Crew a sailboat factsheet

 TRAVEL WITH CHRIS BROWN
CREW A SAILBOAT
Is it possible to take to the seas and sail a yacht around the world without paying for it? It is if
you’re willing to work for the experience. Chris finds himself a free holiday on board a thirtyeight foot yacht – the only catch is he has to become a deck hand during the trip. Crewing a
sailboat is a great way to see the world without shelling out a huge amount of money and
websites like 'Find a Crew' help would-be 'Yachties' pair up with boat owners looking for
crew. Chris jumps on board the 'Psycho Puss' for a sail around the Whitsundays to try it for
himself.
WHITSUNDAY ISLANDS
The Whitsunday Islands are a collection of continental islands off the central coast of
Queensland, Australia.
The island group is officially charted as the ‘Cumberland Islands’, and is centered on
Whitsunday Island. Presently there are resorts on Hamilton Island, Daydream Island,
Brampton Island, Long Island, Hayman Island, South Molle Island, Hook Island and
Lindeman Island.
Indigenous tribes are thought to have roamed the islands for around 8,000 years before
European settlement. The most historically dominant tribe were known as the Ngaro people,
a nomadic group whose territory expanded across the entire island chain. These indigenous
Australians are one of the earliest recorded and established peoples in Australia.
The islands’ first documented European history began in 1770 when Captain James Cook
sailed through them on his journey up the Eastern Coast of Australia, naming the
“Whitsunday Passage” after the day on which he sailed through it, Whit Sunday.
The Ngaro Sea Trail Great Walk is a mix of seaways and short walks, crossing South Molle,
Hook and Whitsunday islands. The tracks across the islands are linked by seaways suited to
kayaking, sailing or power boating. Several islands have large resorts, offering a wide variety
of accommodation and activities including camping.
The Whitsunday islands are now a popular tourist destination for travellers to Queensland
and the Great Barrier Reef, with the area being one of the most popular yachting
destinations in the Southern Hemisphere.
FIND A CREW
Find a Crew™ is the World’s largest Online Marine Crew & Boat Network providing a central
point of introduction for professional, recreational and commercial mariners all over the
world. Find a Crew™ is not a crew agency, not a forum, and not a social networking
website. It is a network for proactive people to find what they are looking for themselves.
Find a Crew™ is Australian owned, managed and developed. The head office is in
Mooloolaba on Queensland’s lovely Sunshine Coast.
On Find a Crew™, you will find people from all walks of life - all ages, income ranges and life
stages, and boats of all types and sizes in exotic and remote locations, and in busy marinas
and yachting routes around the world.
Boat members can find crew for various positions from Captains and Engineers, to Chefs,
Deckhands, hostesses or competent crew. Sometimes qualifications and experience are
important, and sometimes all that is needed is just an extra pair of hands and eyes, and a
big smile.
It is Free to register a boat or crew profile on Find a Crew™. Free members can search,
view other profiles, use the matching facilities, and test the waters by letting other members
know they are interested to find out more. Premium members (who have paid a subscription
fee) can exchange direct contact details as many matching members as they wish to for the
duration of the subscription so they can take up further communication outside the Find a
Crew™ network (only one party – either the crew or boat member needs to be Premium to
exchange contact details).
Find a Crew™ has a strong reputation for outstanding member support and can be
contacted on over 60 phone numbers around the world.
PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP DURATION
DURATION
30 Days
90 Days
180 Days
365 Days
Web:
Email:
Telephone:
COST
$75.00 AUD
$150.00 AUD
$275.00 AUD
$450.00 AUD
20% DISCOUNT – PREMIUM
EXTENSION
DURATION
COST
30 Days
$60.00 AUD
90 Days
$120.00 AUD
180 Days
$220.00 AUD
365 Days
$360.00 AUD
www.findacrew.net
sailaway@findacrew.net
+61 7 5412 1416 - Head office Mooloolaba
THE ‘PSYCHO PUSS’
Chris stayed on board Rod and Heather’s ‘Psycho Puss’ as part of their crew for this travel
story.
Rod Featherstone and Heather Patava are currently planning a trip around PNG next year
and are talking with other Find a Crew members to help crew their yacht for different stages
of the trip.
You can register your interest in Rod and Heather’s trip by joining Find A Crew and
registering on their site.
You can also hire the ‘Psycho Puss’ separately through Cumberland Charter Yachts.
QLD YACHT CHARTERS
Queensland Yacht Charters provided us with a skipper and a beautiful Fountaine Pajot Lipari
41sailing catamaran for our film crew to use as a chaser boat for this story.
Queensland Yacht Charters have a large fleet of sailing monohulls, catamarans and a
selection of powerboats with something to suit all tastes and budgets. Whether it be a sailing
yacht for 2 or a power boat for 10, a bareboat charter (sail yourself) or a fully provisioned
and crewed holiday, Christophe and his team will make sure that organizing your dream
holiday is as enjoyable as the trip itself.
Escape winter now and enjoy the still warm waters of the Whitsundays. See the website for
some great winter specials, or contact the reservations team direct, to tailor make your
dream sailing holiday.
Web:
Email:
Telephone:
www.yachtcharters.com.au
reservations@yachtcharters.com.au
1800 075 013
WEBLINKS
Find a Crew
www.findacrew.net
Queensland Yacht Charters
www.yachtcharters.com.au