Experienced & qualified sailor looking for 1st mate or skipper job
Hi there - I'm Wessel! I am a lifelong sailor and waterman, who is in love with the sea and tries to spend as much time on it as possible. Since a young age I've sailed all types of dinghies (e.g. Lasers, RS500), gave sailing lessons to kids in various types of boats, got the windsurfing bug, grew into sailing on and skippering smaller sailing yachts (<35ft) in my teens and traded the windsurfing bug for a continued kitesurfing one after finishing my degree in Ship Design & Production.
Since end of 2023 I've committed to sailing fulltime, racking up 12.000+ miles over 2 Atlantic crossings (as crew & some shorthanded), obtaining my Yachtmaster Offshore, (commercially) skippering various vessels (monohull & catamaran) and racing. I'm also a certified kitesurfing instructor.
Having been sailing full time since March 2023 & being a sailor all my life, I know how to run vessel, plan & execute long passages, work with different types of people & boats in different weather conditions, lead team (night) watches or solo watches, execute regular (preventive) boat maintenance & know my way around woodwork, glass/carbon fibre work, electrical systems, plumbing & engines. My experience includes crewing multiple Atlantic crossings, sailng double-handed from the Azores to Portugal and skippering a 45ft catamaran from the Canaries to Portugal in a tight weather window. See CV for more and aways up for a call if you're interested to hear more.
Additionally I've got 1.5 years experience in a professional kitchen, designing menu's for crossings, provisioning & will accept the challenge of recreating your favorite dish.
I'm looking for a paid position as a 1st mate or skipper (or similar).
Certificates: RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Sail Commercially Endorsed , RYA Sea Survival, World Sailing Personal Safety, STCW Basic Safety, Medical Certificate are all up to date
Summer is currently fully booked skippering various vessels. Open to discussing positions starting August 17th.
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My best crew ever!
Wessel was a crew on my boat from Miami, USA to Azores. Almost a month together. He was in charge for provisioning and planned everything extremely well. The passage was not easy but all the passage days when all others were just laying down he was busy cooking delicious dishes. During some extreme situations he was the first offering help and risking his life saving my property.
29th May 2024