Looking for a Novice Crew, Mile building, Voluntary work or Friendship position
Hi - I've just joined Crewbay. My name is Ermanno, I'm 26 from Rome and I'm studying physiotherapy at university.
I'm interested in finding a position as a novice crew to build some miles for my RYA certifications. At the moment I'm studying for my RYA Day Skipper theory and after that I'm planning to do the Competent Crew and Day Skipper practical.
The ideal position would be a blue water experience from the UK to either the Canarias or the Mediterranean, or a blue water sail in the Med.
I have some sailing experience, having done did my first dinghy sailing course in 2005 and after many years I come back to sailing on both dinghies and yachts. In 2019 I did a volunteer experience (Workaway) on a 25 meters long sailing boat in Malaga, Spain. The sailboat was a floating B&B, so not a lot of sailing but a lot maintenance (I repainted the engine room and part of the hull) and guests welcoming. In May 2022 I did another volunteer experience in The Netherlands on a 30 meters klipper, which sailed on the Wadden sea and on the IJsselmeer.
I would like to learn as much as possible about sailing, navigation, passage planning and the maintenance involed because one day I'd like to have a sailboat.
I'm looking forward to meeting some new people!
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