Deckhand - Permanent - $Min 500 USD/Max 1700 - Bahamas, The
Looking for someone between the age of 24 and 55 who wants a paid learning position. Person needs to have a solid knowledge and experience of points of sail and good handling of terminology.
Lots of sailing, a fair amount of hanging and exploring both nature and urban if urban is on the way. Shared domestic chores (includes cooking) , standing watch while underway (day and night) and participating in light maintenance when occasion arises.
Ideally the position would start April 1 2026 and end sometime in September 2026 but open to earlier/alternate plans.
-Bahamas to Newport April 2026
-New England June 2026
-New England to Newfoundland and St Pierre July to August 2026
-St Pierre to New England August to September 2026
This is my fifth trip to Nova Scotia and fourth to Newfoundland. If you like remote, rugged and exploring this will reward you. But you also need to enjoy nothing to do (it happens) and be willing to endure some fog, some cold and some biting flies. As stated earlier it is my fifth trip, so it is not that bad and certainly not the dominant reality.
I have sailed solo, in tandem with one paid crew and with a couple (for eighteen months) and had crew just for passages. I enjoy crew that is communicative in general but also communicative about what they need. Since this is about cruising in sometimes pretty remote places, there has to be a willingness to "share" the adventure in the form of exploring whether it is a city or nature. I fully understand and respect that everyone needs alone time.
I am very conservative when it comes to picking weather and make the most of the boat's ability to sail at or better than wind speed in winds below 10 knots.
The boat just underwent a very extensive refit. It is an enjoyable boat to sail and is well powered which makes a nice boat to sail even in light air.
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Crew Review
I crewed with Claude for just short of one year. We started in Newport, RI doing day tours and overnight charters. We then cruised up to Nova Scotia, then down to the Bahamas. Claude is an amazing person to work with. It was my first time living onboard with anyone, and as a younger woman heading off to live and sail with a virtual stranger, I can't imagine a better situation to find myself in. When we first spoke, we FaceTimed and I was able to meet his wife and two daughters, who were around my age. I was 20 at the time we first started working together, and he made it a priority to make sure I felt safe and comfortable with the situation. There has never been a strange or creepy interaction with him, which I typically find is a rarity. The biggest takeaway was that any issue that I might've had living in such tight quarters, I was able to communicate it and have him actually listen, then actively make an effort to respect my wishes and change what bothered me. It was of course only minor issues, just the typical living and working difficulties of living in a boat with another person. Safety is always #1 with me, and he time and time again gave me so many opportunities to learn and grow within my sailing career, while taking on all the scarier more dangerous missions. This was due to him prioritizing keeping me from getting injured. He is a fantastic listener, great communicator, and a kind soul overall. His family has taken me in many times, inviting me into their home, treating me like one of their own. Most recently I have been helping Claude with dry dock work in Bridgeport, CT. I have a dog now, so he found a dog friendly Airbnb, and has allowed her to come to the boatyard during the whole process. He is very accepting and adaptable and anyone would be lucky to work with him. :)
25th Apr 2023