Become a skipper of a 1924 ketch in Marie-Galante

The rum distillery Bielle, established in Marie-Galante saw the schooner Bielle Marie-Galante sink during a voyage to Marseille, loaded with 1590 liters of rum. Today, the rum distillery wishes to continue its maritime adventure with Samsara, a ketch aurique of 1924 and is looking for its captain.

To every misfortune something is good. If the proverb is true, the existence of the next boat of the Bielle distillery, established in Marie-Galante (Guadeloupe) will be great. And that of its crew will be just as great. After the shipwreck of the during a voyage to Marseille in 2020, the rum factory relaunches and pursues the project of Tres Hombres cargo ship under sail. Rum is not perfected in a day, no need to transport it too fast.

Tres Hombres rentrant à Amsterdam en 2010 (Photo Tom Nolles)
Tres Hombres returning to Amsterdam in 2010 (Photo Tom Nolles)

Age-old tradition

Founded in 1769, when the Bielle family owned a coffee plantation, the company has since cultivated a centuries-old traditional approach to producing its beverage. It produces 495,000 liters of rum, white, old and liqueur annually.

Sailing professional

To continue to perpetuate the links between the sea and rum, the distillery is currently recruiting the captain of its next boat. It needs a professional, English speaking and able to maneuver it. The natural candidate will have at least the Brevet Professionnel Capitaine 200 voile, will feel capable of leading a crew and will be able to take in hand both the navigation ( coastal and offshore ) as well as the maintenance, in autonomy, of Samsara. A specialist in old sailing rigs would be the ideal candidate.

Transport de Rhum
Rum transport

Submit your application before March 26, 2021

If you feel like a captain of the Sailing Navy, if you know how to create and maintain a bond with your future passengers as well as your crew members and if human management does not scare you, then you could be the ideal candidate to join the crew of the Bielle rum cellar.

Samsara
Samsara

Want to try the adventure? Send your resume and a cover letter to Arnaud by e-mail at arnaud.rhumbielle@gmail.com and if you are taken, keep us informed, we would like to discuss with the future captain of this exceptional boat!

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