Captain Harry Pattison

Captain Harry Pattison is a US Coast Guard licensed Master of Sail and Power Vessels of 100 and an ASA Certified Instructor. He has more than 40 years experience sailing Pacific, Atlantic, Caribbean, Salish Sea, Canadian and Alaskan waters. Harry and Joy returned in October of 2023 from a 25,000+ circumnavigation of the Pacific Ocean.

Beyond his maritime experience, he is a freelance writer and a former adjunct professor at the University of Oregon School of Journalism.

He lives on Bainbridge Island with his wife Joy.  They have three daughters and a ship’s cat.