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since Oct 2021
last sign in 21 Apr 2025
Owner & Captain/Skipper - always or often aboard
SY - Sailing Yacht, 12.8 m (42 ft), sail, monohull, Bluewater 420RS

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viewed 3,775 times
since Oct 2021
last sign in 21 Apr 2025

Availability ready now

Embark (Boarding)
ready now and preferably embark before the 20 May 2025
Duration
for any duration
Disembark
flexible, no specific date

Locations

 Boarding location
Australiacrewscene.com - 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
Australia - same as boarding location
 My current location where I'm in person
Australiacrewscene.com - same as boarding location
 Home Port of Registry (registered vessel)
Australiacrewscene.com - New South Wales - visible to Premium Crew

Vessel

Languages spoken aboard
native
speaking natively like a local without a noticeable foreign accent
fluent
speaking fluently with an extensive vocabulary, but with a foreign accent
competent
speaking competently with a solid vocabulary on almost any topic
elementary
speaking enough to get by, but may get lost in a conversation
learning
not speaking the language, but learned enough to say simple sentences
not proficient
may know a few words, but cannot form sentences or ask questions
native English
Vessel type, make and model
SY Sailing Yacht, Bluewater 420RS
Vessel year
2015 built
Vessel main propulsion
sail
Vessel hull type
monohull
Vessel length
12.8 metres (42 ft)
Vessel weight (displacement)
15 tonnes (33,075 lb)
Crew & guests aboard
usually 4 people aboard
Journey
cruising: Offshore

Crew

Team request
position preferably for individuals, but teams may apply
Nationality of crew
anyone
Gender of crew
preferably female crew, but male crew may apply
Age of crew
any
Height of crew
any
Weight of crew
any

Lifestyle

Eating
Preferably crew with an unrestricted diet and aboard any or no specific diet is fine
Drinking
Anyone and aboard any or no drinking is fine
Smoking
Only strict non-smokers and  aboard there is strictly no smoking

Experience

Coastal/Ocean sea time
preferably crew with at least 1 day spent at sea
Coastal/Ocean sea miles
preferably crew with at least 50 nm logged

Position

Recreational    generally unpaid positions, or contributing towards some agreed expenses

positions available
preferably for
 Crew   any experience
unpaid
crew is not expecting to be paid
contribute
- visible to Free & Premium members only
crew to pay an agreed share towards some expenses

Dear Shipmates

Introduction

The yacht was launched in 2015 and has cruised to Whitsundays, Hobart and New Zealand up to end 2019. 2022 completed trip to Hobart and circum of Tasmania.
Next trip will be from Lake Macquarie to New Caledonia 2023 departing early May 2-3 weeks then cruise New Cal in June for 2-3 weeks, Vanuatu mid August 2-3 weeks, then return 2023 end October 3 weeks to Aust.In 2024 l will not be doing any Overseas trips and just use the boat locally with friends and family . 2025 update, l plan to cruise coastal waters over Christmas holidays until Jan 11 then Whitsundays starting April/May return in October
The yacht a Bluewater 420 was built by my company over a 6yr period and incorporates every option and design feature l considered important having built over 20 of this type of yacht. She has a 3 cabin layout,twin head, hard dodger for all weather protection, 75hp Yanmar diesel, long range tankage, belt and braces rigging, up to date safety equipment, watertight main bulkhead, kevlar bow reinforcing, integral keel, skeg hung rudder, large solar and wind generation, centre console dinghy, sailing dinghy, SUP to name a few extras

About the boat, the plans, and current crew

usually cleancomfortableluxuriousvery safelive on little moneyhave a holidayshare experiencevisit remote placesseek adventurefulfill a dreamface challengeslive off the gridmulticultural

What is expected of the crew

clean & tidyeasy-goingenthusiasticfit & healthyfriendlyorganisedrespectfultrustworthyconfident swimmerrarely/unlikely seasickgood listenergood communicatortravel light (little luggage)politepositive outlookopen mindedsense of humorcan pay own expensesready to partyenjoy cookingdon't mind cleaningwill not bring a bicyclewill not bring a petharmony

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