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Nationality:
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Norway |
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Currently based in:
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Oslo, Norway |
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Looking for:
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Worldwide opportunities |
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Experience:
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5900 ocean miles / 490 coastal miles |
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Hia! 35 year old Norwegian designer living in Oslo. Since I've grown up as far from the coast as you can get in the country sea life is something I've had to learn from the age of 24 when I discovered sailing, and the sea legs can fade a bit over time, but it is my absolute favourite activity and way of life. I've typed up a short story about me here so you can get a fuller honest picture. The goal is to rather be better than expected than disappoint. Enjoy (or not, who am I to decide):
The favourite experience of my life was Mexico -> French Polynesia in 2019, and devastated COVID kept me from continuing with crossings for so long. The next wishes are the Atlantic (done in 2022!) and Greenland (if I can deal with the cold).
On board my Pacific crossing we did two hour shifts around the clock when sailing, which means I did two hour night watches for about 35 nights. Was able to ask the skipper or a more experienced crew member when seeing rough weather ahead on the radar or other stuff happened, but developing well as we went and if given the trust and confidence I'll develop pretty rapidly and be very happy about it.
My least favourite thing to do aboard is cooking, but with understanding that it's a part of the daily tasks shared on board. You can't expect grand dishes to come out of it though. I'll do the dishes with a huge smile.
I love learning in general, from trimming sails to general boat maintenance and will if I can stick my head over your shoulder, or even better get a go myself. I've been up the mast for different reasons many times, done winch cleaning and greasing etc.
I'm more than used to adapting to new skippers and crew, new and different people in general; I've had plenty of AirBnb guests, worked as a volunteer on festivals (band host, those tour managers can be demanding) and in the Red Cross (former inmates buddy) along with the standard flat sharing during uni. I'm able to adapt and open to different people, and experienced enough not to know that not everyone will necessarily get along and behave like angels in this type of situation. It's part of the challenge and experience how you go about it, and everyone has their buttons. Mine's arrogance, condescendance and pointing fingers.
Olly can give you a reference from our Pacific crossing if wanted, other skippers from previous years would also be happy to.
I'm extrovert and like being stuck with other people aboard a yacht over time more than most, though like anyone else I need a bit of my alone time in my bunk or on the front deck with a spotify playlist, some books or a dumb series from time to time. You'll see me journaling a lot about my experience and life in general.
A humourous approach to life, also (non-fatal) mistakes is my in my experience the best way of going about. Taking responsibility for own mistakes and understanding the gravity of a bad decision is necessary, however making crew feel useless and not able to improve is in my eyes not helpful. But again that's my eyes, I'm not to tell you how to handle your crew.
I laugh a lot, I joke a lot, I can get annoyed but I don't hold grudges.
So that's a lot about me, apologies and you're welcome. |
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Smoking:
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non-smoker |
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Relationship status:
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partnered |
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Dietary requirements:
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No personal restrictions. No problem doing a vegan or vegetarian diet on board, maybe except eggs; not the biggest fan of eating lots of red meat. |
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Languages:
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English; Norwegian |
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Social Links:
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Nina’s Sailing Experience
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Number of years sailing:
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4 to 9 |
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Sea miles sailed:
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Ocean: 5900 / Coastal: 490 |
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Nights at sea:
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50+ |
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I have experience as:
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Crew |
Voyage History
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| Date |
Boat |
From/To |
Miles |
Role | # Crew |
Rally |
| 2022 |
Bavaria Vision 44 |
Las Palmas, Gran Canary/Rodney Bay, St Lucia |
2700 |
Crew | 4 |
ARC |
| 2021 |
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Ålesund, Norway/Kristiansund, Norway |
150 |
Crew | 2 |
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| 2020 |
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Svolvær, Norway/Brønnøysund, Norway |
200 |
| 0 |
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| 2019 |
Ketch |
Cabo san Lucas, Mexico/French Polynesia |
3000 |
Crew | 4 |
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| 2016 |
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Kalmar, Sweden/Copenhagen, Denmark |
140 |
Crew | 2 |
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| 2016 |
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Bocas del Toro, Panama/Bocas del Toro, Panama |
0 |
Crew | 2 |
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| 2015 |
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Portsmouth, UK/Isle of Wight, UK |
20 |
Crew | 2 |
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