Jan Cluistra Sailing Resumé

Qualifications
Yacht Master Ocean
Master Power 100 Ton 
PADI Dive Master

Sailing Instructor

340,000 nm

37 ocean crossings

Experience
Professional skipper for mono & multihull boats from 40' to 70' 

Testing prototypes (i.e. hull #1,2,3) for  boat builders  and providing feedback to improve design and performance. 

Assisting new owners with selection of electronics, sails and equipment. Providing training and coaching to ensure competence and confidence for boat owners.

Training & support in passage planning, weather routing, navigation and use of all on board technology & systems.

Waters sailed

North and South Atlantic Ocean 
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Caribbean Sea
Sea of Cortez
Coral sea

Maritime positions held
World Sailing Council (ISAF) 

False Bay Yacht Club, Commodore & Honorary Life Member 
South African Sailing Federation, Executive Committee  
National Safety At Sea, Chairman 
Simon's Town Marina Company, Board Member 
Cruising Association of South Africa, Regional Chairman and council member 

Logbook

Outremer 51 s/v Pu'uhonua                                  
2015 Commission and test sail from factory in La Grande Motte , France to  Canaries
with owner aboard
Outremer 51 s/v Wanderer
2015 Commission and test sail from factory in la Grande Motte, France to Gran Canaries
with owner aboard

Outremer 45 s/v Davali 
2015 Skipper for owner aboard cruise 
St Martin-British Virgin Island (BVI)-Turks-Cacaos-Bahamas- Miami-NY

2014 Commission and  deliver hull #3 from the factory in La Grande  Motte, France to St Martin, West Indies with the owner aboard 

Leopard 4600 s/v Semper Fi  
South Africa - Trinidad with the owner and crew 2009

TUI Marine 2005-2014
Leopard/Moorings/Sunsail 
Over 100  deliveries
Sailing catamarans 5800, 4800, 4700, 4600, 4400, 4000, 3900, 3800, 384, 3700
Power catamarans 51, 474, 39, 38

Services provided under Tui Marine contract

• Commissioning and delivery of vessels. Moving them to Lauderdale Marine Center and other locations to complete commissioning work.
• Receiving vessels off the decks of cargo ships that brought them from South Africa
• Hiring and managing additional skippers and crew to assist with large fleet deliveries  
• Meeting the requirements for on-time delivery, boat show positioning and delivering vessels in 'show' condition.  
• Demo and test sails for prospective clients, brokers and media.

Routes: Cape Town, South Africa to the Caribbean via St. Helena and Brazil.
Caribbean to the Azores and the Mediterranean. South Carolina, Miami & Annapolis to various Moorings/Sunsail charter bases throughout the Caribbean. 
Panama Canal up to Lower California/Mexico, La Paz 

Admiral Yachts 2004 - 2010
Admiral 40 s/v Banderal, owner aboard delivery Cape Town, SA to Sicily via St Helena, Ascension Island, Spain.
Admiral 40 s/v Hula Girl,  Cape Town, SA to Miami, Florida USA

Admiral 38's Sailing catamarans, all owner aboard deliveries (spouses were also generally aboard)
  s/v Vision, Cape Town, SA to Salvador 
  s/v Liliana, Cape Town, SA to Miami boat show 

  s/v Banana Split, Cape Town, SA to Miami boat show

  s/v Highland Odyssey, Cape Town, SA to Caribbean

  s/v Tee Time, Cape Town, SA to Trinidad 
  s/v Di Di Ma, Cape Town, SA to Miami

Admiral 38 - corporate deliveries
  s/v Gobnait, Cape Town, SA to Miami, USA
  s/v Flamingo, Cape Town, SA to Miami, USA 

Atlantic 42 Chris White design s/v Green-on-Blue, owner aboard delivery Cape Town, SA - Caribbean -Pacific-Australia

Ownership of Vessels 1990 - 2015 

Admiral 38 s/v NautiCat 
Cape Town to Grenada West Indies via Brazil and Suriname
Cruising through the Caribbean from base in Grenada to most of the Windward & Leeward islands.  

Woods 40 s/v Zeepaard 2  Catamaran
Cape Town, SA to Luderitz, Namibia
Day Charters & cruising coastal South Africa
Sheraton Cape to Rio Race

Bruce Roberts 45 Offshore s/v Zeepaard 1 Monohull
Cape Town, SA to Salvador, Brazil, South African coast 

1988/2000 1st Mate Atlantic Crossing to Salvador and assorted deliveries around South African coast.