Crew List

Looking for a crewing position?

RQYS has a number of skippers looking for crew on both a permanent and casual basis.

If you are interested in coming on board, please complete the online form.

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Name: Steven Baum
Email: sbbaum@bluep.com
Phone: 0409 200 377
Looking for: One design /Etchell/dingy
Experience: Extensive dingy sailing experience as crew on a Fireball- Attended 4 World Champs, best posn 14th. Springbok colours 87 & 88. 5th Australia Fireball Champs 07. Sailed in many keel boat regatta’s Farr 38, Mumm 36, J 26 & 22, L26.

Additional Information: Moved from Melbourne & time for a change from dingy racing. Keen to do one design keel boat racing,Etchells seem a good competitive class, weight 73 kg. Trimming & spinaker work would be great. Fit & healthy but frustrated on the shore!
Looking for: One design /Etchell/dingy

Name: Felipe
Email: vertientes@gmail.com
Phone:
Looking for: monohull, racing
Experience: Relevant sail racing experience: crew and helmsman of a Lightning (www.lightning.cl) for 14 years; crew of J-24 for 6 years; mainsail trimmer and tactician of a J-130 (4 years) and helmsman of a Malbec 290 since 2007 (new boat :).
All above experience in Chile (South East Pacific waters), and a couple of championships overseas (Switzerland and Colombia).
Additional Information: I recently moved to Australia and I need to step into a boat.
Going to the office aboard the CityCat is definetly not enough. I need to sail ! Please.
By the way I am 33 year old male, coastal engineer, and I am back to the gym to stay fit, just in case you need me. I am ready to go any weekend.
Looking for: monohull, racing

Name: adam kavanagh
Email: adam.kavanagh@defence.gov.au
Phone: 0431447697
Looking for:
Experience: Have raced as crew on 1999 and 2007 Fastnet Races.
Various round the cans races on board 30-40ft yachts around the south coast of UK.
Passage sails around UK.
cowes week 07

Additional Information: RYA Dayskipper and VHF qual’d
Looking for:

Name: Trent latter
Email: telats@hotmail.com
Phone: 0409 740 903
Looking for: Performance Yacht
Experience: Been sailing for nearly 20 years, Started on Hobies, and since have sailed Corsair Class, 420’s, NS14, 60 foot Jutson, 50 foot beneteau, 42 jeanneau.

Additional Information: I am a 31 year old male, reasonably fit. Love racing and race to win. Good communication skills and can listen.
Eager to learn off more experienced sailor’s.
I am available for races and days out there on the big blue learning and training.
I will always help rig the boat, de-rig the boat and clean the boat, and help with maintenance.
Looking for: Performance Yacht

Additional Information: Our family has joined RQYS, my son will be sailing a Laser and I need to get some salt water back in my veins!
Looking for: Performance yachts
Additional Information: Additional Information: Our family has recently joined the club, my son will be sailing a Laser and I need to get some salt water back in my veins!

Looking For Sports Yachts 25ft and over
Looking for: Performance yachts

Name: Matt Clarke
Email: maclarke@smsmt.com
Phone: 0420302530
Looking for: Cruising or racing yacht
Experience: Cruising: Circumnavigated 2004-06.
Racing: Fastnet race and many regattas including Cowes Week, Antigua Race Week and European Team Championships.
Additional Information: I have loved sailing since my earliest memories. I am looking forward to getting out on the water every now and again and meeting a good social crowd. I moved over to Australia having met my partner (Deserae) whilst sailing up the East Coast of Australia.
Looking for: Cruising or racing yacht

Name: Ian Leslie
Email: ian@ilpm.com.au
Phone: 0411127718
Looking for: any
Experience: Competent Crew.
Doing RYA Day Skipper.
Additional Information: Not particularly interested in racing. However I work from home @ Manly and am willing to crew at short notice to gain experience. Available mornings, afternoons, all Day, Onite or Weekends.
Looking for: any

Name: jerrie
Email: myemails@suero.com
Phone:
Looking for:
Experience:
Additional Information:
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Name: Christine Johnson
Email: chris.johnson@optusnet.com.au
Phone: 0422 993 766
Looking for: 36-Foot (or larger) monohull
Experience: Deliveries, offshore & bay races, cruising
Additional Information: Friendly, fun and competent crew member with a keen interest in sailing and a willingness to learn. Relatively new to sailing (just over 14 months) but have completed RYA courses up to coastal skipper level (theory) with the view of attaining yacht master level. I’m a competitive team player looking to build on my experience and become part of a committed racing crew. Available every weekend and midweek during special race events (e.g. Brisbane to Gladstone, Hammo week etc).
Looking for: 36-Foot (or larger) monohull

