I love to crew on large sailboats—40 feet or larger. I like specifically to sign on as a crew member and participate in regattas. One that I regularly return to takes place off the coast of Croatia in the Adriatic Sea. This is an exciting place to sail. The Adriatic is the northernmost arm of the Mediterranean Sea and has Croatia, Montenegro, and Albania on its eastern edge and Italy to the west.
The regatta involves a number of professional sailors ...