Victor Matei, male, 32
Ref 37400
| Nationality: | France |
| Currently based in: | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain |
| Looking for: | Caribbean; Central & North America; South America; |
| Experience: | 300 ocean miles / 800 coastal miles |
| Hello :) My name is Victor I am 27 years old. I was running a software company in Paris and did quit my job to travel few months ago. I promised my sister I would join her in Colombia for Christmas by the sea. I have learned to sail in Bretagne, spending weeks learning the basics on a 5.7m not habitable ship, then I spent one week in the Paimpol bay (north of Bretagne) on a Delher 32 feet in last september. After that I joined a boat to cross from Malaga to Canarias. The boat was Bel-ami, a 28 ft Aquila (Jeanneau) with his captain and another crew. The crossing has been awesome, with great wind, good cultural breaks on the moroccan coast and a great life onboard (we managed to cook tajines and bread pudding!). The captain will stay in the Canarias for winter and can give more details by phone if necessary. I love to sail and the feeling to be neighbor with the stars and the sun. I want to continue to learn about it and maybe one day get my own boat. I am keen to help for maintenance, I am used to live onboard and live on the sea now, and I am an easy to live people. I like to cook of course, as a frenchman :D and I lived in the US and Brasil for some time and speak fluently french, english and portuguese. I would like to discover more the racing aspect of sailing and be part of a competition, that gives a more peppered taste to sailing I guess. Thank you for reading and hope you’ll have a good wind! | |
| Smoking: | non-smoker |
| Relationship status: | single |
| Dietary requirements: | None |
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| Number of years sailing: | less than 1 |
| Sea miles sailed: | Ocean: 300 / Coastal: 800 |
| Nights at sea: | 11-49 |
| I have experience as: | Crew |
| 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 VHF radio | |
| Diesel engine maintenance | |
| Repairing or making sails | |
Voyage History |
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| Date | Boat | From/To | Miles | Role | # Crew | Rally |
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| 2019 | Jeanneau Aquila 28 feet | Malaga/Lanzarote | 900 | Crew | 3 | |
| 2019 | Delher 32 | Saint Malo/Perros-Guirec | 100 | Crew | 6 | |
