Exhibit 99.1

                                  CERTIFICATION
                       PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
           AS ADOPTED BY SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

           I, Thomas F. Helms, Jr., as Chief Executive Officer of North Atlantic
Holding Company, Inc. (the "Company"), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.ss. 1350,
as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my
knowledge:

           (1) the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period
ending June 30, 2004 as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

           (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.

Dated: August 16, 2004

                                                     /s/ Thomas F. Helms, Jr.
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                                                     Thomas F. Helms, Jr.
                                                     Chief Executive Officer




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