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SV - Sailing Vessel, 12.5 m (41 ft), sail, monohull, Beneteau Oceanis 40 CC

Availability after 16 Nov 2024

Embark (Boarding)
preferably after the 16 Nov 2024 and before the 17 Nov 2024
Duration
preferably for at least 6 months and for any duration onwards
Disembark
flexible, no specific date

Locations

 Boarding location
United States - Virginia - visible to Crew members only
Your boarding area is ? within this vessel's boarding location
and the Crew is preferably within 5,000 nm • 9,260 km • 5,754 mi
Your current location is around ? away from this location
 Destination planned to take the vessel next
Bahamas - Exuma - visible to Crew members only
this destination is around 1,467 km from the boarding location
 My current location where I'm in person
United States - same as boarding location
 Home Port of Registry (registered vessel)
United States - Virginia - visible to Premium Crew

Itineraries

An itinerary is a route divided into legs showing the planned locations and dates of the main stopovers from the start (initial departure) to the end (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 (fairly accurate) – this is what's meant to happen
Days vs Nights

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:

  • 1) Name your itinerary with a short and clear title, such as 2024 Antarctic Expedition or 2024 Italy Family Torn, that is descriptive, easy to remember, and simple to refer to in conversations.
  • 2) 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.
  • 3) Next, add each leg of the significant stopovers by date and location.
  • 4) 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.

Guadalupe 2024-2025

Planned (fairly accurate)

5 Legs
1,989 nm
33 days
Legs partially booked
Start2024 Nov 7 Thu
End2024 Dec 10 Tue

Leg 1

699 nm13 nights
Underway
Depart 2024 Nov 7 Thu
Arrive 2024 Nov 20 Wed
US West Palm Beach 5 Waypoints
Stopover 2 nights

Leg 2

68 nm1 night
Available: 1 of 1 Crew positions
Depart 2024 Nov 22 Fri
US West Palm Beach
Arrive 2024 Nov 23 Sat
US Miami 2 Waypoints

Leg 3

48 nm1 night
Available: 1 of 1 Crew positions
Depart 2024 Nov 23 Sat
US Miami
Arrive 2024 Nov 24 Sun
Stopover 1 night

Leg 4

242 nm2 nights
Available: 1 of 1 Crew positions
Depart 2024 Nov 25 Mon
BS Alice Town
Arrive 2024 Nov 27 Wed
BS George Town 3 Waypoints
Stopover 4 nights

Leg 5

931 nm9 nights
Available: 1 of 1 Crew positions
Depart 2024 Dec 1 Sun
BS George Town
Arrive 2024 Dec 10 Tue
GP Point d'Or 3 Waypoints
End of Itinerary

Vessel

L5   native
speaking natively like a local without a noticeable foreign accent
L4   fluent
speaking fluently with an extensive vocabulary, but with a foreign accent
L3   competent
speaking competently with a solid vocabulary on almost any topic
L2   elementary
speaking enough to get by, but may get lost in a conversation
L1   learning
not speaking the language, but learned enough to say simple sentences
L0   not proficient
may know a few words, but cannot form sentences or ask questions
Languages spoken aboard
native English
Vessel type, make and model
SV Sailing Vessel, Beneteau Oceanis 40 CC
Vessel year
1999 built, and most recent major refit completed in 2024
Vessel main propulsion
sail
Vessel hull type
monohull
Vessel length
12.5 metres (41 ft)
Vessel weight (displacement)
8.5 tonnes (18,743 lb)
Crew & guests aboard
usually 1 person aboard
Journey
cruising: Offshore, cruising or cruising: Coastal

Crew

Team request
position for individuals only
Nationality of crew
anyone
Gender of crew
position for female crew only
Age of crew
preferably between 40 to 65 years of age
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
Only strict non-smokers and aboard there is strictly 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   some experience
unpaid
crew is not expecting to be paid

Dear Shipmates

Introduction

I have updated my itinerary. Having cruised the Bahamas once, I may not stay long in the Bahamas this time. Instead, I might do the I-65 ocean passage to Guadalupe, then push on to Panama and the Pacific. I am looking for a crewmate to join me on any or all of this adventure.

