Pia Castelline, female, 60
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| Nationality: | United States |
| Currently based in: | Bozeman, United States |
| Looking for: | Worldwide opportunities |
| Experience: | 15001 ocean miles / 3000 coastal miles |
| Pia C Castelline +1 978 201 8836 [email protected] Pia Castelline has 13 years of sailing / Skipper experience. Owned a Beneteau First 36.7 for 9 years. The boat was raced and cruised on Lake Superior. She also sailed and raced smaller boats on Lake Minnetonka. Offshore experience on Lake Superior racing and cruising, 3 different cruising vacations in the Cyclades in Greece double handing a Pogo 12.5 and multiple passages to and from the Caribbean including island hopping in the Caribbean and the East Coast resulting in over 15,000 offshore miles. Aside from racing most sailing experience has been in double handed settings, numerous deliveries with 3 people on board. Most Recent to Oldest: 2024 February - March - Stuart FL to Panama Canal on a Nordhavn 47 (3 crew) 1334.2 nm Stuart, FL to West End, Bahamas, 68.7 nm, West End, Bahamas to Georgetown, Exumas, 287 nm, Georgetown to Great Inagua, 216 nm, Great Inagua to Porvenir San Blas Islands, Panama on a Nordhavn 47 (3 crew) 746 nm, Porvenir to East Holandase Cay, San Blas 16.5 nm 2023 October - Bonaire to Sint Maarten on a Lagoon 46 (3 crew) 470 nm 2023 October - Grenada to Sandy Island, Carriacou, Petit Martinique, Tobago Cays and Bonaire on a Lagoon 46 (2 crew) 400 nm 2023 June - Georgetown, Exumas to Sint Maarten on a Lagoon 57 (2 crew) 1052 nm 2023 Jan - Dominican Republic to Great Inagua, Georgetown, Exumas on a Nordhavn 47 (3 crew) 470 nm 2022 Oct - St Croix to St Thomas, St John then to Culebra, Vieques and San Juan,Puerto Rico on a Nordhavn 47 (2 crew) 160 nm 2022 Oct - Bonaire to St Croix on a Nordhavn 47 (3 crew) 380 nm 2022 July - Grenada to Bonaire on a Nordhavn 47 (5 crew) 400 nm 2022 March 28- April 27 BVI Tortola on a Nordhavn 47 (2 crew) to Antigua 170 nm 2022 Mar 16 - March 28 Stuart, FL on a Nordhavn 47 (3 crew) to BVI, Tortola 1200 nm 2021 Nov 25 - Dec 3 Hampton, VA to Hilton Head, SC on a Jeanneau 43 DS (3 crew), ICW 261 nm, offshore Wrightsville Beach, NC to Hilton Head, SC 237 nm 2021 Nov 10 - 15 Bermuda to English Harbor, Antigua on a C & C 61 (5 crew) 1034 nm 2021 October 30 - Nov 3 Hampton, Va to Bermuda on a C&C 61 (5 crew) 690nm 2021 July 11 - July 29, Cruising Hylas 49 from Matha’s Vineyard to Montauk, NY, Montauk , ● NY to Hampton, VA (double handed) 351 nm, ● Hampton to Deltaville then Solomons, MD 80 nm 2021 June 2 - July 10, Cruising a Hylas 49 from Fort Lauderdale, FL to Greenport, NY (double handed) 1262 nm, ● Fort Lauderdale to Palm Beach, FL 40 nm, ● Palm Beach, FL to Cape Lookout, NC 575 nm, ● Cape Lookout to Hampton, VA 305 nm, ● Hampton, VA to Sandy Hook, NJ 275 nm, ● Sandy hook, NJ to Port Jefferson, NY 37 nm, ● Port Jefferson, NY to Greenport, NY 30 nmz, ● Block Island, Newport, RI, Martha's Vineyard 2021 May 17 - May 18, Cruising on a C&C 61 from Fort Lauderdale, FL to Charleston, SC (4 crew) 450 nm 2021 May 6 - May 13, Cruising on a C&C 61 from St Thomas to Fort Lauderdale, FL(4 crew) 1071 nm 2021 April 15-22, Cruising on a Compass 47 from Fort Lauderdale, FL (7crew) to the Dry Tortugas via Key West 500 nm 2020 Nov 2- Nov 13, Delivery of a C&C 61 from Hampton, VA (7 crew) to St Thomas USVI 1341 nm 2020 May 8 - June 15, Cruising on a C&C 61 from St John to Hampton, VA (3 crew) 1276 nm from St Thomas, USVI to Charleston, SC. Charleston to Hampton, VA. 2020 March 15 - May 7 Cruising a Bavaria C51 from Puerto Rico to USVI (2 crew). 