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Owner & Captain/Skipper - always or often aboard
SV - Sailing Vessel (Cutter), 12 m (39 ft), sail, monohull, Krogen Cutter 38

Availability after 1 Dec 2024

Embark (Boarding)
preferably embarking anytime after the 1 Dec 2024
Duration
preferably for at least 2 weeks and for less than 2 months
Disembark
flexible, no specific date

Locations

 Boarding location
United Statescrewscene.com - Florida - 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
flexible, to be decided
 My current location where I'm in person
United Statescrewscene.com - same as boarding location
 Home Port of Registry (registered vessel)
United Statescrewscene.com - Florida - 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
Vessel type, make and model
SV Sailing Vessel (Cutter), Krogen Cutter 38
Vessel year
1980 built, and most recent major refit completed in 2021
Vessel main propulsion
sail
Vessel hull type
monohull
Vessel length
12 metres (39 ft)
Vessel weight (displacement)
12 tonnes (27,012 lb)
Crew & guests aboard
usually 2 people aboard
Journey
cruising

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 between 21 to 70 years of age
Height of crew
any
Weight of crew
any

Lifestyle

Eating
Preferably crew with an unrestricted diet and aboard any or no specific diet is fine
Drinking
Anyone and aboard any or no drinking is fine
Smoking
Preferably non-smokers and aboard there is preferably 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   any experience
 Deckhand   any experience
 Cook   any experience
 Competent Crew   any experience
unpaid
crew is not expecting to be paid
contribute
- visible to Free & Premium members only
crew to pay an agreed share towards some expenses

Dear Shipmates

Introduction

I enjoy sailing (obviously), socializing, snorkeling, cooking, and poking around in dinghies.
Love to discover new destinations and mingle with locals.
Non-smoking - social drinker, I make a mean Dark & Stormy.
I am easy going, social, and enjoy every day.
Prefer female crew because I just get along better with women.

Experienced Sailor/mariner.
Held USCG 100T Master's license, I let it expire because I didn't need it professionally anymore.
I am a Certified US Sailing Level 1 Instructor.
Former Director of Marine Technical Operations at The University of Miami School of Marine and Atmospheric Science. (That means I fully versed with all phases of maintaining a vessel)

Since it is currently hurricane season in this area as well well as just being to hot to sleep, I don't plan on any sailing until October. When the temperature cools down (hopefully in October) I will be hauling the vessel for scheduled maintenance. If you want to learn about boat maintenance this is your chance. I plan to cruise to destinations unknown after the yard period.

About the boat, the plans, and current crew

usually cleancomfortablevery safevessel is survey certifiedvery spacioushave a holidayshare experienceseek adventuremulticultural

I personally knew the designer of the vessel (Jim Krogen). The vessel was designed for gunkholing in the shallow waters of the Bahamas and Florida Keys. New sails, and standing rigging. Less than 300 hours since last major engine overhaul. The vessel is well founded and carries a considerable amount of spares. I carry a RIB dinghy with a new 25 HP engine to get to snorkeling spots, and general exploring.

What is expected of the crew

clean & tidycommitteddiligentdiscreeteasy-goingenthusiasticfit & healthyfriendlyrespectfultrustworthyrarely/unlikely seasickgood listenergood communicatoreager to learn & workpolitepositive outlookopen mindedsense of humorcan pay own expensesdon't mind cleaningcan follow orderswill not bring a bicyclewill not bring a petharmony

General crew requirements:
You don't need a lot of experience. I can teach you a lot about sailing and boats in general. If you are experienced all the better..
Be a decent human being.
Be willing to learn and help with general day to day chores..
Get yourself to and from the boat. Pay for your share of food and consumables. I will handle fuel, etc...
Plan on having a fun experience!

Sorry about the pets and bicycles, they are a problem when going through Bahamian customs clearance.

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