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Edwin Holmquist
Junior Deckhand· Deck & Officers
Pretoria, South AfricaSouth African1 years
Pretoria, South AfricaSouth African1 years
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About me
Motivated and technically skilled Deckhand with a strong background in mechanical maintenance, basic electrical work, carpentry, and equipment operation. Having successfully completed my Yachtmaster course and RIB Master training, I am confident and competent in operating RIBs and assisting with vessel operations in a safe and professional manner. My technical background has given me excellent problem-solving abilities, attention to detail, and a proactive approach to maintenance and repairs. I am physically fit, safety-conscious, and thrive in demanding, hands-on environments. I take pride in maintaining high standards, working well within a team, and continuously learning to become a valuable long-term member of a professional yacht crew. CORE SKILLS Yachtmaster Course Completed RIB Master Qualified Confident RIB Handling and Boat Operations Mechanical Maintenance & Repairs Basic Electrical Maintenance Carpentry & General Repairs Equipment Maintenance Preventative Maintenance Hand & Power Tool Proficiency Fault Finding & Troubleshooting Deck Operations Washdowns & Vessel Detailing Mooring & Line Handling Safety Focused Strong Work Ethic Fast Learner Team Player Professional and Guest-Oriented
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Previous vessels
Vessels worked on- S/CS/C Mirage CatamaranAug 2026 – Aug 2026
- S/YS/Y NILAYAAug 2026 – Aug 2026
Certifications
7 qualificationsSTCW Basic TrainingPDSD (Proficiency in Designated Security Duties)Medical First AidYacht RatingRYA Yachtmaster CoastalFloristryHigh Voltage
Other positions
DeckhandJunior Engineer
Operating ports
Antibes (Port Vauban)CannesNiceSaint-TropezGolfe-JuanLa CiotatMarseilleToulonMonaco (Port Hercule)Monaco (Fontvieille)Palma de MallorcaPort AdrianoPuerto PortalsIbiza TownSan Antonio (Ibiza)Mahón (Menorca)BarcelonaPort Vell (Barcelona)SitgesValenciaDeniaAlicanteMarbellaPuerto BanúsMálagaLa Spezia (Porto Mirabello)GibraltarGenoaLivornoViareggioPortofinoLoanoImperiaSanremoPorto Cervo (Sardinia)Olbia / Portisco (Sardinia)Palermo (Sicily)NaplesRome (Civitavecchia)CapriPorto Vecchio (Corsica)VilamouraCascaisLisbonCagliariLagos (Portugal)Port GrimaudBandolHyèresMandelieu-La NapouleVillefranche-sur-MerAjaccioMentonBeaulieu-sur-MerCap-d'AilCassisPort CamargueCalvi (Corsica)Bonifacio (Corsica)Porto Rotondo (Sardinia)Bastia (Corsica)SèteAlghero (Sardinia)Portoferraio (Elba)VeniceSalernoTriesteGaetaSorrentoEmpuriabravaBariAlmeríaBrindisiPalamósTarragonaRiminiRosesCartagena (Spain)SotograndeFuengirolaEsteponaBenalmádenaFormenteraPollença (Mallorca)Alcúdia (Mallorca)Santa Eulària (Ibiza)Madeira (Funchal)Azores (Horta)Mgarr (Gozo)Msida (Malta)Athens — FlisvosAthens — Zea (Piraeus)SantoriniAthens — AlimosMykonosLefkasCorfu (Gouvia)RhodesGöcek (D-Marin)BodrumMarmarisAntalyaŠibenik (Mandalina)IstanbulSplit (ACI Marina)Dubrovnik (ACI Komolac)PortonoviHvarPorto Montenegro (Tivat)Valletta / Grand HarbourParosPortomaso Marina (Malta)KosHeraklion (Crete)ZakynthosKefaloniaÇeşmeIzmirLimassolZadarTrogirKotorSkiathosLarnacaNaxosKalamataVolosSyrosPrevezaKaşChania (Crete)FethiyeKavalaYalıkavakTurgutreisRovinjPulaKuşadasıDidimRijekaKaštelaBozburunBar (Montenegro)PrimoštenBudvaSarandëVlorëHerzliyaTel AvivBizerteAshkelonKoperPiranBeirutAlexandriaMonastirDjerbaHammametFalmouth (Pendennis)SouthamptonPortsmouthLondon (St Katharine Docks)RotterdamCowes (Isle of Wight)AmsterdamIJmuiden (Feadship)VlissingenStockholmHamburg (Blohm+Voss)Bremen (Lürssen)Rendsburg (Nobiskrug)KielOsloCopenhagenHelsinkiBrightonPlymouthDoverGuernseyJerseyDublinGothenburgAntwerpBergenGdańskTorquayReykjavíkPooleDartmouthLymingtonChichesterCardiffLiverpoolEdinburgh (Leith)Cork / KinsaleDún LaoghaireGalwaySaint-MaloLa RochelleLorientBrestSharm El SheikhMindelo (Cape Verde)Marina Rubicón (Lanzarote)Santa Cruz de TenerifeLas Palmas (Gran Canaria)AgadirTangier (Marina)Tema (Accra)LuandaCasablancaDar es SalaamAbidjanMaputoRichards BaySimon's TownHout BayGqeberha (Port Elizabeth)KnysnaPort GhalibWalvis BayPort SaidLagosHurghadaDurbanDakarMombasaCape Town (V&A Waterfront)GalleChennaiNosy Be (Madagascar)Grand Baie (Mauritius)ZanzibarKochiRéunionColomboMumbaiPort Louis (Mauritius)GoaVictoria / Eden Island (Seychelles)Port MoresbyMalé (Maldives)Rarotonga (Cook Islands)Apia (Samoa)Praslin (Seychelles)Hulhumalé (Maldives)Savusavu (Fiji)TaurangaOpuaNelsonAdelaideNewcastle (AU)PittwaterAirlie Beach (Whitsundays)TownsvilleNouméaNuku'alofa (Tonga)WellingtonPort VilaBay of IslandsMooloolabaMelbourneDarwinHobartPapeete (Tahiti)Vuda Marina (Fiji)Port Denarau (Fiji)Whangarei (refit)Auckland (Viaduct)Fremantle (Perth)CairnsGold Coast City MarinaBrisbane (Rivergate)Sydney (Rozelle Bay)Bandar Seri BegawanKeelungIncheonKobeHiroshimaNagoyaOsakaGuangzhouNingboDalianSihanoukvilleHa Long BayPhu QuocBoracayPuerto Princesa (Palawan)PenangJakartaAo NangLabuan Bajo (Komodo)Sorong (Raja Ampat)LombokShenzhenKoh PhanganKoh ChangQingdaoFukuokaXiamenKaohsiungOkinawaNha TrangJejuBusanDa NangSubic BayCebuManilaNongsa Point (Batam)Kota Kinabalu (Sutera)Puteri HarbourBoat Lagoon (Phuket)Ao Po Grand Marina (Phuket)TokyoKrabiPattayaYokohamaShanghaiBenoa Marina (Bali)Sanya (Serenity Marina)Hong Kong (Aberdeen)Singapore (Raffles Marina)Singapore (ONE°15 Sentosa)Port Klang / Puteri HarbourLangkawiKoh SamuiPhuket (Royal Phuket Marina)Phuket (Yacht Haven)The Pearl (Doha)LusailKing Abdullah Economic CityYanbuSur (Oman)Khasab (Oman)Ras Al KhaimahAjmanAqabaSharjahKuwaitNEOM / SindalahBahrain (Manama)Salalah (Oman)Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)Muscat (Oman)Doha (Old Port / Lusail)Al Qana Marina (Abu Dhabi)Yas Marina (Abu Dhabi)Dubai (Port Rashid)Bvlgari Marina (Dubai)Dubai MarinaPedasí (Panama)San Blas (Guna Yala)RosarioBelémCabo FrioMaceióGuarujáMatarani (Peru)San Antonio (Chile)Arica (Chile)San Juan del SurBahía del SolSan Pedro (Ambergris Caye)GuanajaRoatánBelize CityPlacenciaRío DulcePuntarenasPuerto QuetzalGolfitoQuepos (Marina Pez Vela)PapagayoLos Sueños (Herradura)Pearl IslandsLinton BayPuerto La CruzBocas del ToroIsla MargaritaBarranquillaSan AndrésNatalFortalezaRecifeItajaíVitóriaFlorianópolisSantosParatyIlhabelaMontevideoSalvador (Bahia)PiriápolisPunta del EsteJosé IgnacioUshuaiaMar