Matt Cotton, male, 35
Ref 48681
| Nationality: | New Zealand |
| Currently based in: | Sligo, Ireland |
| Looking for: | Worldwide opportunities |
| Experience: | 4000 ocean miles / 1000 coastal miles |
| We are Alanah (30) and Matt (33), both keen adventurers and experienced sailors from New Zealand. We've sailed 4000+ miles together in the South Pacific and have extensive cruising / racing experience around New Zealand's coasts. We are flexible, hard working, easy to get along with and available immediately. Skills include: - Watch keeping, vessel handling, sail trimming - Mechanical repairs, engine / yacht maintenance and general problem solving - Splicing and rigging - Cooking & preparing meals (including full Christmas dinner with all the trimmings) - Filleting and preparing fish Alanah has her RYA Competent Crew cert. Matt has completed the NZ Coastguard Advanced Sea Survival cert and Offshore Medic cert. Matt is a mechanical engineer working as a marine designer and Alanah is a comic book illustrator and science communicator. Hobbies include bicycle and motorcycle touring, mechanical design projects, writing comic books, leather work, sailing, maintaining & restoring wooden boats. We look forward to sailing with you! | |
| Smoking: | non-smoker |
| Relationship status: | partnered |
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| Number of years sailing: | 4 to 9 |
| Sea miles sailed: | Ocean: 4000 / Coastal: 1000 |
| Nights at sea: | 50+ |
| I have experience as: | Watch Leader |
| 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 | |
| Outboard engine maintenance | |
Voyage History |
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| Date | Boat | From/To | Miles | Role | # Crew | Rally |
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| 2019 | McConaughey 50 | Auckland/Opua | 250 | Watch-leader | 8 | Coastal Classic |
| 2018 | Tayana 55 | New Zealand/New Zealand | 4000 | Watch-leader | 4 | |
| 2018 | 38 | Auckland /Auckland | 500 | Captain | 4 | CYA races in Hauraki Gulf |
| 2011 | Beneteau Oceanis 390 | Auckland/Auckland | 1000 | Captain | 2 | General coastal cruising (short trips) |
