Gap Year at Sea: The Complete Guide
24 Apr 2026
A practical planning guide for a gap year at sea, timing, budget, parent and employer conversations, visas, insurance, and how to make it happen.
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How Fit Do You Need to Be for a Tall Ship Voyage?
24 Apr 2026
How fit do you need to be to sail a tall ship? Reasonable health and willingness to move, not athletic fitness. Honest physical requirements for trainees.
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How long does it take to sail around the world? Real timelines for 2026
24 Apr 2026
How long it takes to sail around the world depends on whether you own, charter, or join as crew, realistic timelines from 40 days to 5 years.
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How to Join a Tall Ship Crew, A Step-by-Step Guide
24 Apr 2026
How to join a tall ship crew in 2026: the three crew categories, what qualifications you need, the real application process, and honest options.
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King Neptune ceremony: line-crossing at sea, explained
24 Apr 2026
The king neptune ceremony sailing ritual is 500 years old, here is where it came from and what still happens when a tall ship crosses the equator.
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How to Learn Traditional Seamanship
24 Apr 2026
Learn traditional seamanship by doing it, the core skills, how a tall ship voyage teaches them, and what certifications you can earn along the way.
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The Milk Run explained, the classic westabout tropical circumnavigation
24 Apr 2026
The milk run circumnavigation, Panama to New Zealand via Galápagos, Marquesas, Tahiti, Tonga and Fiji, what it is, what it costs, and why NEPTUN skips it.
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Packing List for an Ocean Voyage on a Tall Ship
24 Apr 2026
A tall ship packing list ocean voyage crews actually use: foul-weather gear, soft-sole boots, dry-bag organisation, and what NOT to bring.
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Parts of a Tall Ship, A Plain-English Tour
24 Apr 2026
A plain-English glossary of the parts of a tall ship: hull, masts, spars, rigging, sails, deck gear, and below-deck spaces, with one-line definitions.
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What It's Like Sailing Through the Caribbean for a Month
24 Apr 2026
A month of sailing in the Caribbean on a brigantine, Trinidad to Antigua, four anchorages, 418 miles of trade wind, and what you learn along the way.
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Seasickness on a Tall Ship, Prevention and Cure
24 Apr 2026
How to avoid seasickness on a long voyage: honest prevention, what works once it starts, and why nearly every trainee acclimates within three days.
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Trade Winds, the ITCZ, and the Classic Sailing Routes
24 Apr 2026
Why sailors still chase the trade winds, how the ITCZ moves through the year, and how NEPTUN rides the SE trades across three oceans.
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