Your Skipper Alex

I love all things sailing and have done since the age of 9!

A little about me:

A keen dinghy sailor and competitive racer since childhood, I was bitten by the sailing bug from a young age. Following my graduation from the Falmouth Marine School, I moved from dinghies to keel boats in my early twenties, owning several wooden and GRP yachts and currently own Arcarius, our Bowman 40, which is also offer for skippered charter. Please see www.bluewatercornwall.com for more details.

I have sailed in excess of 25,000 nautical miles in a range of capacities: RYA instructing and mileage builders, own-boat tuition, delivery skipper and crew, charter skipper and of course, cruising and racing my own boats.

I have often been described as having a friendly, pragmatic and outgoing personality with strong theoretical and practical knowledge and a strong crew management skills. With a good sense of humour, I strive to promote a rewarding experience both on and off the water.

Yacht skipper sailing on the ocean on a sunny day, sitting on the side of a yacht

My qualifications and experience:

  • RYA Cruising Instructor – 2019 (revalidated April 2025)

  • RYA Ocean Theory – 2019

  • RYA Yachtmaster Offshore (sail/tidal) – Commercially endorsed - 2018

  • STCW 95 – Personal Survival Techniques (revalidated March 2025), Elementary First Aid (revalidated March 2025), Personal Social Responsibilities, Fire Prevention & Fire Fighting, Proficiency in Security Awareness, Professional Practices and Responsibilities – Commercially endorsed - 2018

  • RYA Powerboat Level 2 - 2018

  • MCA Approved Engine Course (AEC), 30-hour course – 2018

  • RYA Diesel Engine - 2018

  • RYA Radar – 2018

  • ISAF Offshore Safety Course - 2018

  • RYA Short Range Certificate (SRC) – 2016

  • Falmouth Marine School - B-Tec National Diploma in Boatbuilding Techniques – 1995-1997

  • RYA Dinghy levels 1-4 – 1991-1992


Health: Excellent – Valid MCA ENG 1 certificate holder

Commercial Skippers Liability Insurance: Pantaenius, >17M hull length, £6M cover

Cruising areas visited:

  • UK waters to include English Channel, Atlantic coast, Irish sea and northwest Scotland

  • Channel Islands

  • France to include north Brittany, and Atlantic coast

  • Bay of Biscay (north and south)

  • Northern Spain

  • Atlantic Portugal and Algarve

  • Southern Spain and western Mediterranean (including Gibraltar and the Balearic Islands)

 
Unique ports visited: 70+