Awesome!

{} 'Being skipper in an ocean race is pretty heady business.' {} 'Did last place, I wonder, always feel this good?' {} 'Emphasis on having a good time post race is excellent as well.' {} 'Emphasis on safety and boat/crew preparation is great.' {} 'Finish location is great, much better than Honolulu!' {} 'Great course! At the end of the day, the race is about being out in the Pacific Ocean.' {} 'Great ride...' {} 'Great time, weather was excellent.' {} 'and then she said 'you know, you have a sickly competitive nature.'' {} 'I am turning 50 this year and this was an accomplishment and joyous experience!' {} 'I call this the adventure of my lifetime.' {} 'I had the absolute best time of my life and will do my best to be a part of every race from now on.' {} 'I have absolutely nothing but respect for the volunteers� running of the race. ' {} 'I just love crossing the ocean. And finishing in Kaneohe.' {} 'I now belong to a special and elite fraternity/sorority of sailors. I am honored!' {} 'I thought the preparation seminars and weather briefing at the Skippers/Nav. Mtg. were excellent.' {} 'It is a great race, one of the best I have ever seen.' {} 'It seemed well organized, well-run, and the folks at Kaneohe YC were AWESOME.' {} '... a great entry into ocean racing. ' {} 'It�s a great down-wind ride with your friends.' {} 'It's the fun race to Hawaii' {} 'Good preparation assistance, good camaraderie among racers, great reception and festivities at Kanoehe.' {} 'Nothing can beat sailing across the Pacific. All else is added enjoyment.' {} 'Parties, Events, Write-ups, ... A very excellent race.' {} 'The personal challenge! The mai-tais!' {} '... a race that was accessible to 'normal' club racers not just the elite racers. ' {} 'Spinnaker wrap? What spinnaker wrap?' {} 'Sportsmanship, camaraderie among the boats were great ' {} 'Except for two lines and one fuse, had no breakage, no leakage, and no whining. We are happy.' {} 'Green Buffalo was at the dock to greet us and congratulate us - Mai Tais were there too - job done!' {} 'The first day was the wildest, the weirdest, the most unexpected.' {} 'The fun & the adventure!' {} 'The outstanding spirit of the entire event.' {} '... has been dubbed 'The Fun Race to Hawaii,' and indeed it is.'

N.Tarnia Chaigit

Submitted by Unlogged User on Mon, 2008-06-16 13:33.

My name is Tarnia. I am looking for more extreme ocean/offshore opportunities to be both racing and returning crew in the Pacific Cup. In the past 10 years, I've done more than 20,000 miles offshore. I've raced/sailed/skippered/delivered professionally. The last biggest event that I was involved was the Rolex Sydney Hobart 2007 which I trained and qualified the British Vessel, Flying Fish in the race (but due to my head concusssion accident 4 days before the race in one of our qualifying passages, I could not continue with the rest of the team). The local events in the North West Pacific I've recently done are NOOD Regatta Seattle 2008, Swiftsure International Yacht Race 2008(Swiftsure Lightship Classic Cat) and North West Pacific J-Festival 2008.

Please also visit www.goteamgratitude.com to see my complete profile and sailing/racing highlights.

I am 26 female, 5 foot one and weighs about 110 pounds in great shape, with good eye sight and passed the Seafarer’s Medical Exam (received all vaccinations needed for Commercial Seafarer).

My favourite sports besides sailing that help me build my strength and stamina: Whitewater rafting, Swimming, Badminton, Horse Riding, Abseiling, Pilates and Yoga.

My personality is easy-going, fun to be around, helpful (people call me a “very kind and considerate” person), athletic, active, enthusiastic and I can stay calm and be aware of what’s going on around me (never panic when I have to handle unexpected situations).

My profession is a business consultant and business coach. I also have my own fair trade design clothing/jewelry line that supports fair trade community around the world.

Besides what I love in Arts and Business, I take sailing and racing seriously and that’s what I want to be because I want to enjoy it for the rest of my life. I take Yacht Design/Engineering courses because I’m very determined to have my own business in yacht management and yacht design.

On the racing boats, I enjoy doing every position if I need to, flexible in that sense...I'm comfortable driving the boat up to 75 footers, at the helm of the Volvo Open 60 for the offshore test drive twice.I do pit/trimmer/grinder/helmsman most of the time. I can drive well at night and efficiently organize the crew watch system.

For tactician/navigator position and radio operating position, I request to have maximum 2 months to prepare for all information needed for each race and will be well prepared and informed by the skipper about the plans in advance.

Experiences:
• Sailed and raced around the world especially in the Pacific Ocean Areas: New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, Tahiti, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and islands around (when I lived in New Zealand from 1999-2003)

• 1998-1999 Ocean Passages Round North Island and South Island, New Zealand as a skipper (Round North Island) and co-skipper (South Island to Auckland) on Beneteau Oceanis 461 (3941 NM)

• 2000 Sea Survival Training (in the Ocean Training)with Coast Guard New Zealand for the sailing non-stop trip from New Zealand crossing Bass Strait to Australia.

