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PETER NELSON, male, 70

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Nationality: United States
Currently based in: Seattle, WA, United States
Looking for: Worldwide opportunities
Experience: 38000 ocean miles / 50000 coastal miles
USCG 100-ton Master Mariner. 38,000+ bluewater miles. Healthy. Personable. We won the "Spirit of the ARC" award in 2010 on our Jeanneau 45 DS. I am going for my RYA Yachtmaster Ocean certificate and need to plan and complete a min. 600 nm. voyage.
Smoking: non-smoker
Relationship status: married
Dietary requirements: Not too much into beef. I can eat it, just don't like it a lot.
Languages: English; Spanish;
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PETER’s Sailing Experience
Number of years sailing: 10+
Sea miles sailed: Ocean: 38000 / Coastal: 50000
Nights at sea: 50+
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 a sextant for astro-navigationx
Using VHF radiox
Diesel engine maintenancex
Outboard engine maintenancex
Repairing or making sailsx
Using radarx

Other nautical or relevant qualifications
Qualification Awarding Level Year
Yachtmaster Ocean RYA Ocean 2019
Spirit of the ARC Award World Cruising Club 2010
100ton Master Mariner USCG 100

Voyage History
Date Boat From/To Miles Role # Crew Rally
2017 Waquiez 40 Nanaimo, BC/Victoria, BC 155 Watch-leader 6 VanIsle 360 (race)
2011 Jeanneau 45 DS Grenada/St.Thomas 552 Captain 3
2011 Jeanneau 45 DS St. Thomas/Panama 1359 Captain 4
2011 Jeanneau 45 DS Panama/Mexico 1300 Captain 2
2011 Jeanneau 45 DS Hawaii/Seattle 2750 Captain 2
2011 Jeanneau 45 DS Mexico/Hawaii 3900 Captain 2
2010 Jeanneau 45 DS Las Palmas/St. Lucia 4948 Captain 5 ARC
2010 Jeanneau 45 DS Gibraltar/Las Palmas 1603 Captain 4
2010 Jeanneau 45 DS Marmaris, Turkey/Gibraltar 4569 Captain 3
2009 Jeanneau 45 DS Gibraltar/Marmaris, Turkey 4569 Captain 3
2009 Jeanneau 45 DS Charleston, South Carolina/Gibraltar 4086 Captain 5
2004 Davidson 72 Victoria, Canada/Lahaina, Maui 7060 Crew 13 Vic-Maui Race
2004 Passport 40 Seattle/San Francisco 1000 Crew 4
1972 Custom Ferrocement ketch San Francisco/San Luis Obispo, CA 232 Crew 4

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