Travel from Europe to Latin-America by boat in November
I am planning a trip to Chile and live in The Netherlands. I would love to cross the ocean by boat instead of flying there. I already checked the option to go by cargo boat, but it is quite expensive. I also browsed sites for private boats who need crew, but it seems impossible to find out where they want to go and when. I do have sailing experience, but not on the sea. I am sure that I can be useful on board. I do not mind arriving at another part of Latin-America. I can travel on land to Chile. Does anybody have tips to make my dreamtrip become reality? Crossing the ocean by boat from Europe to Latin-America that is. Is november a possible timing for crossing by sea anyway? If October or December are better months, I do not mind at all.
Best Answer
There is a number of sites where captains and passengers can make a match for a given boat trip:
- Find a crew: recreational, professional, commercial
- Desperate sailors
- 7Knots
- The float plan: you can find new crew members, find boats to sail on and ask fellow sailors for advice and tips.
- Latitude 38
- Crewseekers: We have a wide variety of exciting yacht crew opportunities available worldwide, from daysailing to transocean – for all experience levels.
Since November is almost over I cannot tell if you'd have found anything relevant here. However, a quick browse over these sites revealed quite a lot of opportunities.
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Can you sail from Europe to South America?
So to sail from Europe to South America, for example, you may need to go on 3 to 5 different yachts via different routes and it could take many months overall with several weeks in between just waiting for favourable weather patterns.Can you get from Europe to America by boat?
Transatlantic cruises are cruises that sail anywhere across the Atlantic Ocean from one continent to another. Most cruises that travel across the Atlantic either depart from Europe and end in the United States, or the other way around. Some transatlantic sailings also travel to and from South America, too.How long does it take to sail from Europe to South America?
The Atlantic takes about 3-4 weeks to cross. If you're fast, take shortcuts, and get lucky, it can be done in about 2 weeks. If you're out of luck and are without wind for a week or more, or use a slow ship, it can easily take up to one month.Can you boat to South America?
So the first, and probably the most adventurous way of getting across to both Central and South America from Europe, or closer enough, is to hitch a ride on a boat across the Atlantic.Migrants Flee Sinking Dinghy in Dramatic Footage
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