Recruiting the Right Ship’s Crew | Sail Like a Pro | Essential Guide to Long Range Sailing

Recruiting a crew may seem a natural step or any long journey, but many sailors like Captain Lam may choose to sail alone on long distance trips too. Even with latest gadgets like Automatic Identification Systems (AIS), Radar, and Auto-Pilot, a crew can still help with many tasks on a ship. 💪
However, one does have to consider the prospect of being confined to a limited space together for days or months on end! When seeking out companions for a long sailing journey, we often abide by the mantra: “Love me, love my boat”. Finding like-minded individuals that fit both criteria, and is capable in dealing with high risk, high pressure situations, can be quite difficult too. 🔎
Captain Lam shares some of his insights in choosing crewmates, and preparing oneself to be an ‘ideal sailor’. 🫡
00:00 Intro
01:04 Crew Criteria 船員基本條件
04:24 How to Find Crewmates? 如何尋找船員？
05:34 Volunteers vs. Hired Help 義工 vs. 雇傭
06:51 To Aspiring Sailors 致航海初學者
08:21 Outro 總結
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Terence Lam has been sailing for more than 40 years, and is the first Chinese sailor to sail around the world by himself. During his 1,300-day and 30,000-nautical-mile journey, Captain Lam has sailed in countries of all sizes, including the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, South Africa, Brazil, Colombia, Panama, Samoa, Solomon Islands, South Pacific, Palau, and more 🧭
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