I’m not the typical sailor, so I’m seeking someone special as a crewmate. I will check your profile to see whether it indicates that may very well be you. So please emphasize what makes you special.

For instance, I trust you can trim a sail, hand me a wrench or wield a chef’s knife, but can you carry on a conversation about something other than sailing? I'm looking for a companion to share adventures, not merely a shipmate.

I’m not an autocratic skipper. I prefer to make decisions collegially – learning from my crewmate and sharing what I’ve learned.

Before taking up sailing more than 20 years ago, I flew high-performance aircraft at 300 mph. Like sailing, it’s all about the wind. Before I flew, I was a photojournalist – my photo of Muhammad Ali made the front page of The New York Times – and Saturday Night Live – Twice. Then I was a newspaper design consultant – yes, newspapers once had designs. I had clients from New England to New Zealand. Eventually, I sold a news-based, educational app to the Smithsonian.

I'm not a know-it-all, but I do know more than most people. I hope you do, too.

Non-starters: Smokers, Trumpers, Phone addicts.

Let me know whether you’d like to cruise with me. Details in my itinerary.

A friend described me this way:

“I like your humor. I like your honesty. I like how forthright you are. I appreciate your vulnerability. I like your intelligence. I like how easy it is to talk to you. You make me laugh.”

About the boat, the plans, and current crew

usually cleancomfortablevery safevessel is survey certifiedusually single handedlive on little moneyshare experienceseek adventurefulfill a dreamfind a soulmate/partnerlive off the grid

ITINERARY
I’m looking for someone to sail the Bahamas and Caribbean with me from October through May, then New England or the Mediterranean June through October. But don’t worry – you don’t need to cross the ocean with me – just meet me in West Palm Beach, Marsh Harbour in the Abacos or in Europe.

You don’t need to be an expert sailor because I can single-hand the yacht and I am happy to share what I have learned from other sailors. But you must be passionate about life on the water and life in general.

ACCOMODATIONS
The yacht has two separate staterooms – one in the bow and one in the stern – with two separate doors that separate the staterooms from the saloon and galley. Each stateroom has a separate head equipped with a shower.

SAILS
In addition to a furler-mounted high-cut jib and furling mainsail, the yacht has an asymmetrical spinnaker for downwind sailing, a sock for managing the spinnaker and a staysail mounted on a furler. The yacht has both outboard and inboard jib tracks for narrower sheeting angles upwind. It has a large bimini covering the cockpit, and two auxiliary biminis for the foredeck and afterdeck for use at anchor.

ELECTRICAL
The yacht has a 6kW generator, 900 Watts of solar panels, a 2000 Watt inverter, six 100 amp lithium batteries, a high-output 100 amp Balmar alternator and Victron Bluetooth-enabled solar controllers and battery manager. It has a high-output, 37 gph Rainman watermaker and a Highfield dinghy with both an ePropusion electric outboard and Suzuki 6 HP gasoline outboard. It also has a bow thruster.

ELECTRONICS
The yacht has a 12-inch Raymine Axiom 3 multi-function display with digital radar and AIS, Raymarine SmartPilot, wind and Tridata instruments. While in the Bahamas, I’ll have a 4G hotspot with unlimited data for streaming video and Internet access. I also have a Garmin inReach for satellite-based communication.

GALLEY
The yacht has a 3-burner propane-powered Force 10 stove, a Frigoboat refrigerator and two 40 quart Engel freezers. I use space-saving stackable, non-stick Analon cookware. The yacht also has a 700 Watt microwave that can be powered by the inverter underway.

AUXILIARY VESSELS
In addition to a Highfield RIB (Rigid Inflatable Boat) I have two 10-foot URS kayaks that conveniently fold down to 42 inches for easy storage.

MAINTENANCE
I perform virtually all the maintenance and have installed most of the upgrades on the yacht myself and I don't mind making repairs underway. The yacht is equipped with an extensive “parts department’ of spare pumps, switches, cables, hoses, screws, nuts, bolts, etc.

