Ahoy, I'm HCO.
I learned to sail about 10 years ago in Sardinia then became friends with my instructor and went back to spend one month on his boat the next summer. I then did my day skipper in Australia. I’ve been sailing with a similar group of friends every summer for the last few year within a flotilla in all parts of the med as a skipper with guests. I’ve been living in Portugal, the last few years frequently, at weekends, including in some regattas. I love to help teach what I know, learn from others, share my experiences, and contribute most importantly to making all sailing experiences as fun as possible, but safe as well most importantly!
Details
- I'mSailor with skipper experience
- Sailed nautical miles500 - 5 000
- My highest course/certificateRYA Day skipper or similar
- AlcoholYes
- TattoosNo
- I have sailing referencesNot yet
My technical sailing skills
- Navigation
- Nightwatch supervised
- Reading weather and tides
- Anchor setting
- Passage planning
- Sailing knots
- Helming and keeping the course
- Buoyage system
- Collision regulations
My practical skills
- General repairs
- Keeping things organised
- Teamwork
- Cooking
I know sailing terminology in
- English
- French
- Other
My boat
None I usually rent boats
Languages I speak
French English Portugese
My sailing goals
To keep on learning and one day get my yachtmaster
My major past sailing trips
Every summer, I made a one week trip of about 350 km around different parts of the med and I’ve done a lot of sailing around the UK and Portugal
Additional training
Even after getting my skippers license I continued to take additional private lessons on trim, general safety, and various out of topic learnings to generally just improve my sailing skills.
What is it like to sail with me
Hopefully, fun, interesting, and intellectual
My fitness levels and hobbies
Generally, very fit and can swim at length no issues
Dietary requirements
None