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SY - Sailing Yacht, 15.2 m (50 ft), sail, catamaran, Voyage 500

Availability ready now

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

Locations

 Boarding location
Suriname - Wanica - visible to Crew members only
Your boarding area is ? within this vessel's boarding location
and the Crew can come from anywhere to board the vessel
Your current location is around ? away from this location
 Destination planned to take the vessel next
Trinidad & Tobago - Chaguanas - visible to Crew members only
this destination is around 878 km from the boarding location
 My current location where I'm in person
Suriname - same as boarding location
 Home Port of Registry (registered vessel)
United Kingdom - England - visible to Premium Crew

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
competent French
Vessel type, make and model
SY Sailing Yacht, Voyage 500
Vessel year
2004 built, and most recent major refit completed in 2023
Vessel main propulsion
sail
Vessel hull type
catamaran
Vessel length
15.2 metres (50 ft)
Vessel weight (displacement)
18 tonnes (39,690 lb)
Crew & guests aboard
usually 3 people aboard
Journey
round the world, cruising: Coastal or cruising: Offshore

Crew

Team request
position preferably for individuals, but teams may apply
Nationality of crew
anyone
Gender of crew
position for female crew only
Age of crew
preferably over 18 years, but must be under 45 years of age
Height of crew
any
Weight of crew
any

Lifestyle

Eating
Preferably crew with an unrestricted diet and aboard there is only an unrestricted diet
Drinking
Anyone and aboard moderate drinking is allowed
Smoking
Anyone and aboard moderate smoking is allowed

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
 Competent Crew   some experience
 Deckhand   some experience
 Watch-keeper   some experience
 Crew   any experience
unpaid
crew is not expecting to be paid

Dear Shipmates

Introduction

01/12/23
Arrived in Gan, Maldives, from Phuket, next stop Seychelles. Then on to Madagascar and South Africa!

17/09/23
Arrived Langkawi yesterday, current crew will disembark in a few days.
I expect to depart Langkawi around 25/09/23 to sail up to Phuket. Sail solo unless anyone is available. Will haul in Krabi for a thorough check of the hulls before crossing Indian Ocean, departing mid/late November. One space left for that passage.

08/06/23
Will be departing Cairns for Raja Ampat, got full crew till Bali where I expect 3 to disembark, I need to replace them!

18/02/23
Hope to be back in the water next week. Then down to Sydney and back up to Cairns by end of May

07/12/22
Arrived in Gold Coast, Australia.
Time for a short rest as I refit the boat.

Hopefully from mid February I’ll be sailing again, up and down the East Coast. Expect to head from Cairns to West Papua in May, then west through Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand etc

10/11/22
Arrived in New Caledonia, expect to sail to Australia around 10/12/22

24/09/22
Now in Bora Bora. Two crew joining on Monday. Then depart for 15-20 day sail to Fiji.
Will have space for 1 maybe 2 to join in Fiji for the next leg to New Caledonia end of October.

21/08/22
I’ve now moved to Raiatea, and will soon be heading for Bora Bora

I’ll be looking for new crew to join the yacht in Tahiti, probably in September, to cross to Australia. Stopping in interesting places along the way. Aiming to get to Gold Coast around Christmas.

I’ll be looking for crew in April 2022 to join the yacht in Panama, to transit to French Polynesia and beyond. Expect to depart Panama early April.
I’m currently in Grenada with full crew (4) but I expect at least two to disembark in Panama

About the boat, the plans, and current crew

usually cleancomfortablevery spaciousshare experiencevisit remote placesseek adventurefulfill a dreamface challengeslive off the grid

The Plan!

01/12/23
Arrived in Gan.
Got to Indonesia and had a wonderful couple of months sailing Raja Ampat, Sorong, Lombok, Belitung, to exit Indonesia in Nirup. Then Putrei Harbour to enter Malaysia.
Pangkor, Langkawi exit Malaysia.
Krabi to enter Thailand, Phuket to pick up crew!

Depart Cairns on 08/06/23, then to Indonesia, East Timor and Bali. Expect to arrive in mid August where probably 3 crew will disembark, I’ll be looking to replace them.

