I am what you would call "pickup crew". :-) I do one delivery a year
just to remind myself why I have this big money sucking project in the
backyard. I have crewed down for St.Barts, the company that has the
delivery contract for the South Carolina Beneteau plant and make returns
with various skippers.

I have 3 strong points that make me popular with delivery skippers: I
can fix most things on a boat, I don't get seasick hanging upside down
rewiring a bilge pump and I work for free. :-)

Bob Cook down near Tampa got me started. He has a site at
http://www.ocean-pro.com/htmfiles/captbob2a.htm He does "instructional
deliveries". Looks a bit like Peter Sellers and somethimes thinks like
him but he is a damned good navigation instructor and a first class
delivery skipper.

Don White wrote:


Glenn...how long have you been involved with 'Moorings'?
I have a buddy who captained the Windjammers for them a few years ago. He
also sailed as mate on the supply ship 'Amazing Grace'. Sure wish I could
have gone down then. That boat used to take a month and travel to all the
sites
from Ft. Lauderdale to Aruba. Would have been the trip of a lifetime for me!

--
Glenn Ashmore

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