del PlataPuerto MadrynTigreBuenos Aires (Puerto Madero)San Cristóbal (Galápagos)Puerto Ayora (Galápagos)SalinasPuerto BolívarParacas / PiscoIloGuayaquilMantaChimbotePaitaSalaverryAntofagastaCallao (Lima)Punta ArenasPuerto WilliamsCastro (Chiloé)CoquimboIquiquePuerto MonttValdiviaAlgarroboViña del Mar (Higuerillas)ValparaísoBúzios (Brazil)Angra dos ReisRio de JaneiroSanta Marta (Colombia)Cartagena (Colombia)Colón (Shelter Bay)Panama (Flamenco)Ketchikan (Alaska)Juneau (Alaska)Lahaina (Maui)Honolulu (Hawaii)Portland (Oregon)Friday HarborTacomaAnacortesMontereySausalitoVenturaOceansideManzanilloAlamedaMazatlánLa Cruz de HuanacaxtleAcapulcoDana PointMarina del ReySanta BarbaraLong BeachLa Paz (Mexico)Puerto VallartaCabo San LucasEnsenada (Mexico)San FranciscoNewport Beach (CA)SeattleLos Angeles / Marina del ReyTraverse CitySan DiegoDetroitCorpus ChristiChicagoKemahNew OrleansGalvestonClearwaterDestinPensacolaMarathon (Keys)St. Petersburg (FL)Boca RatonIslamoradaDania BeachJupiterVero BeachFort PierceJekyll IslandWilmingtonBeaufort (NC)Atlantic CitySag HarborCape MayBar HarborMysticPortland (Maine)NantucketMartha's VineyardMontaukNorfolkGreenwichBaltimoreFort MyersSarasotaHilton HeadTampaSt. AugustineBostonJacksonvilleNewport (RI)New YorkAnnapolis (MD)Charleston (SC)Savannah (Yacht Center)Key WestStuart (FL)Fort LauderdalePalm BeachNaples (FL)MiamiCienfuegosLos Roques (Venezuela)Port Antonio (Jamaica)San Juan (Puerto Rico)Fajardo (Puerto Rico)SamanáPunta CanaChaguaramas (Trinidad)Le Marin (Martinique)Marigot Bay (St. Lucia)St. George's (Grenada)Portsmouth (Dominica)Road Bay (Anguilla)Cruz Bay (St. John)Scrub Island (BVI)Spanish Wells (Bahamas)Harbour Island (Bahamas)Les SaintesMarigot (St. Martin)Kingstown (St. Vincent)BequiaMustiqueUnion IslandSt. KittsBonaire (Kralendijk)Curaçao (Willemstad)Aruba (Oranjestad)Staniel Cay (Exumas)Marsh Harbour (Abaco)Providenciales (Turks & Caicos)VaraderoPuerto AventurasHavanaCozumelCancún / Isla MujeresRodney Bay (St Lucia)Port Louis (Grenada)Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe)Fort-de-France (Martinique)Casa de Campo (La Romana)Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic)George Town (Grand Cayman)Montego Bay (Jamaica)Albany Marina (Nassau)BiminiNassau (Atlantis)Christiansted (St Croix)St Thomas — Yacht Haven GrandeVirgin Gorda (BVI)Gustavia (St Barts)Nanny Cay (Tortola, BVI)Port de Plaisance (St Maarten)Jolly Harbour (Antigua)Simpson Bay Lagoon (St Maarten)English Harbour (Antigua)KlaipėdaFalmouth Harbour (Antigua)TromsøRigaTurkuTallinnGdyniaTrondheimMalmöStavangerAarhusScheveningenRostock (Warnemünde)MarstrandOstendNieuwpoortLa Trinité-sur-MerCherbourgArcachonFlensburg
Yacht LOA / type
24m — 40m40m — 60m (Superyacht)60m — 80m80m — 100m (Mega yacht)Over 100mUnder 24m
Contract type
PermanentRotationalSeasonalFreelanceCharter only
Availability
Available now
Contact
CV
Languages
EnglishDutchGerman
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Navigation zones
Western MediterraneanEastern MediterraneanNorthern EuropeCaribbeanUS West Coast & MexicoCentral & South AmericaMiddle East / GulfIndian OceanOceaniaAsia PacificAfricaUS East Coast
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