10/12/22
Now in New Caledonia, expect to depart for Australia around 10/12/22

24/09/22
Now in Bora Bora. Two crew joining on Monday. Then depart for 15-20 day sail to Fiji.
Will have space for 1 maybe 2 to join in Fiji for the next leg to New Caledonia end of October.

12/08/22
Now in Tahiti but will sail to Raiatea tomorrow. Must depart FP end of September.

Now in Galapagos, it’s 21st May.
Expect to depart for French Polynesia next week, full crew at the moment but may need new crew in FP.

Arrived in UK on 3rd August 21
I’ve now chosen my crew for the return voyage to Caribbean in October.
I’ll be looking again once in Caribbean, after Christmas.

07/01/22
I’m now back in Grenada having crossed from Canaries.
Unfortunately I got a bit damaged in Bermuda, dislocated my left shoulder diving off the boat. Sailed from Bermuda, via Azores, to UK and had an operation to repair rotator cuff and reattach tendons. Will take months to recover.

27/03/21
I’m now in St Maarten where I’m having a refit and doing some repairs to the yacht.
I expect to be ready to sail again by mid May latest to cross Atlantic, eventually arriving in UK.
In September I’ll return to Caribbean and on to Panama and Pacific.

11/02/21
Plans have had to change, effectively the Pacific is closed at the moment, almost impossible to get authorization to enter French Polynesia. Australia and NZ are also closed.
So, it’s off across the Atlantic! Expecting to depart Panama around 17th February
Currently have great, enthusiastic, young crew, ready for an adventure.

05/12/20
Arrived in Panama.
Got crew I need for voyage to Tahiti.
Will be looking for new crew from June 21 to sail to NZ.

09/08/20
Arrived Grenada after being stranded, and loving it, in St Helena for 4 months during initial COVID-19 outbreak. Hope to sail again by early October, north to BVI then to Panama to do it all again!

16/01/20
Arrived in Cape Town, waiting for wind to drop to enter RCYC.

Plan to depart for Brazil end of February.

23/12/19
Just arrived in South Africa, current crew leaving to travel around SA, looking for new crew to sail to Cape Town in early January. Next ocean crossing will be Cape Town to Brazil.

10th November 2019.

Now in Seychelles, sailed from Thailand to Maldives with wonderful crew, unfortunately she had to get off in Gan. Sailed solo from Maldives to Seychelles. New crew joining 16/11 to sail to Madagascar and South Africa. Expect to depart 20/11

13th August 2019.
Just hauled the yacht in Krabi. I’ll be ready to sail again by mid September.

5th August 2019
Just dropped anchor in Chalong, Phuket.

21st July
Arrived in Langkawi

10th July 2019
Just sailed 12 days solo from Kota Kinabalu to Johor. I’ll be resting here for a few days, then probably heading up the west coast to Langkawi and Phuket.

15 June 2019
I’m now in Puerto Princesa, Palawan.
I’ll be departing on 17th to sail to Borneo then on to mainland Malaysia and around Singapore heading for Thailand.

13 May 2019.
Arrived in Bitung yesterday. A few days here then on to Philippines.

23 April 2019
Arrived in Tual, Indonesia on 20th after a 7 day sail from Cairns. Will spend about a month in Indonesia then on to Philippines

I’m on a circumnavigation, started in Tortola, BVI. Heading west around the planet, a voyage of discovery, adventure, good and bad times. Got more oceans to cross. More continents to explore.

Happy for crew to do some, part or all of it but......

This is my home and I have to be completely satisfied that anyone joining augments the harmonious atmosphere on the boat.

Fair winds,

What is expected of the crew

clean & tidycommittedeasy-goingenthusiasticfit & healthyfriendlyorganisedrespectfultrustworthyconfident swimmerrarely/unlikely seasickgood listenergood communicatortravel light (little luggage)eager to learn & workpolitepositive outlookopen mindedsense of humorready to partyenjoy cookingdon't mind cleaningcan follow orderswill not bring a bicyclewill not bring a petharmony

Fit, agile, even acrobatic, the deck can be challenging but fortunately, not often. I do love to sail, longest passage-36days with 2 crew, longest solo-14days, not recommended!

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