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Owner & Captain/Skipper - always or often aboard
SV - Sailing Vessel, 14 m (46 ft), sail, monohull, Hunter 450

Availability ready now

Embark (Boarding)
ready now to embark anytime
Duration
for any duration
Disembark
flexible, no specific date

Locations

 Boarding location
United States - Florida - 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
flexible, to be decided
 My current location where I'm in person
United States - same as boarding location
 Home Port of Registry (registered vessel)
United States - Florida - 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.

Leaving WPB, FL for Port Washington, NY

Planned (fairly accurate)

1 Leg
1,175 nm
17 days
Start2024 May 10 Fri
End2024 May 27 Mon
Leaving between May 7 and May 15 to arrive by end of May through early October. Conservative cruiser will do as much offshore as possible, when the sea state is less than 4 feet and rarely go out when there’s more than 2 feet on the bow. Extremely modern Ray Marine Electronics, allowing me to steer from below.

Leg 1

1,175 nm17 nights
Completed
Depart 2024 May 10 Fri
Arrive 2024 May 27 Mon
US Port Washington 17 Waypoints
Coastal when sea state permits very conservative sailor. Intracoastal otherwise.
End of Itinerary

Huntington - Norfolk - Beaufort - West Palm Beach

Planned (fairly accurate)

2 Legs
315 nm
2 days
Start2024 Oct 5 Sat
End2024 Oct 7 Mon
Planning to depart Huntington Long Island October 5 at 4PM for Port Washington to arrive at 10 PM and then early in the morning on the sixth to Coney Island Creek to hold for a departure at sunrise on May 7 for Norfolk, Virginia. In Ocean City, Maryland. I may skip Island Creek and continue if the weather is acceptable.. I’ll be making my decision to go around Cape Hatteras and skip stopping in Norwalk on October 9 if so, I will stop in Wrightsville Beach for fuel and then continue on WPB

Leg 1

24 nm0 nights
Completed
Depart 2024 Oct 5 Sat
Arrive 2024 Oct 5 Sat
US Port Washington 12 Waypoints
Stopover 1 night

Leg 2

291 nm1 night
Completed
Depart 2024 Oct 6 Sun
US Port Washington
Arrive 2024 Oct 7 Mon
US Norfolk 22 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, Hunter 450
Vessel year
2002 built, and most recent major refit completed in 2023
Vessel main propulsion
sail
Vessel hull type
monohull
Vessel length
14 metres (46 ft)
Vessel weight (displacement)
17 tonnes (38,367 lb)
Crew & guests aboard
usually 1 person aboard
Journey
cruising: Coastal, passage, cruising, charter (commercial) or day/weekend trips

Crew

Team request
position for individuals only
Nationality of crew
anyone
Gender of crew
position for female crew only
Age of crew
preferably over 45 years of age
Height of crew
preferably between 160 cm / 5' 3" and 180 cm / 5' 11" in height
Weight of crew
preferably weighs between 45 kg / 99 lb and 65 kg / 143 lb

Lifestyle

Eating
Anyone and aboard any or no specific diet is fine
Drinking
Anyone and aboard moderate drinking is allowed
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

Dear Shipmates

Introduction

I would love to find a nice lady who enjoys the water and cruising along the East Coast of United States. A lady who prefers to be in the right latitude for the right humidity level to eliminate the need for keratin treatment.

I am a humble conservative passage maker with more than 40 years of experience.

About the boat, the plans, and current crew

usually cleancomfortableluxuriousvery safevessel is survey certifiedvery spacioususually single handedshare experienceseek adventurefulfill a dreamfind a soulmate/partnerlive off the grid

Owner Founder Semi-retired executive Engineer Broker Mergers and Acquisitions avid sailor guitarist singer seeks first mate to serve with lotion applications sunsets all things water.

I spend winters between Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale and summers between New York City, Port Washington, Northport and Martha’s Vineyard. I do 2 & 4 hour day-charters and I’m happy to give all the tip money to my partner.

I will stay in Florida until early May 2025 before arriving Port Washington for Memorial Day Weekend through Columbus Day Weekend.

Looking for very intimate LTR.

What is expected of the crew

clean & tidydiligenteasy-goingenthusiasticfit & healthyfriendlyorganisedrespectfultrustworthyconfident swimmergood listenergood communicatorno facial piercingstravel light (little luggage)eager to learn & workpolitepositive outlookopen mindedsense of humordon't mind cleaningcan follow orderswill not bring a friendwill not bring a petharmony

Looking for a nice lady where 1 plus 1 is greater than 2 to share the cruising lifestyle in range of AT&T

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