Ramon Caceres: Sailing resume

Sailing résumé

Ramón Cáceres

Email: ramon@kiskeya.net

Summary

Summary

Over 30 years of sailing experience. Over 20 years of racing experience. Over 5,000 offshore miles.

Racing

Experience at helm, tactics, main trim, spinnaker trim, jib trim, pit, and mast.

Skipper

2021-2022
2015-2018

Melges 24 and J/80 fleets, One 15 Brooklyn Sail Club, New York Harbor

Raced weekly May-September, split into Spring, Summer, and Fall series. Only top-3 finishes listed.
2nd Place, 2021 Navigator's Race (J/80)
2nd Place, 2018 Wednesday Summer Series (Melges 24)
3rd Place, 2018 Wednesday Spring Series (Melges 24)
2nd Place, 2017 Thursday Summer Series (Melges 24)
2nd Place, 2016 Thursday Fall Series (Melges 24)
3rd Place, 2016 Thursday Summer Series (Melges 24)
1st Place, 2016 Technology Regatta (J/80)
No scores kept in inaugural 2015 season.

2014

J/24 fleet, Manhattan Sailing Club, New York Harbor

Raced weekly May-September, split into Spring, Summer, and Fall series. Only top-3 finishes listed.
1st Place, 2014 Wednesday Summer Series, Gold Fleet
3rd Place, 2014 Wednesday Spring Series, Gold Fleet