Name: Craig Davey
Email: craig_davey@hotmail.com
Phone: 0488907763
Looking for: anything
Experience: Have some sailing experience. Have completed competent crew and day skipper (theory) courses.
Additional Information: Hoping to get out on the water and learn all aspects of yachting. Also keen to help anyone who needs a hand slipping/maintainence. Weekends mostly but I’m flexible with work.
Looking for: anything

Name: Mark Glann
Email: markglann@optusnet.com.au
Phone: 0418 965 643
Looking for: Any regularly racing yacht
Experience: Competent Crew Certified - Certified Sailing Instructor - Safety Boat Handing Certificate - Many hours on water. Recent skipper of J24 Yacht ( Cairns ) in compeditive racing. Ex Junior Club Champion
Additional Information: Not a boat owner. Not rich enough. Love sailing. Very compeditive. Good Team player. I never stop learning. Salt in my veins. Like to win races and teach others to do the same. Humble enough to take a poor skipper’s instruction. I just like being out there.
Looking for: Any regularly racing yacht

Name: Tristan Adam
Email: tristan.adam@optusnet.com.au
Phone: 0434 409 617
Looking for: monohull sloop any size,design.
Experience: Lasers in Sydney
34ft Beneteau cruising in Sydney
rqys wags on Farr 11
competent crew qualified

Additional Information: Self-employed, flexible to crew any day/time of the week, also weekends.
Looking for more time on water.
Will bring beverages in return for sailing time.
Looking for: monohull sloop any size,design.

Name: Wendy Collins
Email: wendywoo_27@hotmail.com
Phone: 0424 990021
Looking for: Any
Experience: Very little… but I really really want to learn and I love being at sea as my father used to have a yacht.
Additional Information: Looking to start work in 5-7 weeks depending on when I can get some work by.
Looking for: Any

Name: Harrison Smith
Email: garyteri@bigpond.net
Phone: 0423110508
Looking for: 29er or 49er
Experience: 2 yrs crewing on Pacer
None on 29ers
Additional Information: Height: 160cm
Weight: 51kg
Looking for: 29er or 49er

Name: CRAIG ALCOCK
Email: calcock@boomsherrin.com.au
Phone: 0434660567
Looking for: Performance yachts
Experience: Have been sailing competively for 30 years, Represented Australia in Hobie 16’s in 1985 and 1989. Sailed at Hamilton Island race week over the past 10 years on Brindabella, ABN AMRO and Esprit D’corp.
Additional Information: Our family is looking to join the club, my son will be sailing a Laser and I need to get some salt water back in my veins!
Looking for: YACHTS 35FT AND ABOVE
Additional Information: Our family has joined RQYS, my son will be sailing a Laser and I need to get some salt water back in my veins!

Additional Information: Our family has joined RQYS, my son will be sailing a Laser and I need to get some salt water back in my veins!
Looking for: Performance yachts

Name: Graham Noble
Email: thincooky@hotmail.com
Phone: 07 38694014
Looking for: yacht for kepple race/southern races
Experience: 25 years racing on various yachts, all over the world.
Various size yachts , i am happy in all positions (bit heavy on the bow)Have just returned form the U.K. competed as a crew in at cork ,cowes , swan euopean.
I spent a fair bit of time delivering the yachts i was sailing to and from regattas.
Additional Information: I would like to crew on a yacht saiing in the kepple race or southern races , Originally from the kepple area ,can most likely help in the delivery back.I was part of the delivery crew that sailed ichi ban back from gladstone-syd
Looking for: yacht for kepple race/southern races

Name: Marco Kienzle
Email: marco.kienzle@gmail.com
Phone: 04050795090
Looking for: sailing cruiser
Experience: total > 6 months at sea
2 months sailing on ~40ft sailing boats to study fin whales population in the Mediterranean sea.
2 weeks along the Eastern Irish coast.
1 week on Western Scottish Isles
Pass theory and practice to become a sailing instructor for the Glenans School of Sailing.
Several scientific cruise aboard research vessels.
Additional Information: Hi,

I am a 35 old male who moved in Cleveland short of 2 weeks ago. I currently have little commitments during w.e. and am looking for opportunity to sail around this area.
Looking for: sailing cruiser

Name: Scott Davis
Email: bli_cos@yahoo.co.uk
Phone: 0439319357
Looking for: Anything
Experience: I have done a bit of cruising, crewed on a delivery from the Whitsundays to Sydney harbour last year (37 ft sloop). Have done some dinghy sailing since settling in Brisbane and am very keen to do more racing, whatever form it takes :)
Additional Information: I’m a fit young (32!) guy, happy to get involved and easy to get along with - have been welcomed back on all the yachts I’ve been out on so far at least! Anyway, hope that someone out there has space for someone like me. Cheers!
Looking for: Anything

