Free to-sail now anywhere anytime for next +3 years. ( 2025-2029)
Enthusiastic experienced Flemish Yachtmaster Offshore sail, easy going serious responsible with humour and education, organized and discreet seaman with team spirit and eye for the small, speak 6 languages, love a clean boat, love to cook plus organizing shoppings, having many time at Sea and shore maintainance management.
Interested in marine services all destinations: projects, science & diving research, deliveries, charter or private family world cruising.
Please do contact always for your passages and conditions .
Thank you for your interest.
Let's communicate, have lunch, start to know eachother and agree on the plans. Start making lists to prepare and improve the ship as best safest possible, taking time to know the boat, staff and crew including basic safety procedures and manoeuvers, talking over the passage plan, Chart Datum electronic devices, weather info, etc.
Done shoppings and householding, reserve mineral water, chocolate, ginger biscuits, soups, cheese and crackers for night watches or storm. Foul weather gear and sunglasses for everybody, First Aid kit and personal hygiene and needs, detailed updated paper Nautical Charts, sextant, head flashlights, AA, AAA batteries, handGPS, handcompass and -VHF, sharp knife, tools, storm sails, grab bag and one bottle rum or whisky, just to have. :)...
Visit goodbye the Harbour Master and Customs, A-Z double check lights, ...and on the early tide with coffee let's go!
Ancre up, slip out, sails Up. On Course. Captain and assistant on the bridge and crew back to bed having extra couple of hours good rest, first day no cooking 'cause we have prepared meals with us.
We are on route sailing the 7 Seas, prepared ! Fair winds.

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Belgian flemish salt water sailor, born in Antwerp looking for paid positions, all destinations.
Free & READY NOW. Free for + next 2 years.
Captain/skipper, co skipper, 1st Mate, cook, yacht manager, watch leader, crew,…
Qualified RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Sail 24m 200t
Experienced blue-water sailor: Atlantic Ocean, Med and Coastal waters +100k Nm
Gentleman, fine manners, no nonsense responsible with a warm heart and with Education.
Discreet, passagemaker, ready till the end.
4 Languages fluent : English, Spanish, French, Dutch
2 Languages intermediate : German, Portuguese
Team player
Manager
Fit
Clean and organized
Problem-solver. 7/7 24/24 Fix-it .
Eye for the small things ...
No smoker No drinking issues.

Always ready to learn more and teach others kindly.

Cooking and baking OK, love to cook and organize the shoppings.
Bake bread and make pizza, focaccia etc...
I love fine food, manage and prepare it, essential for a good passage and endurable motivated crew.
Who prepares the meal, does the plates.
Security first , better safe then sorry
A clean ship is a safe ship.
Experienced allround boat maintenance & repairs under sail (engine, electro, deck,...)
Who blocks the heads ...unblocks the heads equally .
Experienced Dock work manager: organization, refit, shipping and cost planning

RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Sail 24m 200t (Commercial endorsed out of date, to renew upon agreement)
Yachtmaster Ocean (shorebased)
STCW 95 1,2,3,4 (out of date, to renew upon agreement)
RYA VHF certificate
RYA Powerboat level 2
SCUBA Diving
RYA Cruising Instructor training for Sail

Studies, hobbies, interests
European University degree Bachelor Business Administration (BBA)
Entrepreneur lifelong
Driving licence B
J.K.A. Shotokan Karate-Do black belt +35 years active and can teach(Self Defence)
Yoga trainee, breathing and meditation
Physiotherapy + massage good healing basics
Arts, science and culture
Windsurfer & Surf soul-rider, swimming, snorkling, …
sports, reading and study are my hobbies if not creative working
Like rebuilding/ renovation old houses : rebuilt A-Z various old city houses and farm cottage..
Treeplanting
Making an effort for a better, cleaner and responsible society
Founder and CEO STOPCO2 BV, Amsterdam
Founder True Climate Advertising with solar Public Relations/Cargo sailboat project restoration

For +25 years privileged to sail/work on a classic 72´steel Feadship Heritage sloop, 65tons
6x Atlantic Crossing
Caribbean: Martinique, Grenada, Carriacou, St Martin, Bermuda
Azores: Faial, Sao Miguel, Terceira, Flores
Canary Islands: Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, La Gomera
Madeira Porto Santos
Strait of Gibraltar ( my Home waters)
Balearic Islands: Menorca, Ibiza, Formentera
Mediterranean Coast
Iberian spanish & portuguese Atlantic Coast
Morocco: Ceuta, Smir
Mutiple Regatta Team Experience Spain/Portugal
Sailed Belgian- and Dutch tidal Waters on Tjalk, Quarter-Ton and 40'
Force10 55kn close hauled against the tide+current experience, Strait of Gibraltar my homewaters
+ 20year Radical windsurfing Tarifa

Interested in Marine services or projects, science research
Environmental protection, sea life, sharks,
Deliveries, Charter, Family world cruising, .....
Offshore, Pacific Ocean, Hawaii, Cuba, South Africa and Philippines
Sailing is Passion
Unfortunately we cannot live from Wind, Stargazing and Saltwater only...(!!)
Please contact me for offers: adventures, research, expeditions or passages ...
Belgian all countries Passport till 11/2028 ready-to-go anywhere ... Let´s GO !!!

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Humble continuous learning
Navigate with vortex of Earth
Meet oneself and act as a Team in all situations, active calmth
Meeting fine intelligent persons and creatures on or in the Seas .
Respect for Life