Yachting CV
Vas Kosseris, MBA, MA Email: V@Cosseri.com |
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WORK EXPERIENCE |
06/2006–Present Yacht maintenance Own yacht (Mondo Cosseri), Kefalonia (Greece) Hands-on maintenance tasks include carpentry & joinery to improve access to the steel inside the hull, steel surface preparation to remove rust, applying epoxy resin & antifouling coatings, fiberglassing for repairs to the top structure of the yacht and to the dinghy, unstepping & stepping of masts to navigate inland waters, maintenance of marinised diesel engines, generators & hydraulic systems, cleaning of tanks, battery maintenance, testing and replacing 12V & 240V electrics, updating marine electronics, cleaning pumps & plumbing, updating safety systems, painting and varnishing |
08/08/2009–17/11/2009 Captain Own yacht (Mondo Cosseri)
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2007–2009 Improvement projects Own yacht (Mondo Cosseri), Burnham-on-Crouch (United Kingdom)
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21/05/2009–25/05/2009 Crew Sailing a Moody 346 from Burnham-on-Crouch U.K. to Calais France and back for a total of 130 n.m. over 24 night hours |
2006–2009 Captain/Crew East coast of England (United Kingdom) Various sailing and motoring trips on my yacht and friends' yachts in the Crouch, Roach and Blackwater rivers and related approaches from the North Sea, Essex, U.K |
06/2006–06/2006 Crew Own yacht (Mondo Cosseri) Motoring trip from Southampton to Burnham-on-Crouch, U.K. |
1991–1991 First Mate Rhode Island (United States) Sailed on a chartered Rhodes 42 to Block Island and back to Rhode Island |
05/1991–05/1991 First Mate Chesapeake Bay (United States) Sailed on a chartered Dickerson 37 in the Chesapeake Bay for 3 days |
1989–1991 First Mate New York (United States) Sailed on a Sabre 34 in Long Island Sound over 3 summers. Member of the St Bart’s Community Club |
EDUCATION AND TRAINING |
11/05/2008 RYA/MCA Small Craft Basic Sea Survival Course, East Anglian Sea School (United Kingdom) |
08/11/2007 International Certificate for Operator of Pleasure Craft, RYA (United Kingdom). Valid for Coastal Waters and Inland Waters for Power up to 10m, Sail up to 24m/80GT and PWC |
25/02/2007 Practical Sailing Course – Day Skipper Tidal (RYA), Crouch Sailing School, Burnham-on-Crouch (United Kingdom) |
28/01/2007 Shorebased Course - RYA/MCA Coastal Skipper & Yachtmaster Offshore, Crouch Sailing School, Burnham-on-Crouch (United Kingdom) |
26/11/2006 Shorebased Course - Day Skipper for Sail & Power Craft (RYA), Crouch Sailing School, Burnham-on-Crouch (United Kingdom) |
04/09/2006 Maritime Radio Operator Certificate of Competence – Short Range Certificate (RYA), Crouch Sailing School, Burnham-on-Crouch (United Kingdom) |
31/03/2006 First Aid at Work – 4 day, British Red Cross, London (United Kingdom) |
15/08/2000 Open Water Diver PADI Asia Pacific SIDS-Planet Scuba Koh Tao, Koh Tao (Thailand) |
12/10/1986 Bareboat Preparation, Offshore Sailing School, Ltd, City Island New York (United States) |
21/09/1986 Learn to Sail, Offshore Sailing School, Ltd., City Island, New York (United States) |
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