Born in Northern New Jersey in a small town called Allendale, Brendan grew up going down the Jersey shore every weekend to enjoy boating. After graduating high school early, he started his own business at the young age of sixteen. After doing this and working for his family business for many years, he decided the ocean was his calling after several trips to Fort Lauderdale. He started out as a delivery mate at the age of eighteen on a trip from Florida to Boston, MA and quickly moved up to the captain position before the trip had even ended. Captaining for 12 years now, he has gained a lot of wisdom and insight into the yachting world. He has run boats in eight countries, along with extensive experience from Maine to Key West. Brendan and his wife have been a captain and Chief stew team since 2017, where they have learned and grown together. Brendan holds his Master 500GT-ton license and looks forward to creating a safe and memorable experience for everyone! Most recently Brendan and his wife Julie have created the highly successful Fredoom charter program and have built the program from the start with plans of upgrading to a third larger boat for the program. Brendan’s passion has been helping green crew get their first job and giving women an opportunity on deck along with getting licensed. For the last few years he has had a female only crew and has given many crew their first step into the yachting industry.
