[TSOJOURNER]

Hello all,
I am a 23 year old male from the northeast, looking to go forth into the world again. I have made small forays into the sailing world, having one bad experience with a VERY mismatched crew. I am looking to sail to warmer climes, working my way on your boat. I am willing to work ALOT, as I do that now (construction worker, drummer in a few bands) but would not be able to contribute much in the way of food (although, I am an avid angler!). To be clear; I am looking for a work for food and board setup. If this at all interests you, email me (due to the forum rules, I must be crafty) at twelvegaugedrums AT hotmail. and we will see how it goes.

P.S. I am EXTREMELY adaptable, and have lived in many different places in my short life. I can, and will, do anything required of me.

Michael J. Wood II

 

[sailingdog]

It would help if you said what your sailing experience has been, and what other applicable skills, like First Aid, CPR, Celestial Navigation, etc that you bring with you. Do you have any ASA certifications?

 

[TSOJOURNER]

thanks for the advice!

Hello,
Thanks for the heads up. My sailing experience is as follows; Years of sailing on my lake with family, 6 weeks to sea with a cruiser down the east coast. While on this cruise I was the go to guy for anything physical (youngest on the boat by 30 years). I am extremely well spoken, can weave in and out of many different socio-economic groups. I do have CPR and first aid training, but no other certificates (Does a private pilots count?). I hope this makes it easier to see where I am coming from, as I am yearning to be back out on the water.

Michael

 

[JohnRPollard]

Mike,

You've got some good experience and a positive attitude. Now you just have to find a boat that needs crew.

You might consider contacting the Atlantic Rally For Cruisers and other cruising rallies to see if they have a "crew wanted/want to crew" list. Another option is to poke around some of the larger sailing/yacht club websites in your area to see if they have the same sort of lists. They may be looking more for race crew, but that is a good way to get practice and make connections.

Good luck to you!

 

[TSOJOURNER]

thanks for the advice

Thank you for the advice. It seems that I will be doing this D.I.Y. (do it yourself) Style. This has always been my way of life, so I figure that I will continue posting on these FREE sites, and will hopefully stumble into something worthwhile. Now, I do know this can come with some problems, and I have dealt with them before. Thanks again!

Michael

 

[capitanissa]

position available

Hi Mike, I am a captain here in Greece, I am of US origin.
I have German friends looking for a able bodied person to generally help out help crew their 65 foot vintage schooner. They have two small children.
This would be an awsome experience. They are charterning in Italy from July 1, but if you could come immediately to Greece it would be better. They have just launched yesterday after a major refit, all done by the owner/captain, Christian. These are super people, we are older cruisers and have enjoyed their company.
reply asap!

 

[capitanissa]

Please Message Me As Soon As Possible Mike, My Friends Are Sailing Shortly And It Will Not Be Easy To Catch Up With Them.
I Can Give You Their Website And Contact Info. They Speak Nearly Perfect English.
Capitanissa

 

[TSOJOURNER]

Interested, travel might get in the way

Hello!
Thank you for the message, although I may need a little more time to get to Greece/save up cash for the ticket. That is unless of course travel would be provided, but as this is off the cuff, I find that unlikely. If I could get there, I would be willing!

Michael

 

[capitanissa]

july sailing

Hi Mike, it is possible that you could join the boat in southern Italy the first of July.
Please send a brief curriculum vitae and I will discuss the possibility of you joining the boat with the captain this evening.
I will need contact information from you, so please send me a private message via this site, as I cannot post my email address here.
Best regards,
Capitanissa Christy

 

[WouldaShoulda]

Do any strong young men looking for adventure join the Navy any more??

 

[TSOJOURNER]

It's funny you mention that

The navy never appealed to me, as I am always striking out looking for adventure. I envision this not being the case in the Navy.

Michael

 

[sailingmum]

there's not much sailing with canvas or rather Dacron in the NAvy

 

[capitanissa]

sailing tomorrow

hello again Mike,
S/y ANNA is sailing tomorrow and communications will become more difficult. If you are interested I will need a reply by this evening.

 

[JohnRPollard]

Hi Mike, it is possible that you could join the boat in southern Italy the first of July.
Please send a brief curriculum vitae and I will discuss the possibility of you joining the boat with the captain this evening.
I will need contact information from you, so please send me a private message via this site, as I cannot post my email address here.
Best regards,
Capitanissa Christy

Capitanissa,

This certainly sounds like an interesting opportunity.

However, in Mike's place, I would want to see some specifics about the vessel and owners before I submitted my personal credentials and info to someone that claims to be representing them or acting on their behalf. I'm not saying that there is anything untoward happenning here, only that the offer as presented lacks the kind of details we normally associate with authenticity.

My suggestion is to present more concrete details about the vessel and owners, or better still have the owners sign-on here and represent themselves. Alternatively, they can get in touch with Mike via telephone after making a contact here, or you can forward their contact info to Mike directly.

If you need more posts to use our Private Messaging system, you can go into our "Off-Topic" forum and post some gibberish to the "Song Thread" and thereby boost your post-count to the required 10.

 

[TSOJOURNER]

your advice is well founded and well taken

Thank you for the advice, it has not fallen on deaf ears. Fortunatly (well, it is now) I have run into some less than honest people doing this before and have figured out how to avoid problems. I am always sure to nail down the real story long before I ever decide to leave. Thank you, honestly.

Michael

 

[WouldaShoulda]

there's not much sailing with canvas or rather Dacron in the NAvy

You have a point.

Where do you expect to find adventure without canvas??

Fighting pirates in the Navy??

Screw that!!

 

[TSOJOURNER]

Adventure in the navy?

I can only agree with you; no canvas, no adventure.

 

[Donnie631]

Spent 10 yers in Navy as a GM never set foot on a boat

 

[WouldaShoulda]

Spent 10 yers in Navy as a GM never set foot on a boat

Like Abbott and Costello, "Today is your lucky day, we're putting you in charge of all the vessels!!"

:laugher

 

[sailingdog]

I would point out that asking for someone's credentials when your own bona fides have not been established is not a great idea. You are a relative newcomer to this forum and without some more information and verification, for anyone to submit their personal information to you would be foolish.

Hi Mike, it is possible that you could join the boat in southern Italy the first of July.
Please send a brief curriculum vitae and I will discuss the possibility of you joining the boat with the captain this evening.
I will need contact information from you, so please send me a private message via this site, as I cannot post my email address here.
Best regards,
Capitanissa Christy