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SY - Sailing Yacht, 15.2 m (50 ft), sail, catamaran, Voyage 500

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since Apr 2017

last sign in 10 hours ago

Availability ready now

Embark (Boarding)

ready now to embark anytime

Duration

for any duration

Disembark

flexible, no specific date

Locations

Boarding location

Sint Maarten (NL) - 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

Belize - Belize - visible to Crew members only

this destination is around 2,662 km from the boarding location

My current location where I'm in person

Sint Maarten (NL) - same as boarding location

Home Port of Registry (registered vessel)

United Kingdom - England - visible to Premium Crew

Itineraries

What are itineraries, routes, legs, stopovers, and waypoints?

An itinerary is a route divided into legs showing the planned locations and dates of the main stopovers from the start (S) (initial departure) to the finish (F) (final arrival), which is the destination of the vessel's journey (also called voyage, trip, torn, or expedition).

Each leg has a departure and an arrival date and location. It may also have additional waypoints in between, which might be stopping points or course change points.

Accuracy of itineraries

Itineraries for vessels at sea are never precise! We use three accuracy levels for the planning status to avoid confusion about what is likely to happen or not:

Pending (not accurate) – initial idea, possibilities
Preliminary (kinda accurate) – changes may still apply
Planned (reasonably accurate) – this is what's meant to happen

The duration of an itinerary is counted in days (start to end date) and the leg in nights (departure to arrival date). That is because you may arrive on a Monday and leave on a Tuesday. Therefore, there can be confusion if you were there for one or two days, but it would strictly count as one night without any confusion.

Therefore, you would say you went on a 14-day holiday or trip (the itinerary) and spent 13 nights on all your legs combined, for example.

Planning vs Estimates

There is also an important distinction between planning (what's the intention) and estimating (what's calculated). A time of arrival is always an estimate as a calculation is required; that's why it is called ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival).

You can't plan to leave San Francisco and arrive in Hawaii 10 minutes later, regardless of how desperate your intention is. If you intend to arrive in Hawaii by a certain date and estimate 10 days for the journey, then you can plan to leave San Francisco 12 to 15 days before. Therefore, your departure date is planned (what's the intention), and the arrival is still an estimate (what's calculated based on season, winds, currents, and many other factors). Plans can change due to weather, government requirements, breakdowns, delays, etc.

Tips for planning an itinerary

The following tips are worth noting to manage your itinerary and maintain an excellent overview:

Name your itinerary with a short and clear title, such as 2025 Antarctic Expedition or 2025 Italy Family Cruise, that is descriptive, easy to remember, and simple to refer to in conversations.
You can set your itinerary's visibility to private while planning it, share it with only those you contact, or share it with anyone who views your profile.
Next, add each leg of the significant stopovers by date and location.
Then, keep updating each leg as required.

Be realistic and mindful when planning an itinerary. People will arrange their timing and life around it, taking time off work, booking flights, arranging accommodation, etc. It's crucial to let the crew know how accurate they can expect the itinerary to be.

Current itineraries (1)

Basically sail soon from St Marten.

Pending (not accurate)

1 Leg

2,617 nm

163 days

S: Start2025 Jun 12 Thu

SX Cole Bay

F: Finish2025 Nov 22 Sat

PA Shelter Bay

Legs (1)

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Leg 1

2,617 nm163 nights

Underway

Depart 2025 Jun 12 Thu

SX Cole Bay

Arrive 2025 Nov 22 Sat

PA Shelter Bay 9 Waypoints

Slow sail west from St Maarten to Panama. Then across the Pacific for the third time!

End of Itinerary

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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 English
competent French

Vessel type, make and model

SY Sailing Yacht, Voyage 500

Vessel year

2004 built, and most recent major refit completed in 2024

Vessel main propulsion

sail

Vessel hull type

catamaran

Vessel length

15.2 metres (50 ft)

Vessel weight (displacement)

18 tonnes (39,690 lb)

Crew & guests aboard

usually 3 people aboard

Journey

round the world, cruising: Coastal or cruising: Offshore

Crew

Team request

position preferably for individuals, but teams may apply

Nationality of crew

anyone

Gender of crew

position for female crew only

Age of crew

preferably over 18 years, but must be under 45 years of age

Height of crew

any

Weight of crew

any

Lifestyle

Eating

Preferably crew with an unrestricted diet and aboard there is only an unrestricted diet

Drinking

Anyone and aboard moderate drinking is allowed

Smoking

Anyone and aboard moderate smoking is allowed

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
Competent Crew   some experience
Deckhand   some experience
Watch-keeper   some experience
Crew   any experience

unpaid

crew is not expecting to be paid

Dear Shipmates

Introduction

19/11/24
Long time since I updated this, now back in the Caribbean, Grenada, lots of work to do on the boat!
01/12/23
Arrived in Gan, Maldives, from Phuket, next stop Seychelles. Then on to Madagascar and South Africa!

17/09/23
Arrived Langkawi yesterday, current crew will disembark in a few days.
I expect to depart Langkawi around 25/09/23 to sail up to Phuket. Sail solo unless anyone is available. Will haul in Krabi for a thorough check of the hulls before crossing Indian Ocean, departing mid/late November. One space left for that passage.

08/06/23
Will be departing Cairns for Raja Ampat, got full crew till Bali where I expect 3 to disembark, I need to replace them!

18/02/23
Hope to be back in the water next week. Then down to Sydney and back up to Cairns by end of May

07/12/22
Arrived in Gold Coast, Australia.
Time for a short rest as I refit the boat.

