Who Wants To Crew From Hawaii to Alaska?

How’s your calendar looking for this month? If you have a few weeks up your sleeve and would like to do an ocean crossing, you might like to get in touch with William (Bill) Heumann and offer to join his crew for a passage from Hawaii to Alaska.

Right now, Bill and his friend Eric Kueffner are sailing his C&C Landfall 48 Second Wind from French Polynesia to Hawaii, where they were expecting to pick up a crew member who has suddenly become unavailable. This means the pair now need to find another sailor to help maintain watches as they sail from Hilo, HI, to Juneau, Alaska. Bill’s wife, Marjorie Menzi contacted us a couple of days ago to see if we could help get the word out.

Originally from Alaska, Bill is no stranger to cruising. He and Marjorie left the 49th state in 2005 to join the Baja Ha-Ha in search of a brighter future. “I’ll do anything to get into sun country!” Marjorie said when speaking with Latitude after signing up for the annual cruisers’ rally to Mexico. Their future plans included continuing on to the South Pacific as part of a circumnavigation, which they have since completed.

Bill and Marjorie have made use of Latitude‘s Crew List in the past and are hoping to once again have a successful result from their (free) online ad.

“Leaving Hilo 6/16/22, arrive Juneau 7/8/22. Looking for crew to share basic expenses such as food and fuel. Primarily needed for night watch.”

Does that sound appealing? Second Wind is expected to take around 20 days to reach the outer coast, and another two days to sail through the islands to Juneau. But, Marjorie added, “If time is an issue, [crew] could be dropped off in Sitka, Alaska (20 days).

If you would like to join Bill and Eric as they sail from Hawaii to Alaska this month, head over to the Crew List page and get in touch.