George Aiken, male, 63
Ref 31877
| Nationality: | United States |
| Currently based in: | Beaufort, NC, United States |
| Looking for: | Worldwide opportunities |
| Experience: | 8200 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. SAILING GOALS: Recently (Sept 2018) sold my company and retired. Have owned several offshore fishing/diving boats over the past 25 years, but now desire to return from the dark side and start sailing again. I have only chartered sailboats over the past 25 years, but am currently shopping for one and want to build ocean miles during this time. UNIVERSITIES OR SCHOOLS ATTENDED: BS Civil Engineering - North Carolina State Uinveristy 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] 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 |
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| Number of years sailing: | 10+ |
| Sea miles sailed: | Ocean: 8200 / 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 |
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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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| January 0 | Jeanneau sun odyssey 45 | Puerto Rico/Edinburg | 4300 | Watch-leader | 3 | |
| 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 | |
| January 0 | Island Packet 48 | Beaufort, NC/Bohicket, SC | 231 | Watch-leader | 2 | |
