Any of you go sailing? I'm mainly talking about long-distance trips, not racing or anything like that. I don't have any experience in sailing, despite the fact I live in an Australian town that is kind of famous for it, but I've become interested, long-distance sailing seems like a really amazing form of travelling (even if it takes such a long time to get to your destination). There are some people on youtube that document their sailing trips, definitely seems cooler than flying.

Also, is the age old practice of getting work as a deckhand/crew-mate on a long-distance trip still possible? Obviously the dream of putting up a facebook post or going to a marina and asking "Anyone need a deckhand for a long-distance sailing trip?" probably wouldn't get you anything (although maybe it would have 50+ years ago). Do any of you guys have qualifications for sailing work? I'm not going to pursue sailing work anytime soon, just curious about if it's even realistic.