My name is Jasper Arts (Dutch, 34) and I'm looking to cross the Atlantic from Las Palmas as crew.
I'm an experienced, qualified
Coastal Skipper and been into sailing for over 25 years. From April till October I
work as a charter-skipper in the south of
Portugal and at the moment I'm on a six month holiday with
destination Brazil. I'm looking to cross the Atlantic as crew, mainly to learn and make miles for a Yachtmaster
Offshore license.
Other people describe me as calm, friendly, easy going and hardworking. I'm a fit non-smoker and never drink alcohol while sailing. I speak
Dutch (mother tongue),
English and
Portuguese fluently. I've worked as a
skipper on sailing yachts in The
Netherlands, Canary Islands and
Portugal, organized flotillas in
Greece and sailing-camps for
children in The
Netherlands. Good
references can be provided on request.
I have a Portuguese Coastal
Skipper license,
ICC, RYA
VHF and
RYA Seasurvival qualifications and I'm an
Emergency First Responder and PADI Open
Water Diver. Besides that, I have a MSc degree in Astronomy, so I'm looking forward to doing some
celestial navigation during a crossing.
At the moment I'm
in Las Palmas, looking for a berth on a yacht and
ready to join a (delivery)team. I'm available for
crewing from November 2010 trough April 2011. If you'd like to meet me, please give me a call at
+34 638236360 or send an
email to j.n.arts (at) gmail (dot) com.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Best Regards,
Jasper Arts