Francis Montocchio, male, 65

Ref 48682

Nationality: Austria
Currently based in: Vienna, Austria
Looking for: Worldwide opportunities
Experience: 1800 ocean miles / 5200 coastal miles
I am a 64-year-old musician and English teacher (I run my own language school). I am slim, fit, and adaptable. I grew up in Cape Town and now live in Vienna. I can cook, work with tools and I’m a good team player, willing to learn and take orders from a competent skipper. I love the sea and would like to spend some more time sailing. I play the guitar and sing well and enjoy it! I speak four languages and have extensive experience as a language teacher too. I am retiring at the end of August 2023 and will be available anywhere to crew as long as is necessary.
Smoking: non-smoker
Relationship status:
Dietary requirements: None
Languages: English; French; German; Afrikaans
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Francis’s Sailing Experience

Number of years sailing: 4 to 9
Sea miles sailed: Ocean: 1800 / Coastal: 5200
Nights at sea: 50+
I have experience as: Coastal Skipper
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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
Diesel engine maintenancex
Repairing or making sailsx
Using radarx

Other nautical or relevant qualifications

Qualification Awarding Level Year
Yachtmaster Coastal RYA/MCA UK Yachtmaster 2022
Offshore Personal Survival Training Course OeSV Austrian Sailing Federation 2020
Skipper FB3 (Fahrtbereich 3) Offshore up to 200NM from the coast Austrian Sailing Federation OeSV 0
SRC GMDSS Short Range Certificate (VHF/DSC) RYA 0
Voditelj Brodice / Boat Skipper B MPPI Croatian Maritime Authority 0
Skipper FB2 (Fahrtbereich 2) Coastal, up to 20 nm from Coast OeSV Austrian Sailing Federation 0
Befähigungsausweis Binnen ASchein 0

Voyage History

Date Boat From/To Miles Role # Crew Rally
2021 Beneteau Oceanis 411 Volos, Greece/Cruising the Sporades incl. Skiros 400 Captain 4
2021 Bavaria C50 Trogir/Kotor, Montenegro and back 300 Watch-leader 5
2020 Beneteau Océanis 411 Volos, Greece/Cruising the Sporades 400 Captain 5
2020 Lucia 40 Catamaran Biograd, Croatia/Cruising the Kornaten 100 Captain 10
2019 Discovery 55 Grand Canaria/Cascais via Madeira and Azores 1800 Watch-leader 3
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