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since Dec 2023
last sign in 10 hours ago
Owner & Captain/Skipper - always or often aboard
SV - Sailing Vessel, 14 m (46 ft), sail, monohull

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since Dec 2023
last sign in 10 hours ago

Availability ready now

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

Locations

 Boarding location
New Zealandcrewscene.com - Northland - 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
New Zealandcrewscene.com - same as boarding location
 Home Port of Registry (registered vessel)
Francecrewscene.com - Bretagne - 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.

Whangarei Northland , Bay of islands to Tonga


Pending (not accurate)
1 Leg
1,194 nm
10 days
S: Start2024 Aug 10 Sat
F: Finish2024 Aug 20 Tue
TO crewscene.comLate

Leg 1

1,194 nm10 nights
Completed
Depart 2024 Aug 10 Sat
Arrive 2024 Aug 20 Tue
TO crewscene.comLate 9 Waypoints
End of Itinerary

Sailing in Northland


Pending (not accurate)
1 Leg
102 nm
63 days
S: Start2024 Dec 7 Sat
F: Finish2025 Feb 8 Sat
NZ crewscene.comOpua
Sailing in Northland , between Whangarei , Great Barrier , Bay of islands

Leg 1

102 nm63 nights
Completed
Depart 2024 Dec 7 Sat
Arrive 2025 Feb 8 Sat
NZ crewscene.comOpua 5 Waypoints
Sailing between Great Barrier , North Auckland , Whangarei , Bay of islands ...
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 French
competent English
Vessel type, make and model
SV Sailing Vessel, not specified
Vessel year
1988 built , and no major refit completed in the last 15 years
Vessel main propulsion
sail
Vessel hull type
monohull
Vessel length
14 metres (46 ft)
Vessel weight (displacement)
13 tonnes (28,665 lb)
Crew & guests aboard
usually 1 person aboard
Journey
cruising: Offshore

Crew

Team request
position preferably for individuals, but teams may apply
Nationality of crew
anyone
Gender of crew
preferably female crew, but male crew may apply
Age of crew
preferably between 20 to 60 years of age
Height of crew
any
Weight of crew
any

Lifestyle

Eating
Preferably crew with a specific diet and aboard a specific diet is preferred
Drinking
Anyone and aboard any or no drinking is fine
Smoking
Anyone 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

After living and travelling on my previous boats for 18 years ( 7 Atlantic crossing , 9 years living and sailing in the high latitudes in the Falkands islands , making several trips to Antarctica , South Georgia , Patagonia ... ) I bought this french type boat in New-zealand , and after few months working on her I did a 3 months trip to Tonga islands during the winter .

I am now back in New-zealand , and happy to have some company on board to share some adventures .

About the boat, the plans, and current crew

comfortableusually single handedlive on little moneyvisit remote placesseek adventurelive off the gridmulticultural

The boat is in good order , very simple to use , comfortable . But that doesn't mean everything will work for ever ! as always , we sometimes have to do some maintenance , and even some repairs !
I don't have internet on board (I do have a phone with a local sim card with a bit of data to use for weather forecast ) .
NO starlink , for ecological and ethic reasons .
We do sail as much as possible , ( I mean using the sails and wind ) , because it's fun ! free , and it makes more sense to me than using the engine .

What is expected of the crew

easy-goingenthusiasticfit & healthyopen minded

If anyone interested in sailing and discovering New-zealand , please send me a message !
don't need to be a sailor !
but happiness , enthusiasm , and sens of humor is a plus !
Preferably fit people , who enjoy Nature , and believe in our wonderful Planet .
I am open mind ,
healthy and fit , vegetarian ( but I do eat fish ) , more into yoga and meditation than parties in bars .
I don't eat meat , and I try to avoid gluten , this is a personal choice and I don't blame people who eat meat .

Growth oriented , I like to have fun in nature , be silly at times and appreciate little things .

New-zealand is amazing , with interesting bays to discover , and lot of hiking !

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