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Nicholas Waton, male, 41

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Nationality: France
Currently based in: Oakland, CA, United States
Looking for: Worldwide opportunities
Experience: 900 ocean miles / 3000 coastal miles
I enjoy sailing, the outdoors, riding bicycles, discovering new music, archery, cooking, traveling around the world. I also do a lot of photography and videography that I post on my website here: https://www.nicholaswaton.com I started sailing in 2017 but fell in love with it and have logged more than 230 days on the water since, including a few trips, including a coastal passage from Vancouver to San Francisco with 5 days out in the Ocean. I am looking forward to exploring the world through sailing in the coming years. I have experience both as a skipper and as a crew (including racing). French-American, I grew up in Paris, France, and now live in the US, in the San Francisco Bay Area. I have the ASA certifications from 101 to 106 (Advanced Coastal Cruising). I have skippered boats up to 45 feet on multi-day trips. I sail almost every week on keelboats and dinghies (JY15, RS Quest, Laser) on the SF Bay. I spend time volunteering at the Cal Sailing Club in Berkeley, CA (USA). I have also done some racing as crew on a J/24, Express 27, and a Santana 35 (regular crew doing jib/spinnaker trimming).
Smoking: non-smoker
Relationship status: single
Dietary requirements: None
Languages: English; French; Spanish;
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Nicholas’s Sailing Experience
Number of years sailing: 1 to 3
Sea miles sailed: Ocean: 900 / Coastal: 3000
Nights at sea: 1-10
I have experience as: Coastal Skipper
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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

Other nautical or relevant qualifications
Qualification Awarding Level Year
International Sailing License and Credentials (SLC) Nauticed Qualified International Captain 2018
Docking Endorsement ASA 118 2018
Advanced Coastal Cruising Skipper ASA 106 2018
Bareboat Cruising Skipper ASA 104 2018

Voyage History
Date Boat From/To Miles Role # Crew Rally
2019 Challenge 72 one-design Vancouver/San Francisco 1000 Crew 12 Independent - Pangaea Exploration

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