Western Pacific Adventure
Crew Wanted for Western Pacific Adventure from September 2026.
As an experienced and qualified skipper, I am seeking up to 2 happy, mature, non smoking crew members to support me in a long-distance sailing adventure in the Western Pacific Ocean. Ideally you will have some sailing experience, be fit and healthy and have the means to share expenses, for fuel, food and drink, and to pay for your own flights. You will need to be easy going and tolerant of the other crew and willing to join in various tasks including– hauling lines, keeping watch, cooking, cleaning, shopping and maintenance.
The sailing plan is outlined below but may be subject to change depending on weather and other circumstances.
Depart Fiji end September, heading for Vanuatu. Onwards to Solomons, PNG islands, and crossing over the equator to avoid the Southern cyclone season in November, possibly through Micronesia, and on towards the Philippines.
The boat is a North Wind 435, a 13m centre cockpit sloop with 3 cabins – 2 doubles and a double bunk cabin. It has 1000W of solar power, enough to run our daily needs including - a small water maker, fridge, freezer, navigational equipment, and to charge up the electric outboard. Fully loaded it is 14 tonnes, so we travel fairly slowly and safely. As skipper, I have recently completed 3 seasons in the Mediterranean. I set off with crew from Gibraltar in September 2023, crossed the Atlantic in November and spent the 2024 season in the Caribbean, followed by a year crossing the Pacific. I am now ready for the next leg. I’m travelling the world in my own boat and would like to share the adventure.
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