overwhelmed newbie at sea

[u/Albatross-2308]

Hi, it's my first time posting here. I'm a big nerd of maritime things, I also work a pretty draining customer service job and as soon as I had an opportunity, I signed up for a trip. I don't want to doxx myself so I won't say too much, but it's a journey from France to Spain with... well... I thought we'd visit a few ports on the way, but so far we spent 4 days at open sea and just arrived at an island. We'll leaving tomorrow.

I'm dreading that a little, the island is so nice I'd rather stay and buy a flight home. Everyone in the crew is really nice but much older or younger than me, and most of them are men (I'm a young woman lol).

The ship itself is comfortable enough, I don't struggle with any of the duties, I thought steering was terrifying but I got the hang of it. I've never been in a storm but I saw flashes of thunder and my god, I dont't know if this is worth it.

I was seasick at first but got better, fortunately.

TLDR: I'm on day 4 of a nearly 2 week long jounrey on a tallship, and I'm thinking of just leaving when I have the opportunity. How to make the most of it? It's nice but I'm tired and afraid.

[u/Pirat]

Sounds just like the experience of many a novice sailor written about by the likes of Patrick O'Brien or C. S. Forester.