Nationality:
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United Kingdom |
Currently based in:
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Haywards Heath, United Kingdom |
Looking for:
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Worldwide opportunities |
Experience:
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30000 ocean miles / 15000 coastal miles |
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I've been sailing for over 30 years, like many I started with dinghies and progressed to bigger things. I used to keep a Westerly GK29 in Portishead for a number of years (tidal range 13m) and enjoyed trips many to Southern Ireland, South Brittany and the South Coast of England. I enjoy all levels of racing and have experience in club level, the JOG series ( full crew and shorthanded) and took part in the 13/14 Clipper Around the World Race completing 3 legs and the Triangle double handed race in 2016. The Clipper experience included watch leading, mothering ( feeding a hungry crew of 20+ usually at an angle) and sail repair and maintenance. I crossed the equator twice and spend 28 days in the Southern Ocean with recorded wind speeds in excess of 80 knots and water temperatures of 5 degrees.
More recently I have been the 3rd member of crew (the others being the owner and a professional skipper) for deliveries and cruises on a 62' yacht for passages up to 10 days at a time on which I stood watch alone, provisioned the boat and cooked most meals as well as usual crew duties. Other expeience includes double handing from The Bahamas to Grand Cayman, providing a 3rd pair of hands from Roatan to Florida, crewing from San Blas to Panama City and a number of Biscay crossings. In 2022 I crewed on a 49' yacht with 4 people on board taking part in ARC+ from Lagos to Grenada.
I'm a member of Sussex Yacht Club and the RYA. I love sailing, I believe I'm pretty calm, good tempered and easy to get on with . References are available. |
Smoking:
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non-smoker |
Relationship status:
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single |
Dietary requirements:
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None |
Languages:
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English; |
Social Links:
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Sue’s Sailing Experience
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Number of years sailing:
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10+ |
Sea miles sailed:
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Ocean: 30000 / Coastal: 15000 |
Nights at sea:
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50+ |
I have experience as:
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Coastal Skipper |
Voyage History
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Date |
Boat |
From/To |
Miles |
Role | # Crew |
Rally |
2022 |
Taswell 49 |
Las Palmas, Grand Canaria/Mindello, Cape Verde |
1000 |
Watch-leader | 4 |
ARC+ |
2022 |
Taswell 49 |
Lagos, Portugal/Funchal, Madiera |
1050 |
Watch-leader | 4 |
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2022 |
Taswell 49 |
Mindello, Cape Verde/Grenada |
2400 |
Watch-leader | 4 |
ARC+ |
2020 |
Taswell 49 |
Corfu Town/Marina de Regusa , Panama |
400 |
Watch-leader | 4 |
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2019 |
Sweden 38 |
San Blas, Panama/Panama City via Canal |
100 |
Crew | 5 |
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2019 |
Contest 62 |
Lagos/Medemblik |
1300 |
Watch-leader | 3 |
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2018 |
Benateau 440 |
Roatan, Honduras/Miami |
700 |
Watch-leader | 3 |
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2018 |
Contest 62 |
Medemblik/Lagos |
1350 |
Watch-leader | 3 |
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2018 |
Contest 62 |
Lagos/Medemblik via Madiera & Azores |
3000 |
Watch-leader | 3 |
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2017 |
Sweden 38 |
Port George, Exuma/Georgetown Grand Cayman |
830 |
Watch-leader | 2 |
Cruising |
2017 |
Contest 62 |
Scarlino, Italy/Lagos |
1250 |
Watch-leader | 3 |
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2016 |
Contest 62 |
Croatia/Scarlino, Italy |
1200 |
Watch-leader | 3 |
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2015 |
Contest 62 |
Medemblik/A Coruna |
900 |
Watch-leader | 3 |
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2014 |
Dehler 36 |
Torquay/Torquay - Triangle Race |
850 |
Captain | 2 |
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2014 |
Clipper 70 |
Brisbane/Qingdao via Singapore & Hink Kong |
7000 |
Crew | 18 |
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2013 |
Clipper 70 |
Cape Town/Albany |
5000 |
Crew | 22 |
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2013 |
Clipper 70 |
London/Rio de Janiero |
5400 |
Watch-leader | 20 |
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2006 |
Westerly 38 |
Newlyn/St Evette, Brittany |
300 |
Watch-leader | 3 |
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2005 |
Westerly 38 |
Portishead/S Brittany |
500 |
Watch-leader | 2 |
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2004 |
Westerly 38 |
Dartmouth/S Brittany |
460 |
Watch-leader | 3 |
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2003 |
Westerly 34 |
Portishead/Baltimore |
500 |
Watch-leader | 2 |
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2002 |
Westerly GK 29 |
Portishead/Fowey |
350 |
Captain | 2 |
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2001 |
Westerly GK29 |
Portishead/S Brittany |
700 |
Captain | 2 |
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2000 |
Westerly GK 29 |
Portishead/Isles of Scilley |
327 |
Captain | 2 |
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