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SY - Sailing Yacht, 16.5 m (54 ft), sail, monohull, Hylas 54 RS

Availability after 7 Jan 2025

Embark (Boarding)
must embark after the 7 Jan 2025
Duration
preferably for at least 4 weeks but must be for less than 4 months
Disembark
flexible, no specific date

Locations

 Boarding location
Mexicocrewscene.com - Jalisco - 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
Mexicocrewscene.com - Jalisco - visible to Crew members only
this destination is around 126 km from the boarding location
 My current location where I'm in person
Mexicocrewscene.com - same as boarding location
 Home Port of Registry (registered vessel)
United Statescrewscene.com - California - 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.

Puerto Vallarta MX to Zihuatanejo MX

Planned (fairly accurate)

1 Leg
344 nm
64 days
Available: 2 of 2 Crew positions
Start2025 Jan 10 Fri
End2025 Mar 15 Sat
Dates: January 10th 2025 to March 15th 2025.
3. One Way: Departing Puerto Vallarta, MX and visiting:
*Bahia Chamela *Costa Careyes *Tenacatita *Barra de Navidad *Mananillo *Zihuatanejo
4. Crew: Looking for 1 or 2 (2 if its a couple). Crew has own cabin / head and shower.
5. Crew Expected to: Assist with sailing the yacht. Experience is great, but not necessary, Captain will train.
6. Costs: Crew contributes to provisions (estimate $10-$15 USD per day. Captain covers all running costs.

Leg 1

344 nm64 nights
Available: 2 of 2 Crew positions
Depart 2025 Jan 10 Fri
Arrive 2025 Mar 15 Sat
MX crewscene.comZihuatanejo 12 Waypoints
End of Itinerary

Bahia Chamela Trip

Planned (fairly accurate)

7 Legs
279 nm
14 days
Start2024 Apr 16 Tue
End2024 Apr 30 Tue

Leg 1

101 nm0 nights
Completed
Depart 2024 Apr 16 Tue
Arrive 2024 Apr 16 Tue
MX crewscene.comBahía de Chamela 11 Waypoints
Spend a few nights at different locations including the town of Perula.
Stopover 5 nights

Leg 2

8 nm0 nights
Completed
Depart 2024 Apr 21 Sun
MX Bahía de Chamela
Arrive 2024 Apr 21 Sun
MX crewscene.comCosta Careyes 6 Waypoints
Stopover 2 nights

Leg 3

18 nm0 nights
Completed
Depart 2024 Apr 23 Tue
MX Costa Careyes
Arrive 2024 Apr 23 Tue
MX crewscene.comTenacatita 8 Waypoints
Stopover 3 nights

Leg 4

15 nm0 nights
Completed
Depart 2024 Apr 26 Fri
MX Tenacatita
Arrive 2024 Apr 26 Fri
MX crewscene.comBarra de Navidad 10 Waypoints
Stopover 2 nights

Leg 5

35 nm0 nights
Completed
Depart 2024 Apr 28 Sun
MX Barra de Navidad
Arrive 2024 Apr 28 Sun
MX crewscene.comBahía de Chamela 13 Waypoints
Overnight at Perula
Stopover 1 night

Leg 6

95 nm0 nights
Completed
Depart 2024 Apr 29 Mon
MX Bahía de Chamela
Arrive 2024 Apr 29 Mon
MX crewscene.comLa Cruz de Huanacaxtle 13 Waypoints
Stopover 1 night

Leg 7

7 nm0 nights
Completed
Depart 2024 Apr 30 Tue
MX La Cruz de Huanacaxtle
Arrive 2024 Apr 30 Tue
MX crewscene.comNuevo Vallarta 6 Waypoints
Return to Paradise Village Marina
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
SY Sailing Yacht, Hylas 54 RS
Vessel year
2000 built, and most recent major refit completed in 2022
Vessel main propulsion
sail
Vessel hull type
monohull
Vessel length
16.5 metres (54 ft)
Vessel weight (displacement)
46 tonnes (101,430 lb)
Crew & guests aboard
usually 1 person aboard
Journey
cruising, cruising: Coastal or day/weekend trips

Crew

Team request
position for individuals or teams
Nationality of crew
anyone
Gender of crew
preferably female crew, but male crew may apply
Age of crew
preferably between 18 to 60 years of age
Height of crew
any
Weight of crew
any

Lifestyle

Eating
Preferably crew with an unrestricted diet and aboard an unrestricted diet is preferred
Drinking
Anyone and aboard moderate drinking is allowed
Smoking
Only strict non-smokers and aboard there is strictly 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

I'm a life long sailor. Spent 20 years in the US Navy followed by a career in high tech. I currently own a beautiful and well oequipped Hylas 54. Currently cruising the Pacific Coast of Mexico. Planning to sail from Puerto Vallarta to Zihuatanejo (lots of stops in between) late Jan, early Feb 2025. Will spend over a month in Zihuatanejo, then head North to cruise the Sea of Cortez.

About the boat, the plans, and current crew

usually cleancomfortableluxuriousvery safevessel is survey certifiedvery spaciousshare experiencevisit remote placesseek adventurefulfill a dreamface challengeslive off the grid

The yacht is a Hylas 54 that I purchased in January 2022. She had an extensive refit done at the KKMI shipyard in Richmond, CA. In addition to the refit, all electronics (VHF, SSB, RADAR, Chart Plotters, Instruments, Night Vision Camera, Auto Pilot) have been upgraded to the latest Raymarine products.

She has 3 cabins. Aft is the master stateroom. Forward Port is a single cabin that is used for tools, spare parts storage. The forward V berth cabin is for guests and has a near queen sized berthed and ensuite head and shower.

Sails are brand new Doyle "Cruising Stratus) with a fully battened main. The yacht also has a Code 0 and Asymmetrical Spinnaker.

For comfort and extended cruising a new Spectra Watermaker as well as combo Washer / Dryer has been installed. In addition, the boat is equipped with a 6KW Northern Lights Genset, 3 AirCon units, 1,330 amp Lithium LiFePO4 bank managed by Victron backbone.
For fun, there is a Hobie Kayak and two SUPs.

What is expected of the crew

clean & tidycommitteddiligenteasy-goingenthusiasticfriendlyorganisedrespectfultrustworthyconfident swimmerrarely/unlikely seasickgood communicatortravel light (little luggage)eager to learn & workpolitepositive outlookopen mindedcan pay own expensesenjoy cookingdon't mind cleaningcan follow orderswill not bring a bicyclewill not bring a friendwill not bring a pet

Crew would contribute to food and help with maintaining and running the vessel. Crew is responsible for airfare / transportation to and from the boat.
I will handle running costs of the boat (fuel, marina fees when applicable, repair costs, etc).

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