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Au pair help for a sailing family in Southampton, UK

United Kingdom
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Hi I am an English sailor and an English teacher by profession living in Southampton UK. I am married with 2 sons and a daughter .I love to play tennis, football and play the guitar. We live in in non-smoking house ( we don't have any pets or any particular dietary constraints) Southampton University is 3 minutes walk and then city center is not far . My wife is also a English teacher so the volunteer will have access to two people who can help them improve their Language skills.

We have two lively bilingual children' Charlie 4 and Abigail 2.

You will be helping to look after them and some light duties around the house and boat. We spend some time on the boat especially at weekends so you will come sailing with us as a family and help with that. You will also learn about the boat sailing it and some light maintenance help associated with that
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Babysitting and creative play
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Living with a British family and sailing with us as a family
Au Pair Help
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Help
Helping to look after them their washing etc. We spend some time on the boat especially at weekends so you will come sailing with us as a family and help with that. You will also learn about the boat sailing it looking after them children whilst on the boat
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Russian: Fluent
Accommodation
Own bedroom in our house
What else ...
I have 20 years of sailing experience and a yacht master qualification and the volunteer will be provided with full safety equipment and safety will be a priority when on the boat and while sailing
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have a the best internet connection available in the area but bear in mind it is the uk
Space for parking camper vans
Parking and electricity could be provided
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
(max 25 hours)

Host ref number: 443715673714

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28 Dec 2023

Left by Workawayer (Priscylla) for host

Volunteering at their house was amazing, as the whole family is very nice.
Alistair picked me up from the bus station and introduced me to the talkative Charlie... Then I met Grandma Olga, who only speaks Russian, but we managed to communicate well and she was always very welcoming and prepared delicious lunches for me.
The work was simple, I… read more

(Excellent )

28 Feb 2023

Left by Workawayer (Elizabeth) for host

Thanks to Alistair and his family for being my first Workaway hosts. It was a real pleasure to help with light work around the house and in the garage, to help prepare the Boat and a lot of fun learning new words British, Russian and them Learn from me Always Spanish "Ayyyy Porr Dioos" and help with the children at home, in the pub, in the park,… read more

(Excellent )

28 Feb 2023

Left by host for Workawayer (Elizabeth)

Elizabeth was a joy to host she is a ray of sunshine the kids love her and she worked really and nothing was too much trouble. She was brill on the boat. Great sense of humor fun loving and a good work etic and Highly recommended!!!

(Excellent )

24 Jul 2022

Left by host for Workawayer (Peter & Anna)

Peter is one of the nicest people you could wish to meet. He is really smart, witty and extremely capable.

He is extremely knowledgeable especially when is comes to building work but I would have thought he could turn his hand to most things.

He is the sort of person who you can give a task to and it just gets done. No mess or fuss just done.… read more

(Excellent )

23 Jul 2022

Left by Workawayer (Peter & Anna) for host

Thanks to Alistair and his family for being my first Workaway hosts. It was a real pleasure and a lot of fun. Although I stayed in my campervan, the house was clean and tidy, nothing to complain about. Also the food I was served by Daria and her mum was delicious. A big thank you for taking me sailing and helping me make up my mind about buying a… read more

(Excellent )

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28 Dec 2023

Left by Workawayer (Priscylla) for host

(Excellent )

28 Feb 2023

Left by Workawayer (Elizabeth) for host

(Excellent )

28 Feb 2023

Left by host for Workawayer (Elizabeth)

(Excellent )

24 Jul 2022

Left by host for Workawayer (Peter & Anna)

(Excellent )

23 Jul 2022

Left by Workawayer (Peter & Anna) for host

(Excellent )

30 Mar 2022

Left by host for Workawayer (Gonzalo)

It was a pleasure to meet and host Gonzalo, I personallly felt a real connection with him and we were sad to see him go. He is a real engineer and when it comes to engines his professional trainig and approach are clear to see and this means that he can work on engines like a true pro. He was very good art communictaing ansd so we never had issues… read more

(Excellent )

29 Mar 2022

Left by Workawayer (Gonzalo) for host

It was a fantastic stay!. I really enjoy fixing the spare engine of the yatch and with the restoration of his racing yatch. But mostly, the best experience I had was the trip to Isle of Wight. It was spectacular. I learned a lot about marine sailing. Besides Southampton, I visited Plymouth and Portsmouth. We ate several times delicious sea food.… read more

(Excellent )

25 Aug 2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Trina)

It was such a pleasure hosting Trina and we had so much fun. She instantly became part of the family and her sense of humour and funloving natuure were inffections. She had a total can do attitude nothing was too much trouble and everything she did she did with 110%. She is the sort of person you can trust do things that are complicated and… read more

(Excellent )

21 Oct 2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Joséphine & Romain)

Josephine and Roman are a lovely couple and we really enjoyed hosting them. They are really positive and funloving guys with a real 'c'an do' attitude. they did their tasks well with good results . Amongts other things we now have lovely freshly painted doors thougout our house!! Thery were great with our 2 year old son and will miss them and… read more

(Excellent )

20 Oct 2020

Left by Workawayer (Joséphine & Romain) for host

A truly unforgettable experience!

