Curriculum Vitae

Christophe Guégan

Commercially Endorsed Sailing Ocean Yachtmaster

Details

Date of birth: 22/04/1966 (41)
Nationality: French
Marital status: single, 1 child
European Driving Licence (B)
European passport valid until 2012
US Visa B1/C1
Merchant Marine Medical Certificate
Available from: 11/2007
Languages:
• French (Mother tongue)
• English (Fluent)
• Dutch (Basic Understanding)

Personal Profile

My passion for sailing began at an early age, first skippering yachts in 1984 at the age of 18, then in regattas and as a semi-professional since 1996, I have now more than 7.500NM sailing including a transatlantic race. After 18 years as a manager in the communication and IT industry in Belgium, I decided a shift in my career and I am now a Master 200 GT and a Professional Ocean Yachtmaster.

I consider myself to be very professional, dedicated to client’s satisfaction and I take pleasure in making sure that work is completed to the highest possible standard. I have been running my own company for many years, which has allowed me to gain a vital insight into client oriented and pragmatic management. I love working in teams of all sizes as well as long term solo challenges.

Professional Qualifications

Antibes, November 2007

• MCA Master 200 GT Unlimited
• MCA Officer of the Watch 500 GT Unlimited

UKSA 2007 (Cowes, UK) Overall Grade: Merit

• MCA/RYA Sailing Yachtmaster Ocean Certificate (Commercially endorsed)
• MCA/RYA Motor Yacht Coastal Skipper (Commercially endorsed)
• MCA Basic training (STCW95)
• MCA/RYA Ocean Yachtmaster Shore based Certificate
• SSO (ISPS Ship Security Officer)
• RYA radar + ARPA training
• RYA Diesel Engine Maintenance
• AEC MCA Approved Engineering Certificate
• RYA Powerboat Level 2
• GOC GMDSS
• AMERC Long Range Radio Certificate with Satellite endorsement

Yachting Professional Experience

• Since 1997: ForceDouce: Founder and active skipper of a Belgium association that help disabled children to improve their self-confidence using sail activities and regattas. We have participated to several official French and Belgian Championships. (http://www.forcedouce.org)
• Since 1997: SMEGS: Manager and skipper for a yearly event for physicians. One week navigation with up to 7 yachts in Ireland, Scotland, Brittany, Corsica, Cowes, Saint-Vincent (Caribbean), Turkey;
• 2003 – 2005 – 2006: Tour du Finistère: Professional skipper paid to assist the client in a one-week costal regatta in Brittany (More than 500M each). (http://www.tourduf.org/)
• 1996 – 2002: Sailing Team: Professional skipper for team building events and regatta in Belgium, France, Cowes, … (http://www.sailingteam.com/)

Other Sailing Experience

2007: UKSA Ocean graduate: Based in Cowes (UK) more than 2500 NM and 6 months intensive navigation training, offshore and ocean passages. Shore based training including navigation (Coastal & Celestial), IRPCS, SSO, STCW95, yacht maintenance techniques, radar (with ARPA training) and General Operator Certificate.

Since 1984 Skipper: More than 5000 NM as skipper on monohull and catamarans sailing yachts up to 57’ including:

• Skipper for coastal navigations in Brittany, UK, Ireland, Corsica, Côte d’Azur, Corsica, French west Indies Caribbean, Turkey, Belgium coast… since 1984;
• Tactics and/or Skipper for National Sport Boat Cup of North Sea (North of France and Belgium) from 1999 to 2004. Best result: 6th of 18 boats and on French National Championship of First Class 8 (One Design 30” sport boat) in 2003 and 2004. Best result: 4th of 50 boats;
• Skipper for more than 30 passages in tidal waters like Nieuwpoort-Ramsgate, Brest-Cowes, Cowes-Dunkerque, … or in Mediterranean like Cannes-Calvi, Marseille-Calvi, … since 1989
• “Transat des Alizées” in 1995 on “Pavillon Beauvoir” (Futura 51” ULDB) Cross Atlantic race from Brest (France) to Casablanca (Morocco) then to Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadalupe, France) as skipper on behalf of the owner;

French Official Qualifications

• 1989 Permis hauturier B (Offshore yachting licence for Motor yacht < 25gt)
• 1988 Brevet Elémentaire de plongée sous-marine (Openwater level for subaquatic sports)

1988-1989 French Navy Military Obligation

• 1 month: Bridge watch, navigation, radio and signals seaman preparation
• 8 months: on the bridge of the Aircraft carrier “Le Clemenceau” as Navigator seaman (Timonier)
• “Brevet patron petite embarquation” (Military small yacht skipper ticket)

1979 - 1982 Dinghy Instructor assistant in north Brittany (France).

Other Professional Experience

• Last position: consultant in web, new media and audiovisual strategies and communication;
• Founder, VP Marketing and CTO of NetBeat, a web start-up specialized in indie music distribution in 1997;
• Founder and Creative Director of a communication agency Ideogram Brussels in 1992;
• Junior art director Saatchi & Saatchi Brussels (Belgium) from 1989 to 1992;
• Art Director diploma at CAD (Brussels, Belgium) in 1990;
• French Baccalauréat in sciences in 1984.

Other Interests

• Team management, human factor strategies and relationship management;
• Creative communication and IT business and management of a small/medium size company;
• Visual arts in general with a focus on drawing, painting and film directing;
• Cooking, Wines and Table arts;
• Learning, teaching and sharing all my passions.

Languages Skills

• French: mother tongue
• International English: fluent in speaking, reading and writing
• Dutch: Basic understanding

Reference Contacts

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