Hello My name is Alan or Al I am an easy going person who gets along with others, not many thing bother me and have been described as unflappable...I don't panic in situations as I like to think things through before thing get out of hand.
I am a retired engineer with a trade background and am pretty handy around most systems though electrical is not a strong suit for me. I have welding experience from a boilermaker background and strong layout and fabricating knowledge. I have lived in Canada for many years and travel in the US extensively for many years as my job requirement. I moved back to Australia for the climate we have here. I have taken numerous RYCA courses and have Day Skipper and radio licences required for marine use.

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My plans for the future are to buy my own sailboat out of Canada or US and eventually bring it back to Australia and do a circumnavigation of our beautiful country. I am currently looking at a number of options for purchase of monohulls but would /can put on hold in order to get more experience as a crew member.

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I will own my own boat in the next year or so and would like to get more experience before setting out on my own.