The Crew for the Crossing

From left to right: Liam Doyle, Andrew Smith, Rusty, Sylvain Allard.
The original plan was that Kerry (my wife) and Zelma (my daughter) were to come along as crew. This didn't work out for a handful of reasons, the prime being havening trouble figuring out what to do with the house we were leaving.

So with a month to go before departure I had to scramble to kept it from being just Rusty and I.

Rusty it turns out can keep a pretty good watch for being a dog. He'll bark at freighters and fishing boats and if they happen to be up wind, you'll get plenty of notice. He also wont drink the good scotch.

I found Liam via Crewseekers International. He has his YRA Yacht Masters and was looking for miles to obtain is Ocean Yacht Masters. I sure lucked out with him. Not only can he easily handle the day today of delivery work, he is a good cook and great company. He is looking to make a living doing this kind of work. If your looking for crew, I highly recommend him. His long term dream is to have a charter boat in Hebrides and provide tours of Single Malt Scotch distilleries( no, he wont drink your good scotch with out it being offered).

Silvan came to us via a crew wanted add posted on Sailing Anarchy. In the end I wasn't clear what Silvain was hoping to gain from the experience though he was fond of a pirate head scarf. I was certainly glad for the additional sleep having two other humans provided.