Share boating life on my solar motor trimaran in a nature reserve lagoon in the Algarve, Portugal

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  Description

  I am 79, male, living on my own, on my Unique Solar Motor Trimaran. It’s in the sunshine, moored in a sheltered lagoon within a nature reserve, in the bay of Alvor, a charming Algarvean fishing village.
  
  My motor trimaran does not have sails. It.is permanently moored in the Alvor lagoon. It does not move.
  
  I am living my dream, which is not dependent on smoking, alcohol or drugs . I do not wish to share my dream with guests whose happiness depends on smoking, alcohol or drugs .
  
  My Background
  I have been privileged to have had a career at the top of technology.
  When I retired from working at CERN, where I worked with Nobel Prizewinners, and where my two colleagues invented the WWW, and also worked for many UN agencies in Geneva, I bought a trimaran in England and sailed her South to the Algarve, where I discovered my paradise.
  
  Trimaran Background
  The trimaran hosted British Royalty when she had Wingsails.
  Now she has twin Diesel engines and Solar Panels.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Art Projects

  Language practice

  Help with Eco Projects

  Creative DIY projects

  Help around the house

  Light maintenance
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  Interests

  

  Events & social

  

  Nature

  

  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Music

  

  Art & design

  

  Vegetarian or vegan

  

  Technology

  

  Self development

  

  Performing arts

  

  DIY & crafts

  

  Sailing / Boating

  

  Dancing
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  I have much knowledge, experience. and many skills I would be happy to share outside the time you spend helping me.
  
  Basic Boat Skills:
  Ropework, Knots and Splices.
  Dinghy handling under oars and motor.
  How to tie a mooring line to a cleat.
  
  Living on a boat:
  Marine toilets and water system plumbing and pumps, Water filtration, Bilge pumps, Marine electrical installation, Inverters, Solar panels and solar battery charging installations, including building batteries. Off-grid solar installations. Electric and Petrol outboard motor, and Marine Diesel engine maintenance.
  
  Seamanship and Navigation:
  The Night Sky, Tides, Chartwork, Dead Reckoning, Running Fixes. GPS, Wayoints, Chart Plotter, Radar, Signalling Flags, Morse Code.
  
  Celestial Navigation:
  Using a sextant and sight reduction tables. Azimuth sights. Navigating using Stars low on the horizon.
  
  Sailing boat history, types and rigs.
  
  Electricity, Electronics, Soldering, Circuit diagrams, Microprocessors, Hardware and Software computer design, PSOC Programmable System On A Chip devices. Computer System Analysis, Programming, Spreadsheets, Mind Maps, Project Planning and Management, and Intuitive User Interface and Database Design.
  
  Gameboy Hardware and Software Design. Ergonomics, Cybernetics, Medical Devices, MRI and PET Cancer Scanners, Ultrasound, Aircraft Black Boxes and ILS. Marine Electronics. Life Critical Control Systems.

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  Help

  Workawayers need to be fit and agile to get in and out of the dinghy, and to clamber on board.
  
  My boat has been neglected, and is very disorganised.
  My goal is to make her a place where people feel happy and relaxed.
  
  In her earlier days she hosted royalty.
  
  The main tasks are cleaning, painting, organizing, and getting the boat functional and comfortable.
  
  I would expect Workawayers to put in 5 days a week of 5 hours, with 2 days a week off.
  
  Can you help me with:
  -> Organizing storage.
  -> Painting and fitting out the interior.
  -> Cleaning and painting the deck.
  -> Cleaning the 3 hulls.
  -> Organizing and doing small DIY projects on your own.
  -> Creating a mural telling the story of the trimaran.
  -> I would expect you to take part in cooking and help with the daily chores.
  
  We would be doing all tasks together.
  I'm flexible with priorities.
  I would like you Workawayers to feel happy and productive during your stay.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  Portuguese: Beginner

  This host offers a language exchange
  I am of English Mother tongue, and I enjoy speaking French. I would like help learning European Portuguese..
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  Accommodation

  Accommodation is in a Double Cabin with a double bed and shared toilet.
  
  I eat a predominantly locally grown plant-based diet. I buy all my organic produce at the Sunday Farmer’s Market nearby. We can shop there together, or go to the local supermarkets. I also eat nuts and fish caught locally.
  
  The galley is solar powered. Equipped with Fridge / Freezer, Reverse Osmosis filtered water, Electric Kettle, Coffee Machine, Oven, Microwave, an Induction Hob, a washing machine and an Instant Pot Pressure Cooker.

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  What else ...

  Diving and swimming from the trimaran. Sunbathing. Picnics and Dancing on deck
  
  Picnic trips with me in the dinghy to explore the rivers and the nature reserve, where there are flamingos in season.
  
  The trimaran is moored near one of the finest beaches in the Algarve, and there is a sandbank nearby.
  
  A visiting Teacher organises occasional Qi-gong, Meditation, Hypnotherapy, and Quantum Healing Workshops on the trimaran.
  
  The trimaran is on a mooring. You need to come and go ashore in the dinghy. This will be by me ferrying you back and forth in the dinghy.
  
  Internet access is limited, and is via my mobile phone hotspot, and only when I am on board,
  There are many cafes and restaurants nearby with Internet access.
  
  I love to dance, and there are many places which have live music nearby.
  
  Unfortunately, the local nightlife starts at 10 pm and ends at 1 am. I would not appreciate you disturbing my sleep by asking me to ferry you back to the boat on multiple late nights during the working week.
  
  The trimaran is surrounded by nature on all sides, so once you get ashore, there are many delightful nature walks and trails.
  
  Public transport is available for you to venture further, to Lagos, Portimao, Monchique, Albufeira, Tavira, and Lisbon, and to the airports of Portimao (near Alvor), Faro, and Lisbon. Local buses stop around 8 p.m.
  
  I am curious about everything, and I would love to learn from you anything you enjoy doing.
  
  I hope I have tempted you into finding out more about the fun time you would have on my trimaran.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  My animals / pets

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