Welcome to our new moderator!

[Phil Herring]

We are very pleased to introduce a new moderator for the forums on BeneteauOwners.net: Charlie Gruetzner, skipper of Angel's Grace, a Beneteau 336. Charlie, you'll be pleased to know, also holds a U.S.C.G. Masters license with a sail endorsement. He currently owns Oceanis Marine Services Inc., a marine survey and yacht delivery business operating in the New York, Connecticut and New Jersey area. He is an associate member of the Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors, a Master Marine Surveyor with the United States Surveyor Association, as well as, a member of the American Boat and Yacht Council, the International Association of Marine Investigators and the National Fire Protection Association.Charlie also has many years of sailing experience on both the Atlantic Ocean and Long Island Sound. You'll see him in the forums a lot and obviously, he has a lot to contribute. Welcome Charlie!

 

[Charlie Gruetzner - BeneteauOwners.net]

Glad to be here!

Glad to be be here I want to thank Bly and Phil for the opportunity to work with such a great organization. They have done a terrific job of bringing these forums to so many people.I currently own a Beneteau 361 that I have been sailing on Long Island Sound and the Altantic Ocean. I think Beneteau makes a terrific boat and I am looking forward to meeting and working with all of you so we can all learn more about our boats and develop a strong forum to help us answer our questiona and make improvements on our boats. One of the thing I like most about sailors is their willingness to always help others. Let's bring that desire to this forum!! I am the first one to admit I don't have all the answers, but as a marine surveyor I have the availability to a lot of resources that I can use to try and find the answers to your questions or at least send you in the right direction.Once again I look forward to working together and hopefully getting to meet and talk to a lot of you.Charlie Gruetzner, SAOceanis Marine Services Inc.