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since Jul 2021
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Availability ready now
Embark (Boarding)
ready now to embark anytime
Duration
preferably for at least 1 day and for any duration onwards
Disembark
flexible, no specific date
Locations
Boarding location
French Polynesia
- Marquesas Islands - visible to Crew members onlyYour boarding area is ? within this vessel's boarding location
and the Crew can come from anywhere to board the vessel
Your current location is around ? away from this location
Destination planned to take the vessel next
Australia
- Queensland - visible to Crew members only
- Queensland - visible to Crew members only
this destination is around 7,420 km from the boarding location
My current location where I'm in person
French Polynesia
- same as boarding location
Home Port of Registry (registered vessel)
United Kingdom
- England - visible to Premium CrewVessel
Languages spoken aboard
What are the language proficiency levels?
native
speaking natively like a local without a noticeable foreign accent
fluent
speaking fluently with an extensive vocabulary, but with a foreign accent
competent
speaking competently with a solid vocabulary on almost any topic
elementary
speaking enough to get by, but may get lost in a conversation
learning
not speaking the language, but learned enough to say simple sentences
not proficient
may know a few words, but cannot form sentences or ask questions
native English
elementary French
learning Spanish
Vessel type, make and model
SY Sailing Yacht (Sloop), Bavaria Vision 42
Vessel year
2015 built
Vessel main propulsion
sail
Vessel hull type
monohull
Vessel length
12.8 metres (42 ft)
Vessel weight (displacement)
10 tonnes (22,271 lb)
Crew & guests aboard
usually 4 people aboard
Journey
round the world, cruising or passage: Pacific
Crew
Team request
position for individuals or teams
Nationality of crew
anyone
Gender of crew
anyone
Age of crew
any
Height of crew
any
Weight of crew
any
Lifestyle
Eating
Anyone and aboard any or no specific diet is fine
Drinking
Anyone and aboard any or no drinking is fine
Smoking
Preferably non-smokers and aboard there is preferably no smoking
Experience
Coastal/Ocean sea time
none required
Coastal/Ocean sea miles
none required
Position
Recreational generally unpaid positions, or contributing towards some agreed expenses
positions available
preferably for
Crew any experience
unpaid
crew is not expecting to be paid
contribute
- visible to Free & Premium members only
crew to pay an agreed share towards some expenses
Dear Shipmates
Introduction
Looking for 1 or 2 crew/friends/couple. To join in French Polynesia March 2025 as a crew is getting off.
Also looking for crew from October 2025 in Australia
Here's the current schedule:
2025: and 2026
Panama Canal
Costa Rica
Marquess Islands
Tuamotus
Society Island
Fiji (Expected by Aug 2025)
New Caledonia
Australia
2026
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Borneo
Thailand
Malaysia
Singapore
Sumatra
Malaysia
Seychelles
South Africa
Brazil
About the boat, the plans, and current crew
usually cleancomfortablevery safehave a holidayshare experiencevisit remote placesseek adventurefulfill a dreamlearn a languageface challengeslive off the grid
The boat is a Bavaria Vision 42. 42ft 2015 and is fast and stable and simple. It has 2 sails, both furling, all lines controlled from the cockpit. 2 cabin layout and 2 heads and is not cramped. The aft cabin is for crew and is a nice size (2 single beds) plus saloon converts to a double) Fairly standard equipment with the addition of a Watermaker, Garmin Inreach (tracking for family and friends) also Starlink so Internet is avaiilable wherever. All life jackets, sailing jackets, bedding, beach towels etc are onboard.
What is expected of the crew
committedeasy-goingenthusiasticfit & healthyfriendlytrustworthygood communicatorpositive outlookopen mindedsense of humorenjoy cookingwill not bring a petharmony
Split the food and fuel bills.
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