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Transatlantic Hitchhiking

In a search for a boat to cross the Ocean.

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Transatlantic Hitchhiking

Transatlantic Hitchhiking

Transatlantic Hitchhiking

Transatlantic Hitchhiking

Transatlantic Hitchhiking

In a search for a boat to cross the Ocean.

In a search for a boat to cross the Ocean.

In a search for a boat to cross the Ocean.

In a search for a boat to cross the Ocean.

Kristiina Piip
Kristiina Piip
Kristiina Piip
Kristiina Piip
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Dublin, Ireland
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About the book

How many of you have ever hitchhiked in your life?

Now – how many of you have ever tried to hitchhike a sailboat?

I didn’t even know about that possibility before once in Spain an Italian girl mentioned that a German girl hitchhiked a boat over the Atlantic and is now living happily ever after somewhere in the Caribbean. You only hear about these things when you travel! And I couldn’t let go of the idea. That was something I needed to try on my own, and after working the whole summer on a sailboat in Portugal, I was addicted to sailing. I couldn’t let go.

Not long after I found myself already in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the place where all the captains and hitchhikers gather to start sailing across the ocean. I didn’t have time to explain anyone what exactly I was doing and left them with you-are-doing-what faces. I left them with it. I was gonna hitchhike a boat to the other side of the ocean. Period.

I mean – how hard was it gonna be anyway? All I needed to do was to arrive, look around, walk the pontoons, make contacts with captains and other hitchhikers, and after maybe two weeks I was already sailing to the Caribbean or to South America!

Just before Christmas I was starting to feel worried. I started to hate the city, it made me feel trapped. Even the sight of a sailboat made me sick. My prohibited words included „boat”, „skipper”, „captain”, „crew” and everything to do with sailing in general. All I wanted was to get the hell out of there. But with a sailboat of course.

Hitchhiking a sailboat can be intense. Yes I had a breakdown! Yes, I cried! I was also worried about my financies. I tried to get a temporary work. All I ever found with my „un poco Spanish” was a waitress vacancy in a swingers club! I had my heart broken by captains that made false promises, spent a night in a police station, ended up questioning my reasons for the whole adventure and yet it was the most amazing two months you could ever ask for!

And the captains need more than an introduction. The captains need a whole book! The captains that were looking for a wife or a girlfriend. The captains that needed a baby!!! The captains that had no clue how to sail. The captains that were mentally unstable. The crazy captains, the ones with alcohol problems, the violent ones…

Those who were there with me, they know. And those who weren’t – they are about to know. Im honest and have no intentions of holding back. It’s gonna be a personal story with a lot of interesting characters in it. The friends, the enemies, the whole lot. Its about time to share my story. It’s about time to talk about transatlantic boat hitchhiking!

What I Need & What You Get

Travelling can be rewarding for sure, but it also means that I have given up my financial security. To make this book happen, I need your help, no matter how small the contribution. The funds will be used in my book proposal process and to find myself a good literary agent. I have learned that without these two it’s almost impossible to make a book success. Even though I have no problems writing and reading in English, it is not my first language and a big part of the funds will go to copy-editing and proofreading, to make sure the end result has the best quality. I also have to consider Indiegogo fee on top of everything.

As the realistic deadline to see my book in print will be in the end of the year, it doesn’t mean that you can’t contribute. Sometimes good things are worth waiting for and I make sure to keep you up to date about the whole process. You will find all the details of the perks on the right side of the project page.

The Impact

The main purpose of this book is to grow awareness among those adventurous people, who have always wished to try something similar, but are not sure or don’t have enough information about what to expect when getting to the starting point, no matter where it is. The book is mainly for solo female travellers, but it doesn’t mean its worthless for male travellers or anyone into sailing and adventure in general. Also there are plenty of articles and blog posts about hitchhiking a sailboat, but no book in print so far. And wouldn’t it be great to contribute into something that hasn’t been written before!?

Risks & Challenges

As far as my writing is concerned, I can’t see any obstacles of meeting the deadline. I simply love writing and enjoy working on projects that I’m passionate about. The only obstacle I can see is the technical side of it all. Reality has proved that delays can happen, but overall I’m optimistic about my project and can’t see any reason why I wouldn’t be able to overcome them.

Other Ways You Can Help

I completely understand, if you can’t contribute, but please share my project in social media and do your best to get the word out. That alone would mean a lot to me!

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