Alisdair Jack, male, 51
Ref 49735
| Nationality: | United Kingdom |
| Currently based in: | Glasgow , United Kingdom |
| Looking for: | Worldwide opportunities |
| Experience: | 9047 ocean miles / 1000 coastal miles |
| LOOKING FOR CREW??? Hi I’m Ally and I would be delighted to help you prepare and accompany you on your next adventure crossing. I am 49 years old air conditioning engineer from Glasgow, Scotland and I have recently sailed over 9000km from Iceland to Ushuaia, South Argentina. WHY SHOULD YOU TAKE ME ON?? I understand & respect that your boat is your home and I would treat it like my own by keeping it clean, tidy and safe at all times. I appreciate the discipline & safety measures needed on board and I always follow instructions from the skipper. Throughout my sailing experience I have shown that I am able to stay calm in stressful and high-pressure situations, successfully working independently or as part of a team as the situation desires. I have my own sailing clothing and full worldwide ocean yearly insurance. I can cook, clean and I am more than willing to take part in the required maintenance jobs and pay my share of the costs. I am always looking to learn from other members of the crew and have completed solo watches day and night. I have my RYA Day Skipper certification and am hoping to obtain enough experience to sit my yachtmaster certification when I return home. My current location is United Kingdom SAILING CURRICULUM VITAE Alisdair Jack Having completed most of my sailing experience around the Western Isles of Scotland in my spare time, using my friend’s yachts, I recently took a sabbatical and signed up for a new and exciting challenge. I travelled to Iceland to join a working crew sailing to Argentina and enjoyed the experience so much I have decided I would like to carry on. Training, certifications and skills RYA Day Skipper Engineering PADI Diver Painting Tendor driving Experience Tieping 10M Jeanneau – private From 2001 to present I have enjoyed local sailing around West Coast Scotland with friends and family. We have utilised moorings, marinas and anchor. I have performed full maintenance on the boat including full stripping and painting under the water line Global Surveyor 23M Cutter – delivery I was on board this vessel between September and December 2022. I joined the boat in Iceland sailing back to Scotland for maintenance. The journey was completed in force 10 gales for 2 days. During this trip I volunteered to perform some of the maintenance required when the boat was docked We set sail for Ushuaia, Argentina on the steel cutter which does expedition trips in the Arctic and Antarctica. The trip included crossing the Atlantic Ocean with crew on shift patterns, eventually with just a skipper, mate and myself for the journey from Salvador to Uruguay. This involved solo watches during day and night. Land based experience 20 plus years - air conditioning engineer 10 plus years – Long goods vehicle driver Hobbies & interests Sailing, golfing, running, football and keeping myself fit & healthy References David Graham – MD & Owner Tieping Telephone - + 44 7971 666 418 Email – [email protected] Danny Drahos – Director West Coast Sailing Telephone - + 44 7908 478 917 | |
| Smoking: | non-smoker |
| Relationship status: | single |
| Dietary requirements: | None |
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| Number of years sailing: | 10+ |
| Sea miles sailed: | Ocean: 9047 / Coastal: 1000 |
| 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 | |
