RYA Yachtmaster Offshore CE | Captain / 1st Mate / Delivery Skipper | 20,000+ NM | B1/B2 | 25+ Countries
RYA Yachtmaster Offshore with 20,000+ miles of real-world experience in command of yachts up to 65ft across the Caribbean, South America, South east Asia, and South Africa. Calm under pressure, technically capable, and easy to work with, with a practical hands-on approach to vessel operations, maintenance, and onboard systems.
Experienced in private yachts, deliveries, and offshore passages. I also live and sail full time on my own vessel, and bring steady judgement, practical problem-solving, and a reliable, low-drama crew presence suited to owner-operated vessels
Experience:
2026 August Instructor for an in depth sailing, cruising and maintenance course onboard a 44ft Bruce Roberts Ketch in Malaysia, running for approximately 1 month. 2 New Owners in need of practical experience getting ready to be self-sufficient before heading to West Sumatra.
2026 July Delivery of a 46ft Nautitech Fly Catamaran from Georgetown in the Bahamas to the Dominican Republic
2026 March -> May Working on a new to owner sailboat, an Island Packet 35. Helping the owner to get familiar with the boat, setting it up for single handling and to get it Ocean ready. Included Cruising Delivery to the BVI's
2025 October --> 2026 February Back onboard my own boat with lots of maintenance to catch up on. Will be sailing from Trinidad to Antigua And After St Maartin
2025 March - October - 2 part delivery and cruising on a Contest 48cs. Sailing from Trinidad to Bahamas, and from the Bahamas with new owners up and along the East coast to Annapolis.
2024 June - November - Maintenance and Repairs on multiple boats during the Hurricane season as well as Management of service providers.
2024 May - June - Sailed on a 48ft foot with a less experienced couple in the Caribbean. Teaching practical Sailing and helping them to become more comfortable and confident to handle the boat by themselves and travel independently in future.
2023 August - October Crewed on a 43ft Boat up the coast of Brazil.
2023 March - July worked as a skipper on a 65ft ketch. Sailing from Suriname around the Caribbean and Central America visiting 15 countries before leaving the boat in Panama where it is now being stored. We visited quite a few more remote and less visited islands, I had two crew onboard as well as two owners.
Own Yacht.
2020 - 2021 - Full restoration of my steel boat top to bottom from being only a Empty Hull to a fully Equipped Catagory A Sailing vessel.
2022 - 2024 - Mostly Solo Sailing and Cruising from Brazil, French Guiana, Suriname and the Caribbean.
2022 April - Left South Africa sailing to Namibia, crossing the Atlantic and Cruising the Coast of Brazil for 6 months.
Late 2021 - 2022 - Sailing from Richard Bay South Africa to Cape Town.
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