Frederic de Mesel.

Telephone No: +34-697.287.270

Email:

Personal Details:

Date of Birth:24-02-1976

Nationality:Belgium

Driving Licence:Car & motorbike licence

Visa Status:B1/B2 visa, valid until 2017

Relevant qualifications:Yacht master ocean 200Gt commercial endorsed

Approved Engineering Course

Medical Care Onboard Ship, STCW95

Qualified marine surveyor

Super yacht operations

Padi Open water dive certificate

Personal Objective & profile

Working for the right owner who enjoys (ocean) racing as much as interesting cruises.

Extending my knowledge and experience in the maritime world running a performance cruiser or race yacht up to 130ft, ideally with my partner, Emilie Martinet, who I have been working with for the last four years.

I started sailing at the age of five; Racing dinghies and cruising/racing with our family boat I have always been close to the water. Considering myself as a well-organised and hard working personality who knows what it takes to look after an owner’s interests. Being motivated to expand my knowledge on an engineering level as well as on a master level I am looking for a long term employment in the maritime world, basically a passionate hobby became my full time career.
Yachting Employment History

Since September I went back to school; became a qualified yacht surveyor and now I am finishing my studies for Master 500GT.

I will be available for a position from early May onwards.

September‘09-september‘10Mate, engineer Wally94

  • Atlantic crossing Palma-Grenadines with a successful busy Caribbean season, Grenadines, BVI’s and back to Grenadines.
  • Atlantic crossing SXM-Palma, immediately followed by extensive med season up to Greece, Turkey and Sicily.

November ‘09Race crew swan80 Middle sea race

  • Jib and spi trim; 1st in class.

June-September ‘09Captain Orca82 Noheea

  • Successful back to back charter season mainly in Sardinia. Owner didn’t hire crew over the winter.

May-June ‘09Watch leader SXM-Palma Black Pearl Baltic77

  • Prepared the boat and sailed via Horta to Palma.

April ‘09Race crew Rogers 46 Antigua race week

  • Jib trim 2nd in class.
  • Prepared the boat to sail double handed to St.Thomas and put it on dock express.

November ‘08- February ‘09Captain swan77

  • Finishing extensive refit in Palma, new deck, full new interior, instruments etc. Unfortunately the owner abandoned his plans.

October ‘08Race crew SWS100; Middle sea race; Jib trim.

Race crew for Cannes and St.Tropez onboard Altair; classic schooner 1931; foredeck, bow.

September-October ‘08Captain Swan70 Rolex Swan Cup.

  • Prepared the boat in Antibes & raced Swan cup, converted the boat back to cruising mode in Antibes.
  • End of the season cruise around Sicily and Pantelleria- left boat in winter storage in Scarlino.

July-August ‘08Race crew Copa del Rey Palma, Aegir Maxi Dolphin 60; crew boss.

Race crew Palermo-Monte Carlo, Amer Sports one VOR 60.

  • Delivery Captain from La Spezia to Palermo included preparing the boat after winter storage.
  • Helm and mainsail trim during the race to Monaco, 3rd in class.

June-July ‘08Delivery Captain; Shockwave 5 Rp77.

  • Race Crew; jib/spi trim for Newport Bermuda Race.
  • Delivery Captain from Bermuda to Panama.

May-June ‘08 Watch Leader St. Maarten to Newport; Chippewa Swan 68.

  • Converted from racing to cruising mode.
  • Prepared boat for the Bermuda Race mostly rigging work.
February-April ‘08Watch Leader St. Maarten to Palma; Angels Share Wally 94.

Race crew St.Barth Bucket; Altair 1931 classic schooner.

Watch Leader Palma to Grenadines; Angels Share Wally 94.

January-February ‘08Watch Leader Maldives to Phuket; Tenaz 130’ Dubois Design Pen Dennis.
September-November ‘07Shore Crew of Open 60 for Barcelona World Race.
  • Helped prepare the boat for the double handed round the world race.
  • Extensive rigging and sail making, tasks.
  • Crewed for all speed and sea trials.

April ’07Race crew Antigua sail week; Chippewa swan 68.

  • Converted the boat from cruising to racing and won our class.
May-October ‘07Captain St. Maarten to Palma; Hoppetosse Swan 100.
  • Oversaw yard period in Palma doing warranty work with Nautors Swan.
  • Delivery to Venice and sailed the Adriatic and Croatia coasts for the summer.
  • Brought yacht back to VilleFranche and she was put on the market for sale.
April ‘05 – April 2’07Race Crew; Nordwind 1939 Gruber Design Marconi Yawl 88 feet.
  • Classic Week Antigua.
  • Rolex Trans-Atlantic Challenge; Prepared the vessel in Newport delivery to New York and raced to Cowes.

Captain; Veronique 1907 Luke Design 65’ Gaff Rig Yawl.

  • Veronique is owned by the same person as Nordwind. I was responsible for a 2 boat program for 2 years where Nordwind was used as a mother vessel and we raced Veronique.
  • Completed two seasons of classic yacht regattas in the Med and one Caribbean season onboard Nordwind.
  • In between the regattas extensive charter trips throughout the med.

December ‘04 January ‘05Watch Leader 60th Sydney Hobart race; Abbott Tout Mumm 36.

Watch Leader Hobart to Sydney; Wild Oats Farr 43

April ‘03 – September ‘04Captain Tonnere de Breskens 52’ one off race boat

Apprenticeship Hall Spars, Breskens

  • Raced two seasons North Sea RORC events & Fastnet with top 3 results.
  • While overwintering in Breskens I did an apprentice ship at Hall spars for 5 months and followed the whole build of Tonnerre’s new rig. This included working with carbon, installing all fittings and doing rigging work.