Name: Marian Hart
Email: mjhart@golder.com
Phone: 0412385258
Looking for: Yacht
Experience: Limited experience. Sailing not racing so far..
Additional Information: I am looking to increase my sailing experience so am keen to learn and be involved.
Looking for: Yacht

Name: Alan Irvin
Email: alan.irvin@conics.com.au or a.
Phone: 0413912056
Looking for: Racing - Yacht or Multihull
Experience: Limited - Previously crewed on a couple of boats (23 to 43 Foot) in Day Races / Small Regattas in and around Cairns and Far North Queensland with the Cairns Yacht Club and Cairns Cruising Yacht Squadron
Additional Information: Young, Enthusiastic, Energetic, Keen to Learn
Looking for: Racing - Yacht or Multihull

Name: Will Stone
Email: willster81@gmail.com
Phone: 0406 831 939
Looking for: Any
Experience: Little experience. Very keen to learn. I’m a 26 y.o. engineer who’s taken a year off to travel.
Additional Information: Very keen on crew position to somewhere in South Pacific but also interested in short trips to gain experience. Willing to do cleaning, scrubbing etc. in exchange for sailing experience. Physically fit, hard working and reliable bloke.
Looking for: Any

Name: Ian Woodhead
Email: ian_woodhead@hotmail.com
Phone: 0404 841 465
Looking for:
Experience: Crew member in the Transat 2002 across the North Atlantic from Boston to Southampton onboard a 72 foot yacht - position Helm.
Skipper on numerous yachts ranging from 33 to 43 foot in the UK and French waters,the Med and the Adriatic.
Experienced in dinghy racing, although now over 10 years ago.
Additional Information: I am looking for a crew position on board a yacht with a view to doing another Ocean race. Any position will suit. I have experience in navigation and helming in extreme conditions!
Looking for:

Name: Daniel M.
Email: afdm@uq.edu.au
Phone: 33651400
Looking for: Off shore/Bay racing/Hammo/deliveries
Experience: Professional guy with over 25 years (on and off) racing experience, mostly in Port Philip Bay, Moreton Bay and Whitsundays (last 2 Hamo Race weeks) on various boats from trailer-sailers to 50 ft sloops. Skilled in all positions. Looking to become permament crew for Moreton Bay Races (available most weekends), Brisbane-Gladstone Races and Hamo Race weeks.
Additional Information:
Looking for: Off shore/Bay racing/Hammo/deliveries

Name: Ian Woodhead
Email: ian_woodhead@hotmail.com
Phone: 0404 841 465
Looking for:
Experience:
Additional Information:
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Name: Ron Higgins
Email: ronald.higgins3@gmail.com
Phone: 0738214784
Looking for: Any available
Experience: RYA Dayskipper certified, some sailing and crewing experience, dinghies up to 12metre yachts, own a sailing boat back in the UK
Additional Information: Retired 57 year old pom available anytime.
Looking for: Any available

Name: CRAIG ALCOCK
Email: calcock@boomsherrin.com.au
Phone: 0434660567
Looking for: Performance yachts
Experience: Have been sailing competively for 30 years, Represented Australia in Hobie 16’s in 1985 and 1989. Sailed at Hamilton Island race week over the past 10 years on Brindabella, ABN AMRO and Esprit D’corp.
Additional Information: Our family is looking to join the club, my son will be sailing a Laser and I need to get some salt water back in my veins!
Looking for: YACHTS 35FT AND ABOVE
Additional Information: Our family has joined RQYS, my son will be sailing a Laser and I need to get some salt water back in my veins!

Looking for: Performance yachts

Name: Graham Noble
Email: thincooky@hotmail.com
Phone: 07 38694014
Looking for: yacht/sport boat
Experience: 25 yrs racing on a variety of yachts , i have raced syd/hobart , transpac,cork wk ,bris/glad, cowes, swan european and various other regattas.
i crossed the atlantic 5 times last year helping delivering yachts.
Additional Information: I have just returned from living in scotland , now permantly living in bris .
i would like to join a yacht /sport boat for the local racing ,and any offshore races.
Looking for: yacht/sport boat

Name: David Reddrop
Email: d_reddrop@yahoo.com
Phone: 0438 614647
Looking for: Any - Multi’s
Experience: Only some WAGS to date on tri’s, cats and some mono’s. To be honest I’m a novice that needs some direction and mentoring.
Additional Information: Very interested and motivated to learn as I go. Shift work at the moment means I can usually be available twice a month on weekends (Sat or Sun).
Looking for: Any - Multi’s

Name: Chris Rolls
Email: chris.rolls@rentalexpress.com.
Phone: 0410 552 190
Looking for: 40ft plus or faster smaller boat, ie mumm 30 etc
Experience: Experienced bowman, but can work other areas if required.
Raced mostly on 40 footers, bowman for last 2 Bris-Gladstones, done multiple bay races, Sailed extensively in Thailand and Malaysia, and Whitsundays.
Spent a lot of time sailing cats, dingies and Lasers as a kid.

