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since Feb 2025
last sign in 29 Jun 2025

Availability URGENT ready now

Embark (Boarding)
URGENT ready now must embark within 7 days
Duration
must be for at least 2 days and for less than 30 days
Disembark
must disembark before the 31 Aug 2025

Locations

 My current location where I'm in person
United Statescrewscene.com - Indiana - Boat members only
Your vessel's boarding location is around ? away from this location
 Boarding location
United Statescrewscene.com - same as my current location
and the Boat is preferably within 1,000 nm • 1,852 km • 1,151 mi
Your vessel's boarding location is ? within this Crew member's boarding area
Destinations I'm interested in
preferably within Northern America, Canadacrewscene.com or United Statescrewscene.com
 Home location usual 'Place of residence'
United Statescrewscene.com - Indiana - Boat members only

Personal details

Gender
male
Age
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Languages
native
speaking natively like a local without a noticeable foreign accent
fluent
speaking fluently with an extensive vocabulary, but with a foreign accent
competent
speaking competently with a solid vocabulary on almost any topic
elementary
speaking enough to get by, but may get lost in a conversation
learning
not speaking the language, but learned enough to say simple sentences
not proficient
may know a few words, but cannot form sentences or ask questions
speaks native English
competent Spanish
elementary French, Dutch
Nationality
US American
Civil Status
Single
Children
none
Height
175 cm / 5' 9"
Weight
90-95 kg / 198-209 lb

Countries

Countries I've resided in
Netherlandscrewscene.com United Statescrewscene.com
Countries I've visited (19)
Bahamascrewscene.com Canadacrewscene.com Czech Republiccrewscene.com Francecrewscene.com Germanycrewscene.com Greececrewscene.com Grenadacrewscene.com Hungarycrewscene.com Italycrewscene.com Liechtensteincrewscene.com Luxembourgcrewscene.com Mexicocrewscene.com Netherlandscrewscene.com Portugalcrewscene.com Saint Vincent & the Grenadinescrewscene.com Spaincrewscene.com United Statescrewscene.com Vatican Citycrewscene.com Vietnamcrewscene.com

Lifestyle

Eating
I eat any available diet and I'm fine with any or no specific diet aboard
Drinking
I'm generally a non-drinker and I'm fine with any or no drinking aboard
Smoking
I'm a strict non-smoker and I'm fine with any or no smoking aboard

Experience

Coastal/Ocean sea time
spent at least 4 months at sea
Coastal/Ocean sea miles
logged at least 1,000 nm at sea

Qualifications

Maritime Qualifications & Certificates
Qualifications / Certifications
none

Boat wanted

Journey
any, cruising: Inland Waterways, fishing (recreational), mile building, tourism or cruising: Coastal
Vessel main propulsion
any
Vessel hull type
any
Vessel length
preferably over 9.1 metres (30 ft) in length
Crew & guests aboard
any

Position

Recreational    generally unpaid positions, or contributing towards some agreed expenses

positions of interest
preferably for
 Cook   experienced
 Deckhand   experienced
 Watch-keeper   experienced
 Competent Crew   experienced
 Captain / Skipper   some experience
unpaid
crew is not expecting to be paid
contribute
- visible to Free & Premium members only
crew to pay an agreed share towards some expenses

Professional    paid positions, experience and/or qualifications are usually required

positions of interest
preferably for
 Watch-keeper   experienced
 Crew   experienced
 Cook   experienced
 Deckhand   experienced
 Captain / Skipper   some experience
paid
- visible to Free & Premium members only
crew is looking for paid work

Shorebased    working or training from or based on a shore or land

positions of interest
preferably for
 Shorebased: Boat / Property Minder   experienced
 Shorebased: Detailing   experienced
paid
- visible to Free & Premium members only
crew is looking for paid work

Team

Team status
Just me, I'm not bringing any crewmates

Dear Shipmates

Introduction

I Love :Sail: Cat/Mono or MotorYcht, FISHboat
EXPERIENCE
5/25 Helm, Cook, Leopard 46 Cat 235 nm 11knot30hr
3/25 : 2 times cook/crewed10days in FLORIDA USA Leopard 58 Catamaran,
Invited up 7/25 New England toLake Michigan

I crewed,cooked Grenada to St Vincent 2 months. 2018 Italian crew 45 ft Sailboat .

