Originally from Spokane, Washington Brad Schoenwald is a life long boater who grew up running family boats on the lakes of Northern Idaho.  Enlisting in the Coast Guard in 1986 provided the opportunity to find bigger water and bigger boats.  A career dedicated to safety at sea Brad has served aboard USCG Cutter Elderberry - Petersburg, Alaska, USCG Station Chetco River-Harbor Oregon, USCG Station St. Clair Shores-St. Clair Shores, Michigan, USCG Cutter Galveston Island-Apra Harbor Guam, Marine Safety Office San Juan-San Juan Puerto Rico, and most recently USCG Sector Miami, Prevention Operations-Miami Beach, Florida.  Command positions include Executive Officer, USCG Cutter Point Bridge, Marina, Del Rey, California and Officer In Charge, USCG Station San Juan.  In addition to his operational background Brad has been trained in Instructional Technologies and as a Facilitator.  The depth of this training and education resulted in Special Recognition for Inspirational Leadership at the Chief Petty Officer Academy in New London Connecticut.      

An experienced professional mariner Brad is Deck Watch Officer qualified, a National Motor Life Boat School and Coxswain “C” school graduate and maintains a 100 Ton Masters license.  He and his crews have affected countless rescues and assistance to mariners in all weather conditions as well as operations in counter drug and alien migration and interdiction.  He also is an Instructor at the USCG Center of Excellence; where cruise ship inspectors from around the world are trained on complex systems, crew proficiency, and regulations governing the Cruise Industry.

Always a performance boat enthusiast he has served as Patrol Commander and Race Control for offshore races and runs his wife’s Twin Step Top Gun as a pace boat for select offshore events. 

“With the introduction of our new courses and training we bring professional operational training and education to the recreational boating industry.

These courses apply terminal performance objectives which instill invaluable skill concepts to students within a short instructional period.  Although current boating safety courses provide basic prerequisites and do bring value to boat owners, until now no course was available to bring operating fundamentals and vessel familiarity which are vital to safe operation in this segment of the recreational boating industry.  Type specific advance skill training and education is vital to ensure operators have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to fulfill there performance boating experience”

-Brad Schoenwald, Instructor
Tres Martin’s Performance Boat School