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Kris Leverich A Gryphon Quartermaster |
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| Before the Mast: A Quartermaster's Journey | |
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The Day of the Quartermaster Board of Review. |
Kris Leverich
is one of the three Quartermasters from the Gryphon, so far. Growing
up on the Gryphon in the last 1980's, he earned his Quartermaster in 1994,
after serving as a successful Boatswain's Mate, a regatta winning
Boatswain, then an extremely effective Junior Officer.
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The late Commodore Joe Bjorkman described Kris Leverich as one of the best Quartermasters ever, with another Ship's skipper wanting to clone him. Commodore Bjorkman said to one skipper, that there are those you test straight from the Sea Scout Manual, then those like Kris who you get out Knight's, Chapman Piloting, and Ashley's for a Board of Review. |
The Gryphon crew at the 1994 Old Salt's Regatta, after having won the Belmont Trophy, a Clipper, and first place in Flotilla Drill. |
| A Quartermaster's Opportunities in the Coast Guard |
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Sunrise on the Coast Guard Buoy Tender Mariposa.
Notice the Smiley Face...
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After earning
his Quartermaster and some time in college, Kris joined the United States
Coast Guard. Kris credits the opportunities and advancement he has
enjoyed in America's oldest service to his time on the Sea Scout Ship
Gryphon. From two cruises on the USCG Eagle to high risk boardings,
and traveling the world, Kris has had a very distinguished career.
In the Bering Sea.
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The Coast Guard Buoy Tender Mariposa.
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On watch during a Blue Angles performance. |
Kris Leverich and former President George Bush on the USCG Eagle. (Notice 41's tie.) |
| Lessons from Shellback... | |
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As Davy Shellback told an Able working on his Quartermaster long ago, "Along the course o'life ye must go; fair course or foul is up to yerself alone." Kris is an example of what Shellback's fair course has to offer, and the opportunities that Sea Scouting and earning the Quartermaster Award can offer to a young person. Red Skies and safe voyages, Mr. Leverich.
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