- Boat handling, including steering, maneuvering and sail trim
- Ability to change sails and reef in varied wind velocities & on different points of sail
- Accurate navigation using electronic fixes as well as conventional dead reckoning
- Ability to deploy and retrieve ground tackle to securely anchor your boat in normal conditions and in heavy weather
- An understanding of onboard systems and the know-how to troubleshoot problems and/or substitute manual backups for failures in automated systems
- Dinghy handling (with & without power)
- Man-overboard recovery, regardless of which crew member is in the water
- Thorough familiarity with communication equipment, distress calling situations & inter-vessel and ship-to-shore procedures
- Ability to handle watch-keeping
