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I am 79, male, living on my own, on my Unique Solar Trimaran. in the sunshine, moored in a sheltered lagoon, in a nature reserve, in the bay of Alvor, a charming Algarvean fishing village.
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.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Creative DIY projects
Help around the house
Light maintenance
Interests
Events & social
Nature
Yoga / Wellness
Music
Art & design
Vegetarian or vegan
Technology
Self development
Performing arts
DIY & crafts
Sailing / Boating
Dancing
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.
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.
Can you help me with:
-> Organizing storage.
-> Creating a bulkhead 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.
Languages
Languages spoken
Portuguese: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
I am of English Mother tongue, and I enjoy speaking French. I would like help learning European Portuguese..
Accommodation
Accommodation will be 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.
What else ...
Diving and swimming from the trimaran. Sunbathing. Picnics and Dancing on deck
Picnic trips 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 may be by me ferrying you back and forth in the dinghy, or you on your own, depending on your skill handling the dinghy,
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 returning to the boat and disturbing my sleep on multiple late nights during the working week, or you asking me to ferry you back to the boat!
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 woul 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.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Internet access is via my phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot. There are several nearby cafes and restaurants with high-speed internet access ashore.
Space for parking camper vans
There are two campervan parks within walking distance. If you wish, I can enquire details.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