Crew

April-May 2023	Yagiza (Beneteau First 53) 2023 Antigua Sailing Week, Antigua, West Indies 2023 Round Antigua Race, Antigua, West Indies 2nd Place, CSA Division 1
2022-present	Oh Jee (J/88) 2023 Edlu Distance Race, Larchmont Yacht Club, Larchmont, NY 2022 Larchmont Race Week, Larchmont Yacht Club, Larchmont, NY 3rd Place, PHRF Spinnaker Class
2020-present 2015-2018	Melges 24 and J/80 fleets, One 15 Brooklyn Sail Club, New York Harbor Raced weekly May-September, split into Spring, Summer, and Fall series. Only top-3 finishes listed. 2nd Place, 2022 End-of-Season Regatta (Melges 24) 1st Place, 2022 Thursday Fall Series (J/80) 3rd Place, 2021 Thursday Spring Series (Melges 24) 1st Place, 2018 Thursday Summer Series (J/80) 2nd Place, 2016 Wednesday Fall Series (Melges 24) 2nd Place, 2016 Wednesday Summer Series (Melges 24) No scores kept in inaugural 2015 season.
October 2022	Rocksteady (Xp 44) 2022 Gearbuster Race, Indian Harbor Yacht Club, Greenwich, CT (46 nm)
September 2022	Ragana (Cape Fear 38R) 2022 Vineyard Race Stamford, CT → Seaflower Reef, CT → Stamford, CT (143 nm)
2021-2022	Strange Brew (J/105) 2022 YRALIS Championships, Riverside Yacht Club, Riverside, CT 2nd Place, PHRF Division 3 2021 Gearbuster Race, Indian Harbor Yacht Club, Greenwich, CT (46 nm) 2nd Place, Overall Fleet (46 boats) 2nd Place, PHRF Class 4 2021 Denmark Race, Stamford Yacht Club, Stamford, CT 3rd Place, PHRF Class 5
April 2022	EH01 (Beneteau First 47.7) 2022 BVI Spring Regatta, British Virgin Islands 1st Place, CSA Performance Cruising
Febuary 2022	Xeito (Beneteau First 36.7) 1st Independence Cup Regatta, Santo Domingo Yacht Club, Dominican Republic 1st Place, PHRF Class A
2021	Wild Blue (C&C 34+) 2021 Vanderbilt Cup, Centerport Yacht Club, Centerport, NY 2021 Winkle Cup, Centerport Yacht Club, Centerport, NY 2021 Katrina Cup, Lloyd Harbor Yacht Club, Lloyd Harbor, NY 2021 Stratford Shoal Race, Lloyd Harbor Yacht Club, Lloyd Harbor, NY (34 nm) 2nd Place, PHRF Class 3 2021 Rear & Vice Commodore's Cup, Centerport Yacht Club, Centerport, NY 2021 Race for the Case, Lloyd Harbor Yacht Club, Lloyd Harbor, NY
August 2021	Green Dragon (Volvo Open 70) 2021 Fastnet Race Isle of Wight, England → Fastnet Rock, Ireland → Cherbourg, France (695 nm) 2021 Fastnet Race Qualifier Cherbourg, France → Land's End, England → Cherbourg, France (300 nm)
December 2019	Ragamuffin (Farr 50) 2019 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Sydney, NSW, Australia → Hobart, TAS, Australia (630 nm) 2019 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Qualifier Sydney, NSW, Australia → offshore → Sydney, NSW, Australia (150 nm)
2017-2019	Sonrisa (Xp 44) 2019 Antigua Sailing Week, Antigua, West Indies 2019 St. Maarten Heineken Regatta, St. Maarten, West Indies 2nd Place, CSA Class 2 2018 Vineyard Race 1st Place, IRC Class 14 Stamford, CT → Buzzards Bay Entrance Light, MA → Stamford, CT (238 nm) 2018 Larchmont Race Week, Larchmont Yacht Club, Larchmont, NY 3rd Place, PHRF Class 2018 Newport Bermuda Race 2nd Place, ORR Class 14, Gibbs Hill Lighthouse Division Newport, RI → St. David's Lighthouse, Bermuda (635 nm) 2018 New York Yacht Club Annual Regatta, Newport, RI 2018 Down the Bay Race 2nd Place, PHRF Class 3rd Place, ORC Class Annapolis, MD → Hampton, VA (120 nm) 2018 Miami to Havana Race 3rd Place, PHRF Class Miami, FL → Havana, Cuba (210 nm) 2018 Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race Fort Lauderdale, FL → Key West, FL (160 nm) 2017 Nassau Cup Ocean Race Miami, FL → Nassau, Bahamas (160 nm) 2017 Vineyard Race 2nd Place, IRC Class 13 Stamford, CT → Buzzards Bay Entrance Light, MA → Stamford, CT (238 nm) 2017 Around Long Island Regatta, Long Island, NY (205 nm) 2017 IRC East Coast Championship, Newport, RI 2017 Charleston Race Week, Charleston, SC
2018-2019	Arcadia (69' custom McCurdy & Rhodes) 2019 Vanderbilt Cup, Centerport Yacht Club, Centerport, NY 2019 Stratford Shoal Race, Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, Oyster Bay, NY (43 nm, overnight) 2019 Candy Store Cup, Newport, RI 2019 Stratford Shoal Race, Riverside Yacht Club, Riverside, CT (46 nm) 2018 Oakcliff Fall Classics, Oyster Bay, NY
2016	Sunset Child (J/120) 2016 Larchmont Race Week, Larchmont Yacht Club, Larchmont, NY 2016 Key West - Cuba Race Week 2nd Place, Castillo del Morro Cup, PHRF Class Key West, FL → Varadero, Cuba → Havana, Cuba → Key West, FL (3 x 90nm offshore races + inshore races)
2001-2014	J/24 fleets, Manhattan Sailing Club, New York Harbor Raced weekly May-September, split into Spring, Summer, and Fall series. Only top-3 finishes listed. 2nd Place, 2014 Bruce Hagan Memorial Regatta 3rd Place, 2014 Tuesday Summer Series, Gold Fleet 1st Place, 2013 Tuesday Spring Series, Silver Fleet 3rd Place, 2012 Tuesday Spring Series, Gold Fleet 2nd Place, 2011 Tuesday Spring Series, Gold Fleet 3rd Place, 2010 Tuesday Summer Series, Gold Fleet 2nd Place, 2010 Tuesday Spring Series, Gold Fleet
2009-2012	Fairhope (J/105) 2010-2012 Spring+Summer+Fall Wednesday Race Series, Manhattan Sailing Club, New York Harbor 2011 Red Grant Regatta, Raritan Yacht Club, Raritan Bay 2011 Spring Series Regatta, American Yacht Club, Long Island Sound 2010 Red Grant Regatta, Raritan Yacht Club, Raritan Bay 2010 Leukemia Cup Regatta, Keyport Yacht Club, Raritan Bay 2009 Hospice Cup Regatta, Raritan Yacht Club, Raritan Bay
March 2011	Universitat Politècnica de València (Beneteau First 40.7) Day & Night Regatta, Royal Yacht Club of Valencia, Spain
October 2004	Alibi (J/120) Navigator Series Regatta, Cedar Point Yacht Club, Long Island Sound, USA
1985-1987	Cheers (Santana 35) Santana 35 One-Design Fleet, San Francisco Bay, USA

