Blue Wander

Blue Wander
- 13m Bruce Roberts
- Thailand
- Checked in 2 months ago

Cost sharing - Friends Crew & Helpers - Experienced or Not

2024 Update - We are back on the water and ready for sailing on into 2023. Currently Near Krabi and Phuket. Last season went well with Trips to explore remote Islands and Langkawi. Several old friends and three new crew joined from Crewbay sailing to Phuket, Phang Gna Bay, Krabi, Lanta and the Butangs. Plans for this year are similar but other longer passages may be possible with good crew.

THE MAIN ADVERT

I am looking for cost sharing crew to help with sailing as well as some routine maintenance while we cruise some of the quieter and unexplored spots on west coast Thailand. Crew with some experience are very welcome but more important is willingness and a keen desire to learn and take part being be fully involved and active in the running and upkeep of the vessel. Ideally I would like to form a group of regular friends and crew to prepare for those longer and more adventurous cruises but people will also be welcome for shorter visits.

The sailing season – This really starts here from October to April once the NE Monsoon kicks in. It is possible to sail all year round but the weather between these times becomes stormy with SW swells.

Cruising Plans - We will start by cruising the west coast of Thailand and depending on crew we hope to sail further afield with possible destinations to Sumatra, Mauritius, Madagascar, Anambas. We will be continuing to sail in the more adventurous, interesting and off the beaten track spots in South East Asia. We aim to find those out of the way places and interact with the local culture as much as possible, avoiding those over crowded tourist spots.

Maintenance – I would be delighted to have willing and helpful people joining me to help sail the boat and discover those out of the way places. An integral part of sailing involves assisting when necessary with any of the regular maintenance tasks. Mainly all that should need to be done is routine and possibly some painting and varnishing.

Costs -You will have to share costs usually on a kitty system. This will depend on the length of your trip and what we do. Normally this would include food, fuel, local fees and other consumable items including routine repair consumables.

We are not for everyone - especially if you are a strict vegetarian or only like western food, prefer visiting tourist resorts, really need to be plugged into your smart phone continually or if you are a very tight budget, you probably will not be happy. For example we expect to buy and eat the best quality fresh food available but of course this is not as expensive as Europe and we are not extravagant either.

Position

Crew positionCompetent Crew
Availability Available now for the foreseeable future
Expenses to/from vesselPaid by crew
Expenses onboardContribution on a shared basis
Team / SoloNot important

Vessel

TypeSailing Yacht
Make/modelBruce Roberts
Length13 metres
Berth8
Sailing from Thailand , Phuket - Krabi - Ranong
Sailing to Thailand , TBA - Phuket - Krabi - Ranong - Sumatra - India Ocean etc
Language spoke aboardEnglish
Boat descriptionComfortable Accommodation: 8 berths in 4 cabins outside the saloon, 2 heads, one fitted with shower. Designed and proven to be robust blue water cruiser able to provide a good general level of performance as well as being capable of withstanding heavy conditions should the need arise. She has proved herself to be a good all round boat capable of making good passage times and sailing through several storms. SAFETY EQUIPMENT Having previously been a charter vessel she carries all the safety equipment required by the MCA and other governing bodies for a vessel of her size engaged in sail training, chartering and sailing offshore. She complies to all structural and other requirements for commercial vessels. 1 x 8 person approved life rafts 406MHz EPIRB Approved lifejackets and safety harnesses VHF radio with an additional portable VHF set SSB radio - for long range communications 2 Garmin GPS' Hydraulic auto pilot linked to the GPS

Skipper

NationalityUK
Age63
GenderMale
Fluent languages English
Basic knowledge of French
Thai
Qualifications 1st Aid
Long Range Radio Certificate
MCA Sea Survival
RYA Oceanmaster
RYA Radar
RYA Yachmaster Instructor and Examiner
Short Range VHF / GMDSS
RYA Shorebased Instructor
STCW2010 Compliant
Sea Miles 10,000+

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Langkawi and Back

Our first time sailing couldn´t have been better! Mark is as experienced as it gets and the Meniscus of Gweek is oldschool beauty. There's plenty to do and we learned a lot. Luckily, Mark is a patient teacher and on top of that a fantastic chef. If you have the chance to go sailing on board the Meniscus, please tell the Gremlins we said hi!

29th Jun 2023