I’ve been working at Sea now for 14 years; I first started with my RYA Yachtmaster Qualifications in 2011. Wanting a better education into the maritime industry, I obtained sponsorship for an OOW cadetship at Warsash Maritime Academy, which ended in January 2017. I met my now wife and we were a crew couple working on private yachts. We then decided we wanted to have children and came back to the UK where I have taken on inland waterway positions to be closer to home. My experience is drawn from a very wide profile of the maritime industry I’m looking forward to carry on progressing my knowledge and qualifications, wanting to work back on open water, with the goal of supporting my family and carrying on in a career a love.

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I'm very passionate about my life at sea, as said in the introduction I've spent most of my life on the water between sailing and powerboating with my grandfather as a child, narrow boating on inland waterways, canoeing and kayaking through my teens and finally choosing a life at sea as a career.

You will find me to be polite and professional with a very good knowledge base built from a well rounded education both domestic and maritime. I'm a safety conscious worker and very used to working with and leading teams. My experience is based on multiple vessels I've worked as fist mate and skipper on small sailing yachts and catamarans, as an apprentice Officer on a Multi-function Tender, Stena line Ferry, Small Cruise ship and an LNG Gas tanker. Though I liked my time in the merchant fleet I went to yachting after meeting my now wife, we worked in private yachting for some big family names looking after vessels in the <30m range. When we decided to have children we settled back in the UK and I took on inland waterway positions, working as a barge Captain on the River Trent and the River Severn including the G&S Canal.

Now my family has grown I'm now the father to 3 boys my focus is to continue to grow my skills and qualifications in order to provide for my family and carry on to enjoy a career I love.

I have a wise array of knowledge, experience and an ethos of safety and hard work that I can bring to your Company /Vessel.

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To Whom it may concern

I am interested in the posting that you have advertised online. I finished last year’s season as Captain on a 20m Fleming motor yacht, this year I’m currently working at Princess River Cruises in Nottingham where I have recently obtained a botmasters licence. The company I’m currently with don’t have many hours available for the summer so I’m looking for other opportunities.

My experience is mainly working for private yachts owned by families and individuals, but also in a charter-like format. My skills in navigation are very high as I've voyaged from Europe to the Outer Hebrides within the past year alone; all with relatively short notice. I have great yacht management and maintenance skills; anything I can't manage myself or is out of my skill range I will fault-find and have a lot of experience in managing outside contractors. As a Captain and overall yacht management you will find me to be confident, knowledgeable and Professional.

Thank you for reviewing

Kind Regards
Matthew