Sven Aaen, male, 80
Ref 27923
| Nationality: | Denmark |
| Currently based in: | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Looking for: | Worldwide opportunities |
| Experience: | 100000 ocean miles / 40000 coastal miles |
| Sailed most of my life in Scandinavian waters. After a busy working life and an early retirement, I decided to cruise the high seas, and to make a circumnavigation. (So far I have sailed my boat from Europe over the Atlantic and spent one year in east and west Caribbean. Then through the Panama Canal, and sailed around in a good part of the south Pacific including Galapagos, Robinson Crusoe Island, Easter Island, Pitcairn, French Polynesia, Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, PNG, New Caledonia, New Zealand, east Australia including Tasmania, Hawaii, Alaska, the west coast of north-, central-, and South America, Peru, Chile, Patagonia, Antarctica, Indonesia, Brunei, east and west Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines. The yacht has by the end of 2017 sailed more than 90,000 NM since May 2006. I enjoy the cruising life and want to explore more of the world. The plan for 2019 is to sail over the Indian Ocean, via Sri Lanka, Chagos, and Madagaskar to South Africa. | |
| Smoking: | non-smoker |
| Dietary requirements: | None |
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| Number of years sailing: | 10+ |
| Sea miles sailed: | Ocean: 100000 / Coastal: 40000 |
| Nights at sea: | 50+ |
| 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 a sextant for astro-navigation | |
| Using VHF radio | |
| Diesel engine maintenance | |
| Outboard engine maintenance | |
| Repairing or making sails | |
| Using radar | |
Voyage History |
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| Date | Boat | From/To | Miles | Role | # Crew | Rally |
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| January 0 | Custom built 65 | Atlantic and Pacific/Alaska to Antarctica | 100 | Captain | 2 | Independant |