We stayed 1 month with Alistair and his family. Nothing to say, we were greeted with open arms. We had the good fortune to go by boat several times to visit the English coast, it was wonderful and exciting days. The work was very interesting, the food delicious and the game nights just memorable.
The room is… read more

(Excellent )

16 Aug 2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Fanzir)

Fanzir and Gulnaz Stayed with us for 3 weeks and in that time we really came to like them very much and they really felt part of the family. They worked really hard and and really were comitted to get the tasks done even though there were the ususal problems and unexpected issues but they really wanted to do a good job. and took pride in what they… read more

(Excellent )

16 Aug 2020

Left by Workawayer (Fanzir) for host

Hello everyone! I want to tell you that we spend incredible and amazing time with Alistair, Darya and little and cute Charlie!😸 It’s the best place we have ever been for us! We’ve got so much fun time, basic experience on sailing and motoring, having fantastic time with Alistair friends and been on Isle of Wight! Alistair and Darya are very nice… read more

(Excellent )

12 Sep 2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Georgy)

Georg is a nice guy who is inteligent and hard working. He is not a natural communicator and at times was doing things that that I was unaware of. He was a bit messesy at times and on one occasion his carelessness caused some damage to my boat although he did try to fix it but of course a his repair could not resotre the damage. --text… read more

(Good )

5 Sep 2019

Left by Workawayer (Georgy) for host

I stayed with Alistair for 3 weeks on his boat, a 10.5m long sailing yacht.

The task was to get the boat ready for sailing and then sail it up north, to Southampton, England.
It was planned to take about the whole August, and we were a group of five: Alistair and four workawayers… Dan, Martin and my girlfriend Anni and me.

The difficulty was… read more that the current and the wind would be against us and to be able to sail, we would have to head off quite far offshore, maybe spending over a week in the Atlantic.

We stayed on the boatyard in Faro (Portugal) for about 1.5 weeks until we were able for departure and spent most of those hot days working and hanging around on the boat and slept/cooked also on its limited space. We met some really nice elderly residents on the boatyard, and we had a lovely barbecue there with them.

The trip didn’t work out as planned. Once our offshore sailing was stopped through an engine causing problems (dirty fuel tank) and additionally one crew member couldn’t get rid of his seasickness (I was also seasick for a whole day). I think none of the crew, apart from Alistair, looked really forward anymore to spend a big amount of days offshore, after the unpleasant events on the first days, but it was necessary for the sailing.

We carried on to Lisbon from where we plant to start a longer offshore trip to the north. But on the way to Lisbon, we suddenly realized that water was coming through the floor from the bow. During the rest of the cruise we had to get rid of the water, to the abundance it mixed also with some diesel from the engine room. It turned out, that water got into a chamber which was not closed properly. After we arrived in Lisbon, all crew members decided not to continue any longer. For me it was the previous events (e.g. Problems with the signal lights, leaking fresh water tank) combined with Alistair’s way of managing the appearing problems/stressful situations and the fact, that much more days offshore were about to come, which made me not feel comfortable enough to continue. I was sorry for this disappointing decision considering our trip, but I hope it’s understandable, it was too much for us “first timers”.

Nevertheless, I experienced Alistair as a generous guy, very passionate about sailing and he invited all of us for a big dinner once and he covered the food during the time we prepared the boat on the yard and I really enjoyed the magical moments we had, e.g. the dolphins playing with the boat and the sunsets/sunrises on the beautiful empty blue ocean and to get to know a complete new world for me, the world of sailing.

In total we sailed/motored 4 days and spent the rest in harbors or on the yard, I am very grateful that I was able to experience sailing/living on a yacht for the very first time.

Thank you Alistair

(Very good )

5 Sep 2019

Left by Workawayer (Anni) for host

I volunteered at Alistair’s sailboat from 28th of July until 18th of August with my boyfriend and two other workawayers. We started in Faro by preparing the boat for 1,5 weeks. During this time, we fixed the essentials, organized the equipment and lived on the boatyard which was quite an experience! I’m very grateful for all the laughs we shared… read more

(Very good )

28 Apr 2019

Left by Workawayer (Will) for host

Alistair is a good-humoured and generous guy with a real passion for sailing. The 3 weeks I spent with him were great fun, despite the frustrations and setbacks which the endeavour to fix a boat (in Spain) was liable to throw at us!

We spent about 2 weeks working on the boat, before spending just under a week sailing it from Malaga to Cadiz in… read more

(Very good )

25 Jun 2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Jeremy)

Jay stayed with us for just over a week and it was a pleasure to meet him. He worked very hard and we had fun too. I would recommend him as he is a very nice guy who is trusworthy and knowledgable mechanically.

(Excellent )

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