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    • 15m Custom built Aluminium Catamaran of German design
    • New Zealand
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New Zealand to Fiji on a 50ft Catamaran

I`m looking for experienced crew to join me when sailing from Whangarei/ New Zealand to Fiji starting early May 2026 .The envisaged routing will touch the Bay of Islands and pristine Minerva Reef before cruising in Fiji until the end of June.

The trip will thus be a combination of relaxed cruising (with a lot of snorkeling) and passage making in the southern Pacific.

We will be a crew of a maximum of 3 on a safe, well equipped and maintained boat with 4 spacious cabins with en suite bathrooms.

Crew must be confident of handling the boat solo during night watches and therefore have to be experienced sailors. Happy to take mile builders but not novice sailiors. I expect you to actively engage in the maintenance of the boat, cleaning and making the trip enjoyable for all of us.

All expenses incurred on the boat including food will be covered.

Timewise,presence on the boat is flexible to some degree. My plan is to leave Whangarei in early May and to fly out of Fiji by the end of June..

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Position

  • Crew positionCompetent Crew

  • Availability 1 May 2026 until 30 Jun 2026

  • Expenses to/from vesselPaid by crew

  • Expenses onboardPaid by skipper / boat owner

  • Team / SoloNot important

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Vessel

  • TypeSailing Yacht

  • Make/modelCustom built Aluminium Catamaran of German design

  • Length15 metres

  • Berth8

  • Sailing from New Zealand , Whangarei

  • Sailing to Fiji , Vuda Marina

  • Language spoke aboardEnglish

  • Boat descriptionS/Y La Medianoche is a Aluminium sailing catamaran., registered,built and designed in Germany. It is a safe,sturdy and comfortable boat that is currently on its second circumnavigation. Hence, it is well equpped with everything required for long-haul passages (e.g. watermaker and safety equipment like PLBs for the crew). It features 4 spacious cabins each equipped with their own bathroom, a well equipped pantry and a lot of space for a maximum crew of 8. Safe sailing is provided by a very protected cockpit, broad passageways, a high and solid rail and a protected work area in the front. The sailing loft comprises i.a. a Parasailor and a powerful Code Zero. You will find more details and pictures of the boat on the website www.moonsailing.de.

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Skipper

  • NationalityGerman

  • Age72

  • GenderMale

  • Fluent languages English
    French
    German

  • Qualifications DSV - Seeschifferschein (SSS)
    DSV - SBF See
    PADI - Advanced Open Water

  • Sea Miles 10,000+

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Best experience we could have asked for

5

We can’t imagine having had a better choice of a skipper. Excellent sailing skills, and he likes to sail fast. Just the experience we needed. He provisioned the boat with best quality of food so we ate well every day. He likes company and though dry we enjoyed his humour . We clicked I think and we learned a lot from him. Educated and has a wealth of knowledge on pretty much everything. He has very High standards for himself and asks for the same in return. Seems fair.. we found him to have warm and witty personality. Happy to join him again in the future

16th Jun 2024

Ligia & Nathan

Beautiful boat, horrible owner

3

Horst (they named him right) is a smart, self absorbed, squeaky tight German Lawyer that thinks your his personal slave. Enjoys ridiculing when your opinion differs from his. Two meals a day, eat only when he eats, drink when he drinks. Be prepared to hear about it if you make any little mistakes, with words like "I told you" and " if those straps blow over you're going in with them"

8th Nov 2023

thecoleman

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