2020 March 3-March 15, Cruising a 66 ft custom aluminum boat from St Thomas to Puerto Rico (3 crew) 2020 February 21-March 2 , Cruising a Beneteau 42 CC from Martinique to Guadeloupe (2 crew) 2020 January 30 - February, Cruising on a C&C 61 from St Martin to the BVI’s (3 crew) 2020 January 1 - 21, Cruising on a Harmony 42 from St Lucia to St Martin (4 crew) 2019 November 2-30, Delivery and cruising of a Hanse 531 from Hampton, VA to Antigua 1699 nm, (crew of 3) and then St Martin (2 crew) 2019 October 6-7, Racing on a 1966 Bristol 39, Hampton, Norfolk, VA 2019 June 13-July 14 , Delivery and cruising of Outremer 5x from East Greenwich RI to Harpswell ME (crew of 3) 2019 May 9 - 19, Delivery of a Pacific Seacraft 40 from Sint Maarten to Beaufort, NC (crew of 3) - 1300 nm 2019 March 30-31, Safety at Sea Seminar Annapolis, MD 2018 Beneteau First 36.7 Lake Superior Bayfield, WI – total 900nm ● Around the Islands Race 66 nm Main trimmer/Driver ● Race Series in Bayfield - Memorial Weekend, 4thJuly all week racing, September 2 additional weekends of racing, Main trimmer/Driver ● Superior Triangle Double handed ○ Bayfield WI to Grand Marais MN ○ Grand Marais MN to Thunderbay, ON ○ Thunderbay, ON to Houghton MI ○ Houghton MI to Bayfield WI ● Sonar raced at Wayzata Yacht Club, Spinnaker Trimmer 2017 Beneteau First 36.7 Lake Superior Bayfield, WI – total 743 nm ● Around the Islands Race 66 nm Main trimmer/Driver ● Race Series in Bayfield - Memorial Weekend, 4thJuly all week racing, September 3 additional weekends of racing, Main trimmer/Driver ● Sonar raced at Wayzata Yacht Club, Spinnaker Trimmer ● Bayfield, WI - Grand Marais, MN ● Bayfield, WI - Silver Bay, MN 2016 Beneteau First 36.7 Lake Superior Bayfield, WI – total 891 nm ● Around the Islands Race 66 nm Main trimmer/Driver ● Race Series in Bayfield - Memorial Weekend, 4thJuly all week racing, September 3 additional weekends of racing, Main trimmer/Driver ● Beneteau 260 raced at Wayzata Yacht Club, Main trimmer/Driver ● Pogo 12.5 – Greece Aegean Cyclades Island hopping for a week – (double handed) 2015 Beneteau First 36.7 Lake Superior Bayfield, WI – total 644 nm ● Around the Islands Race 66 nm Main trimmer/Driver ● Race Series in Bayfield - Memorial Weekend, 4thJuly all week racing, September 3 additional weekends of racing, Main trimmer/Driver ● Beneteau 260 raced at Wayzata Yacht Club, Main trimmer/Driver ● Pogo 12.5 – Greece Aegean Cyclades Island hopping for a week – (double handed) 2014 Beneteau First 36.7 Lake Superior Bayfield, WI – total 800 nm ● Safety at Sea Seminar San Diego ● Around the Islands Race 66 nm Main trimmer/Driver ● Race Series in Bayfield - Memorial Weekend, 4thJuly all week racing, September 3 additional weekends of racing, Main trimmer/Driver ● Beneteau 260 raced at Wayzata Yacht Club, Main trimmer/Driver ● Pogo 12.5 – Greece Aegean Cyclades Island hopping for a week – double handed 2013 Beneteau First 36.7 Lake Superior Bayfield, WI – total 1035 nm ● Around the Islands Race 66 nm Main trimmer/Driver ● Race Series in Bayfield - Memorial Weekend, 4thJuly all week racing, September 3 additional weekends of racing, Main trimmer/Driver ● Beneteau 260 raced at Wayzata Yacht Club, Main trimmer/Driver ● Pogo 12.5 – Greece Aegean Cyclades Island hopping for a week – double handed 2012 Beneteau First 36.7 Lake Superior Bayfield, WI – total 2402 nm ● Around the Islands Race 66 nm Main trimmer/Driver ● Race Series in Bayfield - Memorial Weekend, 4thJuly all week racing, September 3 additional weekends of racing, Main trimmer/Driver ● Bayfield WI to Houghton, MI, Isle Royale, MN – double handed – 404 nm ● Beneteau 260 raced at Wayzata Yacht Club, Main trimmer/Driver 2011 Beneteau First 36.7 Lake Superior Bayfield, WI – 1098 nm ● Around the Island Race 66 nm Main trimmer/Driver ● Beneteau 235 Minneapolis, MN 2010 Beneteau First 36.7 on Lake Lewisville Dallas, TX - 284 nm ● Beneteau 235 Minneapolis, MN ● Twin Cities Sailing Club, Minneapolis, MN Skipper | |
| Smoking: | non-smoker |
| Relationship status: | single |
| Dietary requirements: | https://m.facebook.com/pia.castelline |
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| Number of years sailing: | 10+ |
| Sea miles sailed: | Ocean: 15001 / Coastal: 3000 |
| 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 | |
| Using radar | |
