Hello All,
Let me start off by saying I'm new to
posting on these
forums, so bear with me. I am a 20 year old sailor with a lifetime of experience (my dad first took me sailing when I was 6 months old). Ever since I was a small boy my dream has been to circumnavigate the world. I am at a juncture in my life now where it's time to see that through. I would really like to do it on several different boats...that would give me time to stop and see the sights, maybe
work in different places to make
money along the way.
I have limited
offshore experience, but my longest
offshore stint was a trip from
Annapolis to St. Maarten in the
Caribbean, a trip that took 8 days on a
Santa Cruz 70 custom. I have also done several trips from
Annapolis to
Newport, and back.
I have 20 years of experience sailing the
Chesapeake Bay, and about 10 years of
racing experience; aboard both dinghies and keelboats. I have been teaching
dinghy sailing for going on 8 summers now and I am also a certified
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) with 2 years in a municipal fire department.
I post here for two reasons:
1) to see if anyone has any
advice or recommendations for such a trip...What
route should I plan on taking? I am leaving from the
Baltimore Area, on the
Chesapeake Bay.
Ports I should plan on visiting?
Ports to avoid? Is it better to try and do the whole trip aboard several boats or aboard one for the whole thing?
2) Anybody know of anyone looking for crew for such a trip?
I guess I should also add that for the first couple of legs I would not be able to help and share costs. I mean, I would certainly be able to help with
maintenance, but am not financially able to contribute for the first leg or two. I can cook pretty well, and have a great sense of
humor. I don't smoke, but do occasionally drink (although I wouldnt dare drink while the
boat was underway....I'll save it for while we are in port).
How feasible does something like this sound?
Thanks in advance for your help.
-Corey