Dave first learned the lessons of knowing one’s position during his year long stay in Antarctica while serving in the US Navy.  Watching the Southern Cross circle the heavens and trekking across that frozen continent in support of the National Science Foundation are memories just as vivid today as they were 30 plus years ago.  So it is, that today he finds that knowing one’s position relative to where one has been and relative to where one wishes to go still conjures up fond memories of journeys past, and dreams of journeys yet to come.  Now, President of Steward and Associates, he assists companies in finding their way relative to customers’ expectations as it relates to service delivery and product quality.  That is, helping them to know their position.

As it is with his business partner and cofounder, Rob, the love of sailing “full-and-by”…water racing past the hull…sheets taut as they drive the boat…are the most rewarding and exciting thing next to arriving at one’s destination to drop a hook and soak up all that nature has to offer with those that share the passion equally as deep.

Dave is a member of The Sailing Club, Inc. of New Jersey and has been a skipper in the club since 2002. Dave is also a member of the Raritan Yacht Club and sits on the Board of Governors. He is active with the cruising program for the yacht club and routinely leads cruises into Long Island Sound as far as Newport, RI or Block Island. Dave is also a member of NACO (National Association of Charterboat Operators.  Dave earned his ASA Basic Keelboat Instructor certification in May of 2005. He holds a USCG Captain's license and teaches at the New Jersey Sailing School in Point Pleasant, NJ as well as BaySail School and Yacht Charters in Havre De Grace, MD. Captain Dave also conducts docking clinics for BaySail and is often asked to do captained charters with them.    Dave sails his own boat, StewardShip, out of Raritan Bay when he’s not chartering in other parts of the globe.

Email Dave here or call him at 973.479.3346.

Rob worked as an engineer in the Physical Research Division of Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, NJ for almost 24 years.  Now he is a Software Unit Manager with L3 Communications in Camden, NJ.  Rob has a BS in Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics from Case Western Reserve University and an MS in Solid State Physics from Stevens Institute of Technology.

Rob has been addicted to sailing since his first experiences with the sport back in 1973.  He has been sailing every year now since 1989.  In 1993, Rob joined the Sailing Club.  He became a club-qualified skipper 2 years later.  He has held several posts with the club including Commodore and Training Coordinator.  Rob loves sailing the Chesapeake Bay and will passionately share that love with anyone who will listen.  Other memorable experiences include skippering in two Lucent Regattas in the Netherlands and skippering a 45-foot tugboat for the National Park Service while in high school.  Rob is certified by the American Sailing Association to teach Basic Keelboat Sailing, Basic Coastal Cruising, and Bareboat Chartering.  When it comes to sailing, Rob believes that the journey IS the destination.  His essays and poems on sailing have been published in the Sailing Club's newsletter and elsewhere.

Email Rob here or call him at 908.672.3609.