Crew Available: Delivery Skipper: Qualified and Experienced, E & S Coast USA and Caribbean, Mexico

[rupertfb]

Former Officer Royal Navy (20yrs) Boat Surveyor & Professional Experienced & Qualified Yacht Skipper E Coast, Bahamas, Caribbean
________________________________________
Available by arrangement for Boat Surveys, Yacht delivery and skipper for east coast USA, the Bahamas and the Caribbean.

References available
Full detailed and open quotations given

Over 40 thousand offshore sailing miles documented:

Delivery completed in the last 36 months
2017
Beneteau 44' Charleston to Abacos
Catalina 34' St Pete FL to Mexico
New Lagoon 40' Annapolis to USVI
Voyage 44' St Augustine to BVI
2018
New Beneteau 45' Charleston to Miami
PDQ Capella 36' Antigua to BVI
Fontaine Pajot 40’ St Petersburg to St Thomas USVI
New Beneteau 38' Charleston to USVI
New Jeanneau 41' Charleston to BVI
PDQ Capella 36’ Bahamas to St Augustine
Hans Christian 38’ South Carolina to Massachusetts
Silverton 50’ Connecticut to Florida
Sea Ray 330 Charleston to Jacksonville FL
Island Packet 52’ – a weeks instruction in The Chesapeake
Jeanneau 44’DS Rhode Island to Bahamas
2019
Island Packet 52’ Annapolis to St Maarten
Island Packet 52’ USVI to Annapolis
Hunter 31’ Charleston to Annapolis
Beneteau 41’ Miami to Charleston
Lagoon 40’ Martinique to Florida
Moorings 58’ Marsh Hbr-Gt Exuma-Nassau (Hurricane Dorian)
Lagoon 45’ Annapolis to St Thomas USVI
Fontain Pajot 40’ charter captain USVI/BVI
Beneteau First 53’ Beaufort to Charleston
2020
Island Packet 52’ Annapolis to Little Creek and back (aborted Caribbean trip)
Fontain Pajot 40’ Puerto Rico to St Lucia
Beneteau 41.1 Charleston to Annapolis
Catalina 47’ Charleston to Galveston TX
Jeanneau 45’ Ft Pierce FL to Annapolis
Beneteau 45’ St Thomas to Tampa, via Nassau
Beneteau 55’ Charleston to Ft Lauderdale
2021
Ocean 48’ Charleston to Boston
Lagoon 42 FLL to Fernandino beach 3 days
Island Packet 38 St Augustine to Beaufort NC 4 days
Beneteau Oceanis 48’ St Thomas USVI to Charleston, SC



Time spent as Yacht Skipper for Charter:
2019
FP 40’ 8 days USVI
2020
FP 40’ 7 days, Puerto Rico to St Lucia
FP 44’ 16 days USVI/BVI
FP 44’ 9 days USVI
FP 40’ 5 days USVI
FP 47’ 2 days USVI
Beneteau Oceanis 45’ 7 days
FP 50’ 7 days
FP 50’ 8 days
FP 44’ 2 days
Lagoon 45’ 8 days
2021
FP 47’ 15 days
FP 47’ 15 days




Qualifications

● USCG 100 ton
● RYA Yachtmaster Offshore & RYA ICC, RYA Dinghy level 3
● STCW 95 II/1
● MSc 'Hydrographic Surveying' (deep specialization in: GPS, navigation, oceanography)
● ABYC Standards qualified
● Qualified Boat Surveyor (Chapman)
● Royal Navy ship’s Commanding Officer
● Ships Communication Officer
● Ocean Navigation Certificate
● First Aid & CPR
● VHF Radio Operators Ticket
● ‘UEL’ - Unit Expedition Leader
● Leadership Instructor
● FireFighting at Sea
● Sea Survival Course
● Ships (armed) Protection
● Ships Damage Control

Experience

● U.K. Royal Navy: 20yrs Surface Warfare Officer (Warship driver) Sub specialist Hydrographic Surveyor (deep specialist in the use of the Nautical Chart)
Commanding Officer/Executive Officer/Navigation Officer with decades of global seamanship and small boat operations around the world
●RYA Yachtmaster: Experienced in planning, equipping, leading and instructing sail training expeditions in the UK, France, Spain, Portugal, and Gibraltar.
●Instructor in: Leadership/Navigation/Meteorology/Oceanography/Sailing and Power Boat to the Royal Navy.
●St Barts Yacht Sales, Charleston. Hired as Sailboat expert to broker new and used Beneteau's as well as all other makes of sail and power boats. Instructing new owners in sailing, navigation, maritime regulations and sailing etiquette.
●St Barts Yacht Deliveries, Charleston: Tens of thousands of offshore miles delivering yachts to Caribbean. Moving owners yachts up and down the east coast and Mexico.
● Delivering on east coast to Caribbean for: Privately owned vessels, Moorings, Sunsail, Dream Yacht Charters, St Barts Yachts

Safety Equipment & Communications:
EPIRB
I also carry my own satellite communications when offshore, which allows:
1) Text conversation to/from land to a group of email addresses or phone numbers
2) Offshore Weather forecasts download
3) It also sends a position update at set intervals. This keeps you, your family & friends in touch with where we are, and through text conversation.


