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since Mar 2019
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since Mar 2019
last sign in 6 Nov 2024
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SY - Sailing Yacht, 20 m (66 ft), sail, monohull, Custom-built Open 66

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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
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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
Malaysia - 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, Italian, French, Spanish
Vessel type, make and model
SY Sailing Yacht, Custom-built Open 66
Vessel year
1989 built, and most recent major refit completed in 2022
Vessel main propulsion
sail
Vessel hull type
monohull
Vessel length
20 metres (66 ft)
Vessel weight (displacement)
8 tonnes (17,640 lb)
Crew & guests aboard
usually 8 people aboard
Journey
cruising, cruising: Coastal, cruising: Offshore, passage or passage: Pacific

Crew

Team request
position for individuals or teams
Nationality of crew
anyone
Gender of crew
anyone
Age of crew
any
Height of crew
any
Weight of crew
any

Lifestyle

Eating
Anyone and aboard any or no specific diet is fine
Drinking
Anyone and aboard any or no drinking is fine
Smoking
Anyone and aboard any or no smoking is fine

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
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

Caio! We are Timo and Jo, an Italian and English couple with countless ocean miles under our belts, including sailing half way around the world from Europe to Fiji!

A few years ago we bought an Open 66 ft race sailing boat originally designed and built by the famous Hungarian sailor Nándor Fa, which he raced in the 1990 Around Alone & 1992 Vendée Globe (round the world single handed race known as “the Everest of the seas”), coming 5th in the Vendée Globe, becoming the first non-frenchman to finish the race.

We spent 2 years in Fiji giving this old gladiator a new lease on life, transforming her from an ex race boat to a performance family cruiser! Here our family also double in size to include a (now nearly) 3 year old and a dog we adopted from the local animal shelter.

We set off April 2023 and are currently in Indonesia

About the boat, the plans, and current crew

have a holidayshare experiencevisit remote placesseek adventurefulfill a dreamface challengeslive off the gridmulticultural

The boat is an Open 60, which was later extended by 6 feet to compete in the Australian offshore racing series.

We did a big refit in Fiji in 2020-2022, modifying the interior to make cabins, a spacious galley and saloon, a heads with a bath, workshop and more.

Our above deck modifications involve adding a bowsprit to fly our 6 gennakers further forward, adding a third stay to our 27m carbon mast to give us a wider sail range and to add some flashy racing colours to our hull and deck.

We're currently in Indonesia and our (very) rough plan for 2024 is...
Jan - August : Cruise Indonesia (incl Bali, Lombok, Java, Sumatra and maybe Borneo)
August - December : Sail to Malaysia and then Thailand

2025 we're planning to cross the Indian Ocean but route is still tbc

2026 will probably look something like
South Africa -> St Helena -> Brazil -> Caribbean -> Mediterranean

As is to be expected with sailing, things can change all the time...

This is a really big and exciting project for us and we'd welcome anyone that wants to be part of it. No experience necessary, just a willingness to participate in everything involved in life onboard from sailing to cleaning.

Timo has a lifetime experience living and working aboard boats, so is a wealth of knowledge for anyone wanting to learn anything and everything about boats, from sailing (he's worked as an instructor for many years) to fibreglassing & vacuum bagging techniques!

I (Jo) have been sailing for the last 12 or so years, including having my own little boat which I sailed offshore.

For anyone interested to buy their own boat in the future, this is a good opportunity to learn from our experience :)

What is expected of the crew

easy-goingenthusiasticfriendlyrespectfultrustworthyeager to learn & workopen mindedcan pay own expensesdon't mind cleaningharmony

We're happy to take anyone that is willing to join in with life onboard.

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