Captain Dave Olson grew up in the Pacific Northwest, and can’t remember a time when he wasn’t “messing about on boats” fishing and crabbing the waters of Puget Sound, the San Juan Islands and Inside Passage. Dave graduated high school in Bellevue Washington before attending Washington State University. On graduation he was hired as a quality control inspector for Boeing Aircraft in Everett, WA. Walking the floor of the factory early one morning an idea took hold and rather than inspecting aircraft, Dave decided he’d rather fly them.

Pursuing flight ratings Dave moved to Anchorage, Alaska teaching flying and working scheduled service in the northern bush. After five years he was hired by Delta airlines and served as a line pilot and Captain for more than three decades. Throughout the years aloft, Dave owned a series of long range cruising boats including several Bayliner motor yachts, a 58 PH Navigator and an Ocean Alexander. In 2022 Dave traded diesel for sail and enjoys sailing his Hanse 548 south in the winter months, calling the Golden Isles home during hurricane season.

Dave has a meticulous eye for detail and brings decades of systems knowledge and troubleshooting to strengthen the brokerage team. He spends a great deal of time getting to know the brokerage clients, finding out what their boating needs really are, then hunting to find the boat that  right for them. He takes great pride in assisting Bill Cook, working with referrals and helping sell yachts to satisfied customers.