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SY - Sailing Yacht, 14.3 m (47 ft), sail, catamaran, Catana 47 Carbon Infusion

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since Jan 2006

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Availability after 1 Apr 2026

Embark (Boarding)

must embark after the 1 Apr 2026

Duration

must be for at least 3 weeks and for less than 6 months

Disembark

must disembark before the 31 Dec 2030

Locations

Boarding location

New Caledonia - Sud - visible to Crew members only

Your 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

Panama - Colón - visible to Crew members only

this destination is around 12,834 km from the boarding location

My current location where I'm in person

New Caledonia - same as boarding location

Home Port of Registry (registered vessel)

Austria - Wien - visible to Premium Crew

Vessel

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 German
fluent English

Vessel type, make and model

SY Sailing Yacht, Catana 47 Carbon Infusion

Vessel year

2013 built, and most recent major refit completed in 2024

Vessel main propulsion

sail

Vessel hull type

catamaran

Vessel length

14.3 metres (47 ft)

Vessel weight (displacement)

11 tonnes (24,255 lb)

Crew & guests aboard

usually 7 people aboard

Journey

cruising, tourism, charter (bareboat/self) or passage

Crew

Team request

position preferably for individuals, but teams may apply

Nationality of crew

anyone

Gender of crew

preferably female crew, but male crew may apply

Age of crew

must be between 35 to 55 years of age

Height of crew

any

Weight of crew

preferably weighs under 95 kg / 209 lb

Lifestyle

Eating

Preferably crew with an unrestricted diet and aboard an unrestricted diet is preferred

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

must have at least 3 weeks at sea

Coastal/Ocean sea miles

preferably crew with at least 1,000 nm logged

Position

Recreational generally unpaid positions, or contributing towards some agreed expenses

positions available

preferably for
Crew   any experience
Watch-keeper   any experience
Deckhand   any experience
Hostess / Steward   any experience
Competent Crew   any experience

unpaid

crew is not expecting to be paid

In 2025 we will deliver my (partly owned) catamaran from Tahiti via Cook, Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu to Noumea.
- CATANA 47 carboninfusion, delivery from April 2025 for 6 months to New Caledonia (Noumea).
2025 no position available any more.
ALL positions available for 2026!

About the boat, the plans, and current crew

usually cleanvery safehave a holidayshare experiencevisit remote placesseek adventurefulfill a dreammulticultural

I have more than 80.000 nm experience as skipper. Preferred languages on board are English or German.

What is expected of the crew

clean & tidyeasy-goingenthusiasticfit & healthyfriendlyrespectfultrustworthyconfident swimmerrarely/unlikely seasickgood communicatoreager to learn & workopen mindedsense of humorenjoy cookingdon't mind cleaningwill not bring a bicyclewill not bring a friendwill not bring a petharmony

-> 2025:
In 2025 we will deliver my (partly owned) catamaran from Tahiti via Cook, Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu to Noumea.
- CATANA 47 carboninfusion, delivery from April 2025 for 6 months to New Caledonia (Noumea).
Still availability from Tonga via Fiji and Vanuatu to Noumea (July 10th 2025 - September 30th 2025).

2025 no position available any longer.

All positions available for 2026!

Costs / expenses:
Travel-expenses to be covered by you, the position is unpaid.
Costs of the yacht covered by me.
More or less negotiable. Kitty (provisioning, ...) has to be covered by yourself, but if you help as a hostess (cooking, cleaning) you could even earn some money. Details on request.

- we expect fluent English OR German
- depending on your position: be ready to help with cooking and kitchen
- only basic knowledge of sailing necessary, but very welcome if you know more
- minor cleaning of the yacht to be done, cleaning the dishes on a regular base requested
- only very rarely maintenance to be done (mostly done by myself)

You are welcome to contact us for more infos!

Hear from you soon,

George