Day Cruises & Bareboat Charters
American Sailing
Association
Voted an ASA "Outstanding School of 2007"
Capt. Pete voted an ASA "Outstanding Instructor of 2007"
About Us
Reef Runner,
established in 1999, is a growing organization dedicated to offering our clients
a variety of saltwater experiences. Based in Panama City, Florida, at
the
St. Andrews Marina complex
since 2001, we also have affiliates in
key locations of the Bahamas, the Caribbean, and the Greek Isles.
Reef Runner Sailing offers ASA certified sailing instruction, day cruises, sunset sailing, custom saltwater cruises, and inshore and offshore fishing. We are proud to be an ASA "Outstanding School of 2007" and doubly honored that Capt. Pete is an ASA "Outstanding Instructor of 2007."
In 2007, we launched Reef Runner Boating, which specializes in boater safety courses and powerboat instruction. We are affiliated with US Powerboating, a nationally recognized organization addressing the needs of powerboat owners and operators in the United States. Click here to learn more about what Reef Runner Boating has to offer.
We also have experience in the acquisition, refurbishment, and resale of cruising sailboats. Please contact us for more information.
To learn even more about us, meet some of
our people:
Capt.
Pete, at the age of 12, stepped into his first sailboat, a borrowed
Sunfish, and sailed in his first race on a lake in upper New Jersey. Since
then he has never been without some form of water craft. Back in the 90’s
he left the pressures of Corporate America, moved onto his 42’ Fountaine Pajot
catamaran, Against the Wind, and cruised the Bahamas and Caribbean. Pete is
the founder of Reef Runner
Sailing and Reef Runner
Boating. He holds a USCG 100GT Masters license and
ASA teaching certifications. He is honored to be an ASA "Outstanding
Instructor of 2007." Pete has over 30 years experience in the Gulf waters
around Panama City and is well qualified to be the cornerstone of the
Reef Runner instructor team.
Capt. Glenn is a qualified captain and instructor, holding USCG Master of Auxiliary Sail and ASA certifications, and as a certified instructor with the United States Power Squadron. By empowering others with confidence and skills to further their own sailing opportunities, he combines his passion with purpose. He continues to expand his sailing experiences and knowledge between waters of West Point, GA and the Gulf of Mexico with his 25' Catalina Free Time. His piloting experience includes day and night charter cruises on a 55’ catamaran along the Gulf coast and bareboating in the Caribbean.
Capt.
Valerie has been on the water in some form or another her entire
life. She is an experienced sailor who holds a USCG Master's License and is an
ASA sailing instructor. Valerie has sailed extensively in the Caribbean
including the British Virgin Islands, Grenadine Chain, Trinidad and Tobago as
well as Greece and the Florida coast. Valerie would enjoy sharing her enthusiasm,
knowledge, and love of sailing with you on your next sailing adventure.
Capt.
Rick began his passion for sailing in 1988 on a Caribbean cruise
vacation on a 248' four masted, tall ship. It inspired him to read and learn
everything he could about sailing. Rick is an ASA certified instructor who
sails extensively in the Panama City area in St. Andrews Bay and the Gulf of
Mexico. He also bareboats in the French West Indies and has racing experience
in the Sint Maarten Regatta and the Big Lagoon Regatta in Pensacola.
Tish,
Reef Runner's
Vice President, worked in the travel industry virtually her
entire career. Her passion for the water motivated her to leave the traditional
agency world behind to run
Reef Runner Sailing
and
Reef Runner Boating.
Tish spent six months living on a boat in the Bahamas, so is very
familiar with the boating lifestyle. While busy with strategic
planning, marketing, maintaining the web sites, and researching and developing charter
itineraries, Tish enjoys getting out on the water every chance she gets.
Bear is Reef Runner's
Chairman of the Board. He is an energetic Chesapeake Bay Retriever who
loves nothing better than to be in, near, or on the water. He is a rescue
dog who was abused his first year of life, but thoroughly enjoys himself now.
When he's not playing in the waves or fishing with Capt. Pete, he sometimes
supervises on the dock while we are working on the boats.