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
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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