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Anyone yearning for adventure harking back to the days of the old salts roving the high seas with a fair wind to sail?
Docked on Auckland?s waterfront, a 101-year-old ship is offering an escape from the closed-bordered world of Covid-19.
The Alvei, which is Norse for 'one who goes everywhere', is seeking three deckhands to join its crew for a voyage that will see it sail in September from Auckland to Pitcairn Island, Easter Island, the Gal?pagos Islands, and then to the Caribbean via the Panama Canal.
From there the crew will travel up the eastern seaboard of North America.
Alvei?s captain, Geoffrey Jones, is looking for people with a sense of humour that can stand up to the high seas, and a willingness to learn and work. They don?t need to be experienced sailors.
?The deal is no money goes either way. I don?t pay them, they don?t pay me. I feed them and teach them, and I?m not shy about handing them a chipping hammer or a paintbrush,? Jones said.
?I try to give people jobs that are appropriate to their knowledge. If someone is a carpenter there?s some carpentry that needs to be fixed.
?If they know how to weld, there?s some welding that needs to be done. If they are good at administrative stuff they might be the one that?s filling out the customs form.?
Those selected will spend their time on the 38m-long steel ship filling one of the three navigation watches which run around the clock, and helping out with additional work.
While the Alvei may be sparce on creature comforts, it does boast its own hot tub ? a converted barrel heated by an open fire, and powered by a converted off-board motor.
Jake Happe, the ship?s boatswain, said the warm bath was bliss on a cold day at sea.
Jones and his crew are currently busy stocking the Alvei with 10 months worth of food, five tonnes of diesel, and an equal amount of drinking water.
The voyage should take 40 days, Jones said, but could be longer due to the unpredictability of wind power.
The upcoming voyage is expected to take 40 days. That?s presuming wind will carry the Alvei 100 miles a day.
?If we have to bypass Pitcairn Island and go directly to Easter Island, that?s 3900 nautical miles, so just call it 40 days in round numbers,? Jones said.
Anyone planning to join the crew should be prepared for the trip to take longer, however, with headwinds always a threat to the schedule.
Current crew members are a diverse bunch hailing from the US, Australia, France, and Spain.
So amigos for those daring to sail in the footsteps of ancient mariners here is a unique opportunity of a lifetime.
Kanacki
Anyone yearning for adventure harking back to the days of the old salts roving the high seas with a fair wind to sail?
Docked on Auckland?s waterfront, a 101-year-old ship is offering an escape from the closed-bordered world of Covid-19.
The Alvei, which is Norse for 'one who goes everywhere', is seeking three deckhands to join its crew for a voyage that will see it sail in September from Auckland to Pitcairn Island, Easter Island, the Gal?pagos Islands, and then to the Caribbean via the Panama Canal.
From there the crew will travel up the eastern seaboard of North America.
Alvei?s captain, Geoffrey Jones, is looking for people with a sense of humour that can stand up to the high seas, and a willingness to learn and work. They don?t need to be experienced sailors.
?The deal is no money goes either way. I don?t pay them, they don?t pay me. I feed them and teach them, and I?m not shy about handing them a chipping hammer or a paintbrush,? Jones said.
?I try to give people jobs that are appropriate to their knowledge. If someone is a carpenter there?s some carpentry that needs to be fixed.
?If they know how to weld, there?s some welding that needs to be done. If they are good at administrative stuff they might be the one that?s filling out the customs form.?
Those selected will spend their time on the 38m-long steel ship filling one of the three navigation watches which run around the clock, and helping out with additional work.
While the Alvei may be sparce on creature comforts, it does boast its own hot tub ? a converted barrel heated by an open fire, and powered by a converted off-board motor.
Jake Happe, the ship?s boatswain, said the warm bath was bliss on a cold day at sea.
Jones and his crew are currently busy stocking the Alvei with 10 months worth of food, five tonnes of diesel, and an equal amount of drinking water.
The voyage should take 40 days, Jones said, but could be longer due to the unpredictability of wind power.
The upcoming voyage is expected to take 40 days. That?s presuming wind will carry the Alvei 100 miles a day.
?If we have to bypass Pitcairn Island and go directly to Easter Island, that?s 3900 nautical miles, so just call it 40 days in round numbers,? Jones said.
Anyone planning to join the crew should be prepared for the trip to take longer, however, with headwinds always a threat to the schedule.
Current crew members are a diverse bunch hailing from the US, Australia, France, and Spain.
So amigos for those daring to sail in the footsteps of ancient mariners here is a unique opportunity of a lifetime.
Kanacki
