Alex Howard

Nationality: British
D.O.B: 28.08.90
Marital Status: Single
Languages: English
Health: ENG 1, Non-smoker
Driving License/Visa: (Full, clean, UK), B1/B2 Visa
Email Address: alex.howard09@yahoo.com
UK Mobile: +44 (0)792152463
Available From: October 2009
Current Location: Isle of wight, UK

Personal Profile:
An energetic and thoughtful person, with a lifelong interest in waterborne sport and activity.
An instinctive sailor able to push hard as both an individual and as a team member, whether on the water
as a wakeboard instructor and sailor or on land as a rugby coach and player.

I want to develop a career based around the sea and will use the experience gained on M/Y My Colors
together with my extensive seaborne experience, as a meaningful stepping stone to a productive career in
this industry.

Maritime Qualification:
-BWF Wakeboard Instructor -RYA Day Skipper Theory
-RYA Powerboat Level 2 -MCA STCW 95
-RYA Diesel Engine Maintenance -RYA Competent Crew
-RYA VHF Short Range Radio -RYA First Aid

Yachting and Instructor Experience:

-130ft ‘My Colors’ private/charter. 2nd Mate/Deckhand. Med season 26th June 2009 – 14th October
2009

Washdowns and general maintenance of yacht

Maintenance of yacht equipment
Watersports
Tender driving
Navigational watch
Charter experience

-414ft ‘Octopus’. Deckhand Daywork, Antibes

General deckwork including detailing, complete wash down, polishing

- 36ft ‘Outreach 2’. 16th March – 20th March 2009, English Channel, UKSA
General deck work, including sail changing, reefing
Navigation and meteorology– chart work, passage planning
Night cruising
Harbour pilotage
Maintenance and repair work
Engine maintenance

- 67ft Challenge boat, ‘Whirlwind’. 4th March – 8th March 2009, English Channel, UKSA
Sail handling – reefing, bending on, winch management
Ropework – stowage, laying out and general rope preparation
Emergency procedures
Meteorology
Helmsmanship
Engine maintenance
- 42ft Beneteau Swift Trawler, ‘Crossbow’. September 2007 – February 2009, English Channel,
Pleasure Sailing.
General deck work
Handling, both close quarter and open sea
Assisting with passage planning
Day to day cleaning and boat and engine maintenance (Volvo Penta D6’s)
Yachting and Instructor Experience (continued):
- Water ski and Wakeboard Instructor July 2008 onwards
Qualified as a BWSF Waterski and Wakeboard instructor
Coached customers as instructor

- RYA Dinghy sailing level 1, 2, 3 & 4 - Aug 1999 – Aug 2003

All levels completed at Brading Haven Yacht Club, Isle of Wight.
Started sailing optimists and worked through to 420’s.
Racing experience as helm and crew in Topper, Laser and 420 classes

Previous Work Experience (summer holiday work):

Jan 09 – Jan 09 Work experience Boden, London
Jun 08 – Aug 08 Wakeboard Bembridge, Isle of Wight.
Instructor

Jun 08 – Aug 08 Waiter The Vine, Isle of Wight.

Sep 07 – April 08 Assistant Stanbridge Earls School, Romsey

Rugby Coach

Jun 07 – Aug 07 Labourer T.Howard Landscape Gardening, Isle of Wight

Jun 06– Aug 06 Waiter Baywatch Café, Isle of Wight

Education:
- 2 A-Levels - Stanbridge Earls School, Romsey, Hampshire 2008
- 5 GCSE’s - Stanbridge Earls School, Romsey, Hampshire 2006

Other Qualifications:
- RFU Tag Rugby Coach – November 2008
- RFU Level 1 Rugby Coach – November 2008

Interests:
I am a very active person, enjoying a range of sports and hobbies. Watersports including wakeboarding,
waterskiing, monoskiing, surfing and sailing. I play rugby and cricket as well as snowboarding, mountain
biking and keeping fit through running, the gym and sports. I also have a strong interest in interior and
exterior design.

References:
Captain Steve Rodda, M/Y My Colors
Email: mslmarineintl@msn.com
Tel: +19543053755

Grant Taylor, House Master, Head of Sport and House Parent, Stanbridge Earls School
Email: grant@stanbridgeearls.co.uk
Tel: +447717494268