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Embark (Boarding)

ready now to embark anytime

Duration

preferably for at least 2 weeks and for less than 4 weeks

Disembark

flexible, no specific date

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Locations

My current location where I'm in person

United States - Illinois - visible to Boat members only

your vessel's specified 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

preferably within Mediterranean, Caribbean, Polynesia, Central America or South America

Home location usual 'Place of residence'

United States - Illinois - visible to Boat members only

Personal details

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

speaks native Portuguese
fluent English
competent Spanish
learning French

Nationality

Brazilian, Portuguese and US American

Gender

male

Age

visible to Free & Premium members only

Civil Status

Married

Children

1 child who is over 18 years of age

Height

173 cm / 5' 8"

Weight

70-75 kg / 154-165 lb

Countries

Countries I've resided in

Brazil United States

Countries I've visited (29)

Albania Australia Bermuda British Virgin Islands Canada China Croatia Cuba Denmark Fiji France Germany Greece Grenada Italy Japan Mexico Monaco Netherlands Norway Panama Portugal Puerto Rico Saint Lucia Saint Vincent & the Grenadines Spain Switzerland United Kingdom US Virgin Islands

Lifestyle

Eating

I prefer an unrestricted diet and I prefer vessels with an unrestricted diet aboard

Drinking

I only drink socially and I'm fine with any or no drinking aboard

Smoking

I'm a strict non-smoker and I prefer vessels with no smoking aboard

Experience

Coastal/Ocean sea time

spent at least 5 months at sea

Coastal/Ocean sea miles

logged at least 5,000 nm at sea

Maritime Qualifications & Certificates

issued or renewed during 2020 & 2019

Document confirmed

Accredited by

PADI

Advanced Open Water Diver

Issued or renewed

2019 May

Expiry

Unlimited (no expiry)

Accredited by

PADI Professional Association of Diving Instructors

issued or renewed before 2019

Document confirmed

Accredited by

RYA

SRC - GMDSS Short Range Certificate

Issued or renewed

2017 Jun

Expiry

Unlimited (no expiry)

Accredited by

RYA The Royal Yachting Association

Document confirmed

Accredited by

ASA

Certificate of Proficiency for Navigating Yacht Helmsman

Issued or renewed

2015 Jan

Expiry

Unlimited (no expiry)

Accredited by

ASA American Sailing Association

Boat wanted

Journey

any

Vessel main propulsion

any

Vessel hull type

any

Vessel length

any length

Crew & guests aboard

any

Position

Recreational generally unpaid positions, or contributing towards some agreed expenses

positions of interest

preferably for
Competent Crew   experienced and qualified
Crew   experienced and qualified
Watch-keeper   experienced and qualified
Diver   experienced and qualified

unpaid

crew is not expecting to be paid

contribute

- visible to Free & Premium members only

crew to pay an agreed share towards some expenses

Team

Team status

position for myself only, or with my crewmate

Dear Shipmates

Introduction

• White male, 63 years old, 5’8” (1.73m), 155 lbs (70 kg), grew up in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Moved to the US in 1986.
• Healthy and in good shape.
• Worked as an experimental physicist at a National Laboratory from 1994 until retirement in July/2020.
• Never smoked or used drugs. I enjoy a beer or a glass of red wine occasionally.
• Legally holding three passports (USA, Brazil and Portugal), making international travel simpler.
• It is a lot easier to list facts and describe my sailing experience than it is to describe myself, but I will try to say a bit here. In my humble (biased) opinion I’m a very reasonable person, and very easy to get along with (I get along with myself pretty well, and I can get along even with unreasonable people, but I try to stay away from those). I am a good listener and I have no problem following directions. At this point in life I am a relaxed and easy-going person, trying to enjoy life and have fun activities. My spouse is not retired yet, so when she is busy at work I look for sailing trips that are 2 or 3 weeks long (possibly a bit longer). Depending on the trip and my spouse's availability, sometimes she is able to join me on (part of the) trips, obviously only when the boat owner is interested in having an extra crew member.

A little about myself, my interests and my plans

clean & tidycommitteddiligentdiscreeteasy-goingenthusiasticfit & healthyfriendlyorganisedrespectfulskilledtrustworthyconfident swimmerrarely/unlikely seasickgood listenergood communicatorno body piercingsno facial piercingsno tattoos at alltravel light (little luggage)eager to learn & workpoliteLGBTIQA+ respectfulpositive outlookopen mindedsense of humorcan pay own expensesdon't mind cleaninggood with maintenancecan follow orders

My sailing experience:
• Sailing on Lake Michigan since 2011, mostly on small keelboats.
• Bareboat course (ASA 101, 103, 104) in St. Thomas, Spring/2014 (6 days on a Beneteau Oceanis 440).
• Crewed on the delivery of a Beneteau First 36.7 from Port Huron to Chicago in 2014, about 550 nm. Later crewed on 2014 race Chicago-Mackinac (290 miles).
• Chartered a Jenneau41 in the BVI in March/2015 for 5 days.
• June/2015 I crewed on a trip from Long Island (NY) to Bermuda, on a Swan48. It took us 5 days.
• November/2015 I crewed in the Salty Dawg Rally on a custom built 59' cutter. It took us 8.5 days to go from Hampton (VA) to Virgin Gorda (BVI).
• June/2016 I crewed on a Jenneau42 from BVI to Bermuda (6 days), then to Newport (RI) (5 days). Four people mostly doing 3 hour solo watches.
• May/2017 I took ASA 118 (Docking Endorsement) and a day of single-hand docking in Rhode Island. Also took the test for RYA SRC (VHF radio) certificate.
• November 2017 I crewed on a Jeanneau54 from Newport (RI) to Tortola (BVI), with a stop in Bermuda.
• September 2019 I chartered a Bavaria37, and spent 5 days island hoping near Split (Croatia).
• September 2020 I crewed on a Nicholson32, sailing around Menorca for a few days.
• August 2021 I chartered a Beneteau32 and spent 6 days around the Apostle Islands (Lake Superior).
• December 2021 I crewed on a delivery from Grenada to Puerto Rico, with a stop in St. Thomas. About 5 days on a Beneteau42.3, only owner and myself.
• May/2022 crewed on a Jenneau53 from Hyeres (France) to Preveza (Greece). 4 weeks, several stops.
• September/2022 crewed on 36 foot boat, island hopping from Mykonos to Rhodes (9 Aegean islands) in 10 days.
• January/2023 crewed on a Feltz46 from Colon to Bocas del Toro (Panama). 20 days, many stops.
• May/2023 crewed on Jenneau49 on round trip from Preveza (Greece) to Sarande (Albania), many stops.
• Aug/2023 crewed on St. Francis44 catamaran, 9 days island hoping in Fiji.
• Sept/2023 crewed on Bali42 catamaran, 4 weeks Athens to Menorca.
• Feb/2024 crewed on Gib-sea36, 1 month, Grenada, St Vincent, St Lucia.
• May/2024 crewed on Jeanneau50, 3 weeks, Thessaloniki to Paros with many stops.
• June/2024 crewed on the delivery of a Wally 30m (100 ft) sailboat, Sardinia to Athens.