The Seagoing Hitchhiker's Handbook: Roaming the Earth on Other People's Yachts - Softcover

Greg spent four years traveling the world by hitching rides on yachts after finishing college. During his travels he spent two years sailing around the world as Captain of the 97-foot yacht Osprey. He holds a BS in Marine Engineering and a license from the Coast Guard in the same occupation. He makes his home in San Clemente, CA where he works as a Technical Advisor to the Energy Industry.

"...The descriptions of routes and facilities at harbors around the world makes this book useful to anyone, skipper or crew, interested in sailing." -- Santana Magazine

"Consider yourselves lucky. If The Seagoing Hitchhiker's Handbook had been out fifteen years ago, there may not have been a Latitude 38." -- Latitude 38 Magazine

"Greg Becker's Seagoing Hitchhiker's Handbook is an encyclopedic guide to obtaining crewing positions aboard voyaging sailboats that combines copious research with Becker's own first-hand experience. In addition to useful lists of visa requirements, sailing schools, and marinas located along the best-traveled cruising routes, Becker also offers more subjective advice that aspiring crew would do well to heed--advice about the social conventions in the typical captain/crew relationship that to ignore could end in serious complications.

This is a useful guide for anyone seeking waterborne travel across the world's oceans. With a few basic skills, the ability to sell yourself and this book in hand, it can be done." -- Cruising World Magazine

"It holds a wealth of valuable information." -- The American Sailing Association