Stus-List Offshore passages as crew - where to start?
My recent trip to Tofino and the west coast of Vancouver Island has convinced me I want to do more offshore passages, and eventually cross oceans. I have a fair amount of experience sailing around Puget Sound/San Juans/etc. and feel like I’d be fairly useful addition to most crews. If you had very little offshore sailing experience and had set a goal of sailing to or from Hawaii within the next 1-3 years (crewing on somebody else’s boat), how would you go about it? -- Andrew Means S.V. Safari - 1977 C&C 34 Mk I Seattle, WA ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
Stus-List Offshore passages as crew - where to start?
I would go around the local sailing clubs and figure out who's a pro delivery captn' They are often looking for crew. Typical deal: You pay your way to and form the boat, you "work" for free but you get the experience you want. Best of luck. Regards, Francois Rivard 1990 34+ "Take Five" Lake Lanier, GA My recent trip to Tofino and the west coast of Vancouver Island has convinced me I want to do more offshore passages, and eventually cross oceans. I have a fair amount of experience sailing around Puget Sound/San Juans/etc. and feel like I?d be fairly useful addition to most crews. If you had very little offshore sailing experience and had set a goal of sailing to or from Hawaii within the next 1-3 years (crewing on somebody else?s boat), how would you go about it? -- Andrew Means S.V. Safari - 1977 C&C 34 Mk I Seattle, WA ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
Stus-List Offshore passages as crew - where to start?
Andrew This looks pretty close to home for you...http://www.vicmaui.org/crewbank Check the Race Tracker too. The Vic Maui race started a few days ago and 1/2 the fleet is becalmed and the rest is facing a huge storm. Looks like exactly what you're looking for! Hope to see you at the Rendesvous on Thetis next month. www.candcwest.org Tom B Tom Buscaglia SV Alera 1990 C&C 37+/40 Vashon Island WA (206) 463-9200 www.sv-alera.com At 09:00 AM 7/13/2016, you wrote: Message: 1 Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2016 23:46:28 -0700 From: Andrew Means To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Offshore passages as crew - where to start? Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" My recent trip to Tofino and the west coast of Vancouver Island has convinced me I want to do more offshore passages, and eventually cross oceans. I have a fair amount of experience sailing around Puget Sound/San Juans/etc. and feel like I?d be fairly useful addition to most crews. If you had very little offshore sailing experience and had set a goal of sailing to or from Hawaii within the next 1-3 years (crewing on somebody else?s boat), how would you go about it? ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
Re: Stus-List Offshore passages as crew - where to start?
body{font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px} Andrew, have you heard of the Puget Sound Cruising Club (PSCC)? We meet every 3rd friday at the NSCC library hall. And go on a cruise the following weekend. There are members that are or have sailed all over the world. I am sure you can find someone looking for crew. Maybe not to Hawaii, but someplace across the great blue ocean. Come check us out, there at least 2 other listers that are members. Doug MountjoysvPegasusLF38 #4just west of Ballard, WA. -- Original message--From: Andrew Means via CnC-List Date: Tue, Jul 12, 2016 23:47To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com;Cc: Andrew Means;Subject:Stus-List Offshore passages as crew - where to start? My recent trip to Tofino and the west coast of Vancouver Island has convinced me I want to do more offshore passages, and eventually cross oceans. I have a fair amount of experience sailing around Puget Sound/San Juans/etc. and feel like I’d be fairly useful addition to most crews. If you had very little offshore sailing experience and had set a goal of sailing to or from Hawaii within the next 1-3 years (crewing on somebody else’s boat), how would you go about it? -- Andrew Means S.V. Safari - 1977 C&C 34 Mk ISeattle, WA ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
Re: Stus-List Offshore passages as crew - where to start?
Take the Safety at Sea course. It is invaluable and makes you much more attractive as a crew member. Have the proper gear - foulies, boots, gloves, inflatable PFD with harness and tether, headlight, water bottle, coffee mug Do some overnight cruising, even if a cruise to nowhere. Get used to a 3 hour watch in the middle of the night. Steer by compass or instrument with no reference point other than a star or two. Try to do some deliveries. Racers often need return crew, so get on crew boards for distance races. Sail in conditions you would avoid. You don't get to choose your weather on day 4 or 14 of an ocean voyage. Get comfortable with 30 knot winds and 8 foot seas. Remember, forces go up exponentially as wind doubles. Joel On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 1:20 PM, Jean-Francois J Rivard via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I would go around the local sailing clubs and figure out who's a pro > delivery captn' They are often looking for crew. Typical deal: You pay your > way to and form the boat, you "work" for free but you get the experience > you want. > > Best of luck. > > Regards, > Francois Rivard > 1990 34+ "Take Five" > Lake Lanier, GA > > > > > My recent trip to Tofino and the west coast of Vancouver Island has > convinced me I want to do more offshore passages, and eventually cross > oceans. I have a fair amount of experience sailing around Puget Sound/San > Juans/etc. and feel like I?d be fairly useful addition to most crews. > > If you had very little offshore sailing experience and had set a goal of > sailing to or from Hawaii within the next 1-3 years (crewing on somebody > else?s boat), how would you go about it? > > -- > Andrew Means > S.V. Safari - 1977 C&C 34 Mk I > Seattle, WA > > > ___ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All > Contributions are greatly appreciated! > > -- Joel 301 541 8551 ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
Re: Stus-List Offshore passages as crew - where to start?
