Scouting Yachting Communities Worldwide

If you are actively going to go out and look for work the best time to plant yourself in a yachting community is in the spring and fall. The reason is that captains are sizing up their crew and making appropriate hiring arrangements at that time. You have a better shot at landing a job on a yacht if you can convince the captain to hire you based on your resume package and apparent availability. Yachts hang out in certain areas of the world because of weather patterns.

Destination Yachting Communities Around the World

There are many yachting communities throughout the world. If you station yourself in some of the better known and heavily used yachting communities you will increase your opportunities of locating work. The following is a brief list of some of the popular yachting communities around the world.

• Fort Lauderdale, Florida - The mecca of all yachting communities. Whether you begin here or not if you are in the business you will frequently visit Fort Lauderdale.
• Palma de Mallorca, Spain
• Southampton, England
• Antibes, France - Another busy hot spot located in Europe.
• Newport, Rhode Island - Mainly busy in the summer months, it gets pretty cold there in winter.
• Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
• Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
• Phuket, Thailand
• Gibraltar
• Galle Harbor, Sri Lanka
• English Harbor, Antigua - Make sure you have either permanent status as crew on a yacht or be prepared to show your return plane ticket upon arrival to customs.

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Yachting Hotspots by Month

The calendar below will provide the yachts points of origin throughout the year.

January:

North Pacific: Mexico, Philippines, Hong Kong,
Indian Ocean: Sri Lanka, South Africa, Thailand
South Atlantic: Cape Town
Caribbean: All Islands

February:

North Pacific: Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama
Indian Ocean: Sri Lanka, South Africa
South Atlantic: Cape Horn, Chile
Caribbean: All Islands

March:

North Pacific: Mexico, Costa Rica, Hawaii, Panama
Indian Ocean: Suez Canal
South Atlantic: South Africa
Caribbean: All Islands

April:

North Pacific: Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Guatemala
South Pacific: New Zealand, Hawaii
Indian Ocean: Suez Canal
South Atlantic: South American Coast, Panama Canal
North Atlantic: USA
Mediterranean: Europe
Caribbean: All Islands

May:

North Pacific: USA, Hawaii
South Pacific: Australia, French Polynesia
Indian Ocean: South Africa
South Atlantic: South American Coast, Panama Canal
North Atlantic: USA, Northern Europe
Mediterranean: Europe (Gibraltar, Malta, Palma) Greek Islands
Caribbean: All Islands

June:

North Pacific: USA, Hawaii
South Pacific: Papua New Guinea, Tahiti
Indian Ocean: Australia, South Africa
South Atlantic: South American Coast
North Atlantic: USA, Northern Europe
Mediterranean: Gibraltar, Malta, Palma

July:

North Pacific: USA, Hawaii
South Pacific: Papua New Guinea, Tahiti, Tonga, Fiji, New Zealand
Indian Ocean: Australia, South Africa
South Atlantic: South American Coast
North Atlantic: Northern Europe
Mediterranean: Gibraltar, Malta, Palma

August:

North Pacific: USA, Hawaii
South Pacific: Papua New Guinea, Tahiti, Tonga, Fiji, New Zealand
South Atlantic: South American Coast
North Atlantic: Iberian Coast
Mediterranean: Gibraltar, Malta, Palma

September:

North Pacific: Hawaii, USA
South Pacific: Tahiti, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand
South Atlantic: South American Coast
North Atlantic: Iberian Coast
Mediterranean: Gibraltar, Malta, Palma

October:

North Pacific: USA
South Pacific: Fiji
South Atlantic: South American Coast
North Atlantic: Iberian Coast
Mediterranean: Gibraltar, Malta, Palma

November:

North Pacific: USA, Philippines
South Pacific: New Zealand, Papua New Guinea
South Atlantic: Venezuela, Argentina
North Atlantic: USA (Florida), Canary Islands
Mediterranean: Gibraltar
Caribbean: St. Thomas

December:

North Pacific: Mexico, Philippines, Hong Kong
Indian Ocean: Sri Lanka, South Africa
South Atlantic: Venezuela
North Atlantic: Canary Islands
Caribbean: St. Thomas, Barbados

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