Experienced crew based in Europe
[Experienced crew available in Europe]
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- crew with >30k nm, circumnavigated, crossed atlantic 3x, pacific and indian 1x
- based in Germany but ready to travel
- available from September on
Hi!
I'm Sonja, 26 years old and finished my circumnavigation! Now I'm back home for a while to catch up with family. Looking for a job after, or casual sailing.
My educational background is air- and spacecraft engineering, but I have been full time cruising for the last 3.5 years now. In this time, I have logged >30k nm on a broad variety of both recreational and professional boats, including crossing the Atlantic thrice and Pacific and Indian once.
I grew up dinghy racing in mainland Germany and have the german boating licences SBF Binnen and SBF See, the short range and long range radio certificates SRC and LRC, the licence for handling pyrotechnical distress signals FKN. For the last year I have been essentially running a 60ft Oyster, officially as first mate but in reality taking over more and more skipper's duties. I am proficient in first aid and all kinds of maintenance, refitting, jury-rigging, manual-reading, passage planning and creative problem solving on board, I can sail, cook and clean and can of course do solo night watches - I am not perfect, but I have learned a lot over these last few years.
Happy to be around kids and pets. I also have some experience tutoring in both school and university courses and would be happy to help out with home schooling or language lessons if needed.
No medical or seasickness issues, have health insurance including transportation back home, European passport. No B1/B2 but could get if needed. Would also get new STCW if needed.
Bringing my own safety gear.
My native language is German, but I am fluent in English and Spanish and working on my French. Plus I picked up some snippets of other languages on the way, as it happens when you're travelling a lot.
I am easygoing and enthusiastic about life, almost always a source of good mood on board, happy to join board games, make some music together (I come with a tiny guitar) and give you a hand in whatever else comes up. For professional positions I am of course also ready to work hard and get along with a wide variety of personalities on tight spaces. I keep cool in emergencies.
There are lots of fair and valid financial agreements on boats depending on experience, workload and vibes on board, with a wide range between 'paying significantly to be sailed around' and 'being paid significantly to sail someone around'. On leisure trips, I expect boat expenses including food and excursions to be covered.
For professional positions, I expect adequate pay. Open to charter, but would prefer a family vibe private boat.
I am happy to provide references on request, or to just have a chat and see if we get along on a personal level, which is the most important of all :-)
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