Conclusion:

Every delivery is different, and I am always available to discuss your delivery or training needs. Some people need their boat sailed across the harbor, some require delivery over thousands of miles, some people are looking to get used to a boat they have just bought, and to get to grips with the Rule of The Road, etiquette and logistical world that boaters live in!

Owners/friends are welcome to attend as crew
Rates and terms dependent on the requirement

I’m a non-smoker, no drinking (at sea) policy

Drop me a line and I can send you my full resume and we can set up a video conversation and start discussing what we can do

[daviddiscenza]

Hello. Next April, I'll be moving my boat from Worton Creek in Chestertown, MD to the North Shore of Long Island, NY. We are debating whether to have the boat trucked there or to sail her there. I'm in the process of gathering costs. What would it cost to hire a captain to deliver her to the new marina?

I look forward to your reply.

[rupertfb]

Good morning
Thank you for the message and for the question regarding ‘How much to move a boat’

Obviously the difference between trucking and sailing costs is very much down to ‘what size & type’ of boat you have.

I’d be very happy to talk through your options with you - I’ll send you a Private Message with my contact details

Thanks again

Rupert Forester-Bennett
Boat Surveyor & Skipper
Charleston

[daviddiscenza]

Rupert,
Thanks for your quick reply. My boat is a 34' Catalina tall rig, 1993 vintage. Please let me know what other information you would need.

[trckdrivr]

Originally Posted by rupertfb

Former Officer Royal Navy (20yrs) Boat Surveyor & Professional Experienced & Qualified Yacht Skipper E Coast, Bahamas, Caribbean
________________________________________
Available by arrangement for Boat Surveys, Yacht delivery and skipper for east coast USA, the Bahamas and the Caribbean.

References available
Full detailed and open quotations given

Over 40 thousand offshore sailing miles documented:

Delivery completed in the last 36 months
2017
Beneteau 44' Charleston to Abacos
Catalina 34' St Pete FL to Mexico
New Lagoon 40' Annapolis to USVI
Voyage 44' St Augustine to BVI
2018
New Beneteau 45' Charleston to Miami
PDQ Capella 36' Antigua to BVI
Fontaine Pajot 40’ St Petersburg to St Thomas USVI
New Beneteau 38' Charleston to USVI
New Jeanneau 41' Charleston to BVI
PDQ Capella 36’ Bahamas to St Augustine
Hans Christian 38’ South Carolina to Massachusetts
Silverton 50’ Connecticut to Florida
Sea Ray 330 Charleston to Jacksonville FL
Island Packet 52’ – a weeks instruction in The Chesapeake
Jeanneau 44’DS Rhode Island to Bahamas
2019
Island Packet 52’ Annapolis to St Maarten
Island Packet 52’ USVI to Annapolis
Hunter 31’ Charleston to Annapolis
Beneteau 41’ Miami to Charleston
Lagoon 40’ Martinique to Florida
Moorings 58’ Marsh Hbr-Gt Exuma-Nassau (Hurricane Dorian)
Lagoon 45’ Annapolis to St Thomas USVI
Fontain Pajot 40’ charter captain USVI/BVI
Beneteau First 53’ Beaufort to Charleston
2020
Island Packet 52’ Annapolis to Little Creek and back (aborted Caribbean trip)
Fontain Pajot 40’ Puerto Rico to St Lucia
Beneteau 41.1 Charleston to Annapolis
Catalina 47’ Charleston to Galveston TX
Jeanneau 45’ Ft Pierce FL to Annapolis
Beneteau 45’ St Thomas to Tampa, via Nassau
Beneteau 55’ Charleston to Ft Lauderdale
2021
Ocean 48’ Charleston to Boston
Lagoon 42 FLL to Fernandino beach 3 days
Island Packet 38 St Augustine to Beaufort NC 4 days
Beneteau Oceanis 48’ St Thomas USVI to Charleston, SC



