Absolutely! I sail to destinations on big boats. Maritime law affords protections that airports do not.
For example, you could get into the states using a seafarers exemption when proof of vax was in force. This is a very good option for slow but deliberate travel, and may work well for Bitcoiners.
One-way flights are also not questioned if you have a letter from a skipper… just saying.
Oh, I can't pass up this opportunity... How does a regular person use a ship for transportation? Don't care about going on a cruise... For example, if I wanted to use a boat to get from Miami to NYC, what would I do? Or from the US to Brazil or Thailand or wherever, if that's different?
I’d start with getting some sort of sailing accreditation. RYA is the gold standard, Competent Crew is an easy 1 week course that will give you street cred.
You can then use a site like https://www.findacrew.net/ to express interest in a passage.
If that’s not your vibe and you want more control, consider investing 20-30k in the RYA Yacht Master with commercial endorsement and do a boat delivery from/to the locations you are looking at.
Or, drop $100k+ on a bluewater monohull and life free. Really, it’s true freedom, sailing may capture you just like Bitcoin. There’s nothing like a night passage staring at thousands of stars, alone in the dark. It’s unexplainable. Please do it if you can.
I plan to. Getting a boat is my goal, but its too expensive right now. Saving in btc for a few more years will make it possible, though I'd still probably have to get a small one. From what I've read, boats are money pits.
I'll go look up RYA now... Research time
Royal yachting association!? Goodness. I'm no royal...
Yeah... This is too highfalutin for me. Its either a 15k fixer upper, or just renting passage. Is there really no way to just be a passenger and go somewhere?
Yeah, have someone pay you to be crew on their transport. Either way you’re going to need to learn to sail. Unless you stow away ;)
