will stedden@slrpnk.netM to Solarpunk Travel@slrpnk.netEnglish · 4 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 · 4 months agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squaresbv@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 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-up4·4 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-squareyouRFatelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoI was on the royal clipper a few years ago, it was great.
minus-squarepoVoq@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 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-squareClay_pidgin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 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.
I was on the royal clipper a few years ago, it was great.
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.
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.