October, November 23 update
I’ve just completed sailing through Greek islands to Tivat in Montenegro. I am now in Thailand hoping to find a few weeks sailing in TH or Malaysia before heading back home to NZ

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September 2023 update
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Currently in Greece, September 2023.

Traveling to Europe for September/October - Potential for crewing opportunities in the Med.

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October 2022 update
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Have just completed a South Pacific passage from Fiji to New Zealand as crew.

And I'm looking for my next adventure, hoping that it will be on the oceans and seas.
I'm not restricted by time and a long adventure exploring new lands and islands would be ideal.

I'm happy to travel to the embarkation location and of course will be paying for my own
departure costs and visas etc while traveling. I'm also happy to contribute my share towards
cruising expenses and help out in any way that I can with maintenance and fixing stuff.

This maintenance work could involve assisting with boat preparation or upgrades taking place on the hard (this for Vessels currently in NZ)

Please feel free to contact me to see if we can find a mutually convenient match up
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I've been trying to sail as much as I can in the past few years, but this has been rather limited by Covid-19. But I've been sailing off and on when I can. It's been a while since I first messed around dinghy sailing in the UK. I have a recent IYT sailing school bareboat skipper’s qualification and IYT competent crew.

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I get on with people. I can be quiet or happy to have conversations. My philosophy is increasingly coming round to the fact that I need to be doing things that I really want to do. Sailing is one of those things.

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I am confident at sea, responsible, safe & sensible. I enjoy sailing & the cruising life style of living aboard . I'm fit & healthy, willing to take on daily chores aboard a vessel; certainly not fixed in anyway to particular way of doing something. I'm eager to learn & can follow instructions. I’m not afraid of hard or manual tasks.
I consider myself to have a warm friendly nature. Love to have a laugh & have some fun. I'm a positive happy person. I can cook well and have been doing so for close on 50 years (my dad taught me at an early age)
I hope to enjoy long distance ocean voyages, just being at sea facing new challenges & sharing the experiences with others, but I’m also happy to cruise and hop islands and bays. I enjoy fishing and cooking and eating fish. I also like to scuba dive given the opportunity. I have an advanced SSI qualification.
I’ve a wide variety of experiences having worked in the car industry as a production engineer, the exploration oil industry as an engineer in remote offshore locations and rough seas; (too) many years in various ICT roles including network engineering, business analysis and plenty of years as a project manager. I’m a qualified snow ski instructor and a swim teacher. I've also a dad to two lovely children who are now fine young adults seeking their own life adventures.
I’m a pretty practical will always roll my sleeves up, take things apart and attempt to fix them. I don't usually have too many bits left over :)