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Captain Jan Miles
Captain Miles joined Pride, Inc. in 1981 and was one of three rotating Captains on the original Pride of Baltimore. He is a tall ship master with more than 35 years of experience as a professional sailer, which includes five Atlantic Ocean crossing as well as three Pacific voyages of 5,000 miles, each taking about 25 days. Captain Miles holds a USCG 500 Ocean Master License for Power and Sail, as well as numerous other certifications.
Prior to joining Pride, Inc., Captain Miles serves as master or mate aboard 15 vessels, including Lady Maryland, Californian, Bill of Rights, New Way, Alexandria, Brillirant and Clearwater. Along the way he also helped develop model saling programs for youth at risk. His accomplishments and contributions to the tall ship sailing profession have been recognized both within and outside of the maritime community. He was named Marylander of the Year by the Colonial Society of Maryland in 2001 and Sail Trainer of the Year by the American Sail Training Association (ASTA) in 2001.
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Jamie Trost, Captain
Jamie Trost returns for a third season as partner Captain aboard Pride of Baltimore II. Captain Trost began sailing small boats at an early age, and has been working aboard and commanding traditional vessels for ten years. Captain Trost rejoins Pride II this spring, after spending early 2010 in Florida as Captain aboard the Privateer Lynx, a Melbourne Smith designed Baltimore Clipper built in 2001. No stranger to the Chesapeake Bay, he was Captain of the Schooner Sultana out of Chestertown, Maryland for nearly three years. He also served as master of the Schooners Denis Sullivan, Wendameen and Bagheera, and as mate of the Schooners Amistad and Inland Seas, and the Brig Niagara. Captain Trost holds a 200 Ton USCG Masters License and other certifications.
In addition to his maritime experience, Captain Trost has a Bachelors Degree in Creative Writing from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, where he was Captain of the Crew team. His writing and photographs have been published in Time Asia, Sailing and Chesapeake Bay Magazine. He also speaks Japanese, having taught English in a small farming town of Bisei-Cho in Okayama Prefecture.
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Alan Morse, Chief Mate
After a couple years absence, Alan rejoins Pride II for the Spring season. He last sailed aboard the ship during the 2005 European Tour and the first half of the 2006 Great Lakes Tour. After growing up sailing on the Finger Lakes in update NY, and then participating in SEA’s program for a SEAmester, Alan was hooked. He has been sailing professionally for eight years and has worked on a number of vessels, including the schooner Virginia, Highlander Sea, Westward, Tole Mour, Geronimo, Westward, Lynx, Ernestina and Sultana. Alan has a BA from Cornell University and holds a USCG 200-ton Near Coastal Masters license. This season Alan is looking forward to the trip down the St. Lawrence, sailing in Lake Superior and working with Captain Miles and Captain Trost again.
Emily Harwood, Second Mate
Emily Harwood returned to Pride II last fall, stayed on through the winter and is back this Spring season as Second Mate. She first sailed aboard Pride II in 2006 as a deckhand. Emily has also sailed aboard the Niagara, and was Chief Mate aboard the Spirit of South Carolina. She began sailing as a youth. Through various shipboard programs Emily has also taught maritime history, nautical science, marine biology, and oceanography to both middle school and high school students. Emily has a B.A. from Colgate University and holds a USCG 100-ton Near Coastal Masters license. She is looking forward to the season in Baltimore and the Great Lakes, particularly Duluth.
John Pickering, Engineer
John joins Pride II this year as the ship’s engineer. Although new to Pride II, he has been sailing in Baltimore and the Chesapeake for the past several years. He has sailed aboard the Skipjack Sigsbee, Lady Maryland, Mildred Belle, and Schooner Virginia, as well as the Spirit of South Carolina. John has held positions of engineer, deckhand and educational coordinator. As an engineer, he has spent countless hours in the cramped engine rooms of these tall ships. John earned a BS from James Madison University. This season, he is looking forward to sailing in the Great Lakes for the first time and just being part of Pride II’s crew.
Mark Scibinico, Bosun
Mark, a native of Maryland, is a new comer to Pride II. He has been sailing professionally for over two years. As a child he grew up by the Chesapeake Bay and always enjoyed watching the sail boats on the water. Most recently, Mark worked as the bosun/2nd mate aboard the Privateer Lynx. Prior to that he served as watch leader aboard the Lady Washington, sailing up and down the west coast, as well as cook/engineer aboard the Hawaiian Chieftan. Mark earned his AA degree from the Culinary Institute of America in NY, and carries AB Sail with STCW.
