I'm looking for non-paid crew members to help me sail my 1993 Alubat
Ovni 47 (a 47'
aluminum hulled, aft
cockpit cutter-rigged sloop) in the open ocean from
Washington, D.C to St. Thomas, USVI. The trip should take approximately 10-14 days and I'd like to leave around 03 November
weather permitting.
Funiculi Funicula is a great
boat with many important
safety features that make her compliant with all US
safety regulations. She measures 47’
LOA, with a 15.5’ beam, and draws only 3’ with the hydraulically raised
centerboard up (6.5’ with the
centerboard down). She has a full compliment of
sails including a
spinnaker with pole. She has
roller furling head sails. She boasts a 72 hp dieselYanmar, an auxiliary
diesel generator, a
wind generator,
solar panels, and a tow
generator; all can charge a primary and backup bank of
batteries. She is
wheel steered with direct linkage (not cables) to twin rudders. An
electric Autohelm ST7000
autopilot is connected directly to the
steering linkage. In addition, she has a self-powered
wind vane, and an
emergency tiller (hopefully never to be used). She is tanked to carry up to 125 gals of potable
water (she also has a 25 gal/day watermaker), and 220 gals of
diesel. I carry a ship mounted
GPS, and
VHF, along with handheld backups for each. Fun Fun also has two
SSB radios, and a
radar. For safety and
emergency equipment the
boat has sturdy two tier
lifelines, full boat length
jacklines, lifejackets and harnesses, an
inflatable dinghy with
outboard motor, a six person auto-inflatable
liferaft, and a registered
EPIRB. For comfort the boat has two cabins along with two bunks in the V berth. The
galley has a two burner
stove,
oven, and cold plate
refrigeration. The boat also has a
marine head along with fresh-hot
water showers available.
I would like to sail with 2 crew members (plus myself). I'm looking for crew with at least some sailing experience. All crew members should expect to pay for their own transportation to and from
Washington D.C. and ST. Thomas, USVI (I can provide local transportation to and from local airports, or trains stations in both cities). Crew can expect to lodge on the boat upon arrival in
Washington DC (not before 01 November), until arrival at our
destination (and maybe for a day or two after arrival). All
passage expenses will be paid by me (including meals), crew are not expected to share expenses. Crew will be expected to stand a regular watch (and act accordingly in that capacity), assist to lower and raise
sails (boat has
roller furling head sails), and cook
meals on a rotational basis.
Smokers, drug-users, boozers and sailors who experience incapacitatiing
sea sickness need not apply.
I have sailed on and off through much of my adult life. My previous boat was a 28’
MacGregor that I owned and sailed from Ventura, CA to and around the Channel Islands. I have sailed in various capacities on various boats around the world including around the
San Juan islands in the
Puget Sound, WA area, the
Galapagos islands, Marlbourgh Sounds,
New Zealand, and Vieques Island,
Puerto Rico. In August 2003 I skippered the boat and crew on a succesful open ocean
passage from Charleston, SC to Washington, D.C.. In March/April 2003 I skippered the boat and crew on a succesful open ocean passage from Ft. Lauderdale, FL to Charleston, SC. In October, 2002 I crewed aboard S/V Anita Kay (42’ ketch) from
NYC to St. Thomas, USVI. I am a 37 year old heterosexual male, 16 year veteran Naval Reserve Aviator (I flew C-130s, P-3s, and currently fly the C-9). I am currently employed by
Delta Air Lines as an MD-88 First Officer.
If you are interested please
email me at
ccannan@yahoo.com.
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