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John Moorhouse, male, 68

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Nationality: United Kingdom
Currently based in: Lymm, United Kingdom
Looking for: South East Asia & East Asia; South Pacific Islands;
Experience: 9000 ocean miles / 560 coastal miles
My wife Karen and I are looking to join a boat doing World ARC 2024 specifically from Tahiti to Fiji where we are joining the rally on a catamaran as far as Darwin. In June 2023 we had to return to UK from Tahiti because of a family bereavement and and are keen to complete our transpacific crossing. We were part of a crew of 4 on a Lagoon 380 crossing from Trinidad to Tahiti via the Panama Canal, Galapagos, Marquesas and Tuamotos. We carried out all crew duties including watches, cooking and cleaning. We have experience of Polynesian atolls and Pacific navigation - we have back up navionics on my iPad along with Google earth screenshots to help with locating bommies in atolls. I owned and raced dinghies and Dart 18 catamarans during 10 years working in Malawi 1986-96 and rowed the Atlantic as part of the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge in 2019/20. See www.johnmoorhouse.com for an overview of a life of adventures and our current challenges. We are non-smokers, easy-going, fit and adventurous and enjoy being part of a team. We are happy to tackle all aspects of sailing as well as pitch in with the victualling, making bread, cooking and cleaning duties.
Smoking: non-smoker
Relationship status: married
Dietary requirements: None
Languages: English; French; Spanish;
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John’s Sailing Experience
Number of years sailing: 4 to 9
Sea miles sailed: Ocean: 9000 / Coastal: 560
Nights at sea: 50+
I have experience as: Crew
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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 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
Using radarx

Other nautical or relevant qualifications
Qualification Awarding Level Year
Approved Engine Course AEC1 MCA 2022
Day skipper RYA 2022
Radar course RYA 2022
diesel engine course RYA 2021
Boat and yacht electrical course MECO Level 1 2021
Yachtmaster theory RYA 2021
Day skipper theory RYA 2021
Competent crew certificate RYA 2021
Boat and Yacht electrical course MECO Level 2 2021
Essential Navigation and Seamanship RYA shore based 2019
First aid course RYA 2019
Small Craft basic sea survival course RYA Basic 2019
SRC RYA 2019

Voyage History
Date Boat From/To Miles Role # Crew Rally
2023 Lagoon 380 Trinidad/Bonaire 537 Crew 2
2023 Lagoon 380 Bonaire/Panama, shelter bay 806 Crew 4
2023 Lagoon 380 Panama shelter bay/Galapagos 978 Crew 5
2023 Lagoon 380 Galapagos/Marquesas 3515 Crew 4
2023 Lagoon 380 Marquesas/Tuamotos 485 Crew 4
2023 Lagoon 380 Tuamotos, Makema/Tuamotos, Fakarava via Tahanea 192 4
2023 Lagoon 380 Fakarava/Tahiti 250 Crew 4
2022 Bavaria 40 Tenerife/Tenerife 110 Crew 5
2022 Harmony 52 St Barths/Antigua 75 Crew 5
2022 Lagoon 380 St Martin/Trinidad 537 Crew 3
2021 Benetau first 40 Baiona/Las Palmas 1099 Crew 5
2021 Van de Stadt 15m Ullapool/Oban 302 Crew 3
2021 Clipper 68 Gosport/Gosport 148 Crew 11
2019 Rannoch 45 ocean rowing boat La Gomera/Antigua 3000 Crew 4

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