Since years I had been working as a scuba diving instructor and experienced the underwater marine world and the beautiful sea. It's been real fun. I finally decided last year to take a break from scuba diving for a bit and do something new. Even though my passion for scuba diving is still very strong and I love it but I thought I needed to do something different for this moment so I took up sailing, something I always wanted to do.
In 2012 after spending a few months in South Africa I got qualified as a Yacht master in sailing and motor boat by the Royal Yacht Association (UK sail training organisation) . During my training I had learnt so many new things about boats, sailing and found the education real helpful, thorough and fun. It gave me a sense of pride and satisfaction to have achieved another milestone during my life.
Currently I am working with Samui Ocean Sports & Yacht Charters in Koh Samui, South Thailand. Five months into my job and I have noticed each day I have been learning new things about boats, sailing and the marine industry. The thought of staying away from scuba diving for many months rarely appears just because my new adventure has kept me very busy and happy. At times I do miss scuba diving and all the lovely people that I met in the past through it and being a instructor teaching but sometimes one has to move on.
The last few months working in sailing have passed very quick and even though I may have qualified as a Yacht master I do still learn a lot from my fellow colleagues some of whom are half my age. My boss Mr Kunta a German national has been outstanding so far and I have had a good relationship at work with the entire team.
I have been testing my hands on three different boats from mono hull to cruising catamaran and improving my skills day by day.
Some good memories at work I would like to share
Best trip:
3 days sailing trip with great people from Koh Samui to Koh Tao and back with Ritchie, Stuart, Kunta, Markus, Howard. Great moment being with a bunch of nice funny good people on the boat.
Best group of customers:
Indian groups during new year from various parts of the country. The colours, music, variation, joy and happiness made them special. Must admit I missed the day when six sexy ladies from Singapore came on the boat and it was my day off. My boss and the crew present had a awesome time.
Best boat at work:
"Dream catcher" cruising catamaran for simple reason so much more comfortable, spacious easy to handle, music on board and also good to communicate with the customers. "Crazy Horse" catamaran comes second as its easily the fastest boat and on some days with strong winds racing away is sensational.
Upcoming Adventure:
Soon I am expecting to do my second major sea voyage with Mr Kunta in a few days from now when we sail all the way from Pattaya to Koh Samui passing via Koh Chang in Thailand. We will be sailing our new addition to the fleet, a 32 feet mono hull for a week with a stop over in Koh Chang. The voyage seems challenging during the second leg from Koh Chang to Koh Tao as we will be crossing through The Gulf of Thailand just both of us nonstop for two days in the middle of the ocean doing shifts of 4 hours each. Going to be hard.
I will update my blog about this trip and trust me it will be interesting cause a sailor always has something interesting to say of the sea.
Hope you all are doing well and enjoying your precious times in life.
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