Allport Marine SurveyTony Allport, SAMSŪ AMSŪPrincipal Marine Surveyor Steilacoom, Washington, USA Serving the Puget Sound Region Including Olympia, Tacoma, & Gig Harbor |
About Tony Allport
As a boy I covered the waterfront in Camden, Maine. I learned to sail in cat boats on the outer harbor and mingled with master boat builders and historic vessels on a regular basis. I was soon employed as a deckhand aboard the 70' ex-pilot schooner, Timberwind, offering week long sailing vacations exploring the Maine coast. I learned to thread this 40 ton topsail schooner through intricate passages with only occasional use of the yawl boat, our only source of auxiliary power. In the off season I delivered yachts from Camden to Bermuda and the Caribbean Islands and pursued a passion for yacht design through correspondence courses and extensive independent reading.I went on to work for M. Rosenblatt & Son, then the largest firm of naval architects and marine engineers in the country, as captain of their company yacht Rosa II: an heirloom ketch designed by the principals of that firm and kept Bristol fashion. See the cover photo and attendant article in Wooden Boat Magazine, July/August 1995. 
As an active member of SAMS (Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors) I take pride in meeting their high ethical standards and exceeding their rigorous continuing education requirements. I am standards certified by the ABYC (American Boat and Yacht Council) attesting to my knowledge of their exhaustive technical and professional standards for boats. I am also an ABYC certified corrosion technician.I have many years of practical experience owning boats, maintaining them, and sailing both offshore and coastwise. I have designed, built, and worked professionally on boats. I currently own the 30' Albin Ballad sloop, Pleiades, a classic Swedish production boat from the mid 1970's. I am very sensitive to the non-negotiable demands put on a boat by the natural elements. I am also a master woodworker, writer, and an inventor with a U.S. patent to my credit. I know how boats should be built and have a discriminating eye for detail. Look for my technical articles in Good Old Boat and Nor'westing magazines. |
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