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Matthew Thomas, male, 60

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Nationality: United Kingdom
Currently based in: Rustington, United Kingdom
Looking for: Caribbean; Central & North America; Mediterranean & Black Sea; South America; Western Europe & North Atlantic Islands;
Experience: 7000 ocean miles / 8000 coastal miles
I have been sailing since I was a kid. I started in dinghies, chartered in the med, the BVIs, the Whitsundays. I bought my first yacht, a classic wooden cutter, with my brother Carl and sailed on her til 2014, when we sold her and I upgraded in 2015 to a larger blue water Taswell 49, Carinya (Apparently it is aboriginal for "happy home"). I am semi retired and have spent the last 2 years sailing the summers in my boat Carinya. We took her from Portsmouth (her UK home port) to the Scillies and then to Galicia in 2018 leaving her in Vigo for the winter. From there we took her down the Portuguese coast to the Med where we sailed east across the Southern coasts of Spain, the Balearics, Sardinia and Sicily Where we stopped last Autumn. After Sicily I brought Carinya back to the UK and prepped for the ARC+2022 which I completed (12 days from Cape Verde). Have completed 1 season in the Caribbean and am preparing for the 2023/4.
Smoking: non-smoker
Relationship status: partnered
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Languages: English;
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Matthew’s Sailing Experience
Number of years sailing: 10+
Sea miles sailed: Ocean: 7000 / Coastal: 8000
Nights at sea: 11-49
I have experience as: Captain (Offshore)
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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
Outboard engine maintenancex
Repairing or making sailsx
Using radarx

Other nautical or relevant qualifications
Qualification Awarding Level Year
Safety at Sea RYA 2022
SSB Radio Operators Licence RYA 2021
ICC RYA 2020
RYA First Aid RYA 2019
VHF Short Range Certificate RYA 2015

Voyage History
Date Boat From/To Miles Role # Crew Rally
2023 Cutter Rigged Mono Hull Grenada/ANtigua 300 Captain 2
2023 Cutter Rigged Mono Hull ANtigua/Grenada 300 Captain 2
2022 Cutter Rigged Mono Hull Las Palmas, Canaries/Port Lois, Grenada 3600 Captain 4 ARC+
2022 Cutter Rigged Mono HUll Portsmouth, England/Canaries 1850 Captain 4
2021 Cutter Rigged Mono Hull Marina di Ragusa, Sicily/Portsmouth, England 2500 Captain 2
2019 Taswell 49 Benalmadena and southern Spanish coast/Cagliari, Sardinia via Balearics 1030 Captain 2
2019 Taswell 49 Sicily to and arround Malta/Malta to Sicily 230 Captain 2
2019 Taswell 49 Cagliari around S coast of Sardinia/to and around Sicily 1300 Captain 2
2019 Taswell 49 Vigo/Benalmadena, Southern Spain 640 Captain 4
2018 Taswell Portsmouth/Vigo, Spain 600 Captain 4
2018 Taswell 49 Portsmouth to Scillies/Scillies to Portsmouth 500 Captain 2
2018 Taswell 49 Portsmouth to Falmouth/Falmouth to Portsmouth 300 Captain 2 NYC Commodores Cruise
2017 Taswell 49 Portsmouth to Fowey/Fowey to Portsmouth 370 Captain 3
1995 Sigma 33 Fracas Largs to Barmouth/Barmouth to Fort William 680 Crew 5 3 Peaks Yacht Race (winner of Tilman Trophy)

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