(CNN) – Suzanne van der Veeken has spent the past four years hitchhiking across the ocean and has become something of an expert on how to find the boat that is right for you.
“Let’s sail an ocean, and if I still like it then I’ll continue chasing this dream,” she told herself. But where to start? She had hardly any experience sailing and very little disposable income. So, she turned to the internet, discovering a network of boat captains advertising for an extra hand on deck for little or no fee. It was an opportunity to “hitch-sail,” as she now likes to call it. Read More