Matt has been sailing since the mid 1970's. His wide range of sailing experience includes small 14ft dinghy sailboats to 50+ ft sailing vessels.

He has sailed most of the local North Texas lakes and crossed the Gulf of Mexico. He has a wide range of coastal & offshore sailing experience on the East Coast (most notably the Chesapeake Bay, Florida, and the Florida Keys).

He has sailed across the Atlantic Ocean as well as traversed the Mediterranean Ocean from Gibraltar to Italy.

He has also sailed the San Francisco Bay area as well as other Pacific areas; coastal & offshore.

As a nationally recognized sailing instructor he has over 15 years of experience in making sailing dreams come true. Matt also owns and operates the Magellan Sailing Center, Inc., specializing in personalized individual sailing instruction from Basic Sailing to Bareboat Certification to Advanced Sailing & Navigation.

Matt holds a USCG Master License.