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since May 2022
last sign in 1 day ago
Owner & Captain/Skipper - always or often aboard
SY - Sailing Yacht, 14.6 m (48 ft), sail, monohull, ODC Marine XDM 48

Availability after 14 Feb 2025

Embark (Boarding)
preferably after the 14 Feb 2025 and before the 14 Apr 2025
Duration
for any duration but preferably for less than 4.3 weeks
Disembark
flexible, no specific date

Locations

 Boarding location
South Africacrewscene.com - KwaZulu-Natal - visible to Crew members only
Your boarding area is ? within this vessel's boarding location
and the Crew must be within South Africa
Your current location is around ? away from this location
 Destination planned to take the vessel next
South Africa - same as boarding location
 My current location where I'm in person
South Africacrewscene.com - same as boarding location
 Home Port of Registry (registered vessel)
Polandcrewscene.com - Pomorskie - visible to Premium Crew

Itineraries

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.

Richards bay to Cape Town

Planned (fairly accurate)

1 Leg
894 nm
14 days
Available: 2 of 2 Crew positions
Start2025 Mar 14 Fri
End2025 Mar 28 Fri

Leg 1

894 nm14 nights
Available: 2 of 2 Crew positions
Depart 2025 Mar 14 Fri
Arrive 2025 Mar 28 Fri
ZA crewscene.comCape Town 6 Waypoints
End of Itinerary

Bali Cocos

Planned (fairly accurate)

2 Legs
3,607 nm
35 days
Start2024 Jul 26 Fri
End2024 Aug 30 Fri
SC crewscene.comVictoria Mahé Island
From July 26th to August 3rd 2024 would you like to join and learn ,

Leg 1

1,105 nm8 nights
Completed
Depart 2024 Jul 26 Fri
Arrive 2024 Aug 3 Sat
Stopover 4 nights

Leg 2

2,501 nm23 nights
Completed
Depart 2024 Aug 7 Wed
CC Home Island (Pulau Selma)
Arrive 2024 Aug 30 Fri
SC crewscene.comVictoria Mahé Island
End of Itinerary

Vessel

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 French
fluent English
Vessel type, make and model
SY Sailing Yacht, ODC Marine XDM 48
Vessel year
2021 built
Vessel main propulsion
sail
Vessel hull type
monohull
Vessel length
14.6 metres (48 ft)
Vessel weight (displacement)
15 tonnes (33,075 lb)
Crew & guests aboard
usually 3 people aboard
Journey
round the world or cruising: Offshore

Crew

Team request
position preferably for individuals, but teams may apply
Nationality of crew
anyone
Gender of crew
anyone
Age of crew
preferably between 35 to 70 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
Preferably non-drinkers 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 2 weeks spent at sea
Coastal/Ocean sea miles
preferably crew with at least 100 nm logged

Position

Recreational    generally unpaid positions, or contributing towards some agreed expenses

positions available
preferably for
 Crew   some experience
 Competent Crew   experienced
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

I am navigating on this wonderful sailing boat, safe as aluminum boat, performing as a deep keel boat. I would like to share my navigation with experienced crew. I have a lot to share . I have already crossed the North Pacific on this sailing boat from China all the way to Alaska, Canada, USA, Mexico and Marquesas, and then crossed south Pacific towards New Zealand , then Vanuatu, Australia Indonesia, Seychelles and RSA , this boat and I have sailed 32 000 NM so far. I am looking for one or two crew to cruise further west to Cape of good hope in March 25

About the boat, the plans, and current crew

usually cleancomfortablevery safevessel is survey certifiedusually single handedshare experiencevisit remote placesseek adventuremulticultural

My sailing boat is a sloop with a good keel at 3 meters deep that can be shorten for shallow waters , she is comfortable and safe and can be single handed. Her winches are electric and she has all the comfort you expect on a boat 48 foot

What is expected of the crew

committedenthusiasticrespectfulskilledconfident swimmerrarely/unlikely seasickgood listenergood communicatoreager to learn & workpoliteopen mindedsense of humorcan follow orderswill not bring a petharmony

Looking for crew with some experience of offshore and willingness to participate actively and learn more. I do enjoy to share experiences.

Recommendations

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4 skilled
2 easy-going
2 methodical
2 achiever
1 adaptable
1 ambitious
1 helpful
1 responsible
1 interesting
1 diligent
1 enthusiastic
1 trustworthy
1 organised
1 fit & healthy
1 committed
1 discreet
1 proactive
1 authentic
1 innovative

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