Perry Pillard, male, 52
Ref 48286
| Nationality: | United States |
| Currently based in: | Evergreen, United States |
| Looking for: | Worldwide opportunities |
| Experience: | 800 ocean miles / 1000 coastal miles |
| My wife and I are looking to buy a catamaran, likely in another country, and will need help sailing it home. We have no sailing experience and am currently working for our ASA certs. Please do not let our lack of experience dissuade you; we have worked hard our entire lives and learned anything we set our mind to. Sailing will be no different. My wife is an emergency room nurse and I am a very capable mechanical and electrical technician. I have maintained and repaired systems like those found on a catamaran all my life. | |
| Smoking: | non-smoker |
| Relationship status: | married |
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| Number of years sailing: | less than 1 |
| Sea miles sailed: | Ocean: 800 / Coastal: 1000 |
| Nights at sea: | 11-49 |
| I have experience as: | Captain (Offshore) |
| 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 | |
