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Availability after 15 Apr 2026
Locations
- Southern Aegean - visible to Crew members only - Muğla - visible to Crew members only - Western Australia - visible to Crew members only - Western Australia - visible to Premium CrewItineraries
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
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:
- 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.
Vessel
Crew
Lifestyle
Experience
Position
Recreational generally unpaid positions, or contributing towards some agreed expenses
Crew some experience
Competent Crew any experience
Dear Shipmates
Introduction
If you have a passion for being on the water, long term cruising, exploring new destinations, the ability to relax and live a simple lifestyle, without the initial outlay of a vessel, then this may be the perfect opportunity for you.
My expectations would be to do a few shorter trips to ensure compatibility before any long term commitment.
Although some sailing experience would be advantageous a passion for the sea, willingness to get involved and learn is of more importance.
My expectation would be the sharing of onboard expenses.
In order to help ensure the safety of everyone aboard, you would need to hold a minimum of “Competent Crew” certification, willing to obtain or able to demonstrate similar experience, before any major ocean crossings.
If you are interested in finding out more about this opportunity, I will be more than happy to answer any further questions you may have.
I look forward to your wave and hearing from you. Due to the amount of responses I receive, if I respond with a yes, I will leave it up to you to initiate first contact.
Cheers 🥂
Phill
About the boat, the plans, and current crew
usually cleancomfortablevery safelive on little moneyshare experiencevisit remote placesfulfill a dreamface challengeslive off the grid
My long term plan is to sail to the Caribbean followed by the Pacific, Philippines, Indonesia, with the end destination being Thialand. I am open to any other destinations along the way.
As with all plans, “They are written in the sand at low tide”.
There is no fixed time frame and I intend to cruise until I am physically unable to do so.
I do not have an endless cruising budget and I expect onboard expenses to be on a shared basis.
There is very little that has not been replaced on the boat. The yacht has been equipped with new safety equipment and electronics for offshore cruising along with adding equipment which will allow the vessel to be as self sufficient as possible (solar, lithium, water maker & generator etc).
My preference is to anchor, using marinas only when necessary.
I am easy going, very organised and safety is always of the highest priority.
I would describe myself as a bit of an introvert and enjoy meeting and socialising with fellow cruisers
I have no special dietary requirements and will try almost anything.
As an Australian, enjoying a social drink or two... it’s to be expected :). I am not opposed to smokers, however I prefer no smoking onboard.
I started sailing at age 8 and have worked, owned and lived on boats throughout my life.
I am non religious and non political.
I am in no way a fitness fanatic, although I do enjoy long walks, exploring new destinations and paddling around bays on my SUP. I am a certified diver, although it has been a long long... time between dives.
I do respect the environment and will do my part, but I‘m not on a mission to save the planet. I’m just out to enjoy my remaining time on it.
For a long term crew member i would prefer a female, for the companionship and the social aspect of cruising.
Short term crew will be taken on for longer passages as and when required.
What is expected of the crew
clean & tidycommittedeasy-goingenthusiasticfriendlyorganisedrespectfultrustworthyrarely/unlikely seasickgood listenergood communicatoreager to learn & workpolitepositive outlooksense of humorcan pay own expensesenjoy cookingdon't mind cleaningwill not bring a pet
Extra crew will be taken on as required for longer passages.
For long term cruising and living in a confined space, I think there needs to be some compatibility, so this is my main pre-requisite.
Also you must be prepared to;
Have fun.
Pitch in and learn the ropes.
Learn from each other.
Become a watch captain when short term crew are aboard.
Explore new destinations.
Live off grid (with some mod cons, of course).
Have a sense of humour.
Listen to a lot of 80s music. Sorry that's my era :).
English is the primary language aboard
Recommendations
PIV