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* [http://crewbay.com CrewBay] has much fewer boats than Find a Crew, but you can share and see most contact details for free, and some users have found that its simplicity makes it easier to use than other sites. It does have some premium paid features (£1.63/week subscription), but you can easily get by without them if you need to. Crewbay is by probably the best crew site if you're looking to find boats for free or without spending very much. [[User:Treefrog]] found a boat from Florida to Panama this way, and his crewmates also found the boat using free CrewBay accounts.
* [http://crewseekers.net Crewseekers] is the oldest crew site of them all with many boats as they don't have to pay to register or use the site, but there is a fee for crew to register to make sure they are committed to finding a boat. Many captains and their boat are UK based, but there are some in other places too.
* [http://findacrew.net Find a Crew] is by far the largest website for finding crew and boats around the world, and maybe your best chance to find a boat quickly if you can afford it (AUD75 for 30 days only, down to AUD28/month if you pay for a year in advance). Some users have found it a little overly complex or difficult to use, as it has lot of different features and very detailed profiles (with exact locations and contact details hidden to free members). As a free member you can't contact captains unless by "waving" to them - if they have a paid account, they can then start a message conversation with you; if they have a free account like you, they can reply with a "yes", "maybe", or "decline" message but no additional text. The site does provide some ways for captains in search of crew to find you, but unless you have a competitive resume or the captain has some other reason to be interested in you specifically, this is probably a long shot. A lot of members also pay to have their Personal Identity Verified (PIV) and many of them don't allow you to contact them unless you verified your identity too. ([[User:Treefrog|Treefrog]] had no luck finding a boat after several months with a free account, but it seemed like there were a lot of possibilities for paid members, and [[User:Oceandomain]] has many good experiences with the site over the years.)
* [http://www.vogavecmoi.com Vogue avec moi ]
* [http://www.bourse-aux-equipiers.com Bourse aux Equipiers], in french.
