sailing clubs in the southeast, watching over a fleet of 30 boats and 500 club members for over four years. Throughout her career she has sailed international waters including Corsica, New Zealand, coastal United States, France, Italy, Spain, England, Greece, Croatia, Tahiti French Polynesia, Spanish Virgin Islands, Turks/Caicos and most of the Caribbean chain from Puerto Rico to Grenada. Throughout Stacey's lifetime she has lived (and sailed!) more than 8 years in Europe —including living several years in Germany, working for three years in London for the Prince's Trust and living/studying in France for two and a half years.

Captain Stacey is based and lives in Breckenridge, Colorado, USA. In summers, she manages the Junior Sailing Club on the highest lake in North America at 9,800 feet on Lake Dillon in Summit County, Colorado.

In her leisure time she enjoys time with her husband and friends living in the Rockies. She skis, snow shoes, ski joors with her dogs, dog sleds as well as enjoying hiking, camping, yoga and cooking/wine. She is also a travel writer and has contributed articles to sailing magazines and the American Sailing Association Newsletter. An avid volunteer in her community, Stacey is also involved in local mentor programs and works to rehabilitate abused and neglected horses at a local horse ranch.

As a professional sailor her love of the sea is a passion. She is greatly looking forward to sharing the wonders of the sea and the beautiful sport of sailing with you!

 

Captain Tim Amidon

Captain Tim Amidon began sailing and racing in the Golden Isles of Georgia in 1978. Following that he acquired a wide variety of sailing experiences logging thousands of miles delivering sailing vessels to and from the Caribbean as well as along the east coast of the US. Tim feels at home in the Caribbean having visited the Windward Islands, Leeward Islands and the American, British and French Virgin Islands as both instructor and charter captain. An avid racer, Tim has participated in sailing regattas for many years both locally, on Lake Lanier near his home town of Atlanta Georgia and offshore, island hopping/racing in bluewater. Tim acquired his USCG Captain¹s License in 1999 and has been an ASA sailing instructor for four years. A true water enthusiast, Tim is also a PADI Divemaster SCUBA diver. He balances these interests with work ashore as a merger and small business consultant. Tim says, "There is nothing like the look on a student¹s face when they experience the incredible wind, gorgeous water and fantastic sailing in the British Virgin Islands"! He is ready to take you to the "Honor Bar" at Sidney¹s in the quiet anchorage of Little Harbour on Jost Van Dyke, the incredible view from the overlook on Virgin Gorda and have Alex fix you a secret libation at sunset on Cow Wreck Beach on Anegada. He is looking forward to seeing you at the helm soon.