• Winter 2000/2001 skippered/first mate sailed from New Zealand (via Bass Strait)to Sydney(skipper/first mate), practiced the same course for the Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race: Sydney to Hobart (co-skipper this leg),Hobart to Queensland (skipper), Queensland Cruise(1st Mate. Some legs/routes were non-stop (5520 NM in total)

• Routes as following: 2000 Ocean Passages co-skipper/1st mate from Auckland- Bay of Plenty-Wellington-Cross the Pacific Ocean to Sydney-Sydney to Hobart-Round Tasmania off to the Indian Ocean-Cross Bass Strait to Melbourne- Melbourne to Sydney- Sydney to Gold Coast- Gold Coast to Brisbane- Brisbane to Harvey Bay-Harvey Bay to Brisbane and Around Queensland Coast (Whitsundays and nearby islands)up to Cairns

• Sailed, raced, delivered in West Coast of Canada and the US: playgrounds: Gulf
Islands, Victoria and Nanaimo, California and Florida

• 2007 Swiftsure International Yacht Race with Team Kenetic 3 from Royal Vancouver Yacht Club: 11th overall and 3rd of the First Division of Cape Flattery Race

• Been training and racing with Team Stimulus from Royal Victoria Yacht Club since May 2007(Team Stimulus won 3 trophies for Juan de Fuca Race Category in the Swiftsure International Yacht Race 2007: First to Finish, First Overall, First of Division N)and in 2008 Stimulus hoping to race in the same category as a defender.

• 2006-2008 raced exclusively in most local regattas in Victoria, Nanaimo, Vancouver and the Gulf Islands

• 2007 Vancouver Island Circumnavigation non-stop in 8 days 7 nights (simulating the similar course of Van Isle 360 race but we had finished in 7 days before Van Isle Race ended...16 hours on Day 8 to deliver boat back to Vancouver)

• 2007-2008 Gulf Island Cruising and Boat Delivery for some chartered companies in Vancouver and in the Pacific Northwest.

• 2007 Qualified Team Arctos (a British vessel the Red Ford 64 Aluminum Boat built for Circumnavigation, based in Manly, Australia)to pass the ISAF/RYA/YA (Yachting Australia)final assessment mandatory for Sydney to Hobart Race as an experienced crew in ISAF CAT 0,1,2 races for the team to be eligible to participate in 2007 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race, Appointed as a tactician and first navigator, Trained British and European Trainees for this Hobart Race in 14 days: Sail Trimming and Techniques, Spinnaker Handling, Storm Jib Set-up and Boat Handing in the storm, Safety Sails/Running Riggings/Standing Riggings/Spinnaker Handling Techniques and Racing Tactics to go through Bass Strait using the warm current allowing the boat to get to Storm Bay in Hobart Faster(According to the head concussion injury on the 24 hour non-stop qualifying passage 4 days before the Sydney-Hobart Race begun, I did not proceed with the team in this race)

• 2008 Nood Regatta Seattle 2008 raced on J24 Habenero, J109 It's only Rock and Roll and J29 Here and Now (Here and Now won second overall)

• 2008 Swiftsure International Yacht Race 2008, delivered Olsen 911 SE NUNNEHI from Vancouver to the race, raced on X-Yacht 119, CARENE from Poulsbo,WA on the longest course, Swiftsure Lightship Classic, finished 3rd in our division.

• 2008 North West Pacific J-Festival 2008 in Seattle, on Bergen Viking, finished 3rd first day (one of the only 3 boats to finish the race on the first day, finished 4th overall

• 2008 Go Soul Sailing (my business) that incorporates fun and challenging activities into it. It is not a plain sailing/cruising but there are activities on board that we provide clients from retreat, corporate challenge, wine/cheese tasting, geocatching, creating your treasure maps (life treasure maps)and yoga on board in the combination of the meditation practice...complimentary pants from Soul Sailing and Fair Trade Coffee/Tea Serving on weekend trips.

• Familiar with Beneteau, Jeanneau, J, C&C, Swan, Arcona Yacht, Bavaria, Hunter, Dufour; Lagoon and Fountain Pajot
* Been on many brand name boats on the market

Educations related to Marine Industry

• 2008 Pursuing Commercial Endorsement from RYA/MCA in the UK and from Transport Canada in Marine Emergency Duties (A1,A2,B1,B2), ROC-MC (Commercial Radio Operator) and GMDSS and Radar (STCW Standard)

• 2007-present West Lawn Institute of Yacht Design USA: Yacht Design Course.

• 2007-present Pursuing RYA/MCA Yacht Master Offshore and Ocean commercial endorsement up to 200 gross ton (Already passed the RYA Yacht Master Offshore and Ocean Theory Exams)

• 2007-2008 Power Sports and Marine Technology at Malaspina University-College Nanaimo

• 2007 RYA/ISAF/YA Sea Survival qualified for Cat 0, 1, 2: Can certify Cat 0(eg.in Non-stop Ocean Racing: Circumnavigation), Cat 1 (eg.Crossing Ocean Racing: Sydney to Hobart Race), Cat 2 (eg.Fastnet Race: the certificate in Sea Survival includes RYA Commercial Endorsement on Sea Survival for RYA Yacht Master pursuing Commercial Endorsement

• 2007 summer Self-studied MIT Open CourseWare in Mechanical Engineering courses in Small Yacht Design, Naval Architecture and Ship Stabilization

• 2007 Transport Canada Industry First Aid with CPR-C (1 or 2 rescuers/choking maneuvers for infants, child and adult casualties)

• 2007 Transport Canada Marine Advanced First Aid, Marine Safety

• 2007 ROC-M Restricted Operator’s Certificate-Maritime with DSC endorsement

• 2007 CYA Pleasure Craft Operator Card

• 2007 CYA Coastal Navigation

• 2007 CYA Intermediate Cruising: Bare Boat Chartering Skipper

• 2006 CYA Basic Cruising: Sailing Skipper