Captain
Jeffrey R Stone is an Accredited Marine Surveyor servicing Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Maine. We provide
marine surveys for yachts and commercial vessels in all material types: Wood, cold molded (wood epoxy), fiberglass,
composite, aluminum and steel. We have extensive service and experience on vessels from 26' up to 160' and up to 500
GRT
Azimuth Marine Survey provides reliable, professional, and responsive
service to our clients. Non destructive testing is used through out the survey process unless otherwise requested. Non-destructive tests include percussion sounding, moisture content measurements throughout the structural elements
of the vessel, infrared temperature measurement of machinery and electrical panels and corrosion analysis.
I have worked in all aspects of the marine field for 25 plus years. My roles have been as project
manager, marine superintendent and captain on a variety of sailing yachts and ships, built of both wood and steel. I have
sailed to Antarctica as engineer on a small(103') research vessel and led the restoration of a Herreshoff classic. I worked
in the commercial maritime world of tugs, freighters and tankers, in my youth.
I
have loved the sea and sailing my entire life and have been fortunate in being able to make it my career. I remain an active
sailor, participating in the Newport Bermuda race 7 times, the Marblehead Halifax race 5 times and sail actively in New England
and the Pacific.
Sailing and life at sea is one of the few arenas where vocation and avocation
meet. I have been surveying full time for more than 10 years and regard it as a natural progression
from what has gone before.I bring my life's experience at sea to every vessel I survey and feel that this experience brings
great depth and a practical eye to marine surveying.
Our home base is in Newport,
Rhode Island on Narragansett Bay. We gladly provide our services to all of New England and beyond. Past
projects have taken us from the Mediterranean to the Caribbean to the West Coast and Hawaii.
