Hello all! We are currently looking for a fourth crew
member for our transit south to the
Caribbean this
winter. We are a
family crew consisting of husband and wife and 18 year old son. We have owned this
boat for 2 years and had a previous
boat for 2 years. Our primary experience is on the
Chesapeake Bay however the
skipper has done 2 coastal deliveries- one in 15 foot seas. Additional "crew" include 2 miniature schnauzers; Snowball (morale and welfare) and Stoker (ship's guard dog and vacuum). The boat is a 1985 Wauquiez Centurion 42.
Displacement is just over 24000 lbs with a fin
keel and double headsail
sloop rig. There is a
roller furler for the
genoa but also two removable forestays. There is a considerable inventory of
sails.
Sails for forestays are hanked on. The boat sails well and fast. There are 2 heads, one
electric and one manual. Two bunks in a crew
cabin as well as V berth (not used on passage) and an aft berth. Lots of upgraded
gear including
AIS (send and receive) and
watermaker.
Perkins 4.108 engine very reliable. We are participating in the
Caribbean 1500 and are departing Deale MD around October 25-27 for Hampton VA. Anticipated rally departure from Hampton is 7 Nov 11 for Nanny Cay, Tortola,
British Virgin Islands. Crew must have ability to handle
helm and stand watch, sail changes, reef, and most of all should have experience of passagemaking. Some sail adjustment will be done on
deck as not all lines are run to the
cockpit. Crew are expected to be reasonably neat and tidy and to
pitch in with keeping boat habitable (ie clean up after themselves!). Not expected to cook.
Racing experience would be helpful as the sailplan is "old school"- no in
mast furlers, no
electric winches. Crew are expected to find their own way to and from the boat but are not expected to pay for
meals or
repairs. Crew will be required to wear lifejacket and harness whenever topside and should have own
gear, including tether. Crew must be Canadian or US citizens and speak passable
English although our son is fluent in French. Boat is currently in area of
Annapolis, MD (Deale).
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