Sherman, Edwin
Ed Sherman is a well-known boating writer and educator, and the author of two International Marine books: Outboard Engines (1997) and Powerboater's Guide to Electrical Systems (2000). He is the assistant director of education at the American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC), the country's preeminent standard-making body, where he designs and teaches teacher-training programs in marine technology fields, including marine electrical systems. Prior to that, he taught marine electronics for many years at the New England Institute of Technology, in Warwick, RI, where he was chairman of the marine technology department. Hometown: Wickford, RI
Ed Sherman is the director of educational programming for the American Boat & Yacht Council (ABYC). His role has enabled him to help develop the marine industry’s most highly regarded certifications for marine surveyors, service technicians and boat builders. Ed’s training and certification programs are used by the U.S. Navy and U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards, as well as NOAA and Transport Canada to ensure that their small boat fleets are built and maintained to ABYC standards.Ed is a marine industry insider with forty years’ experience. He is a past president of the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association and of the International Sailing Institute, a former electronics editor for Cruising World and Sailing World magazines, and the author of four highly regarded books on boat maintenance. Ed lives in Rhode Island with his wife and son.