Capt Roy's Marine Training

Houston and South Louisiana

Captain Roy Weeks

Founder and Lead Instructor for Captain Roy's Marine Training. Capt Roy holds a 100 Ton Masters License with Aux sail and Commercial Assistance Towing endorsements. He has extensive sailing and power vessel experience. He has sailed throughout the Caribbean and Gulf Coast including numerous Gulf Crossings to Mexico and Key West. He was the 1993 Commodore of the Galveston Bay Cruising Association and served two years as the Chairman of the Texas Offshore Racing Circuit. He is also a certified American Sailing Association Instructor for Basic Keelboat, Coastal Cruising, Coastal Navigation, Bareboat Chartering and Advanced Sailing. Before founding Captain Roy's Marine Training he owned and operated an American Sailing Association Sailing School and Charter Company on Galveston Bay. Captain Roy is also an avid fisherman and fishes on the FLW and Red Fish Professional Redfish Tours.

Trish Weeks

Trish is affectionally referred to as "The Admiral" by all of us who work with her. "Captains run boats, Admirals run Captains"...is her motto. She is the pleasant voice you hear when you call the office. She manages all the schedules, does the printing and mailings and keeps the email from stacking up. She is not just an office manager; Trish is also an accomplished sailor and has raced sailboats on Galveston Bay since 1982. Not liking to be tied to an office, she struck out from Galveston on a 67' Gaff Rigged Schooner and sailed down to the Panama Canal & on to the Galapagos. From there she sailed all around the Great Barrier Reef and most of the East Coast of Australia for almost a year. She has also sailed throughout the Caribbean. She is an active member of the Houston Safe Boating Council. Ask her why she isn't a Captain and she will tell you "Why, I'm already an Admiral". .

Captain Bennie Hatten

Capt. Bennie Hatten is a great asset to Captain Roy's Staff. He holds an OUPV license with Commercial Assistance Towing Endorsement. He has brought with him a great deal of experience on Power vessels and holds a degree in education. He is a current member of the Coastal Conversation Association, Gulf Coast Troutmasters, Oberto Redfish Cup, and FLW Redfish Series. He has been boating as an operator since since his early teens. He enjoys tournament fishing and won the Troutmasters Sportsman Division and took Fourth Place in Texas Fish and Game Big Trout Splash in 2002. He is currently the co-host of the KILT 610 Outdoors Show and is my partner in the professional Redfish Cup series. In addition to his on the water experience, he has many years teaching experience in the classroom.

Captain Robert Campbell

Capt Robert Campbell holds an Masters license with Commercial Assistance Towing. He has brought with him a great deal of experience on all vessels with a degree in education. He brings a wealth of boating and teaching experience. Capt Robert is a member of the Houston Sail and Power Squadron. He is an Excellent instructor with a knack to make students feel at home. Welcome to Capt Roy's Team!

Captain Bill Nowlin

Captain Bill holds a 50 Ton Masters and OUPV with the Sailing and Assistance Towing endorsements. He has been operating his own boats, ranging from bass boats to 30 foot sailboats, since the early 1970s and has extensive experience operating larger sailboats since the 1990s. He holds a Masters Degree in Education and has been involved in adult education since 1980 and is currently an adjunct instructor of education at Sam Houston State University. Captain Bill's drive to “Make a Difference” in the classroom adds another dimension to his teaching style.

Captain Rick Fisher

Capt. Rick Fisher holds a Masters license with Commercial Assistance Towing and Auxiliary Sailing Endorsement. Capt. Rick has a great deal of experience on both Power and Sailing vessels, which he enjoys sharing with his students. He is a certified instructor with the U.S. Power Squadron, and is a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department certified boating safety instructor. Rick is also a marine surveyor and member of both the Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors (SAMS), and the American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC). For more information on Rick's surveying career, visit his website at www.ChampionMarineSurveys.com

Washington State

Captain Kirby Stevens

Capt Kirby holds a 50 ton Masters License with Aux sail and Commercial assistance towing endorsements. He is the Director of all west coast training for Captain Roy's Marine Training. His boating experience started in 1962 as the first mate on a 65' 1928 Herscoff gaff headed schooner sailing the west coast of California. He taught sailing classes for San Jose State University and completed the USCG Auxiliary and Power Squadron seamanship courses. He has owned and operated sail and power vessels from 22 to 44ft. He lived aboard for many years and has boated extensively in the Gulf of Mexico, including Mexico, U.S. Atlantic and Pacific coasts along with the Caribbean Sea. Before he retied in 2002 he was a Senior Engineering Specialist responsible for the development of curriculum, training materials, and lesson plans for employees at 15 different locations. After his retirement in Houston, Capt Kirby has settled in Washington State and is now teaching classes in the Seattle/Tacoma area.