About me
The skipper's name is Henk, he is Dutch, born in 1962. He speaks fluent German, Dutch, Frisian, English, Portuguese, and Spanish. He started sailing at the age of 12 and now has over 30 years of sailing experience.
I speak German (native), English (high), Spanish (high), Portuguese (high)
Nautical experience
Sailor since childhood
1978-1984 Sailing Instructor
1978 Dutch Skippers licenseDutch Skippers license
1982 Intensive offshore sailing, boat transfers to South Africa
1985 First transatlantic boat crossing as skipper from Cape Town to Salvador, Brazil
1992 Departure for a 2-year circumnavigation of the world, decision to make sailing one's livelihood.
In 1995, he began working as a charter skipper in South America with his own 54-foot steel sloop. He sails approximately 15,000 nautical miles per year, mostly in Tierra del Fuego, Cape Horn, Antarctica, South Georgia, the Falkland Islands, and in Brazilian waters during the Australian winter.
