Beginner offshore crew / deckhand looking for new ocean passages and long-distance sailing experience.
Denis Filimonov
?? Saint Petersburg, Russia
? Living in Phuket, Thailand (4 years)
Age: 33
Offshore Crew / Deckhand
About Me
Beginner offshore crew / deckhand looking for new ocean passages and long-distance sailing experience.
Calm under pressure, able to handle long passages, night watches and physical work onboard. Not afraid of heights, storms or hard manual work. Fast learner and highly motivated to gain more offshore experience.
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Sailing Experience
First Ocean Passage — Indian Ocean (2025)
Yacht
Invictus — 11-meter sailing yacht with tiller steering.
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Full Route and Dates
10.09.2025
Departure from Phuket, Thailand.
12.09.2025
Arrival in Sabang / Weh Island, Sumatra, Indonesia.
Passage duration: approximately 2 days.
12.09 – 26.09.2025
Stayed in Sabang for 14 days for repairs and preparation for the ocean crossing.
During the stay:
* cleaning keel and propeller underwater,
* helping with yacht maintenance,
* assisting crew,
* climbing the mast.
26.09.2025
Departure from Sabang, Indonesia toward Malé, Maldives.
09.10.2025
Arrival in Malé, Maldives after a long Indian Ocean passage.
October 2025
Passage from Maldives to Galle, Sri Lanka.
The yacht Invictus remained in Sri Lanka.
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Total Passage Experience
* Approximately 2000 nautical miles total
* First experience at sea and on a sailing yacht
* Only 3 short training sails around Phuket before the ocean crossing
* Passage completed outside the normal season
* Headwinds and head seas
* Experienced 3 storms during the passage
* One storm lasted around 5 hours
* Heavy lightning activity close to the yacht
* Autopilot failure during the ocean crossing
* Long periods of manual steering using the tiller
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Responsibilities Onboard
* Day and night watches
* Manual tiller steering
* Working with mainsail and staysail
* Motoring and sailing passages
* Deck work in difficult weather conditions
* Cooking onboard
* Cleaning keel and propeller underwater
* Mast climbing
* Living and working during long автономous offshore passages
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Additional Information
* Comfortable with heights
* Able to work in confined spaces
* Fast learner
* Good seasickness resistance
* English level is basic, but improving
* Honest and open person — captain from my first passage can confirm my experience and participation onboard
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