Christel Dinkler, female, 65

Ref 16548

Nationality: United States
Currently based in: Nomad RV'er, United States
Looking for: Worldwide opportunities
Experience: 50000 ocean miles / 10000 coastal miles
Active sailor and racer during my 30's and 40's. Now retired and now my husband and I are RV Nomads, traveling the country in our RV, seeing the country and attending Hot air balloon festivals with our hot air balloon....yes, my husband is a pilot and that is his passion. My passion has always been sailing and now that I have time , I am looking for opportunities to reconnect with the ocean. My husband and I recently chartered a sailboat in Croatia and I discovered that to charter, one needs ASA certifications, so I recently completed those certifications. Previous sailing delivery experiences included Transpac, two Transpac return deliveries, West coast deliveries, Bermuda to Annapolis delivery, Australia to New Caledonia delivery and Expo 98 rally leg from Fiji/Vanatau/Cairns. Multiple racing experiences, including offshore and coastal regattas. Looking forward to assisting a responsible skipper with moving a sailboat. I am very easy going, love to read, non smoking, and can cook and provision a sailboat.
Smoking: non-smoker
Relationship status: married
Dietary requirements: Mostly vegetarian, but do eat fish occasionally.
Languages: English;
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Christel’s Sailing Experience

Number of years sailing: 10+
Sea miles sailed: Ocean: 50000 / Coastal: 10000
Nights at sea: 50+
I have experience as: Instructor (Ocean Sailing)
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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
Steer a compass course x
Keep lookout/watch-keeping x
Trimming sails – mainsail and foresail/jib x
Reefing x
Working the foredeck – setting sails including spinnakers and cruising chutes x
Navigating with GPS and paper charts at sea x
Anchoring and handling anchors x
Cooking at sea x
Using dinghies with outboard motors x
Heaving-to and other heavy weather tactics x

Other nautical or cruising skills

Using VHF radiox
Repairing or making sailsx

Other nautical or relevant qualifications

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Voyage History

Date Boat From/To Miles Role # Crew Rally
2019 Bruce Roberts Steel Monohull-50\" Oahu, Hawaii/Victoria, B.C. 2500 Crew 4
2011 Saga 40 Bermuda/Annapolis, MD 700 Captain 4 Delivery from Bermuda to Annapolis
1997 Santa Cruz 70 Fiji/Port Vila, Vanauatu 600 Crew 5 World Expo 1998
1995 J-36 Los Angeles, CA/Honolulu, HI 2200 Crew 6 Transpac 1995
1995 Davidson 50 Hawaii/Ventura, CA 2200 Crew 4 Transapac return delivery
1993 Davidson 50 Hawaii, HI/Ensenada Mexico 2300 Crew 4 Transpac return delivery
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