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Marine Surveys of Yachts and Small Craft for Pre-Purchase, Insurance, Finance, Valuation
Yacht Deliveries, Professionally Captained


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Qualifications of Latitude39 Professionals

Latitude39 Marine Services Francis Hopkinson, Jr.

Frank Hopkinson has a lifetime of working, racing, chartering and cruising on sailing and power yachts of all kinds, primarily on the east coast of the US and in the Chesapeake Bay. He has done numerous deliveries (both as captain and crew) along the east coast of the US, between Bermuda and the US, and between Europe and the United Kingdom.

  • Graduate of the Chapman School of Seamanship course in Yacht and Small Boat Surveying
  • Certified in standards by the American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC)
  • Certified Marine Corrosion Technician by American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC)
Frank is a member of The Miles River Yacht Club and the Cruising Club of America.




Bill Read, SAMSŪ-SA

Bill Read has more than 40 years of ocean and in-shore sailboat racing. He has done deliveries and cruised all along the east coast, in the Chesapeake and in the Caribbean.
  • Graduate of the Chapman School of Seamanship course in Yacht and Small Boat Surveying and in Insurance Surveying
  • Surveyor Associate (SA) in the Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors (SAMS)
  • Certified in Standards by the American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC)
Bill is a member and former Commodore of the Corinthian Yacht Club of Philadelphia and the Cruising Club of America.



Kirk Hall, SAMSŪ-SA

Kirk Hall has over 40 years of boating experience. He has done deliveries as captain and has raced on much of the east coast and the Chesapeake. He has also done deliveries as crew between Bermuda and the U. S., between the Caribbean and the U.S. and between Antigua and Spain's Mallorca Island via the Azores. In 2006 he completed a 10 year circumnavigation of the world in his own boat.
  • Graduate of the Chapman School of Seamanship course in Yacht and Small Boat Surveying and in Insurance Surveying
  • Surveyor Associate (SA) in the Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors (SAMS)
  • Certified in Standards by the American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC)
Kirk is a member of the Corinthian Yacht Club of Philadelphia and the Cruising Club of America.



Professional resumes, references and lifetime boating resumes are available on request.
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