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Embark (Boarding)
ready now to embark anytime
Duration
for any duration
Disembark
flexible, no specific date

Locations

 My current location where I'm in person
Türkiye - İstanbul - visible to Boat members only
Your vessel's boarding location is around ? away from this location
 Boarding location
anywhere
Your vessel's boarding location is ? within this Crew member's boarding area
Destinations I'm interested in
anywhere
 Home location usual 'Place of residence'
Türkiye - İstanbul - visible to Boat members only

Personal details

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
speaks native Turkish
competent English
elementary German, Russian
Nationality
Turkish
Gender
male
Age
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Civil Status
Single
Children
none
Height
181 cm / 5' 11"
Weight
120-125 kg / 265-276 lb

Countries

Countries I've resided in
Türkiye
Countries I've visited (13)
Bosnia & Herzegovina Czech Republic Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Malta Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Serbia Slovakia Ukraine

Lifestyle

Eating
I eat any available diet and I'm fine with any or no specific diet aboard
Drinking
I only drink socially and I'm fine with any or no drinking aboard
Smoking
I'm generally a non-smoker and I'm fine with any or no smoking aboard

Experience

Coastal/Ocean sea time
spent at least 10 years at sea
Coastal/Ocean sea miles
logged at least 5,000 nm at sea

Maritime Qualifications & Certificates

issued or renewed during 2022 & 2021
Issued or renewed
2021 Dec
Expiry
2026 Dec
Accredited by
IYT International Yacht Training
Issued or renewed
2021 Mar
Expiry
2026 Mar
Accredited by
UBAK Ulaştırma Denizcilik ve Haberleşme Bakanlığı / Ministry of Transport, Maritime and Communication
Issued or renewed
2021 Mar
Expiry
Unlimited (no expiry)
Accredited by
UBAK Ulaştırma Denizcilik ve Haberleşme Bakanlığı / Ministry of Transport, Maritime and Communication
issued or renewed during 2020 & 2019
Issued or renewed
2020 Jul
Expiry
Unlimited (no expiry)
Accredited by
TSSF Türkiye Sualtı Sporları Federasyonu / Turkish Underwater Sports Federation
issued or renewed before 2019
Issued or renewed
2018 May
Expiry
Unlimited (no expiry)
Accredited by
RYA/WS The Royal Yachting Association / World Sailing (formerly ISAF)

Boat wanted

Journey
any
Vessel main propulsion
any
Vessel hull type
any
Vessel length
preferably over 10 metres (33 ft) in length
Crew & guests aboard
preferably has at least 3 people aboard

Position

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

positions of interest
preferably for
 Race Crew   experienced and qualified
 Captain / Skipper   experienced
 Crew   experienced and qualified
 Delivery Crew   experienced and qualified
 Competent Crew   experienced and qualified
paid
- visible to Free & Premium members only
crew is looking for paid work

Team

Team status
Just me, I'm not bringing any crewmates

Dear Shipmates

Introduction

I'm a member of a professional sailing race team since 2013. My main position is bowman, but I can do easily other duties on board. I have more than 5.000 miles on sea via sailing boats. And about ten years ago, I worked for a touristic yacht (50 ft) about 2 months as a second captain. I transferred about 20 different sailing vessel in different times and completed a 7 days non-stop open sea journey experience (from Crete to Malta). I understand a little bit mechanical structures, motors or technical issues and I'm good with fixing stuffs or engineer thinking etc. I have international skipper license (up to 80 ft-long vessels). And I have Short Range Radio Operator (VHF) licence and Professional Sailing Sportmen License. I have Sea Survival Certificate from Royal Yacht Association (RYA). I have first aid certification from government. And I'm boat captain of volunteer search and rescue organisation (like RNLI) in Istanbul, Turkey since 2016. I also have Yachtmaster Coastal Certificate from IYT.

I'm open-minded, easy-going, have sense of humor. I often working as a volunteer for social associations. My political view is liberal and not a religious person. I don't have any health problem, donate blood in every 3 months and don't smoking. I love sport. Doing fitness, trekking and playing billiards. And I played American Football for a colleague team professionally during 2 season. I traveled to 14 different countries as a tourist. I can easily get visas for any country, and I do not have any illegal history. I never married and don't have child or pet. And I don't carry bicycle with me on board. I'm a founder of a digital media agency in Istanbul and a start-up company on car sharing system.

A little about myself, my interests and my plans

clean & tidycommitteddiligenteasy-goingenthusiasticfriendlyorganisedrespectfulskilledtrustworthyconfident swimmerrarely/unlikely seasickgood listenergood communicatorno body piercingsno facial piercingsno tattoos at alltravel light (little luggage)eager to learn & workpoliteperfectionistpositive outlookopen mindedsense of humorcan pay own expensesgood with maintenancecan follow ordersenjoy teachingbuy my own boat one daylearn a language

I prefer routes in Mediterranean, but if you have another route, please let me know about details. By the way, as well as my race experiences, here are my experiences (some experiences done with findacrew captains' boat);

Bodrum-Istanbul (350 nm): 8 times
Istanbul-Bodrum (350 nm): 6 times
Greek Cyclades Islands (750 nm): in 2016
Crete-Malta non-stop (600 nm): in 2016
Greek Dodecanese tour (250 nm): in 2016 and 2017
Istanbul-Kusadasi, (300 nm): 4 times
Kusadasi-İstanbul, (300 nm): 3 times

And every year, I do more than 500 miles in seasonal races and trophies.

My motivation and reasons to crew on a boat

share experiencevisit remote placesseek adventureface challengescareer changeearn moneygain experiencetravel

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