George Aiken, male, 66
Ref 31877
| Nationality: | United States |
| Currently based in: | Beaufort, NC, United States |
| Looking for: | Worldwide opportunities |
| Experience: | 19800 ocean miles / 3000 coastal miles |
| SAILING BACKGROUND: Grew up in eastern NC and sailed in Oriental and Beaufort. Piloted my own Southern Cross 31 to the Caribbean via Bermuda and crusied for 1 year (pre GPS, used a sextant). Recently crewed on an OPO delivery (Jan 2019) 750 miles from Beaufort, NC to Grand Bahamas on a C&C 40. In May/June of 2019 I crewed on a Jeanneau sun odyssey 45 from Puerto Rico to Scotland via Horta and Cork. Total miles 4,200. In November 2021 - crew member on an Island Packet 485 from Solomans, MD to Tortola - Caribbean 1500 February through April 2022 - round trip Beaufort, NC to Bahamas as captain on my Valiant 40 - approximately 2400 miles SAILING GOALS: More ocean miles on my own boat (Valiant 40) and others worldwide. UNIVERSITIES OR SCHOOLS ATTENDED: BS Civil Engineering - North Carolina State University MBA William and Mary CLUBS OR AFFILIATIONS: Board Member Habitat for Humanity SAILING COURSES: Celestial Navigation LANGUAGES SPOKEN: English, Understand French COUNTRIES VISITED OR LIVED: Worked for a large Netherlands based international construction company for 20 years. Lived in the Netherlands, France and Puerto Rico. Visited most European, Caribbean and Latin American countries. Vietnam and Cambodia. HOBBIES AND SPORTS: Technical Scuba diving (certified tri-mix diver), wreck hunting and diving, History, reading, Drone and underwater photography, technical things and fixing things. Very physically active, run, bike, lift, etc... REFERENCES: Name: Vern Mountcastle Contact: 919-600-8495 [email protected] Name: David Spiro Contact: 310-993-2130 [email protected] Neil Ballantyne [email protected] Ken Hilk [email protected] I spent the first 23 years of his career working in the international construction arena; 20 of those years he worked for a large International Civil Engineering company based in the Netherlands where he was responsible for managing construction projects ranging from $10 million to $500 million (large bridges, harbors and tunnels) worldwide. In 2009, My business partner and I founded Savvy Homes, a cutting edge North Carolina-based home building company. Savvy Homes grew from a start-up building company to a strong and growing, well capitalized and respected company building up to 400 new homes a year In communities throughout North Carolina including Raleigh, Fayetteville, Sanford and Pinehurst. In 2017, I sold the company to a publicly traded company but continued to act as its President until I retired in September of 2018. | |
| Smoking: | non-smoker |
| Relationship status: | married |
| Dietary requirements: | None |
|
|
| Number of years sailing: | 10+ |
| Sea miles sailed: | Ocean: 19800 / Coastal: 3000 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|
|---|---|
| Using a sextant for astro-navigation | |
| Using VHF radio | |
| Diesel engine maintenance | |
| Outboard engine maintenance | |
| Repairing or making sails | |
| Using radar | |
Voyage History |
||||||
| Date | Boat | From/To | Miles | Role | # Crew | Rally |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Valiant 42 | St Martin/Beaufort | 1500 | Captain | 2 | Salty Dawg |
| 2023 | Island Packet 485 | Darwin, AU/Richards Bay, SA | 6200 | Watch-leader | 3 | World ARC |
| 2021 | Island Packet 485 | Solomans, MD/Tortola | 1500 | Watch-leader | 4 | Caribbean 1500 |
| January 0 | Valiant 40 | Long Island, Bahamas/Beaufort, NC | 1200 | Captain | 1 | |
| January 0 | Jeanneau sun odyssey 45 | Puerto Rico/Edinburg | 4300 | Watch-leader | 3 | |
| January 0 | Island Packet 48 | Beaufort, NC/Bohicket, SC | 231 | Watch-leader | 2 | |
| January 0 | Valiant 40 | Beaufort, NC/Long Island, Bahamas | 1200 | Captain | 1 | |
| January 0 | C&C 40 | Beaufort, NC/Grand Bahama | 750 | Watch-leader | 3 | |
| January 0 | Southern Cross (Gilmer) 31 | USVI/Beaufort | 1350 | Captain | 2 | |
| January 0 | Southern Cross (Gilmer) 31 | Beaufort, NC/USVI | 1600 | Captain | 2 | |
