volunteer to sail this summer
This is your chance to discover a new lifestyle.
Like golf, sailing can be learned in a few years but takes a lifetime to master. Discover a new hobby in exchange for crewing on charters.
Time commitment
Leave port at 9am for group lessons on Saturday and return around noon. Sailing is learned through practice and repetition. Our volunteers make a summer-long, weekly commitment to their training in exchange for crewing on several of our charters each month. Our sailing season typically runs from May through September.
No experience required
I won’t place you in situations that you’ll find over your head. Your first season involves training, some boat scrubbing, and seeing to the comfort of our guests. You’ll learn boating basics including docking, sail trimming and possibly, even get to steer the boat. You’ll also learn some sailing theory, terminology, and knots.
How can I help in return?
You'll crew on the boat during charters a minimum of three times each month (you pick which ones you want to do, and you can volunteer for as many as you like). At first, you'll help guests with drinks, take pictures, chat with them, and help us dock the boat. As you get better at sailing, I'll have you help trim the sails and eventually let you steer the boat and be a skipper.
“Do it. I dare ya.”
— BRIAN AMICK