Paul Barker, male, 64
Ref 23774
| Nationality: | United Kingdom |
| Currently based in: | Bury, United Kingdom |
| Looking for: | Worldwide opportunities |
| Experience: | 22000 ocean miles / 4000 coastal miles |
| Hi and thanks for looking at my profile. I have a qualified Competent Crew Certificate. I have a positive attitude and am a team player. My skills in the kitchen/galley are fair to good, I am not afraid to have a go at anything, I love being on board. I can tie knots, know how to set an anchor, tie up alongside a pontoon, I can plot a course, I have the basics of how a diesel engine runs and how to bleed it if it should run out of fuel. I can do basic checks for the likes of water in the fuel system and oil / water checks, if a filter needs changing then I can do that. I have recently completed a RYA St John Ambulance First Aid Course (exp 2020) and RYA Essential Navigation & Seamanship Course, and have also completed my RYA SRC/VHF Radio course. In 2017 I have been sailing in the South Pacific, sailing from Brisbane to New Caledonia and Vanuatu then Fiji. I have done the E to W Atlantic crossing (3 times 2017, 2018 & 2020) and crewed around the Caribbean for 3 seasons. In Aug 2019 I sailed across the Bay of Biscay from north Wales to Morocco. I have sailed Cape Town to Grenada via Namibia, Saint Helena and Brazil (WARC 2019 / 2020) Whilst on COVID-19 lockdown in Grenada I crewed on 2 family boats until June 20. Jun 2020 I did W to E Atlantic crossing to the Azores on a Lagoon 450. I am now back in the U.K. and will be free to move to another location from mid Nov 22 I am quite an adventuress and a fun loving young 62 year old single man who wants to sail and learn a foreign language or two, I am honest, reliable and a hard worker, I am a non-smoker and only drink socially, I mix well with other people and can take and follow orders. I love music and films. I can swim and snorkel and have qualified as an advanced open water PADI diver, and am an enriched air diver. I would like to start my new life and travel as far as I can get whilst sailing. I am recently retired from my job as a driving examiner so have an eye for detail. I am clean and like a clean tidy environment, however I do understand that sometimes things are not always tidy. I like the idea that there is a place for everything and everything in its place. I like to think that I have respect for other peoples home and equipment so I try to be careful in what I say and do. I get on well with children, I can relate to them because I used to be one. Whilst being a landlubber my main sport was mountain biking and also rock climbing, if you need someone to climb the mast then I am your man. It would be fair to say that my experience of sailing is limited to about 11000 or so miles, I have some experience with using a para-sailor, I am very keen to impress and learn anything that I can to improve my skills and become a better crewman / sailor. I have also been a firefighter with Humberside Fire Brigade so I have a sense of self survival which inhibits me from doing anything too reckless. but that will not stop me from doing any risky tasks on and around the boat. I would like for someone to give me a chance to prove myself to them and be an asset to any boat that I sail on. Please give me a call/email to ask any questions that you may have. I have several references available if you require any further information. From March to April 2020, I spent time with an American family of 5 in the Caribbean who would be glad to give any references required. | |
| Smoking: | non-smoker |
| Relationship status: | single |
| Dietary requirements: | No restrictions |
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| Number of years sailing: | 4 to 9 |
| Sea miles sailed: | Ocean: 22000 / Coastal: 4000 |
| Nights at sea: | 50+ |
| I have experience as: | Crew |
| Sailing Skills | Experienced I have done this many times and am confident to help others less experienced. I am happy doing this day |
Competent I am competent doing this in daylight, or if there is someone more experienced with me |
Basic I have only done this a few times, but I am willing to learn |
None I have not done this before |
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| Steer a compass course |  | |||
| Keep lookout/watch-keeping | | |||
| Trimming sails – mainsail and foresail/jib | | |||
| Reefing | | |||
| Working the foredeck – setting sails including spinnakers and cruising chutes | | |||
| Navigating with GPS and paper charts at sea | | |||
| Anchoring and handling anchors | | |||
| Cooking at sea | | |||
| Using dinghies with outboard motors | | |||
| Heaving-to and other heavy weather tactics | |
Other nautical or cruising skills |
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| Using VHF radio | |
| Diesel engine maintenance | |
| Outboard engine maintenance | |
| Repairing or making sails | |
| Using radar | |
Voyage History |
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| Date | Boat | From/To | Miles | Role | # Crew | Rally |
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| 2020 | Bavaria 50 | Cape Town /Grenada | 5600 | Crew | 3 | World ARC 2019 2020 |
| 2019 | Catalina 42 | Feb/Mar | 150 | Crew | 2 | |
| 2018 | Benetou 42 | Jan/Feb | 400 | Crew | 2 | |
| 2018 | Catalina 42 | Feb/June | 700 | Crew | 3 | |
| 2018 | Mono Oceanis 48 | 21 Oct 18/12 Dec 18 | 2800 | Crew | 5 | ARC 18 |
| 2017 | Colin Archer monohull | May/July | 750 | Crew | 2 | |
| 2017 | Mono hull | May/May | 200 | Crew | 2 | |
| 2017 | Ketch mono hull | 08 Dec 17/05 Jan 18 | 3000 | Crew | 5 | |
| 16 | Monohull Du four Grand Solia | Curaçao -> Panama inc Bocas del Toro, SAN Blas islands/ | 900 | Captain | 2 | |
| January 0 | Beneteau 532 | Phuket Thailand, Malaysia /Batam island Indonesia | 1200 | Captain | 3 | |
| January 0 | Maple Leaf 42 | Vancouver /Prince Rupert | 900 | Watch-leader | 2 | |
