Cross the Big Ocean!

USCG Captain, Will deliver your vessel with great care. Over 20 years experience on the west coast.

Currently training for the 2008 Santana 20 Nationals on the bow. I have competed in the 2008 Oregon Offshore and the 2008 Swiftsure and am looking to do more, especially offshore. I have excellent culinary skills and my years as a bartender has ensured I am able to get along with and communicate with all most anyone. As well as get you loaded. I am physically fit and have great strength to muscle the winches when needed or grind. Am able and willing on the bow. I am ALWAYS eager to learn more and I catch on fast. I ask if I dont know so as not to screw it up.

If you need a race crew I can meet the boat and the crew on the dock. If you need return delivery from Hawaii I will require airfare and stay. I am not picky....I will stay on the boat. I pack light and eat light. I always sleep with my boots on so im ready to go. Oh yeah....I have all offhsore gear including my own gumby suit.

Please consider me as one of your returning crew. I have ample blue water experience in the south pacific (having lived in Fiji), lots of stamina, respect for the ocean, and I am very much a responsible team player. Lately, I have been enjoying racing on the San Francisco Bay and would greatly appreciate the opportunity of joining your crew on the return voyage from Hawaii. Thank you for considering my request.

My name is Tarnia. I am looking for more extreme ocean/offshore opportunities to be both racing and returning crew in the Pacific Cup. In the past 10 years, I've done more than 20,000 miles offshore. I've raced/sailed/skippered/delivered professionally. The last biggest event that I was involved was the Rolex Sydney Hobart 2007 which I trained and qualified the British Vessel, Flying Fish in the race (but due to my head concusssion accident 4 days before the race in one of our qualifying passages, I could not continue with the rest of the team). The local events in the North West Pacific I've recently done are NOOD Regatta Seattle 2008, Swiftsure International Yacht Race 2008(Swiftsure Lightship Classic Cat) and North West Pacific J-Festival 2008.

Please also visit www.goteamgratitude.com to see my complete profile and sailing/racing highlights.

I am 26 female, 5 foot one and weighs about 110 pounds in great shape, with good eye sight and passed the Seafarer’s Medical Exam (received all vaccinations needed for Commercial Seafarer).

My favourite sports besides sailing that help me build my strength and stamina: Whitewater rafting, Swimming, Badminton, Horse Riding, Abseiling, Pilates and Yoga.

My personality is easy-going, fun to be around, helpful (people call me a “very kind and considerate” person), athletic, active, enthusiastic and I can stay calm and be aware of what’s going on around me (never panic when I have to handle unexpected situations).

My profession is a business consultant and business coach. I also have my own fair trade design clothing/jewelry line that supports fair trade community around the world.

Besides what I love in Arts and Business, I take sailing and racing seriously and that’s what I want to be because I want to enjoy it for the rest of my life. I take Yacht Design/Engineering courses because I’m very determined to have my own business in yacht management and yacht design.

On the racing boats, I enjoy doing every position if I need to, flexible in that sense...I'm comfortable driving the boat up to 75 footers, at the helm of the Volvo Open 60 for the offshore test drive twice.I do pit/trimmer/grinder/helmsman most of the time. I can drive well at night and efficiently organize the crew watch system.

For tactician/navigator position and radio operating position, I request to have maximum 2 months to prepare for all information needed for each race and will be well prepared and informed by the skipper about the plans in advance.

Experiences:
• Sailed and raced around the world especially in the Pacific Ocean Areas: New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, Tahiti, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and islands around (when I lived in New Zealand from 1999-2003)

• 1998-1999 Ocean Passages Round North Island and South Island, New Zealand as a skipper (Round North Island) and co-skipper (South Island to Auckland) on Beneteau Oceanis 461 (3941 NM)

• 2000 Sea Survival Training (in the Ocean Training)with Coast Guard New Zealand for the sailing non-stop trip from New Zealand crossing Bass Strait to Australia.

