Onderwerp: Gezocht: opstappers voor jaartje Atlantic

Beste zeilforumers hieronder een repost van mijn Opstappers Gezocht advertentie elders.

Join me for major sailing, site seeing & diving experiences around the North Atlantic.

I like to invite you for your good company and sailing experience. Your humor and positive outlook on live will maintain the pleasant atmosphere on board. I am always honest and hard working when needed and I expect the same of you. Chores will be dived equally.

I have made major improvements to the yacht last year. For next year, I am planning a trip of one year North Atlantic.

We will leave around September 1, 2015 and come back after a year. The below itinerary is with absolutely no level of commitment as I need to research it more and am open for suggestions.

Netherlands
Portugal
Morocco
Canaries
Cape Verde
Suriname (Xmas flight back to the NLs)
Grenada
Aruba, Curacao, & Bonaire
Grenada
Tobago Cays
St Vincent & Grenadines
St Lucia
St Maarten
Bermuda
Azores
Portugal
Netherlands

I am in the last phases of installing the following purchased items: radar, AIS, dive compressor, solar panel, wind generator, ham radio, additional set of main sail and genua, spray hood, and diesel heater. Some of these items will be installed along the way.

Improvements that are completely done: wind vane and electrical steering, standing rigging replacement and insulation for use by ham radio grabbing weather reports. Also done: underwater ship repairs and antifouling, all teak replaced, all acryl windows replaced, ‘energy frame’ installed, life boat serviced, small engine for dinghy bought, all outside nav lights and interiors replaced by LEDs. Installed new shore power inverter and a new 230 V invertor (500 W) for charging our devices. New VHF transceivers (3x). Added 2 electrical pumps, 90 meters SS anchor chain and one PLB ACR ResQLink.

I prefer to sail with at least one and no more than two other sailors. My wife prefers me to stick with male crew so sorry for all the ladies. As skipper I am only started to sail the open oceans and I hope to learn from you if applicable. As a person, I am open minded, persistent, and love a good joke! As a teacher (4 years on the J24s in Madison, WI, USA) I give students room to learn but can be critical where needed. I think I am on the clean side with house keeping. My focus is on safety for these are dangerous endeavors. I want to be as environmentally responsible as possible but our boat does not have all provisions made for it yet. I like to learn by reading and then persist in doing until I get it; and I frequently do

What's expected of the crew aboard this boat

Boiler plate questions I have for you:

- We will share running costs such as food, drink, fuel and harbor equally. This can easily add up to € 25 bucks a day per person. I expect to spend 10 grant on the grand tour on those items. We all pay our own travel and onshore costs. In addition, a €10 per person per day contribution for insurance, write off, maintenance and repairs is asked in advance. Are you ok with that?
- Are you ok with helping me finish the rebuild of the boat for some of the above TODO list and new stuff that comes up?
- What time frame of at least 3 weeks would interest you?
- Can we meet before sailing?
- Do you like to go SCUBA diving? We have our own air compressor so we can dive beautiful reefs.
- What are your 3 strongest points?
- What are your 3 points you need to work on?
- Do you think we match socially?

Sounds like the trip of a lifetime to me,

unfortinatly i am not so rich, but i wish you al of the best luck and a great time!

Hallo Jurgen,

Heb je nog iemand nodig voor een deel van je reis?

Ik ben nl. geïnteresseerd in het deel naar de Kaap Verden in het najaar.

Heb voldoende ervaring en ben er al 2 keer geweest met een zeilboot.

Laat snel iets weten dan kunnen we deze week misschien nog iets afspreken.
Eind van de week vertrek ik als opstapper vanuit Lelystad naar Gran Canaria.

Groetjes, Joep
0626394526

Super, ik pm je met details.