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since Jun 2022

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Owner & Captain/Skipper - always or often aboard

SY - Sailing Yacht, 12.5 m (41 ft), sail, monohull

Availability ready now

Embark (Boarding)

ready now to embark anytime

Duration

preferably for at least 1.4 weeks and for less than 2 months

Disembark

flexible, no specific date

Locations

Boarding location

Italy - Puglia - visible to Crew members only

Your boarding area is ? within this vessel's boarding location

and the Crew must be within Italy

Your current location is around ? away from this location

Destination planned to take the vessel next

Italy - same as boarding location

My current location where I'm in person

Italy - same as boarding location

Home Port of Registry (registered vessel)

Italy - Lazio - visible to Premium Crew

An itinerary is a route divided into legs showing the planned locations and dates of the main stopovers from the start (initial departure) to the end (final arrival), which is the destination of the vessel's journey (also called voyage, trip, torn, or expedition).

Each leg has a departure and an arrival date and location. It may also have additional waypoints in between, which might be stopping points or course change points.

Accuracy of itineraries

Itineraries for vessels at sea are never precise! We use three accuracy levels for the planning status to avoid confusion about what is likely to happen or not:

Pending (not accurate) – initial idea, possibilities
Preliminary (kinda accurate) – changes may still apply
Planned (fairly accurate) – this is what's meant to happen

Days vs Nights

The duration of an itinerary is counted in days (start to end date) and the leg in nights (departure to arrival date). That is because you may arrive on a Monday and leave on a Tuesday. Therefore, there can be confusion if you were there for one or two days, but it would strictly count as one night without any confusion.

Therefore, you would say you went on a 14-day holiday or trip (the itinerary) and spent 13 nights on all your legs combined, for example.

Planning vs Estimates

There is also an important distinction between planning (what's the intention) and estimating (what's calculated). A time of arrival is always an estimate as a calculation is required; that's why it is called ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival).

You can't plan to leave San Francisco and arrive in Hawaii 10 minutes later, regardless of how desperate your intention is. If you intend to arrive in Hawaii by a certain date and estimate 10 days for the journey, then you can plan to leave San Francisco 12 to 15 days before. Therefore, your departure date is planned (what's the intention), and the arrival is still an estimate (what's calculated based on season, winds, currents, and many other factors). Plans can change due to weather, government requirements, breakdowns, delays, etc.

Tips for planning an itinerary

The following tips are worth noting to manage your itinerary and maintain an excellent overview:

1) Name your itinerary with a short and clear title, such as 2024 Antarctic Expedition or 2024 Italy Family Torn, that is descriptive, easy to remember, and simple to refer to in conversations.
2) You can set your itinerary's visibility to private while planning it, share it with only those you contact, or share it with anyone who views your profile.
3) Next, add each leg of the significant stopovers by date and location.
4) Then, keep updating each leg as required.

Be realistic and mindful when planning an itinerary. People will arrange their timing and life around it, taking time off work, booking flights, arranging accommodation, etc. It's crucial to let the crew know how accurate they can expect the itinerary to be.

Past itineraries (1)

Bari - Salerno (women only)

Preliminary (kinda accurate)

1 Leg

504 nm

12 days

Start2024 Sep 1 Sun

IT Bari

End2024 Sep 13 Fri

IT Salerno

Legs (1)

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Leg 1

504 nm12 nights

Completed

Depart 2024 Sep 1 Sun

IT Bari

Arrive 2024 Sep 13 Fri

IT Salerno 20 Waypoints

Preferably women only. Preference to some familiar with the messina straight and thyrrenian.

End of Itinerary

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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 Italian
fluent English

Vessel type, make and model

SY Sailing Yacht, not specified

Vessel year

1981 built, and most recent major refit completed in 2023

Vessel main propulsion

sail

Vessel hull type

monohull

Vessel length

12.5 metres (41 ft)

Vessel weight (displacement)

12 tonnes (25,512 lb)

Crew & guests aboard

usually 1 person aboard

Journey

cruising: Coastal

Crew

Team request

position for individuals or teams

Nationality of crew

anyone

Gender of crew

anyone

Age of crew

preferably between 30 to 65 years of age

Height of crew

any

Weight of crew

any

Lifestyle

Eating

Anyone and aboard any or no specific diet is fine

Drinking

Preferably non-drinkers and aboard any or no drinking is fine

Smoking

Preferably non-smokers and aboard any or no smoking is fine

Experience

Coastal/Ocean sea time

preferably crew with at least 6 months spent at sea

Coastal/Ocean sea miles

preferably crew with at least 1,000 nm logged

Position

Recreational generally unpaid positions, or contributing towards some agreed expenses

positions available

preferably for
Deckhand some experience
Crew experienced

unpaid

crew is not expecting to be paid

Dear Shipmates

Introduction

I am a marine ecologist and have fallen in love with the sea being on a boat just two months after I was born. I have sailed on this boat since I was 8 years old (with my father, just us two). Since 2021 I took command of it and took it from Leros (Greece) back to Italy. The boat feels more like home than home, and I am at my happiest in the middle of the sea, with some nice winds (nothing crazy). I am still not comfortable single handling it (some manoeuvres must be done at the mast) but have taken people with no experience with me, and have sailed it in just two people many times (however I believe in 3 would be the best). I am currently living on board, we just moved (jan 2024) from Monfalcone to Bari where I will stay for a couple of months, still deciding on the next passage but may be towards Trapani, taking it slow with breaks to allow for land exploration and for computer work.

About the boat, the plans, and current crew

usually cleancomfortablelive on little moneyhave a holidayshare experienceseek adventurefulfill a dream

The boat is comfortable and tidy , albeit a bit vintage. Like many boats, it’s work in progress (I have learnt a lot on the DYI side of things but still learning, so if you have any experience on the technical front is very welcome) but the work in progress regards mostly what concerns the ‘comfort’ side of things whereas the operational / sailing equipment is working properly and safe. Some big refits were done this year (rigging/deck) and engine was checked thoroughly. Hull cleaned back to gelcoat before applying new anti fouling and no issues were found.

Currently not available as planning to leave with my partner boat, but looking for people (1-2 max) to join me towards end of August as I will move from Puglia to Naples for a conference mid September. Probably also the return after the conference, but plans to be defined later.

What is expected of the crew

clean & tidyenthusiasticfit & healthyfriendlyrespectfultrustworthyconfident swimmerrarely/unlikely seasickgood listenergood communicatortravel light (little luggage)positive outlookopen mindedcan pay own expensesdon't mind cleaningcan follow orderswill not bring a bicyclewill not bring a friend

I am looking for one/two people - life on board can mean people are very close all the times so communication and friendliness are a must (and also ability to look after oneself , and be at least moderately tidy. No perfectionism but simple respect and cleaning after oneself). When cruising like to do a relaxing cruise , with sailing but nothing extreme , and also time moored / at anchor. So prefer no adrenaline junkies. Must understand the times of the sea and respect that weather and nature will command the speed of travel and amount of time in harbour. Shared expenses for food, fuel (I prefer sailing anyway and the engine consume little) and eventually harbour costs (I'd prefer to stay anchored anyway). Crew should be willing to share cooking and cleaning responsibilities. No drinking while on passage.
Best if at least one other person is good with harbour manoeuvres , as the boat does not have a bow propeller and it can be hard to moor in the harbour depending on spot and weather . I manage well enough but would appreciate some support in case of need.