Additional Information: 33 year old, fit, switched on, hard working bloke. Like to join a dedicated competitive crew, particularly for bay and offshore racing. Very keen to do Hamilton Island Race Week. Spent some time in the military so I’m very comfortable working in high pressure situations, and if you’re a skipper that likes yelling a bit, I’ve got plenty of experience in taking blunt instructions. I’m reliable, and flexible and keen to be a long term crew member. I have a solid understanding of sailing but am always keen to learn more. Most importantly I’m a decent bloke and am easy to get on with. Give me a call to have a chat.

Looking for: 40ft plus or faster smaller boat, ie mumm 30 etc

Name: Mike Thorne
Email: oe_mike@hotmail.com
Phone: 0404099212
Looking for: Any
Experience: Spent many years sailing dingy’s and laser’s in my younger years. Last year completed my competent crew certificate and trained with a crew for the Brisbane for Gladstone. Loved it.
Additional Information: Just enjoy sailing and being around boats generally. Easy to get on with. Sense of humour.
Looking for: Any

Name: Brady Lowe
Email: bradylowe@gmail.com
Phone: 0418767019
Looking for: Inshore and Offshore (any class)
Experience: Recently been sailing dinghys but used to do a bit of Etchell sailing and in the last few years have done a bit of Offshore and Etchell sailing on the Gold Coast. Competitive and knowlegable (or would like to think so) good team player (optimistic?…no no i’m a good team player) and willing to learn.
Additional Information: Willing to be involved in campaign teams or week to week racing. Dedicated crew member looking for experience. Really would like to do Etchell sailing and be involved in a crew doing competitive events or alternativly offshore boat doing major IRC events.
Looking for: Inshore and Offshore (any class)

Name: Harrison Smith
Email: garyteri@bigpond.net.au
Phone: 0423110508
Looking for: 29er or 49er
Experience: 2 years crewing on pacers none on 29er but willing to learn
Additional Information: Available Saturday afternoons and all day Sunday
Looking for: 29er or 49er

Name: Dave Brennan
Email: d.p.brennan@hotmail.com
Phone: 0401 826 762
Looking for: Keelboat Racing
Experience: Sail out of Blairgowrie and RBYC in Vic. Racing experience on mono and multi.
Additional Information: Moved up for wk. 26YO Chasing a positive, socialable though competitive natured yacht to crew.
Looking for: Keelboat Racing

Name: Kevin Flynn
Email: kmf206@gmail.com
Phone: 0432339153
Looking for: Any
Experience: Crew member on a Taylor 38 (PHRF Rating of 99) on the Chesapeake Bay in the States for the last two years. Experience with trimming, and also at the mast and on the bow. Accomplishments include 1st Place in Class in the Governor’s Cup (80 mile race in from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge to St. Mary’s).
Additional Information: I have just moved to Brisbane from the States a couple weeks ago and am
looking to crew here in Queensland. Please contact me if you have any questions about my experience.
Looking for: Any

Name: Carey Marsh
Email: carey.marsh@bigpond.com
Phone: 0413788285
Looking for: 30′plus for offshore or coastal races.
Experience: Regular SAGS with Wynnum Manly YC, delivery to Sydney on a 41′ multihull, other social sailing in NZ.
Additional Information: Completed Survival at Sea, have NZ Boatmasters. Fit, willing to listen, learn more and be part of a team.
Looking for: 30′plus for offshore or coastal races.

Name: Julie McStay
Email: julie.mcstay@blakedawson.com
Phone: 0412478341
Looking for: Off shore/ bay racing/ Hammo
Experience: I’ve done lots of racing both on the bay and offshore (Brisbane to Gladstone, Pittwater to Coffs, Surf to City, Hamilton Island Regatta). All of my racing has been done on yachts around 42 feet. I am currently racing on a great boat but unfortunately it may not be racing anymore so I am looking for a new boat to crew on. I am easy to get along with and happy to do any job. I love to sail and am hopeful to find a great group of people to sail with who love it as much as I do.
Additional Information: It would be really great to get a spot on a boat that is going to Hammo as accom is already booked for race week but it now looks as if the boat I currently race on is not going.
Looking for: Off shore/ bay racing/ Hammo

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