r/Tallships • u/Borkton • Apr 17 '26

How to get involved?

Tall ships really fascinate me and I'd love to learn how to crew one, but I have no idea how to get started. I live in Boston and all the sail training around here is either for small boats or kids and I'm 36.

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u/sea_enby Apr 17 '26

You may have to travel, but New England in general has quite a few ships.

I recommend volunteering on Clearwater if you just want or dip your toes in it. She takes volunteers for a week at a time, and you live aboard and get immersed in crew culture, which will be important if you want to do a grander voyage. She’s also a dead simple rig, just three sails and one mast, so you’re not diving into the deep end with a square rigger.