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24-03-2017, 11:20
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 1
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Christian family of 4 Taking a Year off - Can we crew?
I am so thrilled to find this group!
We have recently decided to take a year off with our two awesome 12 year olds whom I homeschool and we are embarking on year of adventure!
I would love if we could crew or do missions work on a boat with like minded families. If anyone could point me in the direction for great resources or contacts I would be very grateful!
Hope you are all having an awesome day!
Smiles,
Shirley
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24-03-2017, 15:07
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Senior Cruiser
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Port Moresby,Papua New Guinea
Boat: FP Belize Maestro 43 and OPBs
Posts: 12,888
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Re: Christian family of 4 Taking a Year off - Can we crew?
Just pray. If the good Lord intends, it will happen.
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24-03-2017, 15:17
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Sydney Australia
Boat: Fisher pilothouse sloop 32'
Posts: 3,416
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Re: Christian family of 4 Taking a Year off - Can we crew?
Quote:
Originally Posted by StuM
Just pray. If the good Lord intends, it will happen.
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Oh Stu, you are a bad man
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24-03-2017, 21:49
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Back in Northern California working on the Ranch
Boat: Pearson 365 Sloop and 9' Fatty Knees.
Posts: 10,466
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Re: Christian family of 4 Taking a Year off - Can we crew?
Well Shirley...I guess the first question is...do you or your family have any sailing experience? It would be a snowballs chance in hell finding a boat willing to take on a family of 3 or 4. I have only seen one holy rolling boat while in Mexico and I do not know if they were doing any converting of the heathen local population.
That said, my wife does mission work with a group each year in Tijuana for a few weeks. Basically helping the desperately poor learn general hygiene and sewing skills. Maybe hook up with a church that can do that. Although I would imagine two 12 year olds might not find that too stimulating.
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25-03-2017, 03:34
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Long Range Cruiser
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Australian living on "Sea Life" currently in England.
Boat: Beneteau 393 "Sea Life"
Posts: 12,822
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Re: Christian family of 4 Taking a Year off - Can we crew?
Hi Shirley,
I would doubt anyone will take a family as crew.
Most boat have berths for 6 or 8 so you would outnumber the owners
The captain has an onerous responsibility to protect the lives of you 2 children. Few would take that on.
I have never seen a whole family as crew.
Realistically there a very little chance.
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25-03-2017, 03:50
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 3,604
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Re: Christian family of 4 Taking a Year off - Can we crew?
Wasn't there some story a year or two ago about some holy roller family that bought a boat with no experience with the intention of going out and saving souls? But something bad happened? They either never left the dock or else didn't get very far? Anyone remember?
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25-03-2017, 04:07
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Long Range Cruiser
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Australian living on "Sea Life" currently in England.
Boat: Beneteau 393 "Sea Life"
Posts: 12,822
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Re: Christian family of 4 Taking a Year off - Can we crew?
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Originally Posted by Delancey
Wasn't there some story a year or two ago about some holy roller family that bought a boat with no experience with the intention of going out and saving souls? But something bad happened? They either never left the dock or else didn't get very far? Anyone remember?
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Shot dead in 2011. Is that the one?
Giving away bibles in ports they went to, they left a security convoy, and were attacked and shot dead by pirates. 4 people.
Somali pirates kill four kidnapped American sailors - Telegraph
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25-03-2017, 04:22
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 3,604
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Re: Christian family of 4 Taking a Year off - Can we crew?
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Originally Posted by MarkJ
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Nah, I'm thinking of another family more recent than 2011. Maybe leaving from PNW in the states? Anyhell, nothing fails like prayer.
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25-03-2017, 05:31
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Hull Diver
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Under a boat, in a marina, in the San Francisco Bay
Posts: 5,428
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Re: Christian family of 4 Taking a Year off - Can we crew?
This thread has renewed my faith in CF
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25-03-2017, 07:00
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: between the devil and the deep blue sea
Boat: a sailing boat
Posts: 20,420
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Re: Christian family of 4 Taking a Year off - Can we crew?
There is that Swedish Christian boat that I believe takes on like minded crews. Boat name Elida or thereabouts. Google it out and talk to them. I think they sail Nordic countries, Atlantic, possibly to the West Indies and back maybe. I have seen them as far out as Canary Islands.
The boat is well built, big, strong, comfortable and well managed.
Fair winds,
b.
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25-03-2017, 07:28
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Sponsoring Vendor
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Hollywood, Fl.
Boat: FP Athena 38' Poerava
Posts: 3,984
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Re: Christian family of 4 Taking a Year off - Can we crew?
Welcome aboard ShirleyY, don't let all these sailing heathens run you off. There are some resources out there for Christian families.
This is a fun site,
Christian Sailing Adventures-Sailing Ship to Navigate Life
As others always tend to be apt to say often, just look here on CF.
Christian Sailing Society
Group Maintained by rubyjean
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25-03-2017, 07:47
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Senior Cruiser
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario - 48-29N x 89-20W
Boat: (Cruiser Living On Dirt)
Posts: 49,126
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Re: Christian family of 4 Taking a Year off - Can we crew?
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"If you didn't have the time or money to do it right in the first place, when will you get the time/$ to fix it?"
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25-03-2017, 08:06
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Back in Northern California working on the Ranch
Boat: Pearson 365 Sloop and 9' Fatty Knees.
Posts: 10,466
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Re: Christian family of 4 Taking a Year off - Can we crew?
GordMay pulls through again...bless your soul...
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25-03-2017, 08:35
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Catskill Mountains when not cruising
Boat: 31' homebuilt Michalak-designed Cormorant "Sea Fever"
Posts: 2,114
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Re: Christian family of 4 Taking a Year off - Can we crew?
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Originally Posted by Delancey
I'm thinking of another family more recent than 2011. Maybe leaving from PNW in the states?
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delancey, I think you might be thinking of these guys:
http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...it-116605.html
Missionary family continues construction of barge on Tillamook Bay | Tillamook County Pioneer
I never heard how that all ended up.....
Anyway, for ShirleyY -- you can try Googling "sailboat ministry" or "ship-based ministry" and see where that leads you. There are people out there doing it. Just a question of whether they have room and need for crew.
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