Heike Richter, female, 56

Ref 43097

Nationality: Germany
Currently based in: Berlin, Germany
Looking for: Worldwide opportunities
Experience: 13000 ocean miles / 3000 coastal miles
We are Martyn (UK) and Heike (Germany) and are a married couple sometimes living in Germany. We had a very good around-the-world voyage 2007–2010 (via Panama Canal; Suez Canal), and since then the boat has been based in Italy, Greece and most recently Croatia . After a major refit, the time has now arrived for another circumnavigation. This time we intend to visit some of the less-visited parts of the South Pacific. Crew are currently needed for some, or all of the legs of a cruise from the Adriatic Sea to the Canary or Cape Verde Islands and then further for the ARC in November 2023 from Las Palmas to St. Lucia. Then later onwards in April 2024 from Aruba through the Panama Canal, Galapagos Islands, Marquesas, Tuamotus to Tahiti. We are now in Gibraltar and plan to go down the Moroccan coast starting on Sunday, 18.06. By late 2023 we intend to cross the Atlantic and will be in the Caribbean for several months until business commitments allow us to continue into the Pacific. The actual cost of consumables (food/drink, fuel, etc) are usually divided equally between all on board. A fixed daily rate could be an alternative. Crew pay for own travel costs to and from the boat and any entry visa costs.
Smoking: non-smoker
Relationship status: married
Dietary requirements:
Languages: English; French; German; Italian;
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Heike’s Sailing Experience

Number of years sailing: 10+
Sea miles sailed: Ocean: 13000 / Coastal: 3000
Nights at sea: 50+
I have experience as: Captain (Offshore)
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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
Using radarx

Voyage History

Date Boat From/To Miles Role # Crew Rally
2018 Bavaria 44 Venice, Italy/Preveza, Greece 400 Watch-leader 2
2012 Bavaria 44 Venice, Italy/Daytrips 500 Watch-leader 2
2009 Bavaria 44 Cyprus/Turkey / Greece / Venice, Italy 2000 Watch-leader 2
2008 Bavaria 44 Galapagos Islands/Darwin, Australia 12000 Watch-leader 3 World ARC
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