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My Name is Paul, nice to meet you!
Staccato CV:
Swiss, born in Iran (kicked out ´79), grew up in Switzerland and Austria, traveled the world, studied Film & Art, curated a Gallery & Cinema & Cultural Venue & run a Salon in Vienna (Salon Goldschlag) for the last 15 years. Love for crafts, skills in: carpentry & furniture making, renovations & interior design, refurbishing old electronic devices, Fashion Design & production & Analog Media (Working with Film, Photo & Audio).
Love to read & philosophise, big time film connoisseur / walking film encyclopaedia, like to think through problems & challenges, love to organise & execute (often somewhat pedantically). More of a doer than a talker (the phrase "can't" doesn't exist), also a dreamer but a realist at the same time.
I spent about 10 summers sailing my small 26-foot sailboat on Lake Constance, found my absolute Happy Place on the water and decided to switch to the open sea.
Flew for a few month to Cape Town January 2024 to learn offshore sailing, joined a Yachtmaster Ocean course, did & passed all my shore-based theory courses, a couple of weeks of sailing (incl. over night sails), my STCW, SRC, Powerboat II, etc. Got an ENG1.
The plan was to sail with a crew of 8 to Lüderitz, St. Helena, Rio, Tristan & back to Cape Town.
Come back & complete the practical assessments for our Yachtmaster Ocean.
We prepared our boat and took care of the provisions, etc. but the crossing was canceled at the last moment by the sailing school.
Continued with another sailing school in Cape Town, did my milage trip to Walvis Bay - back to Vema Sea Mount - Cape Town and passed my Yachtmaster Offshore Practical Examen (STCW commercial endorsement) on the 18th of December 2024.
I will bring:
all the gear for rough & cold ocean weather, my sewing & cooking skills (inkl. Coconut yogurt making magic), a broad assortment of good or useless stories, a crash course in Arthouse Film on my USB stick, endless motivation and persistence, tireless desire to learn new stuff, some morbid viennese Schmäh & the ability to remain silent (without feeling weird) & the ability to listen, etc.
Can´t wait to get out on the water again..
Starting January 2025 I am basically ready to go. Ready to fly long distance to crew for you!
Got my Yachtmaster Ocean Assessment scheduled later this year.
If it's a delivery, you pay for my food and my flights,
If it's a pleasure craft, I'm willing to share the cost of food, pay my own transportation, immigration/customs fees etc, but not for maintenance or spares (but I'm happy to help/pay with my manual skills).
if you can relate to my description & also fancy a great adventure, get in touch!
Best,
Paul
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