View Profile

Tim Schramm, male, 63

Ref 48026

Nationality: United States
Currently based in: Albany, United States
Looking for: Caribbean; Central & North America;
Experience: 394 ocean miles / 251 coastal miles
I have been sailing small boats since I was young and started sailing 30 to 40 foot boats in the last few years. I have chartered boats and would like to get some coastal or offshore experience. I'm a pilot so I have been honing weather prediction skills for decades, though I'm still leaning. I am recently retired and I plan to buy a blue water vessel in the next year. I am a good cook and don’t mind sharing in cleaning, maintenance and necessary tasks. I am adept at carpentry, plumbing, electrical and more recently some advanced engine work. I’d say I’m a jack of all trades, master of none. I’m easy going, a good conversationalist and have and great sense of humor. I’m not prone to seasickness though only really tested on rough afternoon passages. Sailing Resume - Just under 7000 NM Sailing Education Annapolis Sailing School, Annapolis MD. ASA 101 – May 2016 - Rainbow 24 Annapolis Sailing School, Annapolis MD. ASA 103 – May 2016 - Beneteau 37 Annapolis 16NM. Fuel 1/4 of 35gal tank. Instructor Fred Prosbt, crew Mark Payne and John Gottlieb Annapolis Sailing School, Annapolis MD. ASA 104 – May 2017 - Beneteau 37 Charter Experience Narragansette Bay RI. Narragansett Sailing Charters. Sabre 30 - 2 days / 2 nights, 8/15/2017 to 17/08/2017 Stonington, ME. Old Quarry Ocean Adventures. Freedom 21 - 1 Day sail 8/04/2016 Lake Champlain, NY and VT. Navtours. Beneteau Oceanis 381 - 8 days / 7 nights, 7/27/2018 to 08/03/2018 Tortolla, BVI Yacht Charters. 2018 Beneteau Oceanis 35.1 - 7 days / 6 nights 9/2/2019 to 9/9/2019 Vessel Owner Experience BVI and USVI 2007 Beneteau Cylades Owned June 2022 to present Live aboard and sailing multiple bays and islands in US and British Virgins. Sailed 11 days and 93 nm Feb and March 2023 Live aboard and sailing multiple bays and islands in US and British Virgins. Sailed 11 days and 124 nm January 2024 Crew Experience Boston, MA to Marblehead, MA. Mazu - J130 – 42 - 1 day 8/29/2021 1 Day, 28 NM Stamford, CT to Solomons Island, MD. Just Us - ETAP 37 - 10/17/2021 3 Days, 390 NM Portsmouth, RI to Bermuda - Amazing Grace II – Beneteau 50 - 11/16/2021 - 6 days 952 NM In Bermuda - Amazing Grace II – Beneteau 50 – 11/21/2021 11 days, repairing separated prop shaft and sheared engine mounts. Bermuda – St John, USVI - Amazing Grace II – Beneteau 50 – 11/03/2021 6 days, 852 NM Hampton, NY – Solomons, MD – College Fund – Beneteau 35 – 4/24/2022 3 days, 336 NM Portsmouth, RI to Bermuda - ASA – Passport 545 - 11/28/2022 - 5 days 768 NM In Bermuda – ASA - 12/03/2022-12/05/2022 2 days Portsmouth, NH to Bermuda to St Martin - ASA – Passport 545 - 12/05/2022 - 7 days 1732 NM Portsmouth, NH to Bermuda to St Martin - ASA – Passport 545 - 11/14/2023 - 14 days 1785 NM Raritan Bay, NY to Norfolk, VA 4 days 350 nm 5/28/2024 I began sailing at the age of 10 in a 12 foot Mirror dinghy that was built by my father with some help for me. It was a kit boat, the winning design in a contest held by the London Daily Mirror newspaper. It was gaff rigged and had a jib. I accumulated hundreds of hours sailing the boat on Thompsons Lake, a small like in upstate New York. In later years, I sailed it on Lake Erie and off the coast of Maine. When I went to the University of Wisconsin at Madison, I joined the Hoofers Sailing Club. There I sailed easily 250 to 300 hours in Tech dinghies. During the summers, there were Friday night regattas with dozens of Tech dinghies sailing. This is where I really learned the points of sail. While in the Hoofers Sailing Club, I also sailed the 18 foot Interlake, the 15 foot 470 and occasionally the 16 foot M-16 scow. Back in New York on Thompsons Lake I spent 12 summers sailing a 13 Chrysler and 9 summers sailing a Catalina 14.2 For seven years, I also owned a 17 1/2 foot Four Winns inboard/outboard. I spent about 140 hours driving the boat and towing riders. I got a lot of experience docking, launching and picking up a mooring ball in varied waves and wind conditions. In May 2016 I went to the Annapolis Sailing School and tested out of the ASA 101 on a Rainbow 24 and then completed the ASA 103 on a Beneteau 37. In August 2016 I rented a Freedom 21 in Stonington, ME and sailed around the Stonington Archipelago for an afternoon. In May 2017 I went back to Annapolis sailing school and completed the ASA 104 on the Beneteau 37
Smoking: non-smoker
Relationship status: married
Dietary requirements: None
Languages: English; Spanish;
Social Links:


Tim’s Sailing Experience
Number of years sailing: 10+
Sea miles sailed: Ocean: 394 / Coastal: 251
Nights at sea: 11-49
I have experience as: Coastal Skipper
print
Invite this crew to
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
Steer a compass course x
Keep lookout/watch-keeping x
Trimming sails – mainsail and foresail/jib x
Reefing x
Working the foredeck – setting sails including spinnakers and cruising chutes x
Navigating with GPS and paper charts at sea x
Anchoring and handling anchors x
Cooking at sea x
Using dinghies with outboard motors x
Heaving-to and other heavy weather tactics x

Other nautical or cruising skills
Using a sextant for astro-navigationx
Using VHF radiox
Outboard engine maintenancex

Voyage History
Date Boat From/To Miles Role # Crew Rally
2021 ETAP 37 Stamford CT/Solomons MD 394 Crew 3 Boat delivery for Caribbean 1500
2019 Beneteau Oceanis 35 Road Town-Tortolla, BVI/Road Town-Tortolla, BVI 59 Captain 2
2018 Beneteau Oceanis 381 Plattsburgh, NY/Plattsburgh, NY 101 Captain 4
2017 Sabre 30 Barrington, RI/Barrington, RI 22 Captain 3
2016 Beneteau 37 Annapolis, MD/Annapolis, MD 35 Crew 3
2015 Rainbow 24 Annapolis, MD/Annapolis, MD 6 Captain 2
2015 Beneteau 37 Annapolis, MD /Annapolis, MD 28 Crew 4

brought to you by