Experienced Catamaran Crew

➡️ Experienced Offshore Catamaran Crew/Cook looking for worldwide opportunities ⬅️

Hello

I’m an experienced and adaptable crew member with extensive time aboard catamarans and am available for delivery crew opportunities and to assist boat owners with passages worldwide

✅ I’ve recently completed a professional Yacht Chef course with a highly regarded cookery school, adding strong onboard cooking capability to my practical sailing experience

➡️ Crewed full transatlantic owners onboard delivery from Mindelo, Cape Verde to St Maarten, Caribbean in Jan/Feb 26 aboard a Lagoon 52 Catamaran…14 day crossing with the passage totalling 2,234nm

✅ RYA Diesel Engine Maintenance completed (June 25)
✅ Significant blue water open ocean crossing experience in the Atlantic

⚓️ Recent Experience Highlights:

Dec 25 1st mate (4 crew) from Trinidad to BVI’s - 5th Dec to 28th Dec aboard a Lagoon 380 Catamaran
Dec 24 - Crewed from Lanzarote to Mindelo, Cape Verde (8 days continuous passage, 975nm) aboard a Lagoon 380 Catamaran
June 24 - Crewed delivery from Horta, Azores to Barcelona (15 days continuous passage, 1686nm) aboard a Leopard 45 Catamaran

⚓️ Skills & Strengths:

➡️ Comfortable with challenging routes and do not suffer seasickness
➡️ Confident and experienced in onboard routines and watch systems including solo night watches in the Atlantic, Mediterranean and the Caribbean (see feedback)
➡️ Yacht Chef trained and happy to lead for onboard meal preparation (see feedback)
➡️ Flexible on duration and location
➡️ Quick to mobilise - based near London Gatwick Airport, with easy access to Heathrow Airport
➡️ Clean, highly organised and respectful of shared spaces

⚓️ Open to:
All types of delivery and passage work
Boat sitting
Short notice trips
Custom arrangements - happy to discuss your needs

⚓️ Safety:
Ocean Signal rescueME PLB1
Ocean Signal rescueME MOB2 AIS
Offshore Lifejacket - Spinlock Deckvest 6D 170N
Spinlock Safety Line

Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any opportunities, or if you’d like to discuss a potential fit.

Thanks
Mike

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✅ Yacht Chef trained
✅ RYA Competent Crew
✅ RYA Diesel Engine Maintenance
✅ IYT International Flotilla- Bareboat Skipper Theory
✅ Mechanical Engineer
✅ PADI Open Water

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