Steve has been active on boats all his life. When he was a youth, he owned small boats with his dad and brothers. He purchased a Snipe when he was in high school in Bennington Vermont and he and his dad rebuilt it together. After college, Steve went to southern Oregon for a couple of years and worked on the Salmon and Dungeness crab boats out of Port Oreford. In 1973, Steve sailed with New Zealander, Barry Woods on the Arawa, a 40 foot schooner, to Hawaii. While living in Hawaii, Steve worked as an entertainer and crew member on the Teragram and Lavengro both charter sailing vessels out of Lahaina, Maui.
Steve on New York Water Taxi, November, 2002
Steve earned his captain's license and now works as a captain on New York Water Taxi on the Hudson River. He also has been a captain on Liberty Landing Water Taxi, the "Little Lady",
Steve on Liberty Landing's "Little Lady" at North Cove, New York City
and on dinner boats, Dove Charters,
from Pier 81, "Jacana" and "Jabaru" and Affairs Afloat, "Queen of Hearts" and "Star of Palm Beach" on the Hudson River.
Steve on Jacana, a Winston 85' with Dove Charters
Captain Steve on Jabaru, a Hatteras 50', with Dove Yachts
Steve with the Commandant of the Marines, General James L. Jones at OpSail 2000 while he was working with NY Waterway
Upon returning to the east coast in 1989, Steve taught sailing at Newport Sailing School in Newport, Jersey City, NJ and worked on Ft. Lauderdale based New York Water Taxi. Steve has been doing paintings of the Hudson River area since he came to New York. These paintings are in watercolor and oil on canvas. They depict New York City scenes on the river and other riverscapes out of the metropolitan area.
Steve is currently working on a series of on-location oil paintings of views from the Jersey and western shores of the Hudson. To personally view any works by Steve McGee, request an appointment to visit his studio. Click on Send info@stevemcgee.com and request a private viewing session. Thanks for stopping by.
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Steve McGee, Captain
