Jim Seal, male, 62
Ref 14650
| Nationality: | United States |
| Currently based in: | Hull, United States |
| Looking for: | Worldwide opportunities |
| Experience: | 2100 ocean miles / 6000 coastal miles |
| My wife, Stephanie, and I have been sailing since 1991. We started by taking many lessons at Boston Sailing Center and becoming members there, sailing J-24s, Sonars and Olson 25s. After taking a few years off to have 2 kids, we bought our first sailboat, a Catalina 22 in 2003. We moved up to a Catalina 30 in 2008, then bought our Pacific Seacraft 37, Hero, in 2014. We typically took a 2 week sailing vacation every summer from Boston north to Maine, or sometimes south to Martha's Vineyard, Newport, RI or Montauk, NY. We put together a 5-year plan to set out on our own once the kids were self sufficient and made many upgrades to Hero for long distance adventures, including solar and wind power, watermaker, inverter, sails, safety gear, refrigeration, batteries and standing rigging. We both quit our jobs in June, rented our home near Boston for 2 years and moved aboard Hero full-time July 1, 2021. We joined the Salty Dawg Rally from Newport up to Maine in July 2021, then completed our first 1000+ mile, 14-day passage from Hampton, VA to Antigua in early November 2021. We have been hanging out with many new Salty Dawg friends while visiting numerous Caribbean Islands since then. | |
| Smoking: | non-smoker |
| Relationship status: | married |
| Dietary requirements: | None |
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| Number of years sailing: | 10+ |
| Sea miles sailed: | Ocean: 2100 / Coastal: 6000 |
| Nights at sea: | 11-49 |
| I have experience as: | Captain (Offshore) |
| 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 | |
Other nautical or relevant qualifications |
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| Qualification | Awarding | Level | Year |
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| Captain | USCG | OUPV | 2015 |
Voyage History |
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| Date | Boat | From/To | Miles | Role | # Crew | Rally |
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| 2022 | Monohull | Antigua/Trinidad | 500 | Captain | 2 | |
| 2022 | Monohull | Hampton, VA/Antigua | 1550 | Captain | 3 | |
