MikeR

Well i got myself a new job last week, so that is going to end my 6 weeks of chilling out and spending. I am going to be the new First officer on the yacht below. She is a classic Feadship (best yacht builders around) .

I will be responsible for approximatly 6 people and the boat alot of the times, i fly to greece to join her all being well and am going to spend the winter in a ship yard doing a 5 month refit (not a major refit)

I have spent the last 3 years doing courses to get myself in the position to take this type of job and have along with my gilfriend and father spent 10's of thousands getting the nessacry qualifications to be in that position, hence why my car has taken a major back seat and has not really been important of late, hopefully now after my trial period i will be in the position to either restore her of break her and get some thing newer and more reliable as much as i hate the word.














mike

Greg Shepherd

bloody hell you lucky fucker that boat looks well cool
have fun being in charge m8

Rs Gus

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RigPig

Good luck to you M8, i spent 3 years running a swan 57, not in the samr league but hey rag and stick over stink pots anytime

Paddy

Nice one Jock

Best of luck mate

BODGE

lol m8 thats that sunk then

mark

MikeR

mark


mike

Lee Reynolds

MikeR

Cheers Guys,

It has been a long time coming this type of job for me, it has a large pay rise over the job below which warrants the paying out for courses but then off course you have to get the job.

Bob this guy apprently has 2 Swan 75's and the boat sails in company witha 40m sail boat,

but as much as i can sail and enjoy a leasurely sail i am not a Wafi (wind assited fucking idiot)

Mike

RigPig

2 x 75s holy shit those things are fast downwind they go like a train, i did antigua sail week and did a day sail on one ( i forget the name but when we put the kite up the thing took off like a scolded cat.we did 5 crossings across the pond in the 57 great fun . All the very best of luck to you M8 hope you dont get too many tosser charter partys, as they can be really hard work,mind you your job will be 24/7 but ENJOY. regards Bob

MikeR

She has just been put on the charter market Bob, but we have 5 months in the yard first and then the Genoa charter show in May. Will be fun because i like getting tips, i have not worked on a charter boat for about 6/7 years now and the buzz of getting a good tip is awesome.

The biggest thing i have sailed is a 67ft Bt Challenge yacht as 2ed mate, they can shift with the kite up but are very heavy boats and pound like nobodys buisness.


Mike

R4N SS

iTrader: (6)

nice one Jock

best of luck - dunno how u do it as i would get sea sick all over the passengers

MikeR

I only really suffer if i have been on the piss big time the night before , so self inflicted really mate try not to do it that often now though lol


mike

Stu @ M Developments

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Pleased for ya pal

MikeR

Cheers Stu, hopefully now i can spend some more money with you if the misses lets me


mike

apples24

watch out for those iceburgs

Rs Craig

oh yes

MikeR

Cheers Scott, that really is my dilema, keep or break i have spent a grand on her in the last 12 months and hate throwing money away, so i have a lot of thinking to do and persuading, the problem i have is the misses she is up for going to the Mitsu garage a splashing out and signing the never never...............


Mike

Cheers craig