Electronics technician with Yachtmaster offshore license(CE) looking for a position as Skipper/First Mate/Engineer!!!!

SimonK
- 37, Austria
- General (Europe)
- Checked in 18 hours ago

Electronics technician with Yachtmaster offshore license(CE) looking for a position as Skipper/First Mate/Engineer!!!!

Yachtmaster offshore (CE) and former electrical engineer looking for exciting and challenging sailing opportunities in yachting.

Prefer long-distance sailing but am open to everything if interesting and exciting or well paid ;). Just send me a message.

I worked mainly as a first mate, always close to the captains.
Looking for a captain or First Mate position.

A passionate sailor for six years, reliable, strong work ethic but easygoing.

Quality and realibility minded through year long experience in quality department as a product realibility engineer in a semiconductor manufacturer.

- >30.000nm
- on different sailboats 30-60ft
- 3 Atlantic crossings
- STCW Basic Safety
- AEC 1-2 (+RYA Diesel engine course)
- mechanical and electrical skilled
- experience with:
-Raymarine, B+G, NMEA2000
-Iridium Go!, Exec(+Datahub)
-Starlink
-Peplink systems
-Sonos, Yamaha sound systems
-Wago systems
-Frigomar AC
-Lewmar + Harken winch service
-Volvo Penta engine service and repair
-Windows, Excel, Word,

In my first job, I worked as an electronics technician and tested and adjusted PCBs and Modules for big Inverters, Rectifiers, Frequency converters, and UPS facilities.

After that, I changed to the semiconductor industry and worked as a product reliability engineer in the quality department for 7 years.

Ran a farm with animals, pastures, and machines in the Austrian mountains for 6 years.
Therefore a very hands-on, and flexible work mentality. Can Manage all kinds of repair work and keep things running and well maintained.

Currently sailing from Mallorca (ESP) to Victoria (CA) around South America for 8 months, willing to jump ship if the right offer comes along. The boat is already in Mexico.

Please message me if you are planning an interesting, demanding, or challenging sailing trip. I'm open to everything and always interested in new experiences with nice people.

Simon

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About me

Availability Available now
LocationGeneral (Europe)

NationalityAustria
Age37
GenderMale
Fluent languagesEnglish, German
Basic knowledge ofSpanish
SmokerNo
Visible tattoosNo
VISAs Schengen visa (or EU citizenship)
Sea miles10,000+

Required position 1st Mate
Captain/Engineer
Electrical Engineer
Delivery Crew
Expected arrangement Professional

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Qualifications

Aug 2020 ICC Power/Sail Complete
Mar 2020 Short Range VHF / GMDSS Complete
May 2021 ISAF Offshore Safety Complete
May 2022 STCW Basic Safety Training Complete
May 2022 STCW 1st Aid Complete
May 2022 ENG1 cert. Complete
Sep 2021 RYA Diesel Engine Maintenance Complete
Jul 2022 RYA Yachtmaster Complete
Feb 2023 MCA /RYA Approved Engine Course Complete

Skills

Microsoft office
Route planning
Line handling
Watch-keeping
Weather planning
Navigation
Helmsmen
Electrical Engineering
IT Literate
Cooking
Provisioning
Radio Operator
Diesel engine repair
Tender driving
Varnishing
Polishing
Cleaning
Managerial Skills

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Very competent and trustworthy

I’ll take him back any time!

5th May 2022

JOYVELA

Simon was our hero!

Simon, aka “Nomis”, was my awesome crew mate on our trans-Atlantic crossing in May, 2019… also during a six day passage from Tortola, BVI to St George’s, Bermuda. His command of the English language is remarkable and natural. Simon was always cheerful, accommodating, eager to help & take the initiative, talented mechanically (ie.: When our fore peak was filling up with sea water, he laboriously sealed it with a caulking gun while under way.), skilled on the finer points of sailing, awesome in the galley (often baked hot fresh bread from scratch and once even prepared some delicious Austrian pancakes rolled up with flavorful raspberry jam. You should have seen him flip those pancakes high into the air, out and back into the sizzling frying pan all while the boat was healed over!) Most valuable was the fact he is a journeyman electrician. When our Simrad auto pilot got drenched by a rouge wave that filled the cockpit, the auto pilot stopped working. Earlier, our wind vane’s rudder fell off so… we were without any more options other than hand steering. We still had about four more days of sailing before making landfall. As an electrician, Simon went to work to solve the problem. After several attempts taking the auto pilot apart, drying it out, checking the connections and putting it back together… it worked again, thank God! After ~9 hours of hand steering, we were getting worried about the fatigue we would experience during the balance of our voyage. Simon was our hero!

2nd Jun 2019