Hopefully from mid February I’ll be sailing again, up and down the East Coast. Expect to head from Cairns to West Papua in May, then west through Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand etc

10/11/22
Arrived in New Caledonia, expect to sail to Australia around 10/12/22

24/09/22
Now in Bora Bora. Two crew joining on Monday. Then depart for 15-20 day sail to Fiji.
Will have space for 1 maybe 2 to join in Fiji for the next leg to New Caledonia end of October.

21/08/22
I’ve now moved to Raiatea, and will soon be heading for Bora Bora

I’ll be looking for new crew to join the yacht in Tahiti, probably in September, to cross to Australia. Stopping in interesting places along the way. Aiming to get to Gold Coast around Christmas.

I’ll be looking for crew in April 2022 to join the yacht in Panama, to transit to French Polynesia and beyond. Expect to depart Panama early April.
I’m currently in Grenada with full crew (4) but I expect at least two to disembark in Panama

About the boat, the plans, and current crew

usually cleancomfortablevery spaciousshare experiencevisit remote placesseek adventurefulfill a dreamface challengeslive off the grid

The Plan!

01/12/23
Arrived in Gan.
Got to Indonesia and had a wonderful couple of months sailing Raja Ampat, Sorong, Lombok, Belitung, to exit Indonesia in Nirup. Then Putrei Harbour to enter Malaysia.
Pangkor, Langkawi exit Malaysia.
Krabi to enter Thailand, Phuket to pick up crew!

Depart Cairns on 08/06/23, then to Indonesia, East Timor and Bali. Expect to arrive in mid August where probably 3 crew will disembark, I’ll be looking to replace them.

10/12/22
Now in New Caledonia, expect to depart for Australia around 10/12/22

24/09/22
Now in Bora Bora. Two crew joining on Monday. Then depart for 15-20 day sail to Fiji.
Will have space for 1 maybe 2 to join in Fiji for the next leg to New Caledonia end of October.

12/08/22
Now in Tahiti but will sail to Raiatea tomorrow. Must depart FP end of September.

Now in Galapagos, it’s 21st May.
Expect to depart for French Polynesia next week, full crew at the moment but may need new crew in FP.

Arrived in UK on 3rd August 21
I’ve now chosen my crew for the return voyage to Caribbean in October.
I’ll be looking again once in Caribbean, after Christmas.

07/01/22
I’m now back in Grenada having crossed from Canaries.
Unfortunately I got a bit damaged in Bermuda, dislocated my left shoulder diving off the boat. Sailed from Bermuda, via Azores, to UK and had an operation to repair rotator cuff and reattach tendons. Will take months to recover.

27/03/21
I’m now in St Maarten where I’m having a refit and doing some repairs to the yacht.
I expect to be ready to sail again by mid May latest to cross Atlantic, eventually arriving in UK.
In September I’ll return to Caribbean and on to Panama and Pacific.

11/02/21
Plans have had to change, effectively the Pacific is closed at the moment, almost impossible to get authorization to enter French Polynesia. Australia and NZ are also closed.
So, it’s off across the Atlantic! Expecting to depart Panama around 17th February
Currently have great, enthusiastic, young crew, ready for an adventure.

05/12/20
Arrived in Panama.
Got crew I need for voyage to Tahiti.
Will be looking for new crew from June 21 to sail to NZ.

09/08/20
Arrived Grenada after being stranded, and loving it, in St Helena for 4 months during initial COVID-19 outbreak. Hope to sail again by early October, north to BVI then to Panama to do it all again!

16/01/20
Arrived in Cape Town, waiting for wind to drop to enter RCYC.

Plan to depart for Brazil end of February.

23/12/19
Just arrived in South Africa, current crew leaving to travel around SA, looking for new crew to sail to Cape Town in early January. Next ocean crossing will be Cape Town to Brazil.

10th November 2019.

Now in Seychelles, sailed from Thailand to Maldives with wonderful crew, unfortunately she had to get off in Gan. Sailed solo from Maldives to Seychelles. New crew joining 16/11 to sail to Madagascar and South Africa. Expect to depart 20/11

13th August 2019.
Just hauled the yacht in Krabi. I’ll be ready to sail again by mid September.

5th August 2019
Just dropped anchor in Chalong, Phuket.

21st July
Arrived in Langkawi

10th July 2019
Just sailed 12 days solo from Kota Kinabalu to Johor. I’ll be resting here for a few days, then probably heading up the west coast to Langkawi and Phuket.

15 June 2019
I’m now in Puerto Princesa, Palawan.
I’ll be departing on 17th to sail to Borneo then on to mainland Malaysia and around Singapore heading for Thailand.

13 May 2019.
Arrived in Bitung yesterday. A few days here then on to Philippines.

23 April 2019
Arrived in Tual, Indonesia on 20th after a 7 day sail from Cairns. Will spend about a month in Indonesia then on to Philippines

I’m on a circumnavigation, started in Tortola, BVI. Heading west around the planet, a voyage of discovery, adventure, good and bad times. Got more oceans to cross. More continents to explore.

Happy for crew to do some, part or all of it but......

This is my home and I have to be completely satisfied that anyone joining augments the harmonious atmosphere on the boat.

Fair winds,

What is expected of the crew

clean & tidycommittedeasy-goingenthusiasticfit & healthyfriendlyorganisedrespectfultrustworthyconfident swimmerrarely/unlikely seasickgood listenergood communicatortravel light (little luggage)eager to learn & workpolitepositive outlookopen mindedsense of humorready to partyenjoy cookingdon't mind cleaningcan follow orderswill not bring a bicyclewill not bring a petharmony

Fit, agile, even acrobatic, the deck can be challenging but fortunately, not often. I do love to sail, longest passage-36days with 2 crew, longest solo-14days, not recommended!