M/Y Beothuk
102 ft Doggersbank • Captain/Engineer • 100,000+ nautical miles and a Northwest Passage circumnavigation of North America.

CAPTAIN • ENGINEER • EXPLORER
More than three decades commanding and engineering yachts across the world's oceans—from tropical passages to the Canadian Arctic.
Explore the voyagesALECK JERRY SAMUELSON
From sportfishing and transatlantic passages to long-range expedition yachting, my career has been shaped by the places a yacht can take you—and by the responsibility of getting there safely.
My work has always combined the bridge and the engine room. I have commanded private yachts and fleets up to 250 feet, crossed oceans, completed a five-year circumnavigation, and spent more than a decade aboard the 102-foot expedition yacht Beothuk.


FEATURED VOYAGE
In 2024, Beothuk undertook her second Northwest Passage adventure. The voyage began in Fort Lauderdale and continued through Jamaica, Panama and the Galápagos before heading north toward Alaska and into the Canadian Arctic.
Serving as both captain and chief engineer, I experienced a part of the world where navigation, machinery, weather and ice demand constant attention.
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“The sea has taken me around the world. The Arctic reminded me how much of it still feels untouched.”
THE YACHTS
102 ft Doggersbank • Captain/Engineer • 100,000+ nautical miles and a Northwest Passage circumnavigation of North America.
125 ft Royal Denship • Captain/Engineer • Bahamas, Cuba, British Virgin Islands and Costa Rica.
90 ft Doggersbank • Build Captain/Engineer • 100,000+ nautical miles, four Atlantic crossings and three Mediterranean seasons.
250 ft • Captain • Private fleet from 70 to 250 feet, including a five-year circumnavigation.
131 ft Feadship • Captain • Sportfishing-driven program through the Caribbean, Bahamas, Mexico and U.S. East Coast.
FIELD NOTES
Ice, wildlife, fishing, tenders, remote harbors and the everyday work behind a long-range yacht program.









ARTICLES & MEDIA
PROFESSIONAL CV
USCG 1600-ton Master All Oceans • 3000-ton Master ITC tonnage • STCW • Bridge Resource Management • Medical Care Provider • Radar Unlimited with ARPA.
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