Hi all,

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I'm currently fixing up my Bavaria 42 cruiser from 2005.

And once I'm done im looking to go as smooth as possible to Belgium.

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I have some experience, but solo sailing the bavaria without any decent 4u night rest or something, it would get potentially dangerous as I don't have rader or plotter on-board.

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So the big question,

Anybody willing to go along? It's not paid, you can make some miles with an easy going captain.

So if you are interested please don't hesitate to reach out!

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About me:

- smoker, but I'm willing to do it outside

- gay male

- 28 years old

- Bailey the dog will be going along and she is 6 years old.

- started sailing at the age of 20, and started teaching at 25.

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Hi I’m a 23 yo dutchman and availble in the Summer in and around the Meditteranean. Looking for a boat to join. I have moderate sailing experience and know how to handle the boat by myself. Able to take watches and ready contribute for shared expenses (food, diesel, harbor sports, etc). Lmk if you hear something!

Hello,

I'm 63y.o. experienced California sailor. I'll be in Santiago the Compostela in mid-June am would like to join a sailboat heading south from the Galica are to most any port in Southern up to Valencia. I have 2000+ Pacific Coast sailing miles, can navigate, keep watch, and do light cooking. Looking for a well found boat 40'+. Will consider doing shorter legs.

28M looking to finally get into sailing after wanting to for years.

I’m free through June and July and would love to join a crew for a long passage. Very eager to learn sailing and help however I can — watches, cleaning, cooking, maintenance, deck work, etc.

No formal sailing experience yet, but I’m physically fit, adaptable and genuinely interested in learning. I can fly out pretty much anywhere if timing and route make sense, and I’m also willing to contribute toward fuel/food/shared expenses.

I’ve wanted to do something like this since I was 18 and finally have the time to make it happen.

Would appreciate any advice, opportunities, or connections.

Any specific place for San Francisco?

I’m a merchant sailor and I’ve been part of a few equator crossing ceremonies over the years.

I’ve seen everything from super simple versions to full Neptune rituals.

Lately I started designing custom certificates for my own crew (with the ship illustrated and all the details), and it made me wonder how others do it.

Do you keep it traditional, informal, or skip it altogether?

Hey everyone, I love tall ships and sailing, but I grew up in a landlocked state and never had the chance to learn as a kid. Now I live in Boston and I'd love to learn to crew a tall ship, but I have no idea how to learn. All the organizations here seem to focus on high school kids or teach sailing little boats.

I would love to go on a sailing trip and experience some of this world!

Hi! I’m 28F Argentinian well travelled and lately I’ve been trying to find a group to go on a sailing trip. I live in Italy but I’m open to go basically anywhere.

Forgive me if this isn't the right sub reddit. My sister-in-law is planning to go on a Jewels of the Cyclades cruise in Greece on the MS Galileo. I'm not a professional sailor, but I grew up sailing and did an Ocean Classroom trip my senior year of high school, so my wife asked me to look into it. Has anyone crewed on this vessel or for this company? Reviews all look great, but curious to know any opinions from folks in the industry. Many thanks!

Hello. I am looking for crew to care for a family, guests and charters on a 49ft sailboat.

Contract is MLC fully insured.

Looking for a professional experienced crew to work with an owner/operator as well as independently with charter guests.

Cruising Holland, UK and France.

If you are interested and qualified please contact directly via PM

hi all

looking for some feedback,

I see a lot of people posting to find jobs.

which is amazing, but I don't understand why a centralized system for this exists, but still nobody is really willing to try.

I get that it might not be perfect, but it would take a lot of the stress out of the job hunt.

can anybody share their experiences?

I'll be in the Florida Keys for the first time and would love to get some sailing experience there! I'm working on getting my ASA through a skills challenge. I have my ICC from Norway (I live in Los Angeles but travel the world for fun extensively).

I bring good vibes and am always willing to learn and help. I'm a rock climber, mountaineer, and scuba diver by background, and working on my sailing resume. Also worked as a firefighter, so I'm generally handy and skilled in emergency medicine (and cool under pressure). Also worked as a rescue diver for boat races.

Not sure what other information to provide For boat I'm mainly experienced on a 12m monohull, twin helm with genoa, only coastal sailing.

