Growing up in Michigan, SUE CANFIELD (SAMS-AMS) spent her summers messing about in small boats. She joined the Navy after attending college in Japan and earning a degree in education from the University of Michigan. During her subsequent military career, Sue bought and renovated a number of older boats and lived onboard a 37' cutter for 10 years. Never found far from the water, she has worked on both coasts, in Hawaii, the Bahamas, the West Indies, and Italy. She served as a deck officer on ships operating in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, and taught navigation and seamanship at the U.S. Naval Academy. Sue has worked as an independent marine surveyor since 1993 and taught marine surveying since 1999. She has also been a featured speaker at marine industry and recreational boating seminars offered by International Boatbuilders Exposition (IBEX), Boat/US, West Marine, and the National Women’s Sailing Association. Her articles on marine surveying and related technical topics have appeared in Professional BoatBuilder, DIY Boat Owner, Offshore, Chesapeake Bay, and Sea magazines.