Cruise the Central Med, Ionian & Adriatic this season

ritchyp
- 11m Kirié Feeling 1090
- Malta
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Watch: Cruising off of Beachy Head

Cruise the Central Med, Ionian & Adriatic this season

I am looking for 1 to 2 crew on a friendship, mile building or gaining more knowledge/experience basis. Candidates must have very recent sailing experience (no longer than 3 years not sailing) and be very competant and safe sailors.
There will be some shorter offshore passages, cruising days and nights non stop. This would be ideal for dayskipper level sailors or very competant, competent crew wanting to take themselves to the next level.

This year, after carrying out pre-season maintenance and departing Tunisia in late May, we will stop over in Malta and then on to Sicilly and Northwards through the Ionian to the Adriatic Sea.
Greece, Corfu, Albania and Croatia will follow later in the season and finally the passage back to Tunisia in late October.

Quick and agile boat handling skills are very important with Med mooring and marinas in general. It's important that crew listen and follow precise instructions as docking procedures can change in a split second so candidates will need to have quick reactions to prevent damage to my vessel or others in close proximity.

I am very easy going and friendly. I prefer company to sailing single handed so I am very happy to share my knowledge and experience. I am a retired college lecturer so I enjoy teaching and have plenty of patience.

With careful planning, we can sail in these waters for the whole season, without running out of EU/Schengen days (EU residents, it doesn't matter. )
Any sailor that would like to join the boat for a longer stint would be most welcome to apply but that should not deter applicants who only have weeks to spare.

Expenses (Food & drink, fuel and marina fees) to be spilt equally. Crew pay for thier own flights but there is no daily charge for being aboard or the sailing itself. Cooking and cleaning up is shared on a rotation.

Whatever we do or wherever... It's about the love of sailing and the sea life but saftey is paramount.
I will not risk my boat or the crew's Saftey to try and make and make a flight if the weather is not permitting so pay for the flexible tickets or passes is recommended.

Position

Crew positionFriendship
Availability 31 May 2026 for the foreseeable future
Expenses to/from vesselPaid by crew
Expenses onboardPaid by crew
Team / SoloNot important
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Vessel

TypeSailing Yacht
Make/modelKirié Feeling 1090
Length11 metres
Berth7
Sailing from Malta , Valletta
Sailing to Greece , Marinas & Anchorages in adjacent countries
Language spoke aboardEnglish
Boat descriptionShe's a quick boat, sails well in light winds and points upwind very close. A big rig for her size. Full masthead rig with a Genoa 1 and generous sized Main. New 95 SQ Metre cruising chute with suffer. SeaGo 4 Man Life Raft Jonbouy Man over board recovery system. Jackstays & Clip on leads & cockpit clip on points Raymarine Chartplotter/MFD above Helm Wheel and can be mounted at the chart table Raymarine EV1 motor driven Autopilot with P70s Head Brand new Garmin Wind sensor and GNX instrument display & through hull Airmar Smart Triducer for depth, and water speed, pitch, roll &leeway angle. This is networked to a Garmin GNX20 MFD next to the Wind instrument on the cockpit coming. Navtex Speed and distance repeater log display at chart table VHF-DSC Radio and AIS unit at chart table. Active dual band Radar Transponder. Digital Yacht-iNavconnect Wireless router with WL50 router and WiFi access point with long range antenna, providing a WiFi network and WiFi/ Ethernet integration to the yacht's instrumentation & NMEA Network. All passages are planned, plotted and logged on paper charts and log books. Then the routes and waypoints are entered into the Navigational equipment and as the skipper and navigator, this is regularly checked and cross referenced by marking the position on the paper chart so if the vessel ever lost power, the course and position can be verified and followed. I have 2 hand held battery powered VHF radios as backups. The 2 & 3 year old sails have just been valeted, serviced and treated. I am also replacing all the running rigging that is in constant use under sail. Brand new 4/5 man Tender with fully reconditioned 6HP outboard engine. Large refrigerator, microwave, stereo, 12 volt TV. 300ah LifePO4 Smart Battery for all boat systems and lighting. Engine starter battery. Windlass battery. Solar Panels and AC Inverter. All Victron equipment for handling mains charging & Solar power management.

Skipper

NationalityBritish
Age55
GenderMale
Fluent languages English
Basic knowledge of French
Italian
Spanish
Thai
Qualifications ICC Power/Sail
RYA Day Skipper Practical
RYA Day Skipper Theory
RYA Diesel Engine Maintenance
RYA Yachtmaster
RYA Yachtmaster Theory
Short Range VHF / GMDSS
International Certificate Of Competency (ICC)
Sea Miles 10,000+

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Competent and safe skipper. Well kept yacht.

Went on a lovley and lively day sail on the solent with Richy.I find him to be a competent skipper with attention to safety and knows his boat well. he is also quite a tidy skipper (to my liking) and always keeps the cockpit clutter free. The boat sails well and has all the safety equipment. It is very well maintained and looked after, really clean on the inside too. I would recommend sailing with him, and look forward to do so myself.

23rd Jul 2024