Charlie Little, male, 59
Ref 35740
| Nationality: | Netherlands |
| Currently based in: | Great Barrier Island Tryphena , New Zealand |
| Looking for: | South Pacific Islands; |
| Experience: | 40000 ocean miles / 5000 coastal miles |
| Sea Stewardship is a non profit sailing organization, aimed to provide aid to REMOTE pacific islands, through coral conservation work, cargoing supplies, and teaching workshops about entrepreneurship. In 2020 we will expand our work from Kiribati Islands to French Polynesia. We are working with an amazing scientist who is already set up with the governments and the community there. We would like a capable navigator to support our captains ability AND experienced crew. It would be great if our crew was also interested in the projects we will be involved in when we get to our destination. Ben is a mechanical engineer from the Netherlands who has a passion for sailing. He is a 500 Ton Master and has been working on a sailing cargo vessel, that serves remote islands in the Kiribati and the Cook Islands. Through his work, Ben acquired a lot of friends on the most remote islands in the Pacific Ocean. Many of these friends asked his help in starting small businesses, but Ben's time was always limited because of the tight time schedule of the cargo vessel. Ari is a professional artist with a practical interest in agriculture and ecology. She has been based in Hawaii since 1982, after spending her youth in the Bahamas, and receiving her artistic education across the US. A decade ago she laid the foundations for the Sea Stewardship concept. During the last two years in the South Pacific,we came to realize the drastic extent of the coral bleaching in the tropical South Seas. Thus we decided to make it our focus to help the most remote of Pacific Islanders,to learn how to manage the health of their reefs through coral gardening, This involves recognizing corals that have been able to with stand the heat and cloning them, ( creating and maintaining super coral nurseries) managing remaining hungry coral eating predators, creating no fishing zones with the community's support, providing alternative sources of protein for island people which is another chapter of our involvement through more training in setting up Happy Chicken farms. | |
| Smoking: | non-smoker |
| Relationship status: | married |
| Dietary requirements: | it is not a luxury yacht, but any gypsyship. Her rough around the edges characteristics are more than made up for it with elevated standards for delicious and health conscious cuisine and great attitudes. For the sail training program we are looking for novice sailors who are eager to learn and happy to participate in life aboard our ship. |
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| Number of years sailing: | 10+ |
| Sea miles sailed: | Ocean: 40000 / Coastal: 5000 |
| Nights at sea: | 50+ |
| 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 a sextant for astro-navigation | |
| 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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| 2019 | Ketch | fiji/Tuvalu | 1200 | Captain | 5 | NGO |
| 2018 | Sloop | Honolulu/Kiribati | 1200 | Captain | 5 | NGO |
| 2018 | Sloop | Kiribati/Cook Islands | 2400 | Captain | 5 | NGO |
| 2018 | Sloop | Cook Islands/Tonga | 2000 | Captain | 5 | NGO |
| 2018 | Sloop | Tonga/Fiji | 1000 | Captain | 5 | NGO |
