Fit, Reliable Beginner Crew Seeking Short Coastal Sailing Experience
**Title:**
Fit, Reliable Beginner Crew Seeking Short Coastal Sailing Experience
**Description:**
I’m a UVA student looking to build practical keelboat and cruising experience through short coastal passages, deliveries, or weekend trips, ideally on the East Coast or Chesapeake.
My sailing experience is still limited, but I have a solid foundation. I spent a week living aboard and sailing an open ~25 ft boat through the Florida Keys with Outward Bound, where I spent significant time at the helm, tacked and jibed, raised and lowered sails, helped navigate shallow water and sandbars, and handled normal onboard duties. I’ve also sailed Sunfish recreationally since childhood.
Outside sailing, I’m very comfortable on and around the water. I’ve surfed since middle school, am a strong swimmer, freedive, fly fish, and have extensive whitewater rafting experience, including a week-long Grand Canyon trip and time captaining an oar raft on the Colorado River.
I’m a former professional cyclist and four-time Colorado State Champion, so I’m very fit, comfortable with long physical days, irregular schedules, and working as part of a team. I’m also an experienced bicycle mechanic, comfortable with tools and mechanical problem-solving, and grew up doing carpentry and home projects.
I’m CPR certified, a non-smoker, conversational in Spanish, comfortable cooking and cleaning aboard, and happy to take instruction and do the less glamorous jobs that come with being crew.
My main goal right now is to gain experience with larger sailboats, watchkeeping, reefing, anchoring, docking, navigation, and general cruising operations. I’m particularly interested in shorter beginner-friendly passages where I can contribute, learn, and build miles with an experienced skipper.
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