South France and Spain during the end of the year
Ahoy!
I’m Benny, sailing along on Risa, a cosy 12m sailing yacht. I enjoy a relaxed and scenic cruises through the Mediterranean. If you wanna join, we’ll sail at a comfortable pace mostly, stopping to explore islands, swim, fish, and enjoy life on the water. Depending on the plans and the weather we will once in a while have to do a nightsail.
I am fine with solo sailing so no need for you to have any skills. Anyway I also like to have experienced crew so I can also improve my skills and share experiences.
I definitely prefer people on board who want to sail and not just sitting around and do not participate on the sailing tasks. Same is true for the everyday tasks on board like cooking cleaning etc…
Right now, I’m taking a maximum of 3 crew members at a time to keep things comfortable.
The minimum stay of two weeks is appreciated especially if you are new to sailing.
I prefer staying in nice bays and mainly enter marinas to fill up water or go shopping.
About the Journey:
I will start around the 28th October. in Nice (South France) and then sail along the french coast to spain. Depending on the weather we could also sail to the balearic islands and visit Menorca/Mallorca/Ibiza.
Then following the Spanish coast with stops for some maintainance in Torrevieja and/or Almerimar. I will fly back to germany over christmas and come back to the boat around the 20th of January. The final harbour is not yet fixed. One possible option is Rota on the atlantik coast alternatives are some marinas in the mediterranean part of spain close to Gibraltar.
If you are interested please provide the following information:
When (roughly) do you want to sail?
How long (roughly) do you want to sail?
Do you wanna join with friends/partners? How many?
How good are your sailing skills? (None, a bit, I am comfortable with night watches, I could be the skipper)
Cooking (I just can’t/want, a bit, I could be a chef)
Can you swim? (Yes, no)
This is not a paid position! If you are expecting money to be on board i am sure you will find another opportunity. The costs for food, diesel, marinas and the boat are shared. You should expect a minimum of 200-300€ per week depending on the conditions, the area and how often we want to eat out on a restauerant. Details about the costs we can discuss directly when i know where and when you will join, there are to much variables that have an influence to make a valid forecast over the whole trip. (Just to make it clear because I always get asked for paid positions) If you have usefull skills are usefull on a boat (gelcoat repair, cauking the deck, plumber work, electrics etc.) we can talk about an arrangement where you could help me with some tasks.
If you dont reply on messages after 10 days, i consider you as not longer interested - feel free to message me after that if there is still a berth free we can of course proceed. I need to make this clear because sometimes there are a few crew candidates „on hold“ because they are not responding (some never do) and i want not to hold back a nice sailing journey for others who are obviously more interested.
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A great Skipper willing to share his knowledge
I had a great time sailing the Cyclades with Benny at the end of March-April 2025. My father and I were able to learn quickly as he was more than willing to show us the lines. We managed to sail to multiple beautiful anchorages with good vibes, and plenty of home cooked meals from the Skipper (even taking a stab at some Greek food). He takes safety as a priority and remained calm in stressful situations. We truly enjoyed our time sailing together, and were able to do a night sail which was a great first experience for me. Note, you should be smoke friendly as he enjoys a cigarette occasionally. Contribution was very fair. One vberth and a couple bunks available were all clean. I definitely recommend visiting Benny and beautiful RISA.
21st Apr 2025