Amanda Doren, Cook
Amanda is from Gross Pointe, MI and grew up sailing on the Great Lakes and Lake St. Claire. Amanda’s tall ship experience includes two guest crew excursions aboard Pride II, one in 2006 and another in 2007 when she was aboard for two months, as well as the transatlantic crossing aboard the HMS Bounty. Amanda has a passion for cooking and understands the correlation between what one eats and how one feels. She is a graduate of Loyola University Chicago. In her spare time Amanda enjoys yoga and personal training.
Jeff Crosby
Jeff has been part of Pride II’s crew since the fall of 2008. When the 2008 season ended he stayed on with the ship to work as one of the winter crew, rolled right into the Spring up-rig and has been part of the crew ever since. Jeff is a native of Duluth, MN, and looks forward to sailing into his home waters. He spent his youth sailing and racing on the lakes. Jeff is a graduate of the Landings School of Boatbuilding and Design in Maine and spent several years restoring and repairing boats; his skills including hull restoration, woodworking and rigging. When not sailing, Jeff enjoys playing music.
Elizabeth Foretek, Deckhand
Elizabeth returns to Pride II as a deckhand for a second straight season. Shefirst joined Pride II’s crew in 2007 for the East Coast tour. She has been sailing professionally for the past six years. Her initial interest in sailing began when she served as a volunteer aboard Gazela Primeiro in Philadelphia. Elizabeth has also worked on Northwind, Niagara, Hawaiian Chieftain, Lynx, and Spirit of South Carolina, as well as vessels in Mystic Seaport. She enjoys working with different crew and volunteers and teaching students about both the present-day and historical maritime industry. Elizabeth earned a B.S. from the College of Charleston and is working toward her USCG Masters license. This season Elizabeth is looking forward to uprgig, sailing down the St. Lawrence and curling in Duluth.
Brendan Reed, Deckhand
Brendan, a Baltimore native, first joined Pride II in February 2010 as part of the winter crew. His interest in sailing spawned through the lens of maritime history and sea chanties. Through his involvement with a local college music group, he was “pushed” into the sailing world; after sailing a couple of times, Brendan was hooked and has not looked back. He has sailed aboard the U.S. Brig Niagara in Erie, PA and the SV Arabella in Daytona Beach, FL. Brendan is looking forward to learning everything he can about sailing Pride II and interacting with the public who come aboard.
James Smith, Deckhand
James first sailed aboard Pride II as a guest crew in the fall of 2009. He then joined on as part of the 2010 winter crew and will spend the spring season as a deckhand. James became interested in sailing when a friend asked him if wanted to help work on a ship. He spent several months of 2008 and most of 2009 working the Mystic Whaler as a deckhand where he sharpened his skills and seamanship. James is also an accomplished musician and can play a number of instruments including the bass, cello, guitar and keyboard. James is looking forward to sailing aboard Pride II, visiting Duluth and making port stops in Canada.
Colette Emanuel, Deckhand
Colette immersed herself in the sailing life four years ago when she realized it would fulfill all three of her life’s ambitions: traveling, getting dirty and climbing things. She has crewed on a number of tall ships including Hawaiian Chieftain, US Brig Niagara, Lynx, Irving Johnson, Kwai, and most recently, Bill of Rights. During the summer of 2007 Colette attended the Picton Castle’s Bosun School to sharpen her understanding of maintaining and rigging a traditional vessel. Besides sailing, Colette’s main passions are writing and traveling. While working aboard Pride II, Colette is looking forward to visiting new places and improving her skills as a sailor.
Jeremy Tagliaferre, Deckhand
Jeremy is an outdoor enthusiast who enjoys sailing, hiking, biking and a variety of other outdoor activities. He grew up working at a Boy Scout camp where he spent most of his time on the lakefront. He enjoys teaching and has served as a boating instructor, after school counselor and teacher’s aide. Jeremy spent a semester at SEA, where he was introduced to tall ship sailing aboard the Corwith Cramer. After finishing his schooling, he remained aboard the vessel as volunteer deckhand for several months. Jeremy is looking forward to sailing aboard Pride II, traveling to many ports of call and learning the history of Baltimore Clippers.
