EMPLOYMENT HISTORY / YACHTING EXPERIENCE

2012 - 2013

SY Resolute (78ft sloop) photos

Skipper
cruising - Hauraki Gulf (NZ)
cruising - Coromandel

2012 December

SY Glory Days (39ft sloop) photos

Member of race crew
racing - Waiheke Island Yacht Race (NZ) - silver medal
cruising - Hauraki Gulf

2012 November

SY Stinger (36 ft sloop) photos

Member of race crew
racing - 50 Mile Race (NZ)
cruising - Hauraki Gulf

2010 October

J 80' s fleet maintainer photos

Fleet support of six J/80's for British - American Cup 2010
Royal Thames Yacht Club, Yachting Solutions Ltd.

2008 - 2010

SY Scoundrel , SY Aguila , SY Eager, MY Sealeg photos

Boat captain, maintainer and private driver, logistics, yacht maintenance and organisation, guardian and general duties at private property Eaglehurst.

SY Scoundrel
Six Metre World Cup 2009 in Newport (USA)- silver medal
Responsible for running World Cup Campaign - Received special recognition award by the event organisers for the best prepared campaign.

SY Aguila
Core support skipper and racing crew member for Quarter Ton Cup Campaigns in UK and Ireland.
In charge of logistics, maintenance and team support.
racing - Sovereign's Cup 2009 in Kinsale (Ireland) - silver medal
racing - The Vice Admirals Cup 2009 (UK) - silver medal
racing - Coutts Quarter Ton Cup 2009 (UK)
racing - Cowes Week 2009 (UK)

SY Eager (55ft Camper Nicholson)
Supervising total refit in San Francisco (USA) 2008

2009 April - September

SY Savannah (90ft) photos

Member of race and delivery crew
delivery - St. Tropez (France) to Lymington (UK)
racing - Round the Island Race (UK) - gold medal
racing - Classic Week Reagata Cowes (UK) - gold medal
cruising - in Solent (UK)

2008 June

SY Zana / Konica Minolta (100ft racing Super-Maxi) photos

Bosun & member of racing crew
racing - Round the Island Race (UK) - gold medal in division

2007 December

SY Running Cloud (58 ft trimaran ) photos

Member of race crew
racing - 21 Kings Cup Regatta Week in Phuket (Thailand) - gold medal

2007 July - October

SY El Oro (72 ft ketch) photos

Skipper
delivery - Sicily to Thailand via Suez Canal, Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Somalian Coast, Indian Ocean

2007 March - April

SY Zana / Konica Minolta (100ft racing Super-Maxi) photos

Relief Skipper from Falmouth to Gosport
Member of delivery crew
delivery - Valencia (Spain) to Gosport (UK)

2006

SY Glory Days (39ft sloop) photos

Member of race crew
racing - Round Waiheke Island Yacht Race (NZ)
cruising - Hauraki Gulf (NZ)

2005 - 2006

SY Zana / Konica Minolta (100ft racing Super-Maxi) photos

Boat Captain, Bosun & member of racing and delivery crew
Full time employment by Starlight Yachting Ltd. Yachting Solutions Ltd.
Running, maintenance and organization of the boat

2006 July * racing - BMW Round Ireland Yacht Race - line honour
2006 June * delivery - Gosport (UK) to Dublin (Ireland)
2006 May - maintenance and preparation for shipping from NZ to UK
2006 February-April * racing & corporate - Line 7 Regatta in Wellington (NZ)
2006 February-April * delivery - Wellington to Auckland (NZ)
2006 January * delivery - Hobart (AUS) to Wellington (NZ)
2005 December * delivery - Auckland (NZ) to Sydney (AUS)
2005 December * racing - Canon Big Boat Challenge in Sydney (AUS) - gold medal
2005 December * racing - Rolex Trophy Race in Sydney (AUS)

2005 December

SY Lucifarr (Farr 40) photos

Member of race crew
racing - Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
www.rolexsydneyhobart.com

2005 September-October

SY Merlin (52ft sloop) photos

Owner David Forbes (Australian Olympic Gold Medalist)
Member of race crew
racing - Sydney Lord Howe Island Race - silver medal
racing - Sydney Bird Island Race

2005 July

SY Zana / Konica Minolta (100ft racing Super-Maxi) photos

Member of delivery crew
delivery - Suva (Fiji) to Auckland (NZ)

2005 June

SY Paradigm (Davidson 52ft sloop) photos

Member of race crew
racing - Auckland to Suva Yacht Race

2004 - 2005

SY Resolute (78ft sloop) photos

Skipper & Bosun for charter company Kiwi Sail
Numerous charter trips in Hauraki Gulf and Coromandel (NZ)

2002-2004

MY City Slicker (18ft diving boat)

Skipper and diving organiser on east coast of New Zealand

2004 June

SY Ocean Express (42ft sloop) photos

Member of delivery crew
delivery - Auckland (NZ) to Lautoka (Fiji)

2004 May

SY Batkivschyna (86ft ketch) photos

Officer of the Watch
delivery - Auckland to Gisborne (NZ)

2003 - 2004

SY Lucky Boy (27ft sloop) photos

Captain, Owner
total refit
racing - Kawau Island Night Race - bronze medal
racing - 2 seasons in Hauraki Gulf, Aukland Bay (NZ)
cruising - East Coast NZ

2002 - 2004

SY Magic 88 (Young 88)

Member of race crew
racing - 3x HSBC Coastal Classic Yacht Race (NZ)
racing - Round Rangitoto Island Race (NZ) - gold medal

2002 - 2004

SY White Heather III (63ft brigantine) photos

Member of race crew
racing - Round Waiheke Island Yacht Race
racing - Kawau Island Night Race
cruising - Kawau Island, Coromandel
cruising - Auckland, Coromandel (NZ)

2002 - 2004

SY Rocky (Ross 930)

Member of race crew
racing - 3 seasons in Hauraki Gulf (NZ)

2002 - 2004

SY Avocado Pair (Catamaran- Papertiger Class)

Owner
Best Novice Award of RNZAF Yacht Club 2002
racing - Auckland Motuihe Island Race - gold medal
racing - 3 racing seasons in Hauraki Gulf (NZ)

2002 - 2003

SY Young 99 (34ft Jim Young Design, sloop)

Member of race crew
racing - Hauraki Gulf Race
cruising - Bay of Islands (NZ)

2001 - 2005

SY Stinger (36 ft sloop) photos

Member of race crew
racing - Hauraki Gulf (NZ)
racing - Kawau Island Night Race
cruising - Hauraki Gulf

2001 September

SY Golden Knight (40ft cutter sloop)

Member of delivery crew
Oceansafaris Ltd.
delivery - Musket Cove (Fiji) to Auckland (NZ)

1999 - 2001

SY Resolute (78ft sloop) photos

Member of crew
Oceansafaris Ltd.
racing - 100 Mile Race (NZ)
racing - Round Waiheke Island Yacht Race
racing - Kawau Island Night Race
cruising - Kawau Island, Coromandel
charter - Auckland, Coromandel (NZ)

1999- 2004

Catamarans- Papertiger, A-class, Tigershark

TOTAL SEA MILES

62 000 Nm approx

SKILLS

Fluent in written and spoken: English, Czech, Slovak and Russian.
Celestial Navigation Tutor
Certified Classic Ball Room Dancer “Master Dance Class” - 1993-1998, Dancing Instructor

INTERESTS

Kayaking
Competing in Enduro Motorbike Racing
Flying - both gliding and propeller
Karting
Winemaking industry
NZ Coastguard Volunteer
NZ Fire Fighter Volunteer
Member of RNZAF Yacht Club