I cooked, crewed on sailboat Nina40 ft sailboat in Grenada and worked repaired painted polished. 1 1/2 mo

CAPTAIN SKILLED LAKES Solo Spinnaker
I Sailed Captained 8 years logged 498 trip/Sails : lived p.t. Years on my Catalina 22, & 27: 2008–2018.

Many (400)Solo sailed,7 MOS upto 3x day
Lake Michigan(our MIDWEST OCEAN), Key Largo FLORIDA, Fort Myers.

I sailed HobieCat 16-8 years and 22ft Catalina trained my 2 Daughters on LAKES.I taught 10 people& My 17,16 year old girls to sail on Lake Michigan/Indiana lakes.
I sailed many different bodies of water Oceans, Bays, Rivers as crew.
Sailed on a JUNK in HaLong Bay, Vietnam

I crewed Lake Michigan Salmon Fishing.
Cal SailClub 2yrs Up to 20 ft Sail,
Windsurfed 18 yrs and
Sailed/crewed/Helm Uncle’s 34 ft. Hunter 14years SAN FRANCISCO BAY, PACIFIC OCEAN, under Golden Gate Bridge SF Bay world class tides,forces,wind, seas, currents, fog.

I WANT:Lake Michigan East/West Shores So Chicago, Erie, Huron, Canada To Montreal


READ, STUDIED/ ASA 101–105 Coastal Bareboat but need more hands on SEAS experience.
Read ASA 114 Cruising Catamarans Made Easy, 4 Captns,
Catamarans Complete Tech Guide For Cruising Sailors ,Tarjan
The SmarterCharter Catamaran Guide to Confident Bareboat Cruising CARIBBEAN,
Offshore Sailing :200 Expert tips. PassageMaking
The Cruisers Handbook of (Sailboat) FISHING by expert Bannerot.
Chapmans Pilot
I need more Navig electronics training.
I just started Navionics/Garmin App
I WANT more Offshore Helm experienceLg Mono/Catamaran,Sail efficiency-trimming skills, Coastal Sailing ,CoastalNavig:
I am NOT 1st mate SEAS quite yet
but 2nd Mate SEAS EXPERIEN

A little about myself, my interests and my plans

clean & tidycommitteddiscreeteasy-goingenthusiasticfit & healthyfriendlyrespectfulskilledtrustworthyconfident swimmerrarely/unlikely seasickgood listenergood communicatorno body piercingsno facial piercingsno tattoos at alltravel light (little luggage)eager to learn & workpoliteLGBTIQA+ respectfulpositive outlookopen mindedsense of humorcan pay own expensesavailable on my ownenjoy cookingdon't mind cleaningcan follow ordersenjoy teachinginterpretinglive on little money

I scuba (cert 2018 probably exp)
I snorkel /spearfish
Got trained by local pro Grenada fisherman with half a foot, half a hand (Moray eel Shark bites) : two weeks 3 miles of coast a day no life vests /Snorkel : pole spear /hook crab, lobstering, octopus wrestling , conch harvest

I fish …
Best results at Walmart Fishmarket … freezer : never 0 fish /skunked there!

My motivation and reasons to crew on a boat

share experiencevisit remote placesseek adventurefulfill a dreamgain experiencelearn to saillive off the gridsustainable traveltravel

I am a good cook : Very happy Sail-crews, family friends!
Studied Sailing/Feeding Crew books.
Coconut Curries seafood
Vietnamese Beef beef Pho noodle Soup or Chicken “Pho “ Grandma taught me (I have 2 Vietnamese children)
Asian Chinese
Spicy Thai Noodle dishes
American grill
Seafood fried/broiled & Shellfish Boils Cajun
I managed and Catered Napa Valley Gourmet Grocery

I have a Good Sense of Humor
I Worked with Slang Professors/Authors : I WROTE: International Slang Pocketguide For Travelers in 19 Languages, 30 Countries 10,000 Words and Phrases: Largest Publisher “Viking “ Called me “a scholar. All for a laugh and cross culture laughter translation! And a script, and filmed a movie about it ( went nowhere)
Hilarious comedy of worldwide “CUSS LIKE A SAILOR SLANG!”, “which sailors took slang to every country of the world and language for eons”

BS Berkeley California. BS in ‘86 UCBerkeley Business Management, Marketing, Finance
Hotel/Restaurant Management Grad degree
13 years restaurant experience .

Helped start with a Restauranteur Consultant. ‘87-‘88: a Multi 14-Winery, “Vintners Village” Wine Tasting complex: plus helped start 4 Star “Vines” Restaurant, and a Gourmet Grocery Deli Napa Valley California

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