Louise Peek, female, 57

Ref 49451

Nationality: United Kingdom
Currently based in: Poole, United Kingdom
Looking for: Worldwide opportunities
Experience: 1 ocean miles / 2000 coastal miles
Hi, I must be mad giving up a stable job mid world pandemic, but hey.....only live once. Time to focus on my dreams. Looking to return to my roots for few years. Sailing. ecology and conservation, marine biology, bit of diving are all the things I love. I am based in the Solent /Poole area. I sail on various boats racing several times a week and cruising. Over the last few years I have enjoyed longer trips on various yachts sailing to the beautiful Isles of Scilly; cross channel weekends for a bit of wine tasting! ; three months crewing from Wales down the Irish coast then across to Brest and around the Med: racing in the Barbados and Grenada regattas and then having a more leisurely time cruising around the gorgeous Caribbean islands I would love to return to explore the Caribbean/ Bahamas/ South America further and one day make it back to New Zealand and Oz with a few other unplanned trips in between. I have always sailed. I was brought up in the Midlands by fanatical sailing parents. In the absence of sea we raced dinghies on the lakes. Family holidays in the Med flotilla sailing were fantastic. Most people find me easy to get on with, (well they tend to invite me back on board). I can cook reasonable meals, am always prepared to do any necessary job and generally stay calm in a storm etc.
Smoking: non-smoker
Relationship status: single
Dietary requirements: None
Languages: English;
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Louise’s Sailing Experience

Number of years sailing: 10+
Sea miles sailed: Ocean: 1 / Coastal: 2000
Nights at sea: 50+
I have experience as: Watch Leader
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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
Using radarx

Voyage History

Date Boat From/To Miles Role # Crew Rally
2023 Privilege 58.8 Antigua to Puerto Rico/Back to Grenada 1000 Watch-leader 4 Not rally
2022 Westerly Poole/Pembrokeshire 500 Watch-leader 3 Not rally
2022 Harmony 52 Barbados/Antigua 500 Crew 8 Race team
2021 Oyster 56 Anglesey/Ireland and France 500 Watch-leader 3 Not rally
2021 Beneteau 31. Poole/Scilly Isles 400 Captain 2 Not Rally
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