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Owner & Captain/Skipper - always or often aboard
SV - Sailing Vessel, 11.6 m (38 ft), sail, monohull, Catalina 380

Availability ready now

Embark (Boarding)
ready now and preferably embark before the 11 Dec 2024
Duration
preferably for at least 5 days and for less than 2 weeks
Disembark
flexible, no specific date

Locations

 Boarding location
United Statescrewscene.com - Florida - 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
United Statescrewscene.com - Florida - visible to Crew members only
this destination is around 732 km from the boarding location
 My current location where I'm in person
United Statescrewscene.com - same as boarding location
 Home Port of Registry (registered vessel)
United Statescrewscene.com - Louisiana - 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.

Panama City, FL To Key West, FL

Planned (fairly accurate)

1 Leg
396 nm
4 days
Available: 3 of 3 Crew positions
Start2024 Dec 5 Thu
End2024 Dec 9 Mon
US crewscene.comKey West Florida Keys
Panama City to Key West with a potential stop in the Tampa area if warranted. V-berth available for two crew, other side of aft cabin available for third crew. Trip should be three to five days, possibly longer waiting on weather window and you are welcome to stay aboard for a week once arriving in Key West.

Leg 1

396 nm4 nights
Available: 3 of 3 Crew positions
Depart 2024 Dec 5 Thu
Arrive 2024 Dec 9 Mon
US crewscene.comKey West Florida Keys
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, Catalina 380
Vessel year
1997 built , and no major refit completed in the last 15 years
Vessel main propulsion
sail
Vessel hull type
monohull
Vessel length
11.6 metres (38 ft)
Vessel weight (displacement)
8.9 tonnes (19,603 lb)
Crew & guests aboard
usually 1 person aboard
Journey
cruising: Offshore or cruising: Coastal

Crew

Team request
position for individuals or teams
Nationality of crew
anyone
Gender of crew
anyone
Age of crew
preferably over 16 years of age
Height of crew
any
Weight of crew
any

Lifestyle

Eating
Preferably crew with an unrestricted diet and aboard there is only an unrestricted diet
Drinking
Anyone and aboard any or no drinking is fine
Smoking
Anyone and aboard there is preferably no smoking

Experience

Coastal/Ocean sea time
preferably crew with at least 1 day spent at sea
Coastal/Ocean sea miles
preferably crew with at least 100 nm logged

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

Hey there sailors. I'm on my way from Houston to the Bahamas for winter. My crew of two cats, two humans, and I motored and sailed our way to Panama City, FL from Houston, TX before the weather became uncooperative at the time of our Panama City To Tampa sail. I'm looking for good crew to get me to Key West this time. Hopefully a good weather window will avail itself in early December for a beam reach and/or broad reach on the way to Key West.

About the boat, the plans, and current crew

usually cleancomfortableshare experienceseek adventure

I've been sailing for 2.5 years. I've completed ASA 101, 103, and 104. I've also done a four day/500NM offshore passage on the West Coast of Central America to move a boat from Costa Rica to Mexico. Otherwise sailing as been in Galveston Bay, Texas or Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana. Some on my previous boat, a 1989 Catalina 30, some on my current boat a 1007 Catalina 380, and several friends' boats.

I do my best to make sure everybody is well fed by cooking at least two meals a day when weather permits. On rougher days, quick snacks are the usual go to.

There are two liveaboard cats on the boat.

What is expected of the crew

committedeasy-goingfriendlyrespectfulconfident swimmerpositive outlookcan pay own expenses

Looking for crew that have at least basic sailing experience, can stand watches, and stick to the agreed upon plan.

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