Can someone help me with a sailing question?
Rover asked:
I’m based in the UK, near the south coast so lots of opportunity for sailing- I’m just starting to get in to it at the age of 21 (never actually having gone sailing- I’m just reading up on the basic terminology at the moment). My ambition is to purchase a sailing yacht and offer it for charter sailing trips, tailoring each trip to the needs of the customer- I hope to do this around the age of 30, when I will have saved up enough to put down a deposit on a good yacht. I was thinking long-distance trips more than little cross-channel jaunts, but whatever pays the bills.
I’m based in the UK, near the south coast so lots of opportunity for sailing- I’m just starting to get in to it at the age of 21 (never actually having gone sailing- I’m just reading up on the basic terminology at the moment). My ambition is to purchase a sailing yacht and offer it for charter sailing trips, tailoring each trip to the needs of the customer- I hope to do this around the age of 30, when I will have saved up enough to put down a deposit on a good yacht. I was thinking long-distance trips more than little cross-channel jaunts, but whatever pays the bills.
My question is, what is the best way to get experience in yacht sailing? Do you need any qulaifications just to get a position as a dogsbody on board a yacht? What is involved?
Any pointers would be ideal (PS anything I do will have to be fitted around college holidays, so December or July-October only!)
The more I can get the better…thanks for your help!
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