PATRICK L. MICHEL
Captain — Circumnavigator
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PATRICK L. MICHEL
Captain — Circumnavigator
I started sailing at the age of 6 on Lake Geneva, and have since sailed on many different boats leisurely and professionally. In 2010 I reoriented my career from IT to yachting. I’m now sailing around the world since 2015.
I am a calm, open-minded problem-solver who easily gets along with people in 3 languages. I am highly responsible, reliable, flexible, and always eager to learn new things. I am mechanically handy, very technology-savvy and skilled in IT and electronics.
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SAILING EXPERIENCE
Sailing Around the World
Second circumnavigation
Summer 2021 - Present
I met Sara in Sicily in 2020, and in 2021 I set off with her for another lap.
Sailing Around the World
1st circumnavigation
November 2015 - Summer 2020
In summer 2015, I purchased OSTRIKA in Newport RI, USA, and started sailing around the world with different crew members.
June 2010 - July 2015
- Created my own English speaking sailing school on the family boat (Dehler Optima 98).
- Providing group and private sailing lessons to beginner expatriates.
Captain
S/Y Malenka, Fontaine-Pajot Lavezzi 40 Catamaran
November 2014 - December 2014
- Charter skipper for the ARC 2014 with 5 German guests.
March 2014 - September 2014
- Charter skipper in the Caribbean March-April 2014.
- Transatlantic ARC Europe 2014 from BVI to Canaries via Bermuda and Azores (3250nm).
- Maintenance and general running of the yacht, communication and accounting.
Mate
S/Y Exeter, Feeling 55
November 2013 - December 2013
- Delivery crew from Las Palmas to St. Lucia with the ARC (2780nm).
Mate
S/Y Summer Star, Jeanneau 54 DS
April 2013 - May 2013
- Delivery crew from BVI to Portugal (4630nm).
Mate
S/Y Sweet Emotion, 80ft Luxury Sailing Yacht, André Hoek Design
October 2012 - December 2012
- Supervised a 1-month refit in Barcelona.
- Delivery crew from Barcelona to Antigua (4300nm).
Captain
S/Y L'Argentella, 72ft Scorpio Ketch
April 2012 - June 2012
- Supervised end of refit in Sanremo, including coding inspection.
- Maintenance of all mechanical and electronic equipment.
Watch Leader and Electro-Technician
S/Y Idea of London, 78ft Racing Maxi
October 2011 - December 2011
- Helped refit the boat during a month, including all electronics.
- Watch leader during passage Trieste to Gibraltar (~2500nm).
Skipper and Mate
S/Y Sweet Emotion, 80ft Luxury Sailing Yacht, André Hoek Design
May 2011 - August 2011
- Assisted the captain during private cruise from Naples to Croatia with several guest turnover.
- Assisted the captain in the delivery from Palma de Mallorca to Nice.
- Took over in Naples as Skipper for one week.
March 2010 - April 2011
- Skipper of charter sailboats (38′ to 50′) in the BVI and Croatia in flotillas of 10 to 70 boats.
- Designed and administered flotilla sailing destinations in Turkey, Croatia and the BVI, from sourcing the boats to bookings and payments (600+ charter weeks).
- Organised and managed the “Skipper Academy” in Croatia for 60+ skippers.
June 1995 - August 1995
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (IT)
IT Project Leader, Operations, Forex Trading
Thomson Reuters, Geneva, Switzerland
July 2008 - July 2010
IT Back-Office Support & Global Operations Team Lead
Tetra Pak, Pully, Switzerland
May 2000 - October 2006
Network Administrator and Office Coordinator
Process Consulting Services, Houston, TX, USA
November 1998 - March 2000
EDUCATION
PMI and IPMA
Project Management Certifications, Switzerland
2008
Microsoft Cerified Systems Engineer
Houston, TX, USA
1999 - 2000
Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and German Studies
1995 - 1998
Eberhard-Karls-Universität, Tübingen, Germany
Tufts University Exchange Program
1996 - 1997
