will stedden@slrpnk.netM to Solarpunk Travel@slrpnk.netEnglish · 6 months agoTall Ships Are a Slow Travel Adventure—Here’s Where to Find Them in the U.S.www.afar.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up128arrow-down11
arrow-up127arrow-down1external-linkTall Ships Are a Slow Travel Adventure—Here’s Where to Find Them in the U.S.www.afar.comwill stedden@slrpnk.netM to Solarpunk Travel@slrpnk.netEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squaresbv@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·6 months agoI looked into sailing on tall ships years ago. It was incredibly expensive as a guest, and hard as hell to get into as crew.
minus-squareteft@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 months ago hard as hell to get into as crew. I would assume it is the same as any merchant mariner. Lots of licensing and training.
minus-squarepoVoq@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 months agoMany European navies have these as training ships and it used to be quite common that you could sign up as a recruit and spend some time on board. Probably easier than becoming a trained crew otherwise.
minus-squareyouRFate@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 months agoI was on the royal clipper a few years ago, it was great.
minus-squareClay_pidgin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoMany accept volunteers for the enormous amount of shore side maintenance work, and I’ve known several people who parleyed that into (low) paying work.
I looked into sailing on tall ships years ago. It was incredibly expensive as a guest, and hard as hell to get into as crew.
I would assume it is the same as any merchant mariner. Lots of licensing and training.
Many European navies have these as training ships and it used to be quite common that you could sign up as a recruit and spend some time on board. Probably easier than becoming a trained crew otherwise.
I was on the royal clipper a few years ago, it was great.
Many accept volunteers for the enormous amount of shore side maintenance work, and I’ve known several people who parleyed that into (low) paying work.