Benedict Smith, male, 55
Ref 36506
| Nationality: | United Kingdom |
| Currently based in: | Borås, Sweden |
| Looking for: | Worldwide opportunities |
| Experience: | 4500 ocean miles / 500 coastal miles |
| Intelligent, careful but relaxed. Although I haven’t much sailing experience in real life, it is something that I really want to do now that my career and family are behind me. I can cook, solve puzzles, fix computer, electrical and mechanical issues, read maps, do most things an Engineer likes to do. I have deep computer skills, I have a drone, I take good pictures and I know my way around editing software. I am musical, classical training. I have lived n Sweden for 25 years and travelled extensively, born and bred in London so English is my native language. Sailing is a passion unfulfilled as yet and I hope to find new many friends along the way. I am currently near Malaga in Spain so if you want to meet to check me out, then please call Looking forward to hearing from you, Ben :-) | |
| Smoking: | non-smoker |
| Relationship status: | partnered |
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| Number of years sailing: | less than 1 |
| Sea miles sailed: | Ocean: 4500 / Coastal: 500 |
| Nights at sea: | 11-49 |
| 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 | |
