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Owner & Captain/Skipper - always or often aboard

SV - Sailing Vessel, 13.4 m (44 ft), sail, monohull, Roberts 44

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 must be within 1,000 nm • 1,852 km • 1,151 mi

Your current location is around ? away from this location

Destination planned to take the vessel next

Australia - Victoria - visible to Crew members only

this destination is around 1,242 km from the boarding location

My current location where I'm in person

Australia - same as boarding location

Home Port (unregistered vessel)

Australia - Victoria - 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

Vessel type, make and model

SV Sailing Vessel, Roberts 44

Vessel year

1980 built, and most recent major refit completed in 2023

Vessel main propulsion

sail

Vessel hull type

monohull

Vessel length

13.4 metres (44 ft)

Vessel weight (displacement)

15 tonnes (33,075 lb)

Crew & guests aboard

usually 4 people aboard

Journey

delivery or cruising: Coastal

Crew

Team request

position preferably for a team, but individuals may apply

Nationality of crew

anyone

Gender of crew

anyone

Age of crew

preferably over 30 years of age

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 moderate drinking is allowed

Smoking

Only strict non-smokers and aboard there is strictly no smoking

Experience

Coastal/Ocean sea time

preferably crew with at least 3 months spent at sea

Coastal/Ocean sea miles

preferably crew with at least 200 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

I am an inexperienced sailor hoping to live and travel on my sailboat. While I've considerable time in powerboats, this is my first sailboat, so I'm not completely oblivious to the needs of the sea.

The boat was purchased in late 2022. My plan, which has already started, is to slowly refit her but maintain her ability to sail.

After picking her up in Yamba, NSW, I need to ferry her to Westernport Bay, Victoria to continue working on her.

I hope to find crew that can help take watches, make sail or course adjustments, and share standard duties around the boat (cooking cleaning etc).

I cover all expenses once you're on the boat except for food, which we share. Any extra skills you bring are a big help.

Please let me know if my vessel might be what you're looking for.

Good sailing,
Michael

About the boat, the plans, and current crew

comfortablevery safelive on little moneyhave a holidayshare experiencevisit remote placesseek adventurefulfill a dreamlive off the grid

The boat was left unattended for at least three years. It was eventually offered at a really good price. The surveyor said, "It has great bones, buy it at that price". So I did, based on the surveyor's report and what some of the marina staff said. Sight unseen, except for the online photos. It's a Bruce Roberts, steel, centre cockpit, 3 cabins, oceangoing, liveaboard, cutter rigged cruiser. It needs work.

All work below the waterline, hull restoration, rudder and bearings, propeller shaft, through holes and seacocks, being done by Harwood Marine, is almost complete.

It is getting a good cleaning and the engine should be fixed soon.

Then rigging and sails will be assessed.

What is expected of the crew

clean & tidyeasy-goingconfident swimmerpositive outlooksense of humorcan pay own expensesdon't mind cleaninggood with maintenance

This is my first sailing boat and I'm looking for a crew that can help get it to a marina in Westernport Bay. The final destination may change depending on price and availability. The boat, a 13.5 m Roberts, is undergoing work near Yamba, NSW. As this is my first sailboat, I'll need help getting to terms with sailing it. It requires more work and registration, etc. This is being done at the moment and the profile updated as needed.