Does anyone know of a place to look for crew. There is a group
supposedly dedicated to this but I never see any ads there either
offering crew positions or seeking seeking positions as crew??

Try 7Knots.com http://www.7knots.com/

This is a very 'in-touch' site and has grown from just a bunch of guys with
boats and crew looking for boats.. It is now subscribed to and posted on by
skippers and crew from all over the world..

Tom Yang, the site creater and web master stays in close touch with the site
and the chat forums.

Steve
s/v Good Intentions

Try 7Knots.com http://www.7knots.com/

This is a very 'in-touch' site and has grown from just a bunch of guys with
boats and crew looking for boats.. It is now subscribed to and posted on by
skippers and crew from all over the world..

Tom Yang, the site creater and web master stays in close touch with the site
and the chat forums.

Steve
s/v Good Intentions

On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 00:00:10 -0500, nospam wrote:

Does anyone know of a place to look for crew. There is a group
supposedly dedicated to this but I never see any ads there either
offering crew positions or seeking seeking positions as crew??


I know this sounds really stupid, but you should see the number of
totally blank stares I get at our marina when someone asks this
question and I reply, "Have you ever asked the college kids who are
marina crew to crew your boat?"

After the long pause, I usually make some smartass remark ending in,
"Well, Duhhh...." (c;

Check it out! They got the jobs at the marina because they like boats
and boating, or at least know something about it. They're YOUNG,
STRONG and, probably, willing.....

I'll tell you another benefit of taking them..... I'll bet YOUR boat,
the one they love to go sailing on, will be the FIRST boat they take
care of when that nasty little storm hits the docks. Wanna bet?

I'm always amazed at the number of boatsnobs who never ask them if
they'd like to cruise around the harbor or go on a trip. How
silly......



Larry W4CSC

On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 00:00:10 -0500, nospam wrote:

Does anyone know of a place to look for crew. There is a group
supposedly dedicated to this but I never see any ads there either
offering crew positions or seeking seeking positions as crew??


I know this sounds really stupid, but you should see the number of
totally blank stares I get at our marina when someone asks this
question and I reply, "Have you ever asked the college kids who are
marina crew to crew your boat?"

After the long pause, I usually make some smartass remark ending in,
"Well, Duhhh...." (c;

Check it out! They got the jobs at the marina because they like boats
and boating, or at least know something about it. They're YOUNG,
STRONG and, probably, willing.....

I'll tell you another benefit of taking them..... I'll bet YOUR boat,
the one they love to go sailing on, will be the FIRST boat they take
care of when that nasty little storm hits the docks. Wanna bet?

I'm always amazed at the number of boatsnobs who never ask them if
they'd like to cruise around the harbor or go on a trip. How
silly......



Larry W4CSC

On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 06:22:46 GMT, (Larry W4CSC) wrote:

I'm always amazed at the number of boatsnobs who never ask them if
they'd like to cruise around the harbor or go on a trip. How
silly......

I would agree wholeheartedly, Larry, except that many yacht
clubs/marinas do not (at least to my knowledge locally) allow club
employees to socialize or crew for members due to liability issues. I
can't give the dockmaster a beer on a hot day at my club, and while a
fit 22 year old would be helpful in docking in a cross-wind, it can't
be a guy I invited on his day off from working in my club.

Conceivably, I could use a dock kid from ANOTHER club on his/her day
off, but usually I just call up crew off the racing boats, for whom a
day cruise out into the lake is comparatively relaxing.

Unfair and neurotic, perhaps, but that's how it was explained to
me...as an insurance/culpability issue.

R.

On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 06:22:46 GMT, (Larry W4CSC) wrote:

I'm always amazed at the number of boatsnobs who never ask them if
they'd like to cruise around the harbor or go on a trip. How
silly......

I would agree wholeheartedly, Larry, except that many yacht
clubs/marinas do not (at least to my knowledge locally) allow club
employees to socialize or crew for members due to liability issues. I
can't give the dockmaster a beer on a hot day at my club, and while a
fit 22 year old would be helpful in docking in a cross-wind, it can't
be a guy I invited on his day off from working in my club.

Conceivably, I could use a dock kid from ANOTHER club on his/her day
off, but usually I just call up crew off the racing boats, for whom a
day cruise out into the lake is comparatively relaxing.

Unfair and neurotic, perhaps, but that's how it was explained to
me...as an insurance/culpability issue.

R.

Came across this site a few weeks ago. You may find it useful.

http://www.floatplan.com/crew.htm

Came across this site a few weeks ago. You may find it useful.

http://www.floatplan.com/crew.htm

Hmm...isn't that a shame the club has control of what the kid does OFF
work as well as on. I can understand him not crewing for you when the
club was paying him. But, when he clocks out he's no longer a club
employee and certainly isn't covered under the club's insurance
policies.

Sorry you can't give the dockmaster a beer. I don't suppose they
refuse tips to the bartenders and waitresses they pay so little,
though...(c;



On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 12:04:20 -0500, wrote:

On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 06:22:46 GMT, (Larry W4CSC) wrote:

I'm always amazed at the number of boatsnobs who never ask them if
they'd like to cruise around the harbor or go on a trip. How
silly......

I would agree wholeheartedly, Larry, except that many yacht
clubs/marinas do not (at least to my knowledge locally) allow club
employees to socialize or crew for members due to liability issues. I
can't give the dockmaster a beer on a hot day at my club, and while a
fit 22 year old would be helpful in docking in a cross-wind, it can't
be a guy I invited on his day off from working in my club.

Conceivably, I could use a dock kid from ANOTHER club on his/her day
off, but usually I just call up crew off the racing boats, for whom a
day cruise out into the lake is comparatively relaxing.

Unfair and neurotic, perhaps, but that's how it was explained to
me...as an insurance/culpability issue.

R.


Larry W4CSC