Jane Bradshaw, female, 54
Ref 48975
| Nationality: | United Kingdom |
| Currently based in: | , United Kingdom |
| Looking for: | Caribbean; Mediterranean & Black Sea; West Africa & South Atlantic Islands; |
| Experience: | 450 ocean miles / 1500 coastal miles |
| We are two females in late 40s and early 50s who are taking a two year sabbatical from our professional career. We are relatively new to sailing - we have been sailing full-time since April 2022 on the UK South Coast, the Isles of Scilly, the Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Coast in Spain and Portugal to Gibraltar. We are about to sail to the Canaries to start the ARC + 2022. | |
| Smoking: | non-smoker |
| Relationship status: | not-say |
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| Number of years sailing: | less than 1 |
| Sea miles sailed: | Ocean: 450 / Coastal: 1500 |
| Nights at sea: | 11-49 |
| I have experience as: | Coastal Skipper |
| 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 VHF radio | |
| Diesel engine maintenance | |
| Repairing or making sails | |
Voyage History |
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| Date | Boat | From/To | Miles | Role | # Crew | Rally |
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| 2022 | A Coruna/Porto | 260 | Captain | 2 | ||
| 2022 | Scilly/Plymouth | 200 | Captain | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Falmouth/A Coruna | 430 | Captain | 2 | ||
| 2022 | Dartmouth/Scilly Isles | 200 | Captain | 2 | ||
| 2022 | Cutter | Solent/Dartmouth | 350 | Captain | 2 | No |
| 2022 | Cutter | Solent/Solent (Day Skipper course) | 200 | Student | 3 | No |
| 2022 | Cutter | Eastbourne/Gosport | 60 | Student | 3 | No |
| 2021 | Cutter | Hamble/Ipswich | 200 | Crew | 3 | No |
| 2021 | Cutter | Largs, Scotland/Eastbourne | 600 | Crew | 3 | No |
| January 0 | / | 0 | 0 | |||
| January 0 | / | 0 | 0 | |||