Cruising

Skipper

2015-present	Melges 24 and J/80 fleets Day sails, One 15 Brookyn Sail Club, New York Harbor, USA
2007-2014	J/24 fleet Day sails, Manhattan Yacht Club, New York Harbor, USA
March 2013	Lotus (Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 50DS) 1-week bareboat charter (Autremer Concept), Martinique → Dominica → Guadeloupe
March 2012	Lotus (Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 50DS) 1-week bareboat charter (Autremer Concept), Martinique
1992-present	13'-22' catamarans and sloops, day charters Fire Island, NY, USA Cabarete, Dominican Republic Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic Windermere, Lake District, UK St. John, US Virgin Islands San Diego, CA, USA Isla Verde, Puerto Rico Bayahibe, Dominican Republic Bávaro, Dominican Republic Berkeley, CA, USA

First Mate

February 2023	Soggy Dog (Lagoon 450 S) 1-week bareboat charter (TMM Yacht Charters), British Virgin Islands
September 2010	Amanda (Albin Ballad 30) 3-day cruise, Stockholm Archipelago, Sweden
February 2007	Capriccio (Beneteau Cyclades 43) 1-week bareboat charter (The Moorings), St. Lucia → Martinique → St. Lucia
June 2006	Amanda (Albin Ballad 30) 2-day cruise, Stockholm Archipelago, Sweden

Deliveries

May 2023	Rocksteady (Xp 44) Larchmont, NY, USA → Annapolis, MD, USA (275 nm, 4 people)
August 2021	Green Dragon (Volvo Open 70) Cherbourg, France → Vigo, Spain (630 nm, 3 people, solo watches)
August 2021	Green Dragon (Volvo Open 70) Cherbourg, France → Southampton, UK (85 nm)
January 2018	Sonrisa (Xp 44) Key West, FL, USA → West Palm Beach, FL, USA (200 nm, 5 people)
September 1986	Cheers (Santana 35) Santa Cruz, CA, USA → Alameda, CA, USA (80 nm)

Education

May 2022 April 2016	Offshore Personal Survival International Certificate, World Sailing / US Sailing Storm Trysail Foundation, SUNY Maritime College, Bronx, NY, USA
March 2009	Marine Weather Endorsement (ASA 119), American Sailing Association Manhattan Sailing School, New York, NY, USA
November 2005	Coastal Navigation Certificate (ASA 105), American Sailing Association Manhattan Sailing School, New York, NY, USA
May 2004	Advanced Racing Program, J World 24' sloops (J/24), Newport, RI, USA
April 1998	Bareboat Chartering Certificate (ASA 104), American Sailing Association 25th Hour (Benneteau 50), British Virgin Islands
April 1998	Basic Coastal Cruising Certificate (ASA 103), American Sailing Association 25th Hour (Benneteau 50), British Virgin Islands
April 1998	Basic Keelboat Sailing Certificate (ASA 101), American Sailing Association 25th Hour (Benneteau 50), British Virgin Islands
July 1992	Basic Keelboat Sailing, University of California Aquatic Center 20' sloops (Cal 20), Berkeley, CA, USA
November 1991	Intermediate Sailing, University of California Aquatic Center 15' sloops (Coronado 15), Berkeley, CA, USA
August 1991	Basic Sailing, University of California Aquatic Center 15' sloops (Coronado 15), Berkeley, CA, USA

Membership

2015-present	Founding Member, One 15 Brooklyn Sail Club, Brooklyn, NY, USA
2001-2015	Member, Manhattan Sailing Club, New York, NY York, USA

Last updated 18 May 2023 by Ramón Cáceres