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Owner & Captain/Skipper - always or often aboard
SV - Sailing Vessel, 12.8 m (42 ft), sail, monohull, Vagabond 42

Availability after 20 Nov 2024

Embark (Boarding)
preferably after the 20 Nov 2024 and before the 20 Nov 2024
Duration
must be for at least 1 week but preferably for less than 3 months
Disembark
flexible, no specific date

Locations

 Boarding location
United States - Florida - visible to Crew members only
Your boarding area is ? within this vessel's boarding location
and the Crew is preferably within 250 nm • 463 km • 288 mi
Your current location is around ? away from this location
 Destination planned to take the vessel next
flexible, to be decided
 My current location where I'm in person
United States - same as boarding location
 Home Port of Registry (registered vessel)
United States - Florida - visible to Premium Crew

Itineraries

An itinerary is a route divided into legs showing the planned locations and dates of the main stopovers from the start (initial departure) to the end (final arrival), which is the destination of the vessel's journey (also called voyage, trip, torn, or expedition).

Each leg has a departure and an arrival date and location. It may also have additional waypoints in between, which might be stopping points or course change points.

Accuracy of itineraries

Itineraries for vessels at sea are never precise! We use three accuracy levels for the planning status to avoid confusion about what is likely to happen or not:

  • Pending (not accurate) – initial idea, possibilities
  • Preliminary (kinda accurate) – changes may still apply
  • Planned (fairly accurate) – this is what's meant to happen
Days vs Nights

The duration of an itinerary is counted in days (start to end date) and the leg in nights (departure to arrival date). That is because you may arrive on a Monday and leave on a Tuesday. Therefore, there can be confusion if you were there for one or two days, but it would strictly count as one night without any confusion.

Therefore, you would say you went on a 14-day holiday or trip (the itinerary) and spent 13 nights on all your legs combined, for example.

Planning vs Estimates

There is also an important distinction between planning (what's the intention) and estimating (what's calculated). A time of arrival is always an estimate as a calculation is required; that's why it is called ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival).

You can't plan to leave San Francisco and arrive in Hawaii 10 minutes later, regardless of how desperate your intention is. If you intend to arrive in Hawaii by a certain date and estimate 10 days for the journey, then you can plan to leave San Francisco 12 to 15 days before. Therefore, your departure date is planned (what's the intention), and the arrival is still an estimate (what's calculated based on season, winds, currents, and many other factors). Plans can change due to weather, government requirements, breakdowns, delays, etc.

Tips for planning an itinerary

The following tips are worth noting to manage your itinerary and maintain an excellent overview:

  • 1) Name your itinerary with a short and clear title, such as 2024 Antarctic Expedition or 2024 Italy Family Torn, that is descriptive, easy to remember, and simple to refer to in conversations.
  • 2) You can set your itinerary's visibility to private while planning it, share it with only those you contact, or share it with anyone who views your profile.
  • 3) Next, add each leg of the significant stopovers by date and location.
  • 4) Then, keep updating each leg as required.

Be realistic and mindful when planning an itinerary. People will arrange their timing and life around it, taking time off work, booking flights, arranging accommodation, etc. It's crucial to let the crew know how accurate they can expect the itinerary to be.

from Palmetto, Dry Tortugas, Key West, Marathon

Planned (fairly accurate)

1 Leg
316 nm
1 day
Start2024 Nov 3 Sun
End2024 Nov 4 Mon
US Marathon Florida Keys

Leg 1

316 nm1 night
Completed
Depart 2024 Nov 3 Sun
Arrive 2024 Nov 4 Mon
US Marathon Florida Keys15 Waypoints
stops in Dry Tortugas and Key West
End of Itinerary

Vessel

L5   native
speaking natively like a local without a noticeable foreign accent
L4   fluent
speaking fluently with an extensive vocabulary, but with a foreign accent
L3   competent
speaking competently with a solid vocabulary on almost any topic
L2   elementary
speaking enough to get by, but may get lost in a conversation
L1   learning
not speaking the language, but learned enough to say simple sentences
L0   not proficient
may know a few words, but cannot form sentences or ask questions
Languages spoken aboard
native English
Vessel type, make and model
SV Sailing Vessel, Vagabond 42
Vessel year
1986 built, and most recent major refit completed in 2017
Vessel main propulsion
sail
Vessel hull type
monohull
Vessel length
12.8 metres (42 ft)
Vessel weight (displacement)
14 tonnes (30,010 lb)
Crew & guests aboard
usually 4 people aboard
Journey
cruising

Crew

Team request
position preferably for individuals, but teams may apply
Nationality of crew
preferably US American, Canadian, any European Nationals
Gender of crew
anyone
Age of crew
preferably over 35 years, but must be under 60 years of age
Height of crew
preferably no taller than 190 cm / 6' 3"
Weight of crew
preferably weighs under 100 kg / 220 lb

Lifestyle

Eating
Preferably crew with an unrestricted diet and aboard any or no specific diet is fine
Drinking
Anyone and aboard moderate drinking is allowed
Smoking
Preferably non-smokers and aboard there is preferably no smoking

Experience

Coastal/Ocean sea time
must have at least 3 years at sea
Coastal/Ocean sea miles
preferably crew with at least 500 nm logged

Position

Recreational    generally unpaid positions, or contributing towards some agreed expenses

positions available
preferably for
 Crew   some experience
 Competent Crew   any experience
 Watch-keeper   any experience
 Cook   experienced
 Delivery Crew   any experience
unpaid
crew is not expecting to be paid

Professional    paid positions, experience and/or qualifications are usually required

positions available
preferably for
 Crew   any experience
paid
- visible to Free & Premium members only
crew is paid for work

Dear Shipmates

Introduction

Dear Shipmates,
I am planning my next sailing adventure, departing Palmetto Florida in November, 20 - 25 of 2024.

Please call or text me (you'll see my number under 'my shared details' if you're Premium, or if you're a Free member when I contact or reply to you)

About the boat, the plans, and current crew

usually cleancomfortablevery safevessel is survey certifiedhave a holidayshare experienceshare charter costsvisit remote placesseek adventurefulfill a dreammulticultural

I own and operate a 1986 Vagabond 42 sailboat repowered in 2017 with a new 80 HP Yanmar diesel. She has a mid cockpit with full enclosure, 3 staterooms, 2 heads, a nice sea going galley with a new 4 burner gas stove, heat, air-conditioning, most all bells & whistles. I am looking for crew, to sail from Palmetto, Fl to the Dry Tortugas, Key West and end in Marathon, Fl..

What is expected of the crew

clean & tidycommitteddiligentdiscreeteasy-goingenthusiasticfit & healthyfriendlyorganisedrespectfulskilledtrustworthyconfident swimmerrarely/unlikely seasickgood listenergood communicatorno facial piercingstravel light (little luggage)eager to learn & workpoliteLGBTIQA+ respectfulpositive outlookopen mindedsense of humorcan pay own expensesenjoy cookingdon't mind cleaninggood with maintenancecan follow orderswill not bring a bicyclewill not bring a petharmony

Sailing knowledge along with seamanship skills, cooking skills, and a friendly disposition.

Looking for 2 crew that is available and interested to sail from Palmetto Florida to the caribbean.

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