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since Dec 2023
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Owner & Captain/Skipper - always or often aboard
SV - Sailing Vessel, 13.7 m (45 ft), sail, monohull, Island Packet

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since Dec 2023
last sign in 1 day ago

Availability ready now

Embark (Boarding)
ready now to embark anytime
Duration
must be for at least 1.2 months and for any duration onwards
Disembark
flexible, no specific date

Locations

 Boarding location
Bahamascrewscene.com - Exuma - visible to Crew members only
Your boarding area is ? within this vessel's boarding location
and the Crew is preferably within 1,000 nm • 1,852 km • 1,151 mi
Your current location is around ? away from this location
 Destination planned to take the vessel next
British Virgin Islandscrewscene.com - Tortola - visible to Crew members only
this destination is around 1,295 km from the boarding location
 My current location where I'm in person
Bahamascrewscene.com - same as boarding location
 Home Port of Registry (registered vessel)
United Statescrewscene.com - South Carolina - 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.

Caribbean to Bermuda to Azores to Portugal


Planned (reasonably accurate)
1 Leg
3,502 nm
45 days
Available: 1 of 1 Cabins
S: Start2025 May 1 Thu
F: Finish2025 Jun 15 Sun
PT crewscene.comLisbon

Leg 1

3,502 nm45 nights
Available: 1 of 1 Cabins
Depart 2025 May 1 Thu
Arrive 2025 Jun 15 Sun
PT crewscene.comLisbon 13 Waypoints
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, Russian, Spanish
Vessel type, make and model
SV Sailing Vessel, Island Packet
Vessel year
2006 built, and most recent major refit completed in 2024
Vessel main propulsion
sail
Vessel hull type
monohull
Vessel length
13.7 metres (45 ft)
Vessel weight (displacement)
15 tonnes (31,995 lb)
Crew & guests aboard
usually 2 people aboard
Journey
cruising

Crew

Team request
position for individuals or teams
Nationality of crew
anyone
Gender of crew
anyone
Age of crew
preferably over 20 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
must have at least 1.4 weeks at sea
Coastal/Ocean sea miles
none required

Position

Recreational    generally unpaid positions, or contributing towards some agreed expenses

positions available
preferably for
 Crew   experienced
 Deckhand   experienced
 Engineer / Mechanic   any experience
unpaid
crew is not expecting to be paid
contribute
- visible to Free & Premium members only
crew to pay an agreed share towards some expenses

Dear Shipmates

Introduction

The boat is my liveaboard vessel. She is a beauty, but build solid as a battleship! In 2024 I finished a major refit of her. She is ready to take on the oceans!

Since December we are sailing together with my girlfriend Cristina(Find-a-crew profile 423687). For about a month we have been sailing slowly south, through Bahamas enjoying beautiful waters and anchorages. Not without the snags, of course. A few breakdowns and a few few weeks of boat work delayed our trip a bit. We take the boat life in strides. Beutiful sunsets and amazing waters sometimes are interrupted by the need to do a repair or avoid a bad weather or attend to my meetings. I am working remotely from the boat. Our plan is to enjoy Carribean through the spring and cross Atlantic to Mediterranean in May

I have two boys 12 and 16 that are visiting me from time to time. My dad and my friends that love sailing also come and stay onboard from time to time.

About the boat, the plans, and current crew

usually cleancomfortableshare experienceseek adventureface challengeslive off the gridmulticultural

What is expected of the crew

clean & tidycommittedeasy-goingfit & healthyfriendlyorganisedrespectfultrustworthygood communicatorpositive outlook

We are looking for experienced individual sailor or a couple interested to join us for cross-Atlantic passage in May. We are looking for someone to join us sometime in Mid April to get ready for the passage and actual passage in May. We are going West to East from Caribbean to Mediterranean

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