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Starting a career in sailing?

Thread Starter: AdrianT   Started: 03-03-2008 6:21 PM   Replies: 0
  03 Mar 2008, 6:21 PM
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 Starting a career in sailing?
Good day,

I would like to ask some advice and hope that this is the place to do it. If I'm the 50th person to post the same question then please don't crucify me..

After obtaining a degree in mechanical engineering I worked for a while in the field and realised that it just isn't the place for me. I am seriously considering a career change and wanting to sail for a living. When I left school that's what I wanted to do originally but my folks convinced me otherwise.

How do I go about getting into the whole sailing scene? Naturally some sort of course/courses need to be done but which ones? I don't want to spend an arm and a leg and I'd say my budget would be around 2500 US Dollars. At the moment, the idea of delivering yachts appeals to me. A mate of mine has done this and it seems like a good place to start to gain experience and what not.

Any advice from someone with experience with my sort of 'problem' would be greatly appreciated or perhaps to point me in the right direction. I am almost 26 years old, male and will be based in Cape Town, South Africa, if that's any help.

Thanks,

Adrian Big Smile
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