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URGENT Paid Trans-Pacific DEPART 2/May/26 PANAMA CANAL TO TAHITI

WATCH KEEPER WANTED (PAID)

Welcome to Yacht Salacia…

Want to join our South Pacific adventure sailing, fishing, hiking and snorkelling?

I’m Sonia, a British skipper sailing around the world with my dog Buoy, onboard a 12m Hanse385 sailing yacht, looking for another sailor to join us as watch keeping crew.

WATCH KEEPER PAYMENT
US$100/week onboard (timescales subject to skipper’s discretion, safety, weather and sea conditions).

EXPENSES;
I will cover fuel, food and drink, as well as boat expenses.

You pay for your own flexible date transportation and flights to and from the boat, including travel insurance, entry visa’s and necessary vaccinations.


WATCH-KEEPER DUTIES ;
1. Watch-Keeper duties 5 hour on, 5 hours off 24/7 rota. We wear a life jacket & a tether whenever on the helm steering. sitting in the cockpit and double tethers when on-deck.

2. Keep a look out for any passing boats or floating objects and listen out for audible alarms.

3. Use chart plotter to note hourly log keeping, and view compass to make sure we are still on track.

4. Take turns to cook, clean, wash up, dry and put away.

5. You will monitor weather conditions plus the wave height and inform skipper Sonia of any increases to maintain safety.

6. You will be provided with a lifejacket and Man Overboard AIS beacon. However you must provide your own sailing travel insurance (with repatriation and medical cover), vaccinations, entry visas and flights to and from the boat.

7. Be a proactive, safe and reliable helpful crew. Be kind to each other and with onboard mascot chihuahua dog.

8. Advance of boarding share evidence of some recent sailing experience and email across all paperwork.

9. Email sailing or STCW certificates to skipper in advance of your travel to the boat.

10. Complete and sign Yacht Crew Agreement, before emailing back to the skipper.


If you want to join us on our South Pacific adventure of a lifetime, from Panama to Tahiti, DM skipper Sonia and do share your questions ?

Looking forward to meeting you over WhatsApp.

Fair winds,



Sonia
Yacht Salacia

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Position

  • Crew positionCompetent Crew

  • Availability 28 Apr 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/modelHanse385

  • Length12 metres

  • Berth6

  • Sailing from Panama , Shelter Bay Marina

  • Sailing to French Polynesia , Papeete

  • Language spoke aboardEnglish

  • Boat descriptionEquipped for transatlantic ARC24 rally and later ocean crossings, surveyed in Nov’24, with all safety equipment and reinforced sails. Latest service for trans-Pacific crossing Mar’26. Radar, AIS, Axiom navigation chart plotter with Navionics, autopilot, Windvane, vhf, satellite, poled out jib, battened mainsail, 6 man ISO liferaft and Jordan series drogue for heavier ocean weather conditions. Vhf and AIS, back navigation on phone and iPad, Starlink mini, 2 x EPIRBs, Garmin InReach Mini 2 and YB3i tracker. Life jackets equipped with AIS mob units and tethers to attach to safety lines and various tether points. Bring your own PLB for extra protection…

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Skipper

  • NationalityBritish

  • Age60

  • GenderFemale

  • Fluent languages English

  • Basic knowledge of French

  • Qualifications RYA Coastal Skipper
    RYA Competent Crew
    RYA Day Skipper Practical
    RYA Diesel Engine Maintenance
    RYA Yachtmaster
    Safety at Sea/Sea Survival
    Short Range VHF / GMDSS
    STCW Basic Safety Training
    STCW Fire Fighting
    STCW 1st Aid
    STCW Personal Safety and Social Responsibility
    VHF Radio Telephony
    PADI - Master Instructor
    USCG 100 Ton Master

  • Sea Miles 10,000+

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