The yacht went through a extensive refit before making the trip in 2019 and another after COVID in 2020, including the addition of a watermaker and solar arch. And it is undergoing yet another extensive refit this summer including lithium batteries, new anchor, new anchor chain, replacing all 15 thruhulls and ball valves with seacocks, 8 coats of barrier and bottom paint, adding a inner forestay for staysail, adding a asymmetrical spinnaker, two new furlers, new bimini, reconfigured refrigerator and two new freezers.

What is expected of the crew

clean & tidydiligenteasy-goingfit & healthyfriendlyorganisedrespectfultrustworthyrarely/unlikely seasickgood communicatortravel light (little luggage)open mindedsense of humorcan pay own expensesdon't mind cleaningwill not bring a bicyclewill not bring a friendwill not bring a pet

I'm seeking someone to share the sailing experience and cruising lifestyle with me. Currently, I do everything myself, including some of the less “glamorous” tasks, such as cooking and cleaning. So I'm not seeking someone to take over the grunt work. Instead, I'm seeking someone to share in all the fun, beauty and adventure, as well as the housekeeping chores that support the experience.

The following recommendation is from Julie Hyde. She has been crewing in the South Pacific, the Med and the Caribbean for more than 20 years and she has more than 20,000 sea miles.

I crewed for Alan ( Jake ) for 4 months 2019–2020 from Stuart Florida, round to Marco island where we set up the boat for bluewater and then on to the Bahamas, where we got as far as south Eleuthera when my mother was taken ill and I had to return to the UK just as COVID hit.

Jake solo sailed his boat back to Virginia.

Jake is a calm, competent captain who knows his boat very well,. He has a pilot's license so is great with navigation and weather.

The boat is well set up, comfortable and easy to sail.

Jake and I have become good friends and I would happily sail with him again and recommend him and his boat to anyone looking to crew.

RECOMMENDATION FROM ANOTHER SAILOR

The following recommendation is from Robert Suhay. Like me, he once worked for The Virginian-Pilot newspaper in Norfolk, VA as a news designer. Now he pulls barges with a tugboat on the ICW between Norfolk and Charleston, SC when he isn't restoring his 60-foot schooner. He also holds a Guinness World Record for sailing. To see, Google “Robert Suhay Washington Post Norfolk-man-sails-into-the-record-books"

From Robert:

I helped Alan deliver his boat from Norfolk Va., to Daytona, Fla. in 2019. Our 8-day trip of almost 1,000 nm was a pure delight. Alan is a capable skipper and gracious host, who went out of his way to provide comforts for the journey.

As an experienced pilot, Alan, who also goes by Jake, had plenty of interesting insights into weather and navigation.

Alan's boat is well set up, comfortable and a joy to sail. Alan is funny, charming and a calm, thoughtful companion. I would happily sail with him again.

LIFE ON BOARD

I think of myself as tolerant, but I am a stickler for issues that impact safety – I believe in safety first. I have a low tolerance for mess – I believe everything should be tidy, within reason.

I’m an introvert, so I like the boat to be quiet rather than raucous – which isn’t to say that I don't play music sometimes (I have 300 CDs on board) but I don't play music every day.

I prefer anchoring out; I rarely go into marinas. I have two 10-foot kayaks that fold down to 42 inches for easy storing because I don't like large objects cluttering the deck because I believe the decks should remain clear. I like exploring on foot. I have snorkel gear, but I am not a big-time snokeler. I prefer the kayak.

I don't mind cooking and, as a graphic designer, I enjoy the presentation aspect of food preparation. I am happy to collaborate or alternate in the galley.

I know that alcohol is often a big part of sailing, but I am not a big drinker – 2 glasses of wine or beer and I am pretty tipsy. I don't hang out in bars because they are loud and expensive.

I like sailing – obviously – but I also like lazy days in an anchorage and using time in the anchorage for reading, watching Netflix, Amazon Prime or Hulu, housekeeping issues, minor repairs, etc.

Recommendations

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