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Owner & Captain/Skipper - always or often aboard
SV - Sailing Vessel (Sloop), 10.5 m (35 ft), sail, monohull, Beneteau Oceanis 351

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since Sep 2022
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Availability ready now

Embark (Boarding)
ready now and preferably embark before the 25 May 2025
Duration
must be for at least 2 weeks and for any duration onwards
Disembark
flexible, no specific date

Locations

 Boarding location
Spaincrewscene.com - Galicia - 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
Francecrewscene.com - Nouvelle-Aquitaine - visible to Crew members only
this destination is around 745 km from the boarding location
 My current location where I'm in person
Spaincrewscene.com - Islas Baleares - visible to Crew members only
 Home Port of Registry (registered vessel)
Francecrewscene.com - Nouvelle-Aquitaine - 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 (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:

  1. 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.
  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.

Cartagna to Gibraltar


Planned (reasonably accurate)
1 Leg
253 nm
7 days
Booked out
S: Start2025 Apr 27 Sun
F: Finish2025 May 4 Sun
I have a short 1-week sailing trip from Cartegna to Gibraltar for 1 or 2 people. No experience necessary. We will mostly do day sails and maybe one overnight passage. 1 large cabin (king size) is available. We will share food and port costs (total / # of people). No additional expenses.

Leg 1

253 nm7 nights
Underway
Depart 2025 Apr 27 Sun
Arrive 2025 May 4 Sun
I have space for one or two people, no experience necessary. We will sail in favorable conditions. Mostly day sails, perhaps an overnight or two if the weather doesn't cooperate. I'm happy to share this with someone.
End of Itinerary

Vessel

Languages spoken aboard
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
fluent French
elementary Spanish
Vessel type, make and model
SV Sailing Vessel (Sloop), Beneteau Oceanis 351
Vessel year
1993 built, and most recent major refit completed in 2021
Vessel main propulsion
sail
Vessel hull type
monohull
Vessel length
10.5 metres (35 ft)
Vessel weight (displacement)
5.5 tonnes (12,128 lb)
Crew & guests aboard
usually 2 people aboard
Journey
round the world

Crew

Team request
position preferably for a team, but individuals may apply
Nationality of crew
anyone
Gender of crew
anyone
Age of crew
must be over 18 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
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   no experience
unpaid
crew is not expecting to be paid
contribute
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crew to pay an agreed share towards some expenses

Dear Shipmates

Introduction

American and French couple who have been living abord since 2019. We enjoy moving at a slow pace as we work (remotely) while traveling full time. Sometimes one of us needs to travel abroad so we look for crew so the other can continue moving the boat. Also, for longer overnight passages we enjoy having another person or two.

In 2025, I (Carl, American, Male) will be moving the boat from Greece back to Atlantic France. The exact destination is TBD but not further south than La Rochelle nor further north than Brest.

About the boat, the plans, and current crew

usually cleancomfortablevery safevessel is survey certifiedvisit remote placesfulfill a dreamlearn a languageface challengesmulticultural

The boat is very well equipped with safety gear, extremely well maintained and updates. All new electrical system, electronics, radios, rigging (standing and running). The skipper (me) has a passion for maintenance and safety.

What is expected of the crew

clean & tidyeasy-goingenthusiasticfriendlyrespectfultrustworthyconfident swimmerrarely/unlikely seasickgood listenergood communicatoreager to learn & workpositive outlookopen mindedsense of humorcan pay own expenseswill not bring a bicycle

The Skipper (me) is patient and a teacher by profession (outside sailing). Willing to share sailing with novices and willing to learn from experienced crew. I love traveling, food and meeting new people.

Crew should be open to new experiences, rarely seasick or have had experience with it to know their limits and be able to communicate them, and be willing to take seasickness meds if necessary.

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