Novice Crewman - W.Coast - Long-term

[AnchorageGuy1]

I've been in and around sailboats quite a bit, but not recently. I would basically be unskilled crew, but I'm sure to pick it up fairly quickly... I live in Anchorage, AK but could easily travel to anywhere on the West Coast to crew. I'm more interested in longer cruises than short ones.

About me, I'm a 27 year old man with a home in the great state of Alaska. I've got my whole life fairly stable, and I'm at a point where I could take a significant amount of time off of work without any problems. My family lived on a sailboat on the East Coast for a couple of years when I was younger and I loved every minute of it. I've lived in Alaska for a few years now though, and I'd like a chance to travel somewhere warmer that has sand beaches, sun, and all that good stuff. I'm definitely a romantic with dreams, but I'm not a flake who thinks that everything is easy and sailing off into the sunset is going to cure everything. Just most things!

[Ex-Calif]

Hi Anchorageguy and welcome to Cruisers Forum. I have a brother finishing school in Alaska.

Good luck on your quest to find a crew spot and a warmer place (that's an understandable desire!)

[AnchorageGuy1]

Thanks! I'm hoping something comes up before it starts getting toooo cold. Your brother either really wanted to get away from everything or he's an engineering student, right?

[captain58sailin]

Welcome aboard AnchorageGuy. I'm just down the road from you.