Ocean Nomad

INTRODUCTION
ON SHORE
THE ADVENTURE
1.1 Why sail across the Atlantic Ocean?
1.2 Sneak peek: What's it like?
1.3 Reality check & ocean crewing basics
1.4 When is it maybe not for you?
1.5 How to start: get the right mindset
1.6 Coastal hitch-sailing
1.7 Snapshot of my hitch-sail experiences
2 ATLANTIC OCEAN PASSAGE: THE BEARINGS
2.1 Sailing the Atlantic Ocean
2.2 The Atlantic Sailing Routes
2.3 When to hitch a ride?
2.4 How long does it take?
2.5 How much does it cost?
2.6 North Atlantic Weather
2.7 Types of boats crossing 2.8 Rallies
3 THE SEARCH FOR A RIDE
3.1 Where to find a boat?
3.2 When to start searching?
3.3 Captain's choice
3.4 Your crew profile
3.5 Your search criteria
3.6 Solo female travel
3.7 Couple travel
4 ATLANTIC-PASSAGE HARBOURS
4.1 Palma (Mallorca, Spain)
4.2 Gibraltar
4.3 Las Palmas (Gran Canaria, Spain)
4.4 Mindelo (São Vicente, Cape Verde)
4.5 Rodney Bay (Saint Lucia)
4.6 Antigua
4.7 St Maarten
4.8 Virgin Islands
4.9 Horta (Faial, the Azores)
5 SAFETY & HAPPINESS CHECK
5.1 What could be wrong?
5.2 How NOT to catch a ride
5.3 Three-Step boat & captain assessment
5.4 Expectations and agreements
6 TAKE-AWAYS FOR THE CAPTAIN
6.1 Before you take on Crew
6.2 Crew management-On shore
6.3 Crew management-On the ocean
6.4 Make a difference for a healthy ocean-as captain
7 PREPARATION: ON LAND
7.1 The packing list
7.2 Skills to work on
7.3 Prepare for seasickness
7.4 Stay healthy
7.5 Onboard entertainment
7.6 Pre-departure research & arrangements
7.7 Onward travel planning
7.8 Visas
7.9 What to tell Mum?
7.10 Connectivity
8 PREPARATION: ON BOARD
8.1 Get to know the boat
8.2 Provisioning
8.3 Safety & risk management
8.4 The day you leave
ON THE OCEAN
9 STORIES FROM THE OCEAN
9.1 Southern route Stories (east to west)
9.2 Northern route Stories (west to east)
10 LIFE AT SEA, HAPPENINGS & SITUATIONS
10.1 Watch
10.2 Seasickness
10.3 People Habits & Hurdles
10.4