Owner & Captain/Skipper - always or often aboard
Availability ready now
Embark (Boarding)
ready now to embark anytime
Duration
for any duration
Disembark
flexible, no specific date
Locations
Boarding location
Malaysia
- Sabah - visible to Crew members only your specified boarding area is ? within this vessel's boarding location
and the Crew must be within 500 nm • 926 km • 575 mi
your current location is around ? away from this location
Destination planned to take the vessel next
Philippines
- visible to Crew members only
- visible to Crew members only
My current location where I'm in person
Malaysia
- same as boarding location
Home Port
Australia
- Queensland - visible to Premium Crew
Vessel
What are the language proficiency levels?
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, Grainger Mystery Cove 420
Vessel year
2001 built, and most recent major refit completed in 2013
Vessel main propulsion
sail
Vessel hull type
catamaran
Vessel length
12.3 metres (40 ft)
Vessel weight (displacement)
8 tonnes (17,640 lb)
Crew & guests aboard
usually 1 person aboard
Journey
rally, cruising: Offshore, cruising: Coastal or tourism
Crew
Team request
position for individuals or teams
Nationality of crew
anyone
Gender of crew
anyone
Age of crew
preferably between 25 to 55 years of age
Height of crew
any
Weight of crew
any
Lifestyle
Eating
Preferably crew with an unrestricted diet and aboard an unrestricted diet is preferred
Drinking
Preferably drinkers and aboard moderate drinking is allowed
Smoking
Only strict non-smokers and aboard there is strictly no smoking
Experience
Coastal/Ocean sea time
none required
Coastal/Ocean sea miles
none required
Position
Recreational generally unpaid positions, or contributing towards some agreed expenses
positions available
preferably for
Crew some experience
unpaid
crew is not expecting to be paid
Dear Shipmates
Introduction
I am a live aboard sailor, currently in Malaysia. I have been cruising s.e. Asian waters on my 12mtr catamaran for the past 3 years. I am well educated, love travel and have a wide range of interests including sailing, diving, and flying. I am reasonably well read, an amateur musician (guitar) and have a love of literature, music, ancient history, anthropology and archaeology.
About the boat, the plans, and current crew
usually cleancomfortablevery safeshare experienceseek adventurefulfill a dreamfind a soulmate/partner
Big picture plan is to sail across the top of Borneo (probably April this year with the sail Malaysia rally) to reach and dive the Raja Ampat islands. After that, into the pacific.
I have been on the boat for 5 years, and while I probably won't win any races, regard myself as a capable and more importantly, careful, skipper. Safety is my number one priority, the boat is well equipped.
What is expected of the crew
confident swimmergood communicatorclean & tidyfriendlypositive outlookdiscreetopen mindedenthusiasticeasy-goingsense of humorenjoy cookingwill not bring a pet
Sailing experience while useful isn't mandatory. Those skills I need from you that you don't have, can be taught. I love to play guitar, if you have an instrument, bring it. (maybe draw the line at Cello or Kettle Drum :-)....)
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