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viewed 358 times
since Mar 2024
last sign in 18 Oct 2024
viewed 358 times
since Mar 2024
last sign in 18 Oct 2024
Owner & Captain/Skipper - always or often aboard
SV - Sailing Vessel, 11.3 m (37 ft), sail, monohull, Pacific Seacraft 37

Availability ready now

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

Locations

 Boarding location
Fijicrewscene.com - Western - visible to Crew members only
Your boarding area is ? within this vessel's boarding location
and the Crew must be within Fiji
Your current location is around ? away from this location
 Destination planned to take the vessel next
New Zealandcrewscene.com - Northland - visible to Crew members only
this destination is around 2,005 km from the boarding location
 My current location where I'm in person
Fijicrewscene.com - same as boarding location
 Home Port (unregistered vessel)
United Statescrewscene.com - Washington - 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.

Cruise Fiji over winter, depart westward September

Preliminary (kinda accurate)

2 Legs
1,220 nm
81 days
Start2024 Jul 1 Mon
FJ Nadi
End2024 Sep 20 Fri
VU crewscene.comPort Vila Éfaté Island

Leg 1

679 nm60 nights
Completed
Depart 2024 Jul 1 Mon
FJ crewscene.comNadi
Arrive 2024 Aug 30 Fri
FJ crewscene.comNadi 27 Waypoints
Stopover 11 nights

Leg 2

541 nm10 nights
Completed
Depart 2024 Sep 10 Tue
FJ Nadi
Arrive 2024 Sep 20 Fri
VU crewscene.comPort Vila Éfaté Island3 Waypoints
End of Itinerary

Departing Vuda marina early November for Opua NZ.

Planned (fairly accurate)

1 Leg
1,080 nm
17 days
Start2024 Oct 31 Thu
FJ Vuda
End2024 Nov 17 Sun
NZ crewscene.comOpua

Leg 1

1,080 nm17 nights
Completed
Depart 2024 Oct 31 Thu
FJ crewscene.comVuda
Arrive 2024 Nov 17 Sun
NZ crewscene.comOpua
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
SV Sailing Vessel, Pacific Seacraft 37
Vessel year
1994 built, and most recent major refit completed in 2018
Vessel main propulsion
sail
Vessel hull type
monohull
Vessel length
11.3 metres (37 ft)
Vessel weight (displacement)
9 tonnes (19,845 lb)
Crew & guests aboard
usually 1 person aboard
Journey
round the world

Crew

Team request
position preferably for individuals, but teams may apply
Nationality of crew
anyone
Gender of crew
anyone
Age of crew
preferably over 21 years of age
Height of crew
any
Weight of crew
any

Lifestyle

Eating
Anyone and aboard an unrestricted diet is preferred
Drinking
Anyone and aboard any or no drinking is fine
Smoking
Anyone and aboard any or no smoking is fine

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
contribute
- visible to Free & Premium members only
crew to pay an agreed share towards some expenses

Dear Shipmates

Introduction

Hello, I am returning to the yacht after a 14 month layoff. Intend to sail around the Fiji islands again as a kind of shakedown for a few months. And then ultimately sailing for either New Zealand or Australia at the end of September. Possibly willing to take on crew to cruise Fiji, and/or Westward from there. I am currently at Vuda Marina.

About the boat, the plans, and current crew

usually cleancomfortablevery safevessel is survey certifiedusually single handedlive on little moneyshare experiencevisit remote placesseek adventuremulticultural

What is expected of the crew

clean & tidydiscreeteasy-goingenthusiasticfriendlyrespectfultrustworthyconfident swimmergood communicatorpolitepositive outlookopen mindedsense of humorcan pay own expenseswill not bring a pet

Recommendations

PIV

Private

male
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amazing & welcoming person
0
friendly & reliable person
0
nice & polite person
0
challenging person
0
no comment
1 enthusiastic
1 skilled
1 easy-going
1 clean & tidy
1 funny

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