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The navigator also turns out to be one of the easiest jobs, because almost all sailboats going long distance have satellite navigation systems which make directing the boat relatively easy. You (Navigators, like medical folx) , are to be able to deal with emergencies, specifically lightning hitting the boat. I hitched from MA to Sydney over 10 months. I took 10 different boats, mostly on the west coast of the Americas. Ten different captains and ten slightly different agreements for passage. Mostly, it was berth space, food and passage in exchange for some work around the boat and especially steering and adjusting sales. In one case a skipper asked me to pay 1/4 of the diesel fuel bill for the passage, so i would sail as much as possible. We sailed a lot, even with very little wind and when we arrived in Panama he declined my offer to pay my agreed share, saying he just wnted to cut fuel expenses which we did.