Sailing

Sailing has been part of my life and career for a long time. As a kid I did all sorts of sailing and always wanted to do more. When I was 19 I decided to chase my dream for real.

For two years I sailed around the world on the Clipper Stad Amsterdam (shown below), taking part in a TV series by the VPRO: 'De Beagle, in het kielzog van Darwin' in which we sailed the route Charles Darwin sailed before he wrote the Origin of Species. We also did races, (luxury) sailing cruises and more. After that, when I started my education as a designer, sailing as a profession got more intertwined with my life on-shore.

  • Clipper Stad Amsterdam
  • Clipper Stad Amsterdam under sail
  • Stad Amsterdam at night in Rio
  • On board
  • On board
  • Sailing near a glacier
  • At Lord Howe Island
  • Stad Amsterdam in Amsterdam

The last couple of years I combined sailing with my work as a designer. This resulted in the idea of owning a ship that allows me to spend time in different places, doing projects with new people while experiencing this ultimate sense of freedom.

In 2018 a suitable boat was found and in 2019 I spend most part of the summer in Scandinavia on board. Working, sailing and discovering this part of Europe while sharing the experience with others.

Since 2020 the homeport is Amsterdam, from where I sail with my family, friends, use it as a remote office and prepare the boat for longer voyages and projects to come.

  • On board of my own boat
  • On board of my own boat
  • On board of my own boat
  • On board of my own boat
  • On board of my own boat

Interested?

I take on projects regularly as

  • Delivery Skipper/Crew
  • Able Body/Quartermaster
  • Instructor
  • (Race) crew

I love to combine sailing with other (digital) projects. Got something interesting?Send me an e-mail. Also, you can follow the ship via instagram@ubuntu_sailing.

Certifications & experience

  • STCW Basic Safety
  • Certificate of Competency (Rating Deck 301 - Forming part of a navigational watch)
  • Crowd Management & Passenger Safety (STCW)
  • Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats
  • International Certificate for Operators of Pleasure Craft (klein vaarbewijs 1 en 2)
  • Coastal Navigator Theory
  • Restricted Operator’s Certificate (Marcom B)
  • In possession of a Seaman’s book
  • In possession of ‘Dienstboekje’ (Dutch waters)
  • Multiple open keelboat Certificates

Experience

  • Over 25 years of sailing experience
  • Inland (mostly Europe), coastal, offshore and ocean experience worldwide
  • Ranging from small open boats to full rigged ships
  • Ranging from cruising to racing and from giving instructions to deliveries
  • Solo sailing
  • Extensive maintenance experience; steel and wood work, rigging work and basic diesel engine and marine electronics knowledge
  • Boat management (crew planning, voyage planning and preparation, maintenance planning and execution, safety plans and drills, on-board systems etc)