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WHERE THE JOBS ARE

The docks that hire green crew

Four ports do most of the hiring. Eight more hire in a burst, or for one yard, or for one passport. Every one of them has a page here with the month to arrive and the beds we could verify.

The four yachting hiring hubs on a map of the North AtlanticFort Lauderdale and Newport on the United States East Coast, Antibes in France and Palma in Spain, with the smaller ports of Antigua, St Maarten and Viareggio marked. The list below carries the same detail.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    United States, Florida

    Best windowSeptember to November

    PassportUS visa in your passport first

    Hub pageChapter 06

  • Newport

    United States, Rhode Island

    Best windowMay to October

    PassportUS visa in your passport first

    Hub pageChapter 06

  • Antibes

    France

    Best windowMarch to May

    PassportSchengen visa or exemption

    Hub pageChapter 06

  • Palma

    Spain, Mallorca

    Best windowMarch to May

    PassportSchengen visa or exemption

    Hub pageChapter 06

Second tier: St Maarten, Antigua, Viareggio, Auckland, Sydney, Dubai, San Diego. Cape Town for cheaper certificates.

The four that hire most

  • Antibes

    France

    Best windowMarch to May

    PassportSchengen visa or exemption

    Crew houses12 verified of 13 checked

    Hub page

  • Palma

    Spain, Mallorca

    Best windowMarch to May

    PassportSchengen visa or exemption

    Crew houses6 verified of 11 checked

    Hub page

  • Fort Lauderdale

    United States, Florida

    Best windowSeptember to November

    PassportUS visa in your passport first

    Crew houses10 verified of 15 checked

    Hub page

  • Newport

    United States, Rhode Island

    Best windowMay to October

    PassportUS visa in your passport first

    Crew houses5 verified of 5 checked

    Hub page

Second tier

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