Time spent as Yacht Skipper for Charter:
2019
FP 40’ 8 days USVI
2020
FP 40’ 7 days, Puerto Rico to St Lucia
FP 44’ 16 days USVI/BVI
FP 44’ 9 days USVI
FP 40’ 5 days USVI
FP 47’ 2 days USVI
Beneteau Oceanis 45’ 7 days
FP 50’ 7 days
FP 50’ 8 days
FP 44’ 2 days
Lagoon 45’ 8 days
2021
FP 47’ 15 days
FP 47’ 15 days




Qualifications

● USCG 100 ton
● RYA Yachtmaster Offshore & RYA ICC, RYA Dinghy level 3
● STCW 95 II/1
● MSc 'Hydrographic Surveying' (deep specialization in: GPS, navigation, oceanography)
● ABYC Standards qualified
● Qualified Boat Surveyor (Chapman)
● Royal Navy ship’s Commanding Officer
● Ships Communication Officer
● Ocean Navigation Certificate
● First Aid & CPR
● VHF Radio Operators Ticket
● ‘UEL’ - Unit Expedition Leader
● Leadership Instructor
● FireFighting at Sea
● Sea Survival Course
● Ships (armed) Protection
● Ships Damage Control

Experience

● U.K. Royal Navy: 20yrs Surface Warfare Officer (Warship driver) Sub specialist Hydrographic Surveyor (deep specialist in the use of the Nautical Chart)
Commanding Officer/Executive Officer/Navigation Officer with decades of global seamanship and small boat operations around the world
●RYA Yachtmaster: Experienced in planning, equipping, leading and instructing sail training expeditions in the UK, France, Spain, Portugal, and Gibraltar.
●Instructor in: Leadership/Navigation/Meteorology/Oceanography/Sailing and Power Boat to the Royal Navy.
●St Barts Yacht Sales, Charleston. Hired as Sailboat expert to broker new and used Beneteau's as well as all other makes of sail and power boats. Instructing new owners in sailing, navigation, maritime regulations and sailing etiquette.
●St Barts Yacht Deliveries, Charleston: Tens of thousands of offshore miles delivering yachts to Caribbean. Moving owners yachts up and down the east coast and Mexico.
● Delivering on east coast to Caribbean for: Privately owned vessels, Moorings, Sunsail, Dream Yacht Charters, St Barts Yachts

Safety Equipment & Communications:
EPIRB
I also carry my own satellite communications when offshore, which allows:
1) Text conversation to/from land to a group of email addresses or phone numbers
2) Offshore Weather forecasts download
3) It also sends a position update at set intervals. This keeps you, your family & friends in touch with where we are, and through text conversation.


Conclusion:

Every delivery is different, and I am always available to discuss your delivery or training needs. Some people need their boat sailed across the harbor, some require delivery over thousands of miles, some people are looking to get used to a boat they have just bought, and to get to grips with the Rule of The Road, etiquette and logistical world that boaters live in!

Owners/friends are welcome to attend as crew
Rates and terms dependent on the requirement

I’m a non-smoker, no drinking (at sea) policy

Drop me a line and I can send you my full resume and we can set up a video conversation and start discussing what we can do

good n capt, Im planning on moving a 46 Egg Harbor from Miami to the port of Limon Costa Rica or Quepos Costa Rica this Late Oct early Nov.trying to get some idea of costanx in advances. Ill also crew, its just to much for one to handle alone

[trckdrivr]

Good afternoon Capt. Im planning on moving a 46 Egg Harbor from Miami to the port of Limon Costa Rica or Quepos Costa Rica this Late Oct early Nov.trying to get some idea of cost in advance. Ill also crew, its just to much for one to handle alone. not to mention ive never been across open water internationally, appreciate you in advance,

[BenCo]

Hi captain,
I’m currently looking at my options to keep my lagoon 39 safe and away from hurricanes for obvious and insurance reasons. Ideally would like to crew along an experienced captain to register miles and gain experience as I am a new sailor. Boat is located in Guadeloupe and likely would be best down in Trinidad or Grenada.
Challenge really is on the logistics of such move with weather and Covid restrictions ever evolving.
What would be the best way to organize this and establish a price for the service that stays true to initial quote?
Looking forward to your response

With best regards

[rupertfb]

Hi Benco this is Rupert the delivery skipper.

I think it’s best that we have a chat about this soonest perhaps you could give me a ring on 843-609-5871
looking forward to the call

Rupert

[boatman61]

Originally Posted by rupertfb

Hi Benco this is Rupert the delivery skipper.

I think it’s best that we have a chat about this soonest perhaps you could give me a ring on 843-609-5871
looking forward to the call

Rupert

Hi Rupert... best you send info like phone numbers etc by personal message.
Keeps the comedians away..