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.

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.

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)