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Date ListedNameEmail AddressPhone NumberExperience, notes, etc.
18th January 2025Skye Quinnskye.quinn#time.com9172397131I crewed on the winning boat for the homecoming leg of the clipper RTW this past year on a clipper 71. Prior to my North Atlantic crossing I had to pass four levels of training which included extensive offshore drills and a sea safety survival course. Since returning in July I have been crewing and racing on the Hudson River- for offshore race this year I will be crewing in Nantucket in May and around Long Island in July and hopefully Malta in October for the Rolex Mid race with some of my clipper friends 🙂 but 2026 is wide open and I would love to do the Round Ireland race for 2026
7th December 2025Callum Hendersonhendocal#icloud.com07532014152Currently self-employed as a full-time YMI and Bosun primarily for First Class Sailing, Solent
Available for full RORC season and training/prep for RIR

2025 RORC Griffin international, 2 x legs of Il Giro D'Italia a Vela, Figaro 3 (double-handed). 3rd place Catanzaro - Syracuse
2023-25 Spent two years rebuilding my own boat, a 1977 Elizabethan 30
2024 5mos as Captain, Lagoon 50, luxury skippered charter, Exumas, Bahamas
2023 RORC Myth of Malham Race & Morgan Cup - skipper, First 40.7 (charter, student campaign)
2021-23 BUCS Inshore Yachting Championships, Commodore of Cambridge University Yacht Club

RYA Yachtmaster Instructor
RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Offshore (commercial)
WS/ISAF Personal Offshore Safety & Sea Survival
RYA First Aid, VHF SRC
ENG1 & STCW
29th December 2025Chris Ellischrisellistar#hotmail.co.uk07926248144Crew on various sailing boats , Western Scotland , Greece, North Wales , and 2 part North Atlantic crossings. Approx 4000 miles.

RYA Comp crew
RYA day skipper theory and practical
RYA CS and YM theory
RNLI lifeboat crew Flint North Wales

Self employed so usually available
4th January 2026Rob Cuminerobcumine#gmail.com0425408159I am a Offshore Sailor who has completed,
Sydney to Hobart,
Launceston to Hobart x 4,
Melbourne to Apollo Bay, and other offshore races.
Dubai to Muscat Offshore Race
Completed multiple Bass Strait Crossings.
30,000 Delivery nms.

Sailed boats from 50ft, 30ft, 44ft, race boats, Hanse and Beneteau's.

Qualifications Include
Sea Safety Survival
First Aid Certificate
Offshore First Aid
Coxwain
Long Range Radio
Essential Sea Survival
8th January 2026Robert Ryanrj.oriain#gmail.com0877541645Seeking opportunity to crew in the 2026 Round Ireland. Placed 2nd in the 2024 race in IRC class 4 on the smallest boat in the fleet. Also competed in the 2014 race. Round the world yachtman completing circumnavigation in 2016. Notably competed in Sydney Hobart race.

Decent all rounder on deck, jack of all trades. Also good at running repairs, navigation and cooking.

RYA offshore yachtmaster theory
ISA day skipper
STCW sea survival
GMDSS radio certificate
Many other courses and qualifications

Living in county Meath but originally from Cork. Family man in my 40s with young family. I will be able to carve out enough time to get familiar with the boat and crew but unable to take on a longer running campaign.
21st March 2026Nikolai Zimovetsnzimovets#gmail.com13476935880" Time and Tide wait for no man ".
More than 15 years in sailing.
Extensive experience in boat delivery in the North Atlantic, Pacific Ocean and Mediterranean.
I had in April 2018 a certificate - International Offshore Safety at Sea course with hands-on training in Annapolis U.S Naval Academy, MD.
In May 2023 it was renewed again in SUNY Maritime College, NY( valid 5 for years, until 2028 ) .
Coastal races in the USA .
Around the Long island regatta and the Vineyard race, in different years and in different crews became the prize-winner of these races in PHRF division.
Offshore racing since 2021 in Europe and Caribs.
*Palermo-Monte Carlo race 2021-2024.
2 times in 2022 and 2023 prize-winner in the ORC division.
*Roma per Tutti race (offshore distance ) - 2024 .
Prize-winner in the ORC and IRC divisions.
*Rolex Middle Sea Race - 2021, 2023, 2025.
*Caribbean 600 - 2022, 2025
*Aegean 600 - 2021, 2023, 2024.
Prize-winner 2023 in the ORC and IRC division.
*Rum to Spice race -2025.
*Round Barbados race - 2025.
Prize-winner 2025 in the CSA division.
20th April 2026Philip Connorphilsailing#gmail.com0861005615Ireland-based former professional sailor with 40,000+ offshore racing miles across programmes ranging from double-handed campaigns to maxi yachts, spanning both high-performance and cruiser-racer setups. I’ve competed in the Round Ireland Yacht Race 11 times, with class wins and overall podium finishes, and have a solid understanding of how the race unfolds, particularly along the west coast where consistency tends to define outcomes. I was due to sail this year as part of an established campaign, however boatyard damage to the entry has ruled the boat out pre-race, which has opened up availability. Comfortable working across roles and focused on keeping the boat moving well and contributing consistently over the full race. Open to joining a well-run programme that values preparation and clear execution,happy to share further detail as required.