Sea
Licensed recreational skipper — sail & power
This page is the sailing counterpart to my professional profile: a verifiable record of licences, certifications and sea time, maintained for charter companies, platforms and owners who need to assess me as a skipper.
Licences & Certifications
Carta de Navegador de Recreio — Patrão Local
Portuguese Republic (DGRM)
State yachtman’s licence no. 103942, held since 2010, valid to 18 Mar 2029. Any recreational vessel, unrestricted length or power, up to 5 nm from the coast and 10 nm from a safe harbour.
Carta de Patrão de Costa — Coastal Skipper (Mozambique)
Republic of Mozambique — Maritime Administration of Angoche (INAMAR)
Carta no. 407, issued 26 March 2015 after examination before the maritime-administration jury for Patrão de Costa (coastal skipper).
Carta de Patrão Amador — Amateur Skipper (Mozambique)
Republic of Mozambique — Maritime Administration of Maputo (INAMAR)
Carta no. 6896 — passed the maritime-administration jury examination for Patrão Amador (recreational skipper), Maputo, December 2021.
RYA Day Skipper — Practical (Sail)
Royal Yachting Association — certificate no. DSS1114973
Course at sea completed August 2026 with R U Sailing – Sail Training Academy (RYA Training Centre), Lagos, Portugal; demonstrated practical ability in all aspects of the RYA Day Skipper syllabus.
ASA 101 · 103 · 104 · 114
American Sailing Association — ASID 2023191370
Basic Keelboat, Basic Coastal Cruising, Bareboat Cruising and Cruising Catamaran, completed January 2023 during a week-long instructional charter in the Bahamas.
Sea Time
| When | Vessel | Area | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2023 | Bali 4.3 catamaran (13.1 m) | Sea of Abaco, Bahamas | Skipper under instruction, 1-week charter (ASA 101–114) |
| Aug 2026 | Jeanneau 37 ft (sail) | Algarve coast — Lagos–Albufeira | Day Skipper practical course |
Other time on the water
Notable passages, plus all-time totals from GPS-logged activities (Garmin) — most on the Algarve coast and in Maputo Bay.
| Activity | Sessions | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal passage — Beneteau Oceanis 47 “Indiscutível” (sail), Sesimbra → Culatra, Aug 2021 — night departure, Cabo de São Vicente rounding | 1 | ~142 nm | Overnight |
| Powerboat — own boat, 2×100 hp outboards | 78 | 1,303 nm | 115 h (avg 11.3 kn) |
| Kitesurf | 163 | 2,832 km | 174 h |
| Coastal rowing — own boat | 53 | 341 km | 55 h |
| Sail (GPS-logged, excl. charters above) | 7 | 122 km | 12 h |
Verification
Licence and certification numbers above are stated so they can be checked with the issuing bodies: DGRM (Portugal), INAMAR (Mozambique), the RYA and the American Sailing Association. Sea-time and activity totals are GPS-logged in Garmin Connect. Documents and logs available on request.
Contact: joaocampoa@gmail.com
On the water
Issuing bodies
