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1/28/2025
4/13/2025
Tortola BVI
Westbrook CT
Oyster 56

OPO Crew Request # 25-04 Boat owner a friend XXXXXX is putting his crew toget...

4/13/2025 from Tortola BVI to Westbrook CT on a Oyster 56

OPO Crew Request # 25-04 Boat owner a friend XXXXXX is putting his crew together for the annual passage north from the Caribbean to Pilots Point Marina in Westbrook CT. The boat will be at Nanny Cay Marina in the BVI in April. He used to skipper the passage himself but more recently he has hired a fellow pro skipper Matt, who has skippered the boat the last few times. I also know Matt and he is a very pleasant Brit with lots of miles. They are very safety conscious and run a good ship. The boat is a very well equipped and maintained 2007 Oyster 56 named XXXXXX. The boat has made the passage annually north and south for many years. He used to own a Swan 46 with the same name and I moved it in our Swan Program until he bought his Oyster. He is looking for three crew for a total of four including the pro skipper Matt. Until this year there were always repeat OPO crew aboard. This year all the regular OPO crew have conflicts so this is your chance to get on the list of repeat crew and can be invited back next year for the sail south if all goes well. Plan to board the boat on Sunday, April 13, attend the boat orientation and safety briefing on Monday, April 14th, and depart on Tuesday, April 15th, weather permitting. The plan is to bypass Bermuda unless the boat needs fuel. Once underway it should be about a ten-day passage not stopping in Bermuda. A stop there would add a day or two at most. The passage is free with all onboard and boat expenses included, but you need to get to and from the boat and have money for any meals and drinks ashore. If interested please send your sailing resume to him at XXXXX@XXXX You will then be contacted to arrange a Zoom call to help put a good crew together. He does a thorough job of vetting his crew so do not feel to put out while he does his due diligence. He likes to make sure he puts a good crew together so he looking for crew with “recent blue-water sailing experience.”



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