Pedro Faria, male, 55

Ref 7963

Nationality: Portugal
Currently based in: Bruinisse, Netherlands
Looking for: Worldwide opportunities
Experience: 0 ocean miles / 6000 coastal miles
Originally from Porto, Portugal, currently living in Luxembourg and sailing on own sailing yacht in the Netherlands. Sailing for 45 years, initially competing with dinghies in World-championships, I’ve been cruising on own sailing yacht, a Beneteau Oceanis 37, with family and friends, out of the Dutch coast. Also sporadically joining friends on sailing trips out of the Portuguese and Galician coasts.
Smoking: non-smoker
Relationship status:
Dietary requirements: None.
Languages: English; French; Spanish; Italian; Portuguese, Dutch
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Pedro’s Sailing Experience

Number of years sailing: 10+
Sea miles sailed: Ocean: 0 / Coastal: 6000
Nights at sea: 11-49
I have experience as: Coastal Skipper
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Competent
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Basic
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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 VHF radiox
Diesel engine maintenancex
Outboard engine maintenancex
Using radarx
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