Sailing aboard a sturdy, well-traveled expedition schooner from Guatemala to Newfoundland, Canada. Later to Azores, Canaries, Cape Verde, Brazil.

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The boat is a fun, very well-traveled, Damien II, designed and built in France for Antarctic expeditions. Sturdily built in steel, with a staysail schooner rig. Lots of different sails to keep sailing interesting. Deep draft when sailing (3.2m / 10.5' draft), with a lifting keel to allow getting into shallow places and exploring uncharted areas.

I have over 80,000 miles of sailing experience, including several ocean crossings and a circumnavigation of the Americas (Antarctica, Northwest Passage) in this boat. I give presentations about voyaging, and I make videos about sailing (Premium Members can see a link to my youtube videos). I may make a video about this trip, so photography or video experience is of interest, and if you sail on my boat, it is possible that you will be in a video, or be asked to help with filming.

People describe me as calm, cool, collected, friendly and easy to get along with.

Everyone who has sailed with me says they learned a lot.

The boat has a chartplotter, radar, depthsounder, VHF, AIS receiver, radar detector, NAVTEX receiver, weatherfax, windvane.

The layout belowdecks is basic, minimal refrigeration, no watermaker, but there is both a diesel heater and a wood heater (used in port), and a gas (propane) stove for cooking. There are foot pumps for fresh and salt water. Hot water comes from heating the kettle on the stove. The boat is well setup for extended expeditions to remote areas, and has done a lot of that.

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I am looking for people that like to be outside, are easy to get along with, and enjoy doing things (as opposed to lying on a beach). I mostly look for people who are able to quickly learn to stand solo watches (I give training on this). Ideally, there are three watchstanders aboard, plus me for the longer distance passages.

Marine experience, especially sailing experience, is very useful.

I make videos about sailing and about some of the places I sail to, so video or photography experience is also helpful, So if you sail on my boat, it is possible that you may appear in a video, or be asked to help with filming.

Please note that this is absolutely a no-smoking and no-drugs boat.