• Winter 2000/2001 skippered/first mate sailed from New Zealand (via Bass Strait)to Sydney(skipper/first mate), practiced the same course for the Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race: Sydney to Hobart (co-skipper this leg),Hobart to Queensland (skipper), Queensland Cruise(1st Mate. Some legs/routes were non-stop (5520 NM in total)

• Routes as following: 2000 Ocean Passages co-skipper/1st mate from Auckland- Bay of Plenty-Wellington-Cross the Pacific Ocean to Sydney-Sydney to Hobart-Round Tasmania off to the Indian Ocean-Cross Bass Strait to Melbourne- Melbourne to Sydney- Sydney to Gold Coast- Gold Coast to Brisbane- Brisbane to Harvey Bay-Harvey Bay to Brisbane and Around Queensland Coast (Whitsundays and nearby islands)up to Cairns

• Sailed, raced, delivered in West Coast of Canada and the US: playgrounds: Gulf
Islands, Victoria and Nanaimo, California and Florida

• 2007 Swiftsure International Yacht Race with Team Kenetic 3 from Royal Vancouver Yacht Club: 11th overall and 3rd of the First Division of Cape Flattery Race

• Been training and racing with Team Stimulus from Royal Victoria Yacht Club since May 2007(Team Stimulus won 3 trophies for Juan de Fuca Race Category in the Swiftsure International Yacht Race 2007: First to Finish, First Overall, First of Division N)and in 2008 Stimulus hoping to race in the same category as a defender.

• 2006-2008 raced exclusively in most local regattas in Victoria, Nanaimo, Vancouver and the Gulf Islands

• 2007 Vancouver Island Circumnavigation non-stop in 8 days 7 nights (simulating the similar course of Van Isle 360 race but we had finished in 7 days before Van Isle Race ended...16 hours on Day 8 to deliver boat back to Vancouver)

• 2007-2008 Gulf Island Cruising and Boat Delivery for some chartered companies in Vancouver and in the Pacific Northwest.

• 2007 Qualified Team Arctos (a British vessel the Red Ford 64 Aluminum Boat built for Circumnavigation, based in Manly, Australia)to pass the ISAF/RYA/YA (Yachting Australia)final assessment mandatory for Sydney to Hobart Race as an experienced crew in ISAF CAT 0,1,2 races for the team to be eligible to participate in 2007 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race, Appointed as a tactician and first navigator, Trained British and European Trainees for this Hobart Race in 14 days: Sail Trimming and Techniques, Spinnaker Handling, Storm Jib Set-up and Boat Handing in the storm, Safety Sails/Running Riggings/Standing Riggings/Spinnaker Handling Techniques and Racing Tactics to go through Bass Strait using the warm current allowing the boat to get to Storm Bay in Hobart Faster(According to the head concussion injury on the 24 hour non-stop qualifying passage 4 days before the Sydney-Hobart Race begun, I did not proceed with the team in this race)

• 2008 Nood Regatta Seattle 2008 raced on J24 Habenero, J109 It's only Rock and Roll and J29 Here and Now (Here and Now won second overall)

• 2008 Swiftsure International Yacht Race 2008, delivered Olsen 911 SE NUNNEHI from Vancouver to the race, raced on X-Yacht 119, CARENE from Poulsbo,WA on the longest course, Swiftsure Lightship Classic, finished 3rd in our division.

• 2008 North West Pacific J-Festival 2008 in Seattle, on Bergen Viking, finished 3rd first day (one of the only 3 boats to finish the race on the first day, finished 4th overall

• 2008 Go Soul Sailing (my business) that incorporates fun and challenging activities into it. It is not a plain sailing/cruising but there are activities on board that we provide clients from retreat, corporate challenge, wine/cheese tasting, geocatching, creating your treasure maps (life treasure maps)and yoga on board in the combination of the meditation practice...complimentary pants from Soul Sailing and Fair Trade Coffee/Tea Serving on weekend trips.

• Familiar with Beneteau, Jeanneau, J, C&C, Swan, Arcona Yacht, Bavaria, Hunter, Dufour; Lagoon and Fountain Pajot
* Been on many brand name boats on the market

Educations related to Marine Industry

• 2008 Pursuing Commercial Endorsement from RYA/MCA in the UK and from Transport Canada in Marine Emergency Duties (A1,A2,B1,B2), ROC-MC (Commercial Radio Operator) and GMDSS and Radar (STCW Standard)

• 2007-present West Lawn Institute of Yacht Design USA: Yacht Design Course.

• 2007-present Pursuing RYA/MCA Yacht Master Offshore and Ocean commercial endorsement up to 200 gross ton (Already passed the RYA Yacht Master Offshore and Ocean Theory Exams)

• 2007-2008 Power Sports and Marine Technology at Malaspina University-College Nanaimo

• 2007 RYA/ISAF/YA Sea Survival qualified for Cat 0, 1, 2: Can certify Cat 0(eg.in Non-stop Ocean Racing: Circumnavigation), Cat 1 (eg.Crossing Ocean Racing: Sydney to Hobart Race), Cat 2 (eg.Fastnet Race: the certificate in Sea Survival includes RYA Commercial Endorsement on Sea Survival for RYA Yacht Master pursuing Commercial Endorsement

