any help appreciated

[buzz915]

hi every one
im not sure if im posting in the right place but i saw small boat and low budget so it sounded right up my street

me and my friend are total idiots were already well aware of this fact, having done an RYA 1 & 2 sailing course we went halfs on a boat a topper buzz (reasonable step in the progression of our sailing career)

so what next... lets sail to France... stupid idea... really really stupid

but we had a look in to it and found it has been done before so there's no reason why we shouldn't give it a shot. so we contacted the R.N.L.I. (very impressed with the services they offer top notch highly professional a great organisation) our sea safety advisor made a number of recommendations such as what courses we should do, what equipment we should get and how to gain experience.
so now we are both taking an RYA day skipper course and on the look out for vhf radio courses. he also recommended that we advertise ourselves as a crew for a larger boat for a trip accross the channel...so here it is:

could we please help sail someone's boat across the English channel
were both 22 and studying electrical electronic engineering
i`m a multi-skilled maintenance engineer and can fix or bodge most things and my friend is pretty well an expert with car electronics (more or less the same as boat electronics i imagine) were also both first aid trained.

if no one can help us out with crewing a boat to france we could still do with some advice.
were 6kg over our boats maximum weight as it is and we have to push further over the limit with safety kit so were looking at taking very small summer sleeping bags, a knife, a flint and steel and a basic fishing kit... maybe dry clothes as well if the boat doesn't sink under the weight. cant really get much more low budget and self sufficient than that

if theres any one out there prepared to take us under there wing fantastic if not we need all the advice and sujestions we can get

thanks in advance
mike

 

[Chrissie]

Hi guys
This might not be the best forum to make your request, theres more chance of you getting to offer yourselves as crew if you go on the scuttlebutt site.
You might need to separate ie offer yourselves as individual crew, people might have space for one, but the thought of taking two friends, who might not intergrate into the rest of their crew is less appealing.
Each September Scuttlebutt members go en-masse to Cherbourg, and there are often places available on that trip, I know on my boat I look for a crew member for that trip.

There are crew seeking organisations out there, in fact there is a section on the forum.
The cruising association might be useful, a young healthy crew member is often the difference between going or not going for some people.
Some of the sites charge a fee but there are good free ones too.
I wouldnt even consider going over in a buz till you have been over a few times in other boats, the weather can be different every time you cross, I know it has been for me, getting an idea of the extreams you might face would be good.
Always check out what costs might be involved if you crew, some people like a contribution and are gratefull for the help, others might see it as a way of making money. You can also get the experience you need by crossing with sailing schools, but that will definately cost, pm me if you need more information, I know a good sailing school that crosses regularly and doesnt overcharge.
Good luck

 

[hrchivers]

crew

Hi. I may be able to help - I've PM'd you my email and telephone.

Anyway, good luck.

Howard

 

[Noddy]

me and my friend are total idiots were already well aware of this fact,

Topper Buzz across the Channel.... Hmmm!

Go for it mike - it'll probably be OK - You might even make it.

Essential equipment - Bottle of Whiskey for the RNLI.

Paul