Russell Case, male, 65
Ref 44786
Nationality: | United States |
Currently based in: | Honolulu (where the mail goes), United States |
Looking for: | Worldwide opportunities |
Experience: | 15001 ocean miles / 5000 coastal miles |
Greetings. I am an early retired international lawyer (fifty plus countries). I have over 30k nm ocean passage miles. Including two transatlantics, Three partial pacific crossing. A couple south to north. Multiple, multi-week bareboats. Next up, after this Atlantic west to east is a Greenland-Canada-Ireland trip. Looking for a transatlantic east to west this fall. Considering going ARC for a trip. Meet up Med, Canaries or wherever. I finish the Greenland trip mid September. | |
Smoking: | non-smoker |
Relationship status: | single |
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Number of years sailing: | 10+ |
Sea miles sailed: | Ocean: 15001 / Coastal: 5000 |
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 | ![]() |
Repairing or making sails | ![]() |
Using radar | ![]() |
Voyage History |
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Date | Boat | From/To | Miles | Role | # Crew | Rally |
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2023 | Steel Hull Custom Monohull | Jamaica/Portugal | 400 | Crew | 3 | Single |
2022 | Amel 53 | Martinique/Newport, Rhode Island | 1954 | Crew | 3 | |
2022 | Custom 55 Steel | Hilo, Hawaii/Astoria, Oregon (rigging failure caused turn-back) | 960 | Crew | 3 | |
2021 | Lagoon 450 | Panama/Marquesas | 4500 | Watch-leader | 7 | No |
2021 | Cattaline 35 | Nuku Hiva, Marquesas/Nuku Hiva, Marquesas | 250 | Crew | 5 | |
2020 | 40 ft custom ketch | Puerto Natales, Chile /Puerto Eden, Chike | 0 | Watch-leader | 2 | No |
2019 | Lagoon 450 | Ibiza, Spain/South Carolina, USA | 5000 | Watch-leader | 3 | No |
2002 | Beneteau 40 | Panama/Cook Islands | 4500 | Watch-leader | 2 | Single |
1991 | Beneteaus up to 56 ft | Multiple Bareboat Chartrrs/Turkey Tonga BVI Grenadines Turkey | 0 | Captain | 6 | No |
1980 | 55 ft custom ocean racer | Hawaii/California | 2500 | Crew | 5 | No |
January 0 | / | 0 | 0 |