Seeking a Crew
Member for a
Cruise down the
East Coast from
Maine to
Florida and the
Bahamas in October and November.
I’m an ex-meteorologist and teacher, who now loves to travel and keeping busy until my wife can stop working. I’ve lived the last 30 years,
Europe,
Alaska and now
New York, where I grew up.
I just spent a relatively short day cruising from Gloucester to Plymouth Mass, where I am now anchored, watching a thunderstorm move through. I am warm and cozy on Dauntless, a 1988 Kadey Krogen 42’
trawler. It’s not fast, it’s not sexy, but will pretty much go anywhere in
safety and a little comfort.
I’m telling you this because I could use some help keeping watch, light
cleaning and plain conversation. What you don’t know, I am willing to and like to teach. I try to go off shore depending upon
weather, waves and
current, and usually
anchor each night after 8 to 12 hour days. Once in a while, when circumstances warrant, I have had longer days and overnight passages.
Between the second or third week of October and early December, I will be cruising from
Maine down the
east coast, stopping in central
Florida, for two weeks, before ending in the
Bahamas (Abacos) by the end of November.
I am looking for one crew
member who is outgoing, easy going, and willing to learn. Experience is not necessary, as I will teach the fundamentals of watch keeping, including
navigation,
radar and
weather interpretation. I do the routine
maintenance and we’ll share the normal
boat chores, though I like doing most of the
cooking. You will have plenty of time to read.
Young is better than old, just because I like open minded people who don’t know it all, just as I realize I don’t know it all. I also don’t have much patience for entitled adults. If you don’t know what that means, that’s probably good.
Dauntless is well equipped and I pretty much
single handed from Florida in the spring, up to
NYC and have spent the summer cruising
New England, Maine,
Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. I will keep Dauntless in Providence RI for the rest of September.
You must have the time to do at least the first or second part of this trip, the expenses to cover your transportation and any personal or special needs.
If you
Google Krogen 42, you will have a sense of what a fully equipped
trawler is like. You will have your own
cabin and head! No smoking, no drugs, but a
beer or glass or two of wine at the end of the day is most welcome.
PM me and tell me about yourself:
• Your expectations,
• Experience,
• Male or female
• Drink and eating habits
• Availability, when and where
Richard
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