No boat? No budget? No sailing experience? But an urge for ocean adventure No problem! Sail the Atlantic Ocean as a Crew Member. Discover what it feels like to wake up on the ocean, breathe the ocean air, have the wind in your hair, navigate by the stars, live simple and resourceful, and be eye to eye with dolphins. Day in, day out.

Travelling an ocean on someone else's sailing boat is not a straightforward endeavour. To be ready to expect the unexpected, careful investigation and preparation is essential. In this ocean travel crew guide you will discover HOW TO:

• Start the adventure! Take that first step out the door.
• Find a boat: where, when and why.
• Plan, pack, prepare and provision as crew.
• Check safety, reliability and the happy-factor of the boat, captain & crew.
• Deal with seasickness, limited resources, waste, watch-keeping & more.

• Make a positive difference for the health of the ocean.

  Packed with practical advice and stories, Ocean Nomad guides you from the idea of "someday I would like to go on a sailing trip", to sipping a coconut on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean celebrating the achievement. Jump on board!

  Inhalt
  INTRODUCTION
  ON SHORE
  THE ADVENTURE
  1.1 Why sail across the Atlantic Ocean?
  1.2 Sneak peek: What's it like?
  1.3 Reality check & ocean crewing basics
  1.4 When is it maybe not for you?
  1.5 How to start: get the right mindset
  1.6 Coastal hitch-sailing
  1.7 Snapshot of my hitch-sail experiences
  2 ATLANTIC OCEAN PASSAGE: THE BEARINGS
  2.1 Sailing the Atlantic Ocean
  2.2 The Atlantic Sailing Routes
  2.3 When to hitch a ride?
  2.4 How long does it take?
  2.5 How much does it cost?
  2.6 North Atlantic Weather
  2.7 Types of boats crossing 2.8 Rallies
  3 THE SEARCH FOR A RIDE
  3.1 Where to find a boat?
  3.2 When to start searching?
  3.3 Captain's choice
  3.4 Your crew profile
  3.5 Your search criteria
  3.6 Solo female travel
  3.7 Couple travel
  4 ATLANTIC-PASSAGE HARBOURS
  4.1 Palma (Mallorca, Spain)
  4.2 Gibraltar
  4.3 Las Palmas (Gran Canaria, Spain)
  4.4 Mindelo (São Vicente, Cape Verde)
  4.5 Rodney Bay (Saint Lucia)
  4.6 Antigua
  4.7 St Maarten
  4.8 Virgin Islands
  4.9 Horta (Faial, the Azores)
  5 SAFETY & HAPPINESS CHECK
  5.1 What could be wrong?
  5.2 How NOT to catch a ride
  5.3 Three-Step boat & captain assessment
  5.4 Expectations and agreements
  6 TAKE-AWAYS FOR THE CAPTAIN
  6.1 Before you take on Crew
  6.2 Crew management-On shore
  6.3 Crew management-On the ocean
  6.4 Make a difference for a healthy ocean-as captain
  7 PREPARATION: ON LAND
  7.1 The packing list
  7.2 Skills to work on
  7.3 Prepare for seasickness
  7.4 Stay healthy
  7.5 Onboard entertainment
  7.6 Pre-departure research & arrangements
  7.7 Onward travel planning
  7.8 Visas
  7.9 What to tell Mum?
  7.10 Connectivity
  8 PREPARATION: ON BOARD
  8.1 Get to know the boat
  8.2 Provisioning
  8.3 Safety & risk management
  8.4 The day you leave
  ON THE OCEAN
  9 STORIES FROM THE OCEAN
  9.1 Southern route Stories (east to west)
  9.2 Northern route Stories (west to east)
  10 LIFE AT SEA, HAPPENINGS & SITUATIONS
  10.1 Watch
  10.2 Seasickness
  10.3 People Habits & Hurdles
  10.4 Fun in the galley
  10.5 Sleep
  10.6 The heads
  10.7 Night time
  10.8 Laziness & exercise
  10.9 Swimming in the ocean
  10.10 Boredom
  10.11 Expect the unexpected
  10.12 Safety at sea
  10.13 Limited resources
  10.14 Waste management at sea
  ON THE OTHER SIDE
  11 LANDING AND LEAVING
  11.1 Arrival: coconut o' clock
  11.2 Waste disposal
  12 BACK ON LAND
  12.1 The Caribbean
  12.2 Europe
  OCEAN LOVE & CONSERVATION
  13 WHY IS THE OCEAN SO IMPORTANT?
  14 WHAT'S HAPPENING TO THE OCEANS?
  14.1 Recent Ocean Explorations
  14.2 Climate change
  14.3 Plastic Pollution
  14.4 Biodiversity change
  14.5 Overfishing
  14.6 Management and protection of the ocean
  14.7 What happens if we don't change anything?
  15 WHAT IS BEING DONE TO SAVE IT?
  15.1 Ocean Conservation & Research
  15.2 Sailors for the Sea
  15.3 OceansWatch
  15.4 The 5 Gyres Institute
  15.5 Plastic Pollution Coalition
  15.6 PangeaSeed Foundation
  15.7 One World One Ocean
  15.8 Mission Blue
  15.9 Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
  15.10 Ocean Unite
  15.11 Ocean Conservancy
  15.12 Parley TV
  15.13 Plastic Soup Foundation
  15.14 Plastic Oceans Foundation
  15.15 The insPirates!
  15.16 Sailing conservationists
  16 WHAT CAN YOU DO AS CREW?
  16.1 Be aware
  16.2 Distribute goods
  16.3 Pack & store smart
  16.4 Minimise waste impact
  16.5 Do your research
  16.6 Contribute to research
  16.7 Fish responsibly
  16.8 Rethink-Refuse-Reduce-Re-choose-Reuse- Recycle
  16.9 Create content and campaign
  16.10 Support ocean advocates & initiatives
  16.11 Organise a harbour cleanup
  16.12 Connect & team up
  16.13 Be an inspiration and example
  16.14 Dive below the surface
  16.15 Green your diet
  16.16 Offset your footprint
  16.17 Educate the kiddos
  16.18 Learn
  16.19 Explore more
  16.20 Celebrate!
  THANK YOU
  OCEAN NOMAD COMMUNITY
  APPENDIX & RESOURCES
  Measurement conversions
  Abbreviations
  Glossary
  ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  BIBLIOGRAPHY