Professional Yacht Delivery Captain
Russell has been delivering yachts for 11 years, he been skipper on over 30 vessels, ranging from mono-hulls to catamarans, power and sail, from 30 to 80 feet. He has completed over 12 equatorial crossings, trips across the Indian and Atlantic Oceans (north to south east to west and vice versa).
With over 1,000 continuous days at sea, and close to 200,000 nautical miles under his belt, Russell considers himself a conservative and safe sailor, with heavy weather experience and a good working knowledge of yacht systems.
NAUTICAL CV
TRAINING AND CERTIFICATE
SAS (South African Sailing) Yachtmaster offshore
SAMSA (South African Maritime Safety Association) Cat A commercial ticket for power and Sail vessels.
NAUTICAL EXPERIENCE
34 ft Mono – Durban to East London
34 ft Mono – East London to Durban
Leopard 40 Cat – Cape town to Durban
64 ft Mono – Durban to Port Elizabeth
31 ft Mono – Durban to Dar Es Salaam
40 ft Parlay cat – Dar Es Salaam to Durban
Compass 47 mono – Mallorca to Durban
Passport 42 mono – East London to Cape Town
30 ft Mono – Knysna to Cape Town
Rayvin 30 cat – East London to Cape St Francis
1 woods 50 cat – East London to Mauritius
147 ft Mono – East London to Durban
Tosca 39 mono – Durban to East London
Muira 31 mono – Cape Town to East London
130 Ron Holland Mono – Port Elizabeth to East London
41 ft Fontaine Pajot Lipari Cat – La Rochelle to Cape Town
36 Kelsall cat – Richards bay to East London
Leopard 39 cat – Cape town to Vounaki Greece
Leopard 39 cat – Cape Town to Fort Lauderdale
Leopard 39 power cat – Cape town to Tortola
Leopard 39 cat – Cape town to Fort Lauderdale
Fontaine Pajot 40 cat – Seychelles to Mauritius
Leopard 39 power cat – Cape town to Tortola
Leopard 48 cat – Cape town to Tortola
Leopard 39 cat – Cape Town to Tortola
Leopard 39 cat – Cape Town to Belize
280 ft motor yacht – Muscat to Salalah
Fontaine Pajot lipari 41 cat – St Augustine to Cape Town
Leopard 44 cat – Cape Town to Seychelles
Leopard 44 cat – Cape Town to Thailand
Leopard 40 cat – Cape Town to Seychelles
Leopard 43 power cat – Cape Town to Port Elizabeth
Leopard 40 cat – Cape Town to Richards bay
3 months as captain of 84 ft southern oceans marine power cat in Indonesia (filling in for regular captain taking leave)
Leopard 51 power cat – Cape Town to Mauritius
Leopard 45 cat – Cape Town to Tortola