Whangarei, New Zealand to Sydney, Australia / 1,200nm / 22 Nov - 3 Dec 2024
10 DAYS / cat 1 Delivery / Event #2463 / Awen: CREW positions available
Overview
This offshore passage is a delivery passage for the IMOCA Open 60 Awen from Whangarei to Sydney in preparation for the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. When you arrive in Opua, you’ll be helping prepare and provision the vessel for the final stages of departure, before completing Awen’s Maidan Tasman Crossing, under the Ocean Sailing Expeditions banner.
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Delivery crew
SHARED CABIN: $3,280 pp
HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL EXPERIENCE ONBOARD
Sailing: Hoisting, trimming and reefing both upwind (main, genoas, and jibs) and downwind sails (poled out headsails, spinnakers, gennakers and code 0’s (subject to weather).
Watch duties: Acting as watch captain (day and night), helming, navigating, checking weather and monitoring AIS and radar and for both traffic and rain squalls.
Weather: Downloading and analysing the latest weather forecasts and calculating best route to destination.
Navigation: Navigating, hazard identification, entering waypoints and calculating updated ETA’s.
Leadership: Watch roster planning, matching responsibility to experience, crew management and communication.
Safety: Familiarisation of all safety procedures, sail planning, storm preparation planning and abandon ship procedures.
Training: Use of PDF’s (Personal Flotation Devices), PLB’s (Personal Locator Beacons), safety tethers, dan buoy’s, storm drogue, liferaft and any other equipment required to ensure you remain safe in all conditions.
Personal wellbeing: Advice on how to take responsibility for managing clothing, hydration, sleep and nutrition to maintain your health and well being aboard.
Passage planning: Planning our arrival and route to safe harbour including timing with daylight (if required), weather factors, navigational hazards, communications / customs and sail/motor arrival plan.
Weather impact
With any regatta or expedition we have to plan around the weather. We always aim to plan our events to coincide with the optimum time of the year, for the best conditions. Safety and comfort of the crew and vessel, always takes priority over the original schedule. Sometimes we’ll need to adapt the schedule and modify plans, to maximise the onboard experience and enjoyment to keep everyone happy and safe.
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Itinery
You can fly directly into Whangarei Airport from Auckland airport on the 22nd of November 2024 and you will join us for a crew welcome dinner. On the 23rd - 25th of November we'll familiarise you with the yacht, systems and safety equipment and get you ready for departure. At an average 15 knots, the Tasman crossing will be around 4 days. We may have to wait for a weather window leaving Whangarei, so flexibility on arrival date into Sydney may be required.
We will aim to arrive in Sydney by 1 - 2 December, so you should aim to depart out of Sydney Airport on the 3rd of December.
Arrive at the vessel in the Whangarei by 4pm on 22/11/24
Crew welcome dinner on 22/11/24
Crew training and safety familiarisation 23-25/11/24
Depart Whangarei around 12pm on 26/11/24
Arrive in Sydney by 6pm on 1-2/12/24
Crew farewell dinner on 2/12/24
Depart Sydney on 3/12/24
Exclusions
Your crew package excludes; accommodation ashore (prior to departure, flights and transport to and from departure and arrival ports, alcohol, toiletries, clothing and wet weather gear. Its always recommended that you book flights with date flexibility incase of unforeseen changes due to weather or schedules. Accommodation options if you want to stay ashore either side of trip: AirBNB, Booking.com, Wotif & HomeAway.
Inclusions
Your crew package includes; all meals onboard, crew meals in Opua and Sydney. Your crew shirt, marina fees, the use of a PFD (personal flotation device), PLB (personal locator beacon), and a safety tether. Your bedding, a pillow and towel are also included along with suncream.
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