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 am very interested in opportunities where I can get involved as both crew and cook. I’m proactive onboard and happy to support wherever needed, and am very well suited to private owners or smaller crews looking for someone practical, reliable, and easy to have on board

✅ 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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