6/15/2025 from Horta (Faial, Azores) to Gloucester, Massachusetts on a Sabre 38
OPO Crew Request # 25-02 Boat owner and skipper XXXXXX is putting his crew together for his return passage from Europe to New England this June. He was referred to us by another delivery skipper who knows only to tell nice people with seaworthy boats about us. The boat 1982 Sabre 38 Mk I named XXXXXX. This is a good boat with an experienced owner doing his due diligence to put a good crew together for this last leg to his home port. He will be sailing with a total of 4 crew. He is all set with previous crew who have time to make the first leg to the Azores, but most of his friends to do not have the extra time to make the longer leg back home. The boat is a very well equipped and maintained. New sails and a lot of new gear since 2023 in preparation for his outbound passage to Europe. He has an extensive list of equipment and boat description with pictures that he can share with you. The boat is currently in the marina at A Coruña, Spain (indoors) undergoing the usual repairs and refitting to be ready for the passage home in June. He has been sailing a long time and has a number of long passages completed including, Cape May to Bermuda, Bermuda to Antigua, South Pacific (Fiji to Vanuatu), Two transatlantic crossings (Newfoundland to Bantry, Ireland; Gloucester, MA to Azores), Azores to Falmouth, England, Bay of Biscay: Lorient, and France to A Coruña, Spain. This will be the return leg after spending two years in Europe. He is also a member of the Ocean Cruising Club. While this will be the first time, he is getting crew from us I did speak with him on the phone. He e-mails: I am looking for at least two experienced, competent crew - happy to have women as well as men - In addition to extensive sailing experience. some mechanical aptitude, and congenial personality, it would be extremely helpful to have someone with expertise in electronic/satellite comms, particularly to stay in touch with WRI, the weather routing service I use for departure planning and for guidance along the way. We will depart Horta sometime (TBD) in the middle of June. I expect we will make landfall three to four weeks later. We'll do our best to ensure an uneventful crossing. The boat will cover all costs for the crew once they arrive into Horta, including lodging and meals. He likes to spend the first couple of days ashore before moving aboard and departing soon after. He will cover the cost of all onboard provisioning, and boat expenses. You pay for pay for personal expenses ashore. For the right crew he will also contribute to/subsidize the cost of transportation from the US to the Azores within reason. If interested please send your sailing resume to him at XXXXX@XXXX
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