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since Dec 2014
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since Dec 2014
last sign in 1 day ago

Availability ready now

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

Locations

 My current location where I'm in person
Spaincrewscene.com - Andalucía - visible to Boat members only
Your vessel's boarding location is around ? away from this location
 Boarding location
Spaincrewscene.com - same as my current location
and the Boat is preferably within 1,000 nm • 1,852 km • 1,151 mi
Your vessel's boarding location is ? within this Crew member's boarding area
Destinations I'm interested in
preferably within Europe, Caribbean, Asia or Australia/Oceania
 Home location usual 'Place of residence'
Francecrewscene.com - Nouvelle-Aquitaine - visible to Boat members only

Personal details

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
speaks native French
fluent Spanish, English
Nationality
French
Gender
female
Age
visible to Free & Premium members only
Civil Status
not specified
Children
not specified
Height
not specified
Weight
may tell you later

Countries

Countries I've resided in
Francecrewscene.com New Zealandcrewscene.com Thailandcrewscene.com United Kingdomcrewscene.com
Countries I've visited (5)
Costa Ricacrewscene.com Hungarycrewscene.com Laoscrewscene.com Maldivescrewscene.com United Statescrewscene.com

Lifestyle

Eating
I eat any available diet and I'm fine with any or no specific diet aboard
Drinking
I only drink socially and I'm fine with any or no drinking aboard
Smoking
I only smoke socially and I'm fine with any or no smoking aboard

Experience

Coastal/Ocean sea time
spent at least 2 years at sea
Coastal/Ocean sea miles
logged at least 5,000 nm at sea

Qualifications

Maritime Qualifications & Certificates
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Issued or renewed
2018 Nov
Expiry
2023 Nov
Accredited by
DIRM Direction InterRégionale de la Mer
Issued or renewed
2016 Feb
Expiry
2022 Feb
Accredited by
PADI Professional Association of Diving Instructors

Boat wanted

Journey
tourism, cruising or charter (bareboat/self)
Vessel main propulsion
any
Vessel hull type
any
Vessel length
any length
Crew & guests aboard
any

Position

Recreational    generally unpaid positions, or contributing towards some agreed expenses

positions of interest
preferably for
 Hostess / Steward   experienced
 Cook   experienced
 Diver   experienced and qualified
 Watch-keeper   experienced
unpaid
crew is not expecting to be paid
contribute
- visible to Free & Premium members only
crew to pay an agreed share towards some expenses

Professional    paid positions, experience and/or qualifications are usually required

Commercial    commercially endorsed maritime qualifications are required

positions of interest
preferably for
 Competent Crew   experienced and qualified
 Deckhand   commercially endorsed
 Hostess / Steward   commercially endorsed
 Diver   commercially endorsed
 Cook   commercially endorsed
paid
- visible to Free & Premium members only
crew is looking for paid work

Shorebased    working or training from or based on a shore or land

positions of interest
preferably for
 Shorebased: Dock / Daywork   some experience
 Shorebased: Office Administration   some experience
paid
- visible to Free & Premium members only
crew is looking for paid work

Team

Team status
Just me, I'm not bringing any crewmates

Dear Shipmates

Introduction

Ahoy :)

I m a traveller since 8 years, jumping from one place to an other, finding my way by working in different kind of job, but after a first saiing trip few years ago I want to focus my career on sailing boat.

A little about myself, my interests and my plans

clean & tidydiligentdiscreeteasy-goingenthusiasticfit & healthyfriendlyorganisedrespectfulskilledtrustworthyconfident swimmerrarely/unlikely seasickgood listenergood communicatorno body piercingsno facial piercingsno tattoos at alltravel light (little luggage)eager to learn & workpoliteLGBTIQA+ respectfulperfectionistpositive outlookopen mindedsense of humorcan pay own expensesavailable on my ownready to partyenjoy cookingdon't mind cleaningcan follow ordersenjoy teachinginterpretingbuy my own boat one daylearn a language

My first experience was in 2012, on a 12m sailing boat , a trip from bali Indonesia to Maldives, crossing the equator, but I refused to shave my hair !
I used to cook, to share the watch-keeping, to help with operations...

After that I ve been travelling in central america where I practiced to speak spanish and I started to go deeper in scuba and free diving.
I did travel in europe for a while and worked on small cruise ship in Italy as receptionist/organizer.
I decided to quit as my aspirations where oriented to the sea .
Nevertheless during Summer 2015, I was living in Bristol, and I was working on boats going up and down the river, small ferries and big barge where I really enjoyed my time.

