Objective
I enjoy spending time at sea and have quite a bit of experience. Long crossings don't bother me nor does sea-sickness. Ocean travel suits me well. When traveling I do a lot of black and white photography as you can see on my website, www.rgetty.com. My last crew job was on a 60' carbon fiber racing sailboat across the Pacific Ocean from the Galapagos Islands to New Zealand via the Marquesas and Cook Islands. Currently I'm working on a magazine article about that voyage. I have a valid US passport and many references; I am very fit, drug free, non-smoking,w/ no strange dietary or religious hangups. I'm competent, attentive, reliable, hard working,& easy to get along with (and live a clean life while at sea). Seasickness is something I haven't experienced since I was a small child. Fishing and diving, no problem! I am single, proficent in Spanish and am able to travel anywhere. References available on request.
Experience
Maritime Bio
1976- worked as deckhand on Bahamian cargo ship, M/V Fortuna Reefer transporting frozen tuna from Panama to Honolulu, earning 65 cents an hour.
1978- worked as deckhand on a Danish gasoline tanker from Honolulu to Anacortes, Washington
1979- worked as ordinary seaman on the M/V Meadowbrook (solvent tanker, w/ the National Maritime Union) from San Francisco to New York via the Panama canal.
1992- Sailed from Annapolis, Md. To Newport, R.I. aboard the Big Easy, a 64’ Nautor Swan.
2004- assisted in a yacht delivery from Colon, Panama to Huatulco, Mexico, through the Panama Canal aboard the Pura Vida II, a 54' Hinkley yacht.
2007- Sailed from Phuket, Thailand to Galle, Sri Lanka aboard a 45’ Jeanneau yacht using an emergency tiller for 11 days.
Dec 2008- Assisted in the delivery of S/V Titi Nui, a 60' carbon fiber racing sailboat (Adrian Thompson design) across the Pacific Ocean from the Galapagos Islands to New Zealand via the Marquesas and Cook lslands, a 40 day trip.
I am currently seeking new adventures
Education
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn
U of Colorado, Boulder
College of Santa Fe, new mexico
Certification
If they gave out certificates for sailing crossing the Pacific I would have one: 6,000 miles in 40 days, try and beat that!
Skils
ordinary seaman: standing watch, deck duties, sailing
drug free, no tatoos or piercings, good health.
height: 5'10", weight: 175 lbs