Tom’s Maritime CV
EXPERIENCED CAPTAIN & CREW
Having grown up on and around sailing boats in Antigua, I am now perusing my passion for the ocean and sailing by making it my career.
I have been working offshore on the NZ commercial fleet for last 10 years as crew/cook. I am now looking to captain a charter vessel and deliver smaller private yachts.
With my extensive hospitality experience, engineering qualification and a problem-solving, can-do attitude, I offer everything an owner/ charter guest is looking for. I have the upmost respect for the ocean and enjoy all it has to offer in, under, and above.
Maritime Experience
Coastguard - Tutukaka, NZ
Senior Crew
Volunteer for 6 years gaining over 200 hours as senior crew.
Oyster 80
Delivery Crew
Sailed from Southampton, UK to St Malo, Channel Islands
Oyster 65
Delivery Crew
Sailed from Antigua to Southampton, UK
S/V Petrana
Delivery Crew
50' Classic Ketch • October 2022
Sailed Italy to Grand Canaria
S/V Silvertip
Crew
90' Performance Sloop •
4 month season
Commercial Research and Fishing
Hospitality Crew
Crew 1000 days sea time on commercial deep sea fishing fleet and research vessels out of NZ to the pacific, southern and Indian oceans.
S/V Kaihanu
Skipper
2001 Beneteau 473 •
2022-Present
June – October 2022 – Sailed to Fiji via Minerva Reef and around the Fijian Islands for 4 months. Passage planning, etc.
October 2023 – Sailed from Fiji to New Caledonia
July - September 2024 – Sailed from New Caledonia to Vanuatu and around the
Vanuatuan Islands for 2.5 months
September 2024 – Sailed from Vanautu to Fiji
S/V Iemanja
Delivery Crew
1977 Peterson IOR 40’ • October 2022
Sailed from Fiji to NZ
S/V Vida Mia V
Delivery Crew
Oyster 575 •
February 2023
Delivery crew from Opua, NZ to Sydney, Australia - 1186nm
S/V Counting Stars
Delivery Skipper
2009 Leopard 46 •
May 2023
Delivery skipper from Marsden Cove, NZ to Vuda, Fiji via Minerva Reef - 1200nm
S/V Rehab
Delivery Skipper
Roger Hill 46 •
June 2023
Delivery skipper from Marsden Cove, NZ to Vuda, Fiji via Minerva Reef - 1200nm
S/V Te Harinui II
Delivery Skipper
2021 Leopard 42 • July 2023
Delivery skipper from Marsden Cove, NZ to Airlie Beach, Australia - 1700nm
S/V Living
Delivery Skipper
2010 Leopard 46 • October 2023
Delivery skipper from Noumea, New Caledonia to Marsden Cove, NZ - 1200nm
S/V Irish Charm
Delivery Skipper
2014 Lagoon 39 • November 2023
Delivery skipper from Vuda, Fiji to Auckland, NZ - 1200nm
F/V Antarctic Aurora
Crew - Cook
November 2023 to March 2024
110 days sea time on a longline fishing vessel around Antarctica - Ross Sea and East Antarctica
S/V Barnacles (aka Vonu)
Delivery Skipper
2019 Lagoon 50 • June 2024
Delivery skipper from Mackay, Australia to Vuda, Fiji - 1600nm
S/V Maestro
Delivery Skipper
September 2024
Delivery skipper from Denerau, Fiji to Futuna and back to Vuda, Fiji - 800nm
S/V Sea You Soon
Delivery Skipper
October 2024
Delivery skipper from Denerau, Fiji to Auckland, NZ - 1200nm
S/V Vonu
Delivery Skipper
November 2024
Delivery skipper from Denerau, Fiji to Marsden Cove, NZ - 1200nm
S/V Tiamat
Delivery Skipper
December 2024
Delivery skipper from Denerau, Fiji to Marsden Cove, NZ - 1200nm
Professional Skills
Education/Certifications
Skills & Interests
References available upon request
Get In Touch
Where the anchor drops!
tbharland698@gmail.com
+64 27 527 9608
Fully vaccinated
UK Citizenship and NZ Permanent Resident
sailingkaihanu.com
@sailingkaihanu