Availability after the 18 Sep 2024
Locations
- England - visible to Crew members only - Galicia - visible to Crew members only - same as boarding location
- England - visible to Premium Crew
Itineraries
What are itineraries, routes, legs, stopovers, and waypoints?
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.
Vessel
What are the language proficiency levels?
elementary French, Indonesian
Crew
Lifestyle
Experience
Position
Recreational generally unpaid positions, or contributing towards some agreed expenses
Crew any experience
Dear Shipmates
Introduction
Circumnavigation 2016–2021,
Ocean crossings always singlehanded, otherwise often sailing with crew.
Ideal is one or two compatible crew members, two women or a couple.
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About the boat, the plans, and current crew
usually cleancomfortablevery safeshare experiencevisit remote placesseek adventureface challengeslive off the grid
Crew have forward cabin (V-berth which may be shared) and, sometimes a berth in saloon; my cabin is aft.
Apart from children and friends who’ve visited/crewed for short periods, I have enjoyed the company of many crew (men and women) who shared four months aboard in 2018 (Australia through Indonesia to Malaysia) and in 2019 (Malaysia, Borneo, Rajah Ampat and Philippines) and 2020 (Sumatra and Belitung and Jakarta), Caribbean 2024 and in Europe.
Planning to leave Devon, England and sail to Spain in September. Dates and destinations are dependent on weather - of course!
What is expected of the crew
clean & tidyeasy-goingfit & healthyfriendlyrespectfultrustworthyconfident swimmerrarely/unlikely seasickgood listenertravel light (little luggage)politepositive outlookcan pay own expensesdon't mind cleaningwill not bring a bicyclewill not bring a petharmony
I am a vegetarian - not fanatical, but no meat cooking on board. Eat your meat when ashore - if you like.
Experience of sailing is useful but I don’t mind if you have limited sailing history. A long list of sailing qualifications is unimportant. Dinghy sailors, any outdoor water-loving folk (campers, climbers, divers) are good.
It’s more important that you happily adapt to the adventure and challenges of boating life.
I appreciate crew to share the joys, interests, challenges and adventures of sailing life.
Though I enjoy other people’s company and value many friendships, I don’t need lots of sociability. I’m happy without endless chatter. And I do know there’s more to life than sailing, and fixing boats.
Life jackets, tethers, sheets and pillows are on board.
We share costs of food, diesel and mooring charges, typically up to €20 each per day, though can be more if marinas are used. I pay other boat costs. Crew pays costs of travel to and from the boat.
I’m calm and not bossy. I’d like you to be the same!
Perfection in human beings is not expected. We all bring our own ideas, interests, values and expectations.
Ideally you are civilised, educated, capable and adaptable, and not an alpha person. We share cooking, cleaning, sailing etc.
You’re generally happier with quiet anchorages than busy marinas/harbours.
You are interested in ideas, other people and foreign countries.
If you are happy walking in hills and mountains and jungles that would be a bonus.
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