James Frankish
Witham,Essex
Summary
For the last few years, I have been gaining wide range of skills working in the marine industry. Having been involved in Training, maintaining crafts and Delivering yachts I have experienced and knowledge in many aspects of the industry. I am now looking for work onboard a classic yacht to bring these skills together and learn more. I am interested in racing, Cruising and delivering and have experience on all these areas. I pride myself on a high standard of work and enjoy keeping the vessels I work on looking good and sailing well.
Overview
2027
2027
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Frankish Marine
- 2026.06
- Throughout the different Jobs I have been doing I have been using my time off to do delivery trips and maintenance work both paid and unpaid and this year I have set up as “Frankish Marine” having offered a wide range of marine services such as
- Freelance instructing and sail training
- Delivery and race crewing
- Freelance yard work
- Brightwork, rigging, and basic maintenance of crafts (Modern and traditional)
Joiner
Cut Above
2025.02 - 2026.04
- Help with the designing, Building and fitting of bespoke made Kitchens and furniture
- Prep and spray components of furniture bespoke Furniture
Gardiennage and skippering
Hyacinth CK256
2024.10 - 2025.09
- Skipper and look after 36ft traditional, engineless east coast fishing smack during the summer months
- Organize and train Novice crew throughout the events on the race calendar and insuring safety onboard
- Scrub and maintain smack during the season delivering her to and from races
- Cork Paint and organize refit during the winter months
- (unpaid)
Trainee Rigger and Yard assistant
TS Rigging/Downs Road Boat Yard
2024.09 - 2025.02
- Making up new standing rigging using a swaging machine
- Making new running rigging using splicing
- Assisting with the lifting and moving of boats and materials and masts
- Preparing, painting and finishing on wooden and steel boats
- Basic Yard maintenance and clearing
- Assisting on any other jobs that may come in: prepping steel for welders, attaching cleats to wooden boats
Marina Operative
Fox's Marin
2023.01 - 2024.01
- Lifting, laying up, Launching and moving boats using 50ton, 70ton travel hoists and a tractor with a cradle mover.
- Driving forklift(5ton)/telehandler (14m boom) to assist customers and workshop staff.
- Prepping masts to be dropped and dressing masts to be stepped, including running and standing rigging and mast head electrics.
- Carrying out basic marina maintenance talks; pontoon repairs, landscaping parts of the yard, plant checks and assisting with basic repairs
- Carrying out basic marina jobs; moving boats from dock to marina providing fuel, checking electricity meters
- Helping with basic workshop jobs when needed
- Ensuring the safety of myself, customers and colleges by keeping the yard tidy and acting in a safe manner
Labor Assistant
Fellowship Afloat
2020.01 - 2023.01
- Basic annual maintenance tasks on our fleet of sailing and power boats.
- Repairing damage to gel coats and fibreglass on the fleet.
- Manual duties to keep boat yard tidy.
- Tractor diving - towing small craft, moving building materials and launching and recovering from trailers.
- Assisting with the lifting, setting down, and mast stepping of customers yachts in a safe manner.
- Assisting with building and repairing wooden boardwalks and decking for customers to get too boats.
- Managing a team to complete manual jobs in a safe and timely way.
- (Winter)
Assistant Lead Instructor
Fellowship Afloat
2020.01 - 2023.01
- Assisting with the safe running of land and water-based sessions for youth groups of up to 40 individuals.
- Teaching RYA modules for dingy sailing and powerboating.
- Training new staff.
- Maintain and care for site and equipment.
- Monthly inboard and outboard engine checks for our whole fleet.
- (Summer)
Trolleys Colleague
Tesco Superstore
2019.01 - 2020.01
Back of house cook
Pizza Hut
2018.09 - 2019.07
Education
8 GCSEs 4 or above - Including Maths and English
St. John Payne Catholic School
Chelmsford, EssexTriple Grade 3x Distinction BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma - Sport (Outdoor Adventure)
Writtle University College
Writtle, EssexCertification
- RYA Yachtmaster shorebased – May 2026 (Practical Pending)
- RYA Day Skipper (practical) – Oct 2025
- RYA Powerboat instructor – Oct 2022
- RYA Safety Boat – Feb 2022
- RYA Dinghy instructor – Aug 2021
- RYA first Aid Course – Oct 2020
- RYA Competent Crew (Yachting) – Sept 2019
- RYA Seamanship (Dinghy) – July 2019
- RYA Level 2 (Dinghy Basic Skills) – May 2019
- RYA Powerboat Level 2 – March 2019
- RYA Level 1 (start Sailing) – October 2018
- Telescopic Handler – Jun 2024
- Counterbalance Forklift – May 2024
- Slinger Signaler/ Cherry picker – May 2024
- Scissor Lift – Apl 2024
- Wise Boat Lift 50ton and 70ton – Mar 2024
- ERCA High Ropes Instructor – Feb 2022
- Archery GB Instructor – Oct 2020
- Rona Sailing Project Amory Award – Sep 2019
- Paddle Sport Instructor – July 2019
- Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award – July 2018
- Foundation Safety and Rescue Training (British Canoeing) – September 2017
- Full UK driving license – Sep 2021
- Enhanced DBS Certificate – Current
- I can organize my STCW if and when required
Affiliations
- Sailing: Fishing Smack and Thames Barge racing, Yacht cruising, Dinghy sailing, Outdoor activities: Rock climbing, Hiking, Cycling, Camping, DIY: Making parts for my dingy and maintaining wooden boats and helping with friend's projects, Spending time with friends and family
Smoking
Non-Smoker
References
Stuert Finerty
Will Taioler Jones
Timeline
Joiner
Cut Above
2025.02 - 2026.04
Gardiennage and skippering
Hyacinth CK256
2024.10 - 2025.09
Trainee Rigger and Yard assistant
TS Rigging/Downs Road Boat Yard
2024.09 - 2025.02
Marina Operative
Fox's Marin
2023.01 - 2024.01
Labor Assistant
Fellowship Afloat
2020.01 - 2023.01
Assistant Lead Instructor
Fellowship Afloat
2020.01 - 2023.01
Trolleys Colleague
Tesco Superstore
2019.01 - 2020.01
Back of house cook
Pizza Hut
2018.09 - 2019.07
Frankish Marine
- 2026.06
8 GCSEs 4 or above - Including Maths and English
St. John Payne Catholic School
Triple Grade 3x Distinction BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma - Sport (Outdoor Adventure)
Writtle University College