The Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Oceans: Crewing Around the World

by Alison Muir Bennett (Author), Clare Davis (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1996

  $8.60

  This is a guide to the job opportunities for individuals wanting to become yachting crew. It explains how to maximize the chances of being taken on as crew, where and when the yachts gather, how to be in the right place at the right time, what to expect from different types of skipper, and what is expected of crew. The data in this edition has been updated and contains new sections on sailing as a couple.

• Used

  Paperback
  1990

  $4.34

  This is a practical handbook for the growing body of people wishing to travel by crewing on ocean-going yachts. Written by two long-term ocean travellers, it covers the growing development in worldwide yachting and includes a seasonal calender to show the migration of yachts around the world. There is advice on how to find a crew position, what to expect from skippers and what crew members have to do. The book is equally useful for crew and skippers.