My name is Paul I am 64 years old. I am divorced and have no children, my financial situation is that I am receiving a small pension which keeps the wolves away from the door, I am by no means rich neither am I poor, I feel that I have enough to get by on. My aim is to sail as far as I can around the world visiting as many places that I can, gaining more sailing experience. At some time in the future I would like to own my own sailing yacht. I am comp crew qualified with plenty of miles under my belt, but I do not propose to be a captain (I'm just happy to take orders)
As for me I am reasonably fit, I weigh 80Kg and stand 172cm high, I have blue eyes and light brown hair.
I have a full UK passport that expires in March 2034
I do suffer from type 2 diabetes which is controlled by medication, it has never been a problem over the last 20 odd years. I have recently had my booster vaccinations. And both COVID-19 vaccinations (Pfizer)
I have two tattoo’s one on my right forearm which was a thing that I had when I was 17, the other on my right calf that was done in Nov 2017.
I am Blood group type O Negative.
I have a qualified Competent Crew Certificate
I have (Nov 17) completed the Atlantic crossing (Gran Canaria, Cape Verde, Barbados) 2800 miles. And now done the ARC 2018 to Saint Lucia. I have Jan 2020 to Mar 2020, sailed from Cape Town to Grenada via Namibia and St Helena, Brazil finishing in Grenada (due to COVID-19) with the World ARC 2019 - 2020. May to June 2020 Grenada to Azores West to East.
I have sailed as crew in the Mediterranean,
I have crewed about 5 times out of Gosport along the South coast of England. I have crewed for 3 seasons in the Caribbean. I have a positive attitude and am a team player. My skills in the kitchen/galley are fair, I am not afraid to have a go at anything, I love being on board. I can tie knots, know how to set an anchor, tie up alongside a pontoon, I can plot a route. I have the basics of how a diesel engine runs and how to bleed it if it should run out of fuel. I can do basic checks for the likes of water in the fuel system and oil / water checks, if a filter needs changing then I can do that. I have completed a RYA St John Ambulance First Aid Course (expired in 2020) and RYA Essential Navigation & Seamanship Course, and have completed my RYA SRC/VHF Radio course. I returned from sailing in the South Pacific, sailing from Brisbane to New Caledonia and Vanuatu then Fiji, in July 2017, on my last boat I was captain for 6 weeks (whilst the owner/captain went away). I have sailed using 4,3 and 2 hour solo night watches through the nights on these passages. This year, 2023 ( Mar to Aug), i crewed with captain paul watson foundation on mv John Paul DeJoria crossed the Atlantic twice, prevented at least 169 fin whales from being slaughtered, in iceland. Then tried to disrupt the Faroe isles from killing pilot whales and dolphins. I am now back in the UK 🇬🇧.