Update Nov 21-

Back on shore ☹️ after spending just under a month crewing on a 46’ Jeanneau in the Salty Dawg Rally from Hampton, Virginia to Nassau, Bahama. Now I’m looking for my next adventure! East coast, Gulf of Mexico or Caribbean would be preferable but I’m open to West coast or Sea of Cortez opportunities.

Update October 4-

Just finished crewing a boat from Mystic CT to Annapolis MD. Going to be hanging out for the boat show and looking for opportunities to sail anywhere along the east coast or Caribbean.
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Retired in April 2021 with a desire to see what's "out there” and gain sailing experience. US Sailing bareboat charter certified since 2020 and used to own a 1980 Pearson 32' sloop. Unfortunately it was not built for anything but light coastal sailing and I'm looking for adventures beyond the horizon, so it has moved on to its next home and I’m back to helping other folks enjoy their boats as well have some (safe) fun of my own and build miles along the way!

I have experience in local day racing as well as multi-day regattas. In May of 2022 I crewed a 7-day, ~600nm delivery passage from Portland, Oregon to Richmond, California on a 1983 Hunter Legend 40.5. While I wouldn’t call myself a YouTube star by any means, the owner I crewed for has a very small channel that includes several episodes of this voyage which I am in (my 15 minutes of almost-fame, I suppose!).

Will be participating as a circumnavigator in the '25-‘26 Clipper Round the World race.

I'm safety-minded but also looking to have fun with 'outside the box' experiences. I have experience route and weather planning, cooking, solo overnight watchstanding and onboard maintenance. My old boat was a Craigslist project boat that I did many system upgrades on and repairs to.

Looking to be a hands-on contributing crew member and learn all that I can.

Open to all arrangements (paid / unpaid / contribute).

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