I have, thanks Doug - I’ve been meaning to make it out to a meeting but situations keep conspiring to prevent me from attending. Is it possible to go to the cruise if I miss the meeting? Andrew -- Andrew Means S.V. Safari - 1977 C&C 34 Mk I Seattle, WA On July 13, 2016 at 10:26:48 AM, svpegasu...@gmail.com ( cnc-list@cnc-list.com) wrote: Andrew, have you heard of the Puget Sound Cruising Club (PSCC)? We meet every 3rd friday at the NSCC library hall. And go on a cruise the following weekend. There are members that are or have sailed all over the world. I am sure you can find someone looking for crew. Maybe not to Hawaii, but someplace across the great blue ocean. Come check us out, there at least 2 other listers that are members. Doug Mountjoy svPegasus LF38 #4 just west of Ballard, Wa ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
Re: Stus-List Offshore passages as crew - where to start?
Thanks Tom, I’ll check out the crew bank, that seems like a good resource. Crazy about the storm/becalmed situation… I won’t be able to make it to Thetis (at least, not without seriously inconveniencing my employees) but would love to meet up with other Puget Sound C&C owners sometime soon - maybe a sail to Blake Island in the fall? -- Andrew Means S.V. Safari - 1977 C&C 34 Mk I Seattle, WA On July 13, 2016 at 1:56:16 PM, Tom Buscaglia via CnC-List ( cnc-list@cnc-list.com) wrote: Andrew This looks pretty close to home for you...http://www.vicmaui.org/crewbank Check the Race Tracker too. The Vic Maui race started a few days ago and 1/2 the fleet is becalmed and the rest is facing a huge storm. Looks like exactly what you're looking for! Hope to see you at the Rendesvous on Thetis next month. www.candcwest.org Tom B Tom Buscaglia SV Alera 1990 C&C 37+/40 Vashon Island WA (206) 463-9200 www.sv-alera.com At 09:00 AM 7/13/2016, you wrote: Message: 1 Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2016 23:46:28 -0700 From: Andrew Means To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Offshore passages as crew - where to start? Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" My recent trip to Tofino and the west coast of Vancouver Island has convinced me I want to do more offshore passages, and eventually cross oceans. I have a fair amount of experience sailing around Puget Sound/San Juans/etc. and feel like I?d be fairly useful addition to most crews. If you had very little offshore sailing experience and had set a goal of sailing to or from Hawaii within the next 1-3 years (crewing on somebody else?s boat), how would you go about it? ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions are greatly appreciated! ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
Re: Stus-List Offshore passages as crew - where to start?
body{font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px} Yes it is. The next cruise and or meeting will be in September. We are all out cruising. They are usually raft ups. No docks for us. Doug MountjoysvPegasusLF38 #4just west of Ballard, WA. -- Original message--From: Andrew Means via CnC-List Date: Thu, Jul 14, 2016 11:10To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com;Cc: Andrew Means;Subject:Re: Stus-List Offshore passages as crew - where to start? I have, thanks Doug - I’ve been meaning to make it out to a meeting but situations keep conspiring to prevent me from attending. Is it possible to go to the cruise if I miss the meeting? Andrew -- Andrew Means S.V. Safari - 1977 C&C 34 Mk ISeattle, WA On July 13, 2016 at 10:26:48 AM, svpegasu...@gmail.com (cnc-list@cnc-list.com) wrote: Andrew, have you heard of the Puget Sound Cruising Club (PSCC)? Wemeet every 3rd friday at the NSCC library hall. And go on a cruisethe following weekend. There are members that are or have sailedall over the world. I am sure you can find someone looking forcrew. Maybe not to Hawaii, but someplace across the great blueocean. Come check us out, there at least 2 other listers thatare members. Doug MountjoysvPegasusLF38 #4just west of Ballard, Wa ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions are greatly appreciated!