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  • jimdobie

    • 47, british/australian
    • United Kingdom
    • Checked in 4 weeks ago

Professional skipper with refit and systems oversight — your yacht in capable hands.

I’m a professional skipper operating across the UK and Europe, combining practical seamanship with yacht management and refit oversight experience. I work with owners who want not only a safe and competent captain on the water, but also someone who cares for the vessel, understands systems, and can keep everything running smoothly behind the scenes.

My background includes owner-assisted cruising, private transfers, and delivery work, with a calm, service-led approach suited to luxury and private-use vessels. I take pride in preparation, clear passage planning, and preventative maintenance so there are no surprises underway.

Alongside skippering, I have strong refit and project coordination experience — liaising with yards, trades and suppliers, tracking progress, and ensuring work is completed to standard and specification. I’m equally comfortable hands-on with technical tasks or managing the wider picture for the owner.

Available for: • Private skippering & owner-support cruising
• Delivery passages (UK–Europe)
• New owner handovers & vessel familiarisation
• Light management / caretaking between trips
• Refit or yard period oversight

Professional, discreet and straightforward to work with, I aim to give owners peace of mind: the boat is safe, well run, and in good hands.
Here are some highlights of my career:

*Captain and manager of the 26m Steel hull classic sailing yacht Windweaver of Pennington
*Clipper Round the World Yacht Race skipper
*Skipper of 5x Sydney to Hobarts races, 2x Fastnet races, Round Britain and Ireland Race, plus
many other offshore races.
*RYA Chief instructor for the Clipper Round the World yacht race in the UK and Australia
*Tens of thousands of miles delivering yachts from 30-100ft all over the world and across the
oceans.

Please do get in touch for more information, thank you

Jim Dobie

+44 7976 853 255
Jamesdobie@hotmail.com
RYA Yachtmaster Examiner | Yachtmaster Instructor | Commercially Endorsed Ocean Master



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  • Availability Available now

  • LocationUnited Kingdom

  • Nationalitybritish/australian

  • Age47

  • GenderMale

  • Fluent languagesEnglish

  • Basic knowledge ofFrench

  • SmokerNo

  • Visible tattoosNo

  • VISAs None

  • Sea miles10,000+

  • Required position Captain

  • Location preferenceEurope

  • Expected arrangement Professional

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    • Date: 1st January 1998

      Duration: 20 years

      Experience Type: Professional

    • Over twenty years in the industry. Yachtmaster at 18. Over 150,000 miles all over the globe

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Qualifications

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  • Jan 2007 RYA Yachtmaster Instructor Complete

  • Jan 1998 RYA Yachtmaster Complete

  • Jan 2003 PADI - Master Instructor Complete

  • Jan 2008 RYA Oceanmaster Complete

  • Jan 2014 RYA Yachmaster Instructor and Examiner Complete

  • Jan 2022 STCW Basic Safety Training Complete

  • Mar 2021 ENG1 cert. Complete

  • Mar 2000 GMDSS (GOC) Complete

  • Sep 2022 STCW Medical First Aid Complete

  • Jan 2003 PADI - Master Scuba Diver Complete

  • Jan 2022 STCW 95 Compliant Complete

  • Jan 2023 STCW Proficiency in Medical Care Complete

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Skills

  • Windsurfing
  • Wakeboarding
  • Surfing
  • Route planning
  • Watch-keeping
  • Radio Operator
  • Weather planning
  • Navigation
  • Blogger/Writer
  • Marine First Aid
  • Tender driving
  • Motor Mechanic
  • Varnishing
  • Polishing
  • Cleaning
  • Scuba diving
  • Climbing
  • Kite surfer
  • Line handling
  • Filing & Fairing
  • Whipping and splicing
  • Sail repairs
  • Fore and aft trimming
  • Rigging
  • Helmsmen
  • Diesel engine repair
  • Plumbing and Heating
  • Waterskiing
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Q: What’s your favourite boating experience? Having sir robin Knox Johnston as my navigator in the 2013 Sydney to Hobart yacht race

Q: What’s your worst boating experience? Being knocked down mid north Pacific and losing my steering

Q: How long have you been boating and what made you start? I have sailed all my life and obtained my Yachtmaster when I was 18

Q: What are your sailing ambitions? What’s the next challenge? I love to teach and train. I have taught thousands of sailors from competent crew to yachtmaster and training race crew and skippers to sail around the world

Q: Where’s your favourite boating destination? I love exploring new places but have a soft spot for Sydney, Australia

Q: What is your favourite boat and why? Swan 55, beautiful yacht and one I am very intimate with having managed a refit on a 40 year old one

Q: What is the longest passage you’ve completed without stops? North Pacific Ocean, 4500NM 27 days!

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