Job History
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Type Yacht/Company Yacht Size Work Period
Yacht Cakewalk 286 6/16/2011 - 4/15/2012
Brief description of duties held
Deckhand-All general deck duties, including taping, sanding, caulking, epoxy (west system), filling, paintwork (awlgrip) priming and top coating, roll and tip and small spraying jobs, varnishing (awlspar), various SOLAS checks and familiarization with ISPS. Anchoring procedures, docking procedures, tender driving and jetski driving for towing water toys (37ft Intrepid and RIBS).
Reason for leaving
To obtain a bosun position on a smaller to mid size yacht where I have more responsibility and am more diverse, or to find a challenging deckhand position on a smaller yacht (50-75m)
 

Type Yacht/Company Yacht Size Work Period
Yacht PerleBleue 125 8/5/2010 - 1/14/2011
Brief description of duties held
Deckhand,General duties included: Driving the Castoldi Jet and 27ft Outboard Tender, towing operations, anchoring, docking, water sports, taping, sanding, filling, priming, painting, patching, corking, polishing, wash downs, detailing, decks and general maintenance jobs.
Reason for leaving
To attend a wedding in South Africa and spend time with my family after a busy charter season
 

Type Yacht/Company Yacht Size Work Period
Yacht Steel 165 8/25/2009 - 11/11/2009
Brief description of duties held
DEckhand-I joined the yacht in the dry dock in Falmouth, England as a deckhand after a refit. Included all deck duties and stocking the new yacht. Tender driving, including for water sports. I was also required to do passage planning during a three week owner charter from England towards Palma Mallorca. 2000+ nautical miles, and I served as watch keeper underway and did anchor watch hours.
Reason for leaving
After the Med season, I returned home to do my IYT Master of Yachts 200 ton Limited.
 

Type Yacht/Company Yacht Size Work Period
Yacht Samar 253 7/23/2009 - 8/17/2009
Brief description of duties held
Temp deckhand-Delivery crew from Gibraltar to Norway and freelanced a three week charter as the temporary deckhand. Areas travelled included the Bay of Biscay, English Channel, Norway, Sweden and Denmark Covered more than 2900 nautical miles and assisted as lookout underway.
Reason for leaving
Only temporary position for a delivery and a charter
 

Type Yacht/Company Yacht Size Work Period
Yacht Mona Liza 130 7/21/2008 - 6/10/2009
Brief description of duties held
Deckhand, all the duties that a deckhand does, including tender driving, watersports and fishing. We had a yard period where I gained experience in sanding, filling, priming and painting. We also polished the entire yacht on a raft in Barcelona.
Reason for leaving
Wanted to find a new challenging position on a different yacht, to gain more experience and to further my career through doing more courses.
 

Type Yacht/Company Yacht Size Work Period
Yacht Tuscan Sun 145 5/7/2008 - 6/13/2008
Brief description of duties held
Deckhand, did all the duties that a deckhand does, washdowns, polishing, drove the 32ft tender.
Reason for leaving
It was a temporary position
 

Type Yacht/Company Yacht Size Work Period
Kogo -
Brief description of duties held
Reason for leaving