1 Dec 2023 Crew wanted for Cruising

- Boat S/V Ta Hi
- What Cruising
- When Long-term
- Dates 1 June - 15 August 2024
Dear Crew
Ta Hi is at present winterized indoors at Norrkust Marina in Båtskärsnäs, near the Swedish-Finish border in the Gulf of Bothnia.
Ta Hi is a Mariner36 masthead sloop built in the US 1980, she is well fitted out for cruising.
We sailed her from southern Sweden 2023 along the Swedish east coast and through the Stockholm and Åland archipelago and north to the Bay of Bothnia.
2024 I am planning to circumnavigate the Gulf of Bothnia, down the Finish coast across the northern part of Åland and up the Swedish coast, a mix of open water and archipelago sailing.
This is not a race, we will mainly do day sails of 30-50 Nm a day and we will have time to explore the various places of interest.
I am planning to start the sail the first week of June and be back in Båtskärsnäs mid-August. I would like to be three onboard. You would be able to do part of the sail, minimum 3 weeks. We will share all cores onboard including navigation, route planning, cooking, cleaning and watch keeping. During the sail we will share all cost onboard.
Båtskärsnäs is easily reached by train/bus from Luleå (main capital of the north).
I am seeking expression of interest from people, male/female 20 to 65 years of age with some yachting experience.
If you are interested, drop me a line and I will provide more information and we will see how you will fit in on Ta Hi.
30 Nov 2023 New log entry: Winter jobs and summer plans ↙ Report?
- Boat Exeat
- By Anna Pocock
- Route Cowes, Isle of Wight

With temperatures forecast to reach freezing in Cowes over the next few days, I am quietly grateful not to be on Exeat at the moment. As the name suggests, Jeanneau designed the Sun Odyssey range to be the archetypal summer boat / Med cruiser: cue open, spacious cockpit for balmy evenings and on-board BBQs. Insulation? Not so much. By mid October, when the sun sets in the late afternoon here in the UK, we’re ready for the land-based joys of central heating, hot baths and a crackling wood-burner – although it does feel quite a novelty to be in one place for more than a night at a time, after five months of sailing along the UK’s south-west coastline to the Scilly Isles and on to France’s Atlantic coast and her many idyllic islands en route.
For now, Exeat hibernates in the marina yard while her various components get revamped (sails cleaned, engine serviced, new canvas sprayhood, stanchions replaced, fresh coat of anti-foul etc). Meanwhile, we dream of where to take her once her winter berthing is up at the end of April. We’ve sailed across to Brittany and south to La Rochelle for the past two seasons, and tempting as it is to return to France’s beautiful sailing grounds, perhaps it’s time to venture somewhere new. I’d love to sail to Scandinavia and explore the myriad beautiful islands that fill my Instagram feed, but Skipper tells me Exeat is not the boat to do this in. Heading up the northern coast of France, past Belgium and on to the Netherlands is another option…but so is the northern coast of Spain and nudging round the corner to the Spanish rias. Obviously this means crossing Biscay, which is a slight mental stumbling block for me, and a logistical juggle with a dog on board.
Also, as ever, in the back of our minds is the Brexit constraint of only spending ninety days in Europe, so alongside our research of destinations is research of visitor visas, pet entry requirements, and environmentally-friendly ways to get our teenagers out to join us at the end of their school terms (ie: by ferry and trains rather than short haul flights). Luckily we have several months to dream, investigate and for the jigsaw to shape up. Watch this space…
25 Nov 2023 Crew available for Cruising, Delivery, Ocean / long distance

- Who David Condit
- What Cruising, Delivery, Ocean / long distance
- When Weekday, Weekend, Evening, Holidays (short-term), Long-term
Always interested in adventures, seeing new places, meeting new people. My wife and I will be buying a boat in 2-3 years, and until then we charter once in a while and I crew for fun. USCG Captain with experience offshore, high latitudes, mono & catamaran. I’m flexible and able to travel.
22 Nov 2023 Crew available for Cruising, Mile building

- Who Bob Berlin
- What Cruising, Mile building
- When Weekday, Weekend, Holidays (short-term)
A chance to crew on a lot of different boats to help me figure out what I want to buy in the future. At the moment, I have only begun studying, so I’d be minimally helpful but eager to learn. After March, I’ll have ASA 101 and 103 completed and will be more valuable.
6 Nov 2023 Crew available for Dinghy racing, Keelboat racing, Cruising, Delivery, Ocean / long distance

- Who Daniele Zanrosso
- What Dinghy racing, Keelboat racing, Cruising, Delivery, Ocean / long distance
- When Long-term
- Dates from 10 Nov 2023
26 Oct 2023 Crew available for Cruising, Delivery, Ocean / long distance
- Who Lars Larsen
- What Cruising, Delivery, Ocean / long distance
- When Long-term
Just sailing, discover….