Watch: 6 year's of me sailing - Home is where the anchor drops
Boson and delivery crew with global ambitions.
## Experienced Mariner & Dedicated Team Player
I've been living and working at sea since 2015, bringing **over nine years of almost continuous sailing experience** and approximately **35,000 nautical miles** to the table. My extensive background in yachting and traditional sailing includes numerous long passages, such as Atlantic and Mediterranean crossings. I have a "can-do" attitude, always seeking new adventures and challenges, and I'm quick to find solutions or learn what's needed. My logbooks and captains can readily back up my sea time.
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### **Comprehensive Onboard Expertise**
As a **passionate and hands-on sailor**, I've logged **over 500 hours of night watches** on vessels up to 55 meters and am highly comfortable in diverse conditions, including heavy weather. My expertise extends beyond sailing to **vessel maintenance and repair**. While not a mechanic or engineer, I'm eager to learn and proficient in varnishing, rust removal, painting, plumbing, electrical work, carpentry, and intricate rope work (splices, traditional fenders, endless loops). I can efficiently stitch sails and maintain the boat to an above-average standard of cleanliness and tidiness.
When chartering, I feel it's my obligation to ensure guests are entertained, comfortable, and feel genuinely welcome and honored. I engage guests intellectually and physically, providing necessary direction for safety and fostering a sense of purpose and belonging onboard. I've conducted knot courses and seamanship discussions, turning them into engaging adventures. In challenging situations, I'm known for keeping a cool head, remaining laser-focused, assessing the situation accurately, and making educated decisions or following orders without hesitation.
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### **Professional & Personal Attributes**
My work ethic is characterized by a strong set of **German traits**: tidy, timely, accurate, detail-oriented, clean, and organized. With my **European Union passport**, I can work anywhere in Europe and the Mediterranean, and it's straightforward for me to obtain necessary papers for worldwide voyages. I'm proficient in navigation in both tidal and non-tidal waters, used to filling out logbooks, and adept at planning week-long trips, adapting plans to circumstances (guests, wind, weather), and executing them flawlessly. MARAD, MLC, and ISM are not foreign words to me; I've worked extensively with these systems.
Beyond my sailing skills, I'm a **well-trained and enthusiastic cook**, capable of preparing diverse dishes to the crew's delight. I'm direct, mature, and fit, always on time, adventure-seeking, a sailing fanatic, and a professional team player and builder.
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### **Certifications**
* **STCW Survival Craft and Rescue Boat** (November 2023)
* **Advanced Fire Fighting** (November 2023)
* **RYA Day Skipper** (June 2021)
* **Rating Deck + Monsterboekje** (May 2020)
* **Certificate Of Competency (ICC)** (May 2020)
* **Basic Safety Certificate (STCW95)** (March 2020)
* **Security Awareness Training Certificate** (March 2020)
* **RYA Day Skipper Theory** (January 2020)
* **ENG1 Medical** (December 2019)
* **RYA Competent Crew** (October 2017)
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### **Additional Skills**
I also have 15 years of experience as a DJ and am a content creator specializing in photography and videography (www.ricpicks.de).
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