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Owner & Captain/Skipper - always or often aboard

SV - Sailing Vessel, 14.6 m (48 ft), sail, catamaran, Privilège 48

Availability ready now

Embark (Boarding)

ready now to embark anytime

Duration

for any duration

Disembark

flexible, no specific date

Locations

Boarding location

Australia - New South Wales - 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

Australia - same as boarding location

Home Port of Registry (registered vessel)

New Zealand - Greater Wellington - visible to Premium Crew

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 English
learning French

Vessel type, make and model

SV Sailing Vessel, Privilège 48

Vessel year

1989 built, and most recent major refit completed in 2021

Vessel main propulsion

sail

Vessel hull type

catamaran

Vessel length

14.6 metres (48 ft)

Vessel weight (displacement)

12 tonnes (26,460 lb)

Crew & guests aboard

usually 1 person aboard

Journey

round the world

Crew

Team request

position for individuals or teams

Nationality of crew

anyone

Gender of crew

preferably female crew, but male crew may apply

Age of crew

preferably between 20 to 50 years of age

Height of crew

any

Weight of crew

any

Lifestyle

Eating

Preferably crew with an unrestricted diet and aboard an unrestricted diet is preferred

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 some experience
Competent Crew experienced

contribute

- visible to Free & Premium members only

crew to pay an agreed share towards some expenses

I'm a new owner that's planning to eventually sail around the world. The first year will be in Aus, then we'll decide whether we're going up and down the East Coast again, out to the Islands, or a circumnavigation of Aus. Then one day, we'll be off into the wild blue yonder.

About the boat, the plans, and current crew

usually cleancomfortablevery safehave a holidayshare experiencevisit remote placesseek adventurefulfill a dreamfind a soulmate/partnerlive off the gridmulticultural

4 cabin catamaran set up to live aboard comfortably. Pretty much all mod cons from a washing machine to satellite internet. Owner/Skipper 48yr old transfem, I've been aboard boats since I was a kid, but am rusty from 10+ years not sailing so planning basic coastal stuff for a while to re-up my skills. The plan is to sail down to Sydney and Tasmania during summer 2024/25 then up and down the Aus east coast until we're ready to spread our wings and head out to the Islands and then wherever the wind takes us. At this stage the only other person is my partner who'll be flying in on holidays until they're able to join full time after they complete uni in a few years. One cabin is planned to be kept free so friends and family of the crew can fly in and stay for a holiday wherever we are. Crew is expected to number between 4 and 8 depending on who's sharing cabins, with maybe as many as 10 for larger passages or short holidays.

What is expected of the crew

clean & tidyeasy-goingenthusiasticfriendlyrespectfultrustworthygood listenergood communicatoreager to learn & workLGBTIQA+ respectfulLGBTIQA+ orientedpositive outlookopen mindedsense of humorcan pay own expensesready to partydon't mind cleaningcan follow orderswill not bring a pet

Respect and consent are the most important expectations for anyone aboard. Crew doesn't have to be LGBTQ+, but it will be points in your favour. Further points will be given to ttrpg players, gamers, geeks, and nerds. I plan to build an accepting, happy, and above all queer home aboard. We're in it to see far off places and have a whole pile of fun while we do.
Crew will have a say in our itinerary and plans. They will be expected to pull their weight aboard, this is a shared home, not a hotel.