Consider looking around your area for a sailboat racing team that needs some extra crew (almost all of them need crew). Aim for a team that is not too serious and a boat that is not too big (10-15 meters maximum, perhaps).
It's a fantastic way to learn a lot about sailing in a very short amount of time. You will especially learn about dealing with problems!
There are a few yacht clubs near me that group together and have a "Wednesday night beer can racing" league [1]. The prize for winning a race is a bottle of rum, so nobody is trying too hard. And for most of the crew, you spend the majority of your time on the water as ballast - sitting on the windward rail watching the scenery and chatting with your friends.
Thank you for the great advice, I will try to team up, I can defiantly be useful on the boat. I know how to sail, but not on the wind. :) So I need to learn a lot.
Good luck, I hope you find a team! You don't need to know a lot to start; they will teach you.
Your value to them is not your sailing ability!
As the new, inexperienced person on the team, you are valuable if you sit where they tell you to sit - the boat goes faster if the weight is distributed just so. You are valuable if you say "I will be there" and then you show up (at the right time), every single time. The race starts whether they are at the starting line or not; once they leave the dock it's really hard to pick up new crew members. If you can manage those two things, you are really, really valuable if you pay attention, learn, and ask good questions.
It's a fantastic way to learn a lot about sailing in a very short amount of time. You will especially learn about dealing with problems!
There are a few yacht clubs near me that group together and have a "Wednesday night beer can racing" league [1]. The prize for winning a race is a bottle of rum, so nobody is trying too hard. And for most of the crew, you spend the majority of your time on the water as ballast - sitting on the windward rail watching the scenery and chatting with your friends.
[1] https://www.chicagobeercan.org