Professional Yacht Delivery Captain
Vic has logged over 120.000 NM. This includes 9 Atlantic crossings and many deliveries in the tidal waters of the North Sea, Baltic Sea and across the Med, sailing monohulls and catamarans up to 62ft.
Before becoming a Yacht Delivery Skipper, Vic was a professional photographer.
NAUTICAL CV
TRAINING AND CERTIFICATE
RYA Yachtmaster Offshore, with commercial endorsement
MCA cpt. 200gt
STCW 95
Short Range certificate
Padi Open Water diver
Full skipper’s liability insurance
EDUCATION
Sociology, University of Leuven
Master in Photography, Brussels Institute of Photography
QUALITIES
Vic is a very safety oriented, non-nonsense skipper. He has a keen eye for detail and a problem solving attitude.
LANGUAGE
Dutch
French
English
NAUTICAL EXPERIENCE
2018 Lagoon 450 – Les Sables d’Olonne to Split
2018 Catana 42 – Cartagena to Toulon
2018 Sun Odyssey 49 – Gruissan (Fr) -to Athens
2018 Lagoon 450 – Les Sables d’Olonne to Tortola (BVI)
2017 Lagoon 620 – Bordeaux to Fort Lauderdale
2017 Lagoon 42 – Les Sables d’Olonne to Ft.Lauderdale
2017 Lagoon 450 – Les Sables d’Olonne to Split
2017 Beneteau 50 – Split to Corfu
2016 Helia 44 – LaRochelle to Annapolis
2016 Lagoon 450 – Les Sables d’Olonne to Gibraltar
2016 Lagoon 450 – Les Sables d’Olonne to Split
2016 Najad 323 – Henan (DK) to Eemshaven (NL). After arriving in Eemshaven, preparing the ship for her loading on Cargo to USA; supervision of the loading
2016 Saba 50 – La Rochelle to Ft.Lauderdale
2015 Lagoon 450 – Les Sables d’0lonne to Ft.Lauderdale
2015 Lagoon 450 – Les Sables d’Olonne to Split
2015 Lagoon 450 – Les S. d’Olonne to Cascais, Delivery and catamaran sail training with owner and his crew on board
2014 Sun Odyssey 47 – Athens to Antwerp. After arrival in Antwerp, preparing the ship for her loading on Cargo to New Zealand; loading supervision
2014 Lagoon 450 – Les S. d’Olonne to Cascais
2014 Lagoon 450 – Les Sables d’Olonne to Palma de Mallorca + 4 days of sail/docking training with owner and his family
2014 Sun Odyssey 45 – Trinidad to Malaga(Spain)
2014 Lagoon 450 – Les S. d’Olonne to Tortola (BVI)
2013 Lagoon 450 – Fort Lauderdale to Cancun + 5 days cruising sail/docking training with owner and his crew
2013 Lagoon 450 – Les Sables d’Olonne to Ft. Lauderdale
2013 Lagoon 560 – Fort Lauderdale to Tortola
2012 Lagoon 560 – la Rochelle to Tortola
2012 Bowman 57 – before delivering her from Horta to Dunkerque, 12 days handling and supervision of all repairs and fitting outs to make the ship seaworthy again (electricity, engine, rigging’s, sails)
2012 Lagoon 450 – Les Sables d’Olonne to Split