United States Merchant Marine Academy - Midships Yearbook (Kings Point, NY)

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Chris Bobinger Yorktown, Virginia Bo, Bing, Binger Major: Marine Engineering Systems Company: Band Reg Clubs Activities Sports: Drill Team, Power Squadron Officer Billets: Regimental Drill and Ceremonies Officer Ship Sailed: MV Fidelio. SS Horizon Reliance, MV Comet. MV Enterprise, USS Nassau. MV Cape Decision. TV Kings Pointer Sea Partners: Paul Silva, Lindsay Elgart. Jason Berger, and a whole slew of people on the Comet Countries Visited: France. Belgium, Germany, England, Taiwan. China. Italy, Turkey, Malta Favorite Academy Memory: Sea Year, and all the times with friends, of which there are too many to count. Future Plans: Sailing for 5 years, then opening a high performance engine and chasses shop in Virginia Final Message: Thanks to all my friends and family that helped through the tough times here, but thank you more for the great times, and the many more to come! Twenty Years from Now: Racing professionally as owner builder driver. Married, living happily in Virginia on the Chesapeake Bay. Internship: Flight Internship with VF-31, Oceana NAS, Norfolk, VA Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to know neither victor}’ nor defeat. Theodore Roosevelt

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 Adrian Black Bermuda Major: Ships Officer Company: 2nd Clubs Activities Sports: Sailing Officer Billets: Assistant Table Captain Ships Sailed: Matson Manukai, Liberty Eagle. Horizon Pacific Sea Partners: Steve Grotsky, Jen Gallerani, Padraic O'Shea, Brandon Teal, Chuck Leonard, John Sgarlata, Adrian Taylor, David Anderson Countries Visited: Hawaii, France, Philippines, Guam, Hong Kong, Taiwan Internship: Atlantic Marine Limited Partnership Favorite Academy Memory: LIRR. Bar None. JMU. Sailing Trips. Bahamas, Choker Whites. Crazy road trips to Virginia, Graduation Future Plans: Call me a psychic, but I think I'll be working for MSC for at least a year. I can’t remember what I thought last year. Final Message: Thank you to all of my friends and family who helped get me through Kings Point, and for giving me the most ‘eventful’ four years of my life. Twenty Years from Now: Living on the beach with a beautiful woman and no worries. Vessels large may venture more, but little boats should keep near shore. Benjamin Franklin Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has courage to lose sight of the shore. A. Gide

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Craig Bon vino West Nyack, New York Major: Marine Transportation Company: 4th Officer Billets: CHR04. CX4 Ships Sailed: USNS Cape Diamond, Maersk Virginia, Horizon Prducer, Chelsea Sea Partners: Nick Nardone, Jesse Bowser Countries Visited: Canada, Spain. Italy, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Oman, India, Puerto Rico Internship: Orient Overseas Container Line Favorite Academy Memory: Livin' the dream hanging out with all my boys wherever we were. Future Plans: Happy and successful following my dreams Final Message: I just want to say thank you to everybody who is in my life right now because without you I wouldn't have made it. Twenty Years from Now: Living with my sugar mamma coaching little league. Gino It's not over, until it's over.