2016 , I ve been living in Thailand, where I get the Divemaster diploma, a 3 months training, and worked as Divemaster for the same Dive school for the all year.
During this time I ve been sailing from Phuket to south Bali , a 3 weeks trip, crossing malacca strait, facing the wind (from SE) , experiencing 30 hours storm, going against the current, being aware of the towing boats ....

I like music, I play guitar, piano, drums... I like sports, in particular nautical sports, I have the first level of kite-surf, the first level of free diving ... I like to eat well, sure, I'm French ^^!

I am an open and sincere woman, very adaptable, with a good sense of humour, responsable, active, with good socials skills and a happy soul !

After 3 months in california I landed in New zealand in december 2016, Where I enjoyed the working holiday visa by learning about growing plants.

During that time, I met Evan in Tarakohe, Alvei's captain, a 3 masts steal boat, so, in may 2017, I ve been crossing the ocean to reach fiji on this tall ship.
I ve been working on the boat to do some maintenance and then I was crewing the boat for 34 days to reach suva. I spent more than 6 months on Alvei, time to crew around fiji and sail to Vanuatu and keep the boat on a good shape.
During that trip ( the longest I ve done) I learnt about traditional sailing , navigation, charts... The only modern equipment onboard was a gps coordinates, otherwise everything was made with the help of our hands, brain, communication, and muscles !

After that, in 2018, I was going back to my places, to work in Thailand and in New Zealand, and finally I ve been back to France to spend the summer and enjoy family time.
I also did the STCW 10 course near by La rochelle , and learnt about first aid at sea, fire security, abandon ship procedure etc ... So now I m officially able to work on commercial and private boat.

Beginning 2019, I was crewing a boat from florida to the bahamas, 2 girls, one 15m sail boat. Great experience !
I joined Kate in Daytona to have few months in the yard, fixing the boat and then we sailed for 3-4 months.
We sailed together around bahamas and we decided to bring the boat back to US to fix her properly before getting further away.

Summer 2019 I got experience in the yachting industry, from stew, to deckhand to cook for the crew, on MY.
Now I want to focus my on SV.

Beginning 2021, I d love to cross the Atlantic and reach the carribean, where I have plans there..Anyway with the covid situation, things are a bit upside down and I'm not sure about the crossing, so I could also join a boat for a restoration project or anything else.
Finally , I found a nice project to spend the winter, building a traditional wooden boat as a marine carpenter for Annecy lake , called Esperance III, I invite you to have a look on the website of this exceptional project !

And summer 21, I was deckhand on a classic motor yacht 30m in SOF.
It means doing deck maneuvers at port/anchorage, keeping the boat clean (hull, deck, tender...), watchkeeping, basic engine room maintenance...
I used to take care of a 9m semi rigid tender, one engine, 400hp, and be ready anytime for guest transportation.

January 22, I planed to cross the atlantic, again, sailing from Cherbourg, on a 9m ketch, planning to get to canaries, we stopped in La coruna to fix the auto pilot, the owner and myself. One week sailing across biscay bay.

So to sum up, I m am a friendly woman, with some skills but still a lot to learn along the life trip, good heart, willing to be surrounded by good people, having interest in water (sailing, diving, conservation ... ), in food (cooking and eating), in wood construction, in gardening on land, music and so on.
I hold STCW and ENG1, EU passport and coastal driving licence.
I have 3 seasons experience in yachting industry, in the med, looking forward for the 4th one !
I worked on princess, feadship, explorer, I sailed on ketch, sloop, schooners ...

Summer 22 i m working on a catamaran as cook up to 10pax around corsica.
I ll repeat this experience in 23, and in 24.

I plan to reach canaries in november 24, and from there find a boat to martinique.

Thanks to my experience, I can be helpfull in many situations, from interior duties to adventurous crazyness.

I could be looking for a sharing project for a short to medium time, as well as a paid position crew for medium to long time.

Don t hesitate to ask for my resume !

Cheers
Bon vent !
Celia

My motivation and reasons to crew on a boat

share experiencevisit remote placesseek adventurefulfill a dreamface challengesearn moneyfinding myselfgain experiencelearn to saillive off the gridsustainable traveltravel

I'd like to be, under the sea :)

I finally found my job orientation, as well as a leisure activity.

I love sailor personalities, I like the fact that it includes a lot of skills and you never stop to learn.

I try to find a rhythm <until I find the real matched boat and crew> which is to work in yachting industry during european summer , and meet friends around the world during winter season, to be part of their projects, and join the winter season for work (maybe in the carribean )
I'm a nature lover, so I am willing to join a scientific boat as well, even-tho I am not a biologist, my help could be precious on a boat like that :)

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