Captain Mark Bancroft has been sailing for well over thirty-five years and been involved in the marine industry for over twenty years. After completing a successful career in the United States Navy as a Chief Petty Officer he retired in 1989. He started Bottoms Up Boat Service providing a wide variety of services including mooring placement and inspection, bottom cleaning and surveying. Mark has been the delivery captain for over 100 boats to various ports from Boston to Norfolk. His experience includes the installation and repair of numerous types of equipment and electronics, spring commissioning and winterization of yachts. He has completed several courses of instruction including the ABYC Systems Certification.
In 1999, after two years of cruising the Intra-coastal Waterway from Connecticut to the West Coast of Florida including the Bahamas he joined the staff of Hellier Yacht Sales to coordinate spring commissioning and provide for all warranty work. After another one year cruise down the ICW, Mark joined Yachting Services of Mystic as the Fleet Captain for their charter fleet, providing all facets of the charter industry from check-out to check-in, training, and maintenance to the fleet. At the same time he managed a 29 slip marina and supervised the operation of a tour boat business.
Wildoats Marine Service, LLC. was started in April 2007 to serve the boating public in need of marine related services at a reasonable cost.
Boat/U.S. Association since 1983
Boat/U.S. Pro-Captain Program
Boat/U.S. Technical Exchange
Member ABYC
United States Coast Guard (OUPV) since 1992
CPR/AED Certified
TSA Transportation Workers Identification Certified (TWIC)
ABYC Marine Systems Certification