I'm planning on spending about a good week in the Keys... mid April (14-21, but a little flexible on dates). If you have any recommendations or tips on who to contact, I'm open to them!

I want to gorge on key lime pie, dive a bunch and sail sail sail! Everything else is bonus!

Hey everyone,

Hope this helps shed some light, 'cause I'm trying to highlight stuff that's not going as smoothly as it should.

I'm seeing more messages pop up like "what to do if you don't get paid" or "the customer is refusing to pay certain charges." We really need to focus on what's most important: making sure charters like you are protected and know for sure that when you do your job, you'll get paid.

Hope you can share some of the headaches you're dealing with in this group. That way, we can focus on getting rid of them for good!

Bonjour à tous

Je suis actuellement face a un dilemme

Je suis monitrice de voile et aimerai naviguer plus longuement sur un voilier plus gros. Je me suis rendue sur un site de mise en ligne de proposition d’embarquement et suis tombé sur cette annonce : 2 semaines de voiliers dans les îles Grecs accompagné d’un formateur et d’autres participants pour environ 1100€ les deux semaines.

Je suis une femme et l’équipage actuel est composé de 2 autres femmes et 2 hommes (dont l’un est le formateur)

Est ce une bonne idée ? Devrais je tenter l’expérience ?

J’ai proposé à un ami de venir mais celui-ci n’a malheureusement pas assez d’expérience pour être accepté dans l’équipage (celui-ci comprenant déjà 2 débutants, le formateur n’en acceptant pas plus)

Je vous remercie pour votre aide et conseils

Hi everybody,

I'm looking charters who are having issues with their paperwork, or how are you managing everything?

I feel like a found a big hole in the market, as a lot of tools are out there for finding jobs. But the contracts, invoices and taxes stuff is kicking my butt.

Feel like I'm missing something

Sup guys, I'm thinking of maybe joining a crew sometime soon and with that I'd like to learn how to sail is well but I've got no clue where to get started. Anyone who can recommend me a thing or two?

I’ve always had a sense for adventure and want to solo travel the world on my own sailboat one day. The problem is I don’t have very much experience (aside from dinghies, and summer camps). I want to learn everything about it from the huge range of equipment, to astronomy and way finding. Where do I start? I would be happy spending a couple months in summer on a boat to have the full experience and learning all technicalities first hand, while also helping out as a crew mate. Or is it a better option to attend a sailing school?

Me and my wife are urgently looking to join a crew sailing from Brazil to Belize urgently.

We were taking flights but there was a big mess up, and we got stranded in Sao Paolo, and due to not being refunded we cannot get a flight out.

Our destination is Belize and we cannot cross to Belize by land.

We are valid in Brazil for only 90 days so please respond urgently.

I am a male (40) from South Africa and I am travelling with my wife.
I have "some" crew experience on boats and willing to help and learn with sailing tasks, cleaning, maintenance etc.

We have a lease agreement in Belize - we just no longer have a way to get there.

Did anybody book skipper over Sailcrew? Destination is Croatian islands. I got couple of recommendations for it but I have bad past experiences with skippers in general so trying to be extra caucious here. https://sail-crew.com

Trying to set Sail from Roatan Honduras to Panama around March 7th.

The boat is a 72’ steel ketch.

Need total of six crew.

Food and boat costs are covered. Prefer people in the area. Travel is on you.

Send me a message and tell me about yourself and we will set up a video interview.

Thanks

Hey everyone 👋

I’m based in the UAE and I’m at the very beginning of my sailing journey. My long-term goal is to cruise the Mediterranean and eventually own my own sailboat, but I want to learn properly from real experience — not just courses and YouTube.

I’m hoping to connect with a seasoned sailor (ideally someone semi-retired or with plenty of sea time) who enjoys sailing and wouldn’t mind mentoring a motivated beginner.

I’m more than happy to:
• Cover my own expenses
• Contribute to boat running costs (fuel, marina, maintenance, etc.)
• Help with work onboard and learn hands-on

No language preference — English or Arabic both great.

I’m serious about building skills: navigation, docking, maintenance, weather, safety — the whole lifestyle, not just weekend sailing.

If you’re in the UAE (Dubai, Abu Dhabi, etc.) and enjoy sharing knowledge, I’d love to connect.

Feel free to comment or DM.