• 2007 summer Self-studied MIT Open CourseWare in Mechanical Engineering courses in Small Yacht Design, Naval Architecture and Ship Stabilization

• 2007 Transport Canada Industry First Aid with CPR-C (1 or 2 rescuers/choking maneuvers for infants, child and adult casualties)

• 2007 Transport Canada Marine Advanced First Aid, Marine Safety

• 2007 ROC-M Restricted Operator’s Certificate-Maritime with DSC endorsement

• 2007 CYA Pleasure Craft Operator Card

• 2007 CYA Coastal Navigation

• 2007 CYA Intermediate Cruising: Bare Boat Chartering Skipper

• 2006 CYA Basic Cruising: Sailing Skipper

I am seeking a race crew position or return delivery position. I own and race my Islander 36 in Hawaii, have done extensive interisland sailing and crewed for several boats down in the Marshall Islands. I have US Sailing Bareboat Charter Certification from J World Sailing School in San Francisco and really want to experience a long passage. I'm easy going and get along with just about anyone, work hard and would be willing to do any job. I teach at Leeward Community College so have plenty of time off with a flexible schedule. Sign me up!

I have actively crewed for the past 5 years out of Newport Beach, San Pedro and San Diego, CA on: a Beneteau 405 for 1 1/2 years, an Etchells for 3 years, an Ultimate 30 for 1 year, F27 Corsair Trimaran for 4 years and a German Frers 50 for 3 years. I own a Lido 14 that I have sailed more than 30 times in the past 3 years in the Long Beach area.

I have received >120 hrs instruction at OCC School of Sailing and Seamanship on Lidos, Shields, racing clinics and navigation.

I have worked as an Emergency Medical Technician on a 911 ambulance for the past 1 1/2 years, I'm a Scuba diver with gear and mechanically inclined with my own tools, but with little diesel experience. I'm in good physical condition and conversant in Spanish.

I was scheduled to make the return trip on a boat that recently had to back out of the race. I’m still feeling geared up to do this trip and so am looking for a new crew spot in either direction. I’m currently living in San Diego but can fly up to SF to meet/sail. I have been sailing most of my life, starting with dinghy racing on the Chesapeake Bay and then keelboat racing on the SF Bay. Before moving to San Diego last year, I was racing every week out of Berkeley as team member on a Soverell 33 and later on a Melges 24. I mostly did trim and pit but am also comfortable on fore-deck and at the helm. I’m a competent sailor but am not stubborn about doing things this way or that way and am always looking to learn more. Since moving to San Diego last year I have sailed on various boats and done a fair amount of ocean sailing. Other skills include celestial navigation (which I would be more than happy to teach), CPR/FirstAid and decent cooking. I also communicate well, am easy to get along with and have always been liked by my fellow crewmembers. I can provide several references. Will cover my own transportation and miscellaneous costs. Hope to hear from you. Thanks!

Need your boat back after the race? USCG Licensed Captain interested in bringing your boat home for you. Experienced offshore delivery Captain, ready with crew, sailing resume & references available upon request.

I have owned ocean going sailboats for a least the past ten years or so and currently have an Islander 40. I have sailed SF Bay extensively although my only opne ocean experience was soloing my own boat up from San Diego and doing the Long Pac Race for the Single-handed Sailing Society last summer. I have quite a bit of paper documentation-ASA certification, Coast Guard Navigation courses, powerboat squadron courses,etc and I attended the Safety at Sea Seminar for the Pac Cup a couple of months ago. I would like to some experience on a bigger boat, in the 40 to 50 ft range, if possible.

I am a professor of veterinary medicine at UC Davis and I am resonably compatible with most people and personality types. While I intentionally chose not to go to medical school, in a pinch, my medical knowledge can come in quite handy-at least most human patients do not try to bite me. I have no intention of ever doing an emergency appendectomy on a salon table with a kitchen knife, although I think that I could probably do it. I have quite a bit of knowledge about boats and keeping them afloat and moving forward. Upfront, I am a lousy cook! The positive spin on the last statement is that I eat most everything without complaining.

If you need crew, give me a shout. Cerainly, it is a big ocean out there and one needs to know what is doing for sure. I don't think that is needs to be said, but I will say it anyway- I don't do drugs, alcohol or anything else that would interfere with performance while at sea. On the other hand, it is different set rules on shore. I am extremely dependable and can function well with short sleep and in difficult and trying situations.

Good Luck with you big adventure and I hope to join you on it or at least meet you in Hawaii.

Rick