Vanuatu or Fiji, decisions decisions
Im looking for up to three crew to join me on my 44ft Bruce Roberts Ketch on a little adventure. I have a spots avaliable from the begining of April 2020. The route and destination is undecided at the moment, but it will either be Vanuatu, the Solomons, and then the Marshall Islands or Fiji and then the Marshall Islands before we head through Melanesia to Indonesia. Either way we will be getting right off the beaten track and do some exploring.
I'm a water baby (divemaster and ex marine biologist) so there are a number of toys on board including paddle board, wakeboard and a dive compressor with tanks. I expect to spend a decent amount of time underwater (hopefully you'll be a diver as well) as well as hiking the islands and experiencing the rich, diverse cultures and meeting people.
Im looking for people who want an adventure and are happy being a long way from civilisation and phone signals (thats not to say we won't return to civilisation for food, fuel and a couple of beers though .) If you have an insturment (within reason) bring it along, or if you are arty or make videos then all good. If you happen to be a mechanic and also electrical engineer then even better.
Sailing experience is good, but if you have none then a willingness to learn and desire to get stuck in is good enough. All crew will get involved in cooking, cleaning and maintenance equally (its not all a sunbaked plam fringed beach holiday)
Basic food and all fuel costs are shared equally among the crew. You are responsible for all costs for travel to and from the boat, immigration fees, marine park fees etc, as well as any 'luxuary' items you want- coffee, beer, chocolate etc.
If you want to more of what I've been up to for the last season check out wanderingwindarra on Insta or Facebook.
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Great boat and skipper
"Windy!" - I joined Windarra and Olly for 7 weeks from Tonga, through the Tongatapu group, Ha'apai group and Vava'u group, and then on the passage to New Zealand. Olly was very patient and explained all the workings of the boat, and answered my many questions. Any complex manoeuvre was always talked through with the crew first, and then executed with a minimum of fuss. There was no yelling :) Olly has a great English sense of humour, but one thing he takes very seriously is looking after the safety of his crew, and then boat, and as crew, I felt very safe on board. The boat is older but heavy and well maintained, and I enjoyed not hearing the slap of thin fibreglass when it was rough (I'm usually on race boats). I learnt a lot from Windy and Olly and the other crew regards to passage making, and was such a bonus to have a dive compressor/tank/BCD to use while onboard - I had a lot of fun and it was a great adventure. Thank you Olly - look forward to sailing with you again one day.
28th Nov 2019