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Become a Permanent Fixture

For job seeking crew finding work, any work, is the goal. Whether temporary, seasonal or day work; earning a salary is better than nothing. But how can you turn your provisional employment into something more permanent? Here are a few tips that are...

All Aboard the Love Boat

Office romances are often seen to be a bad idea. The fear is that if the relationship dissolves, it will disrupt the work environment. Living and working on a yacht magnifies the possibility of this consequence because co-workers are in each others...

Abuse in The Workplace

Verbal attacks, harassment, brutal condescension. Acts of belittling, embarrassing and all out indignity and humiliation. This is the ugly side of yacht working that many don’t want to mention. It’s never spoken about until it goes too far.
Abuse in...

More Money or Better Opportunities

 Picture this; your contract on a 80M is nearly up. You’ve applied for a number of jobs for the coming season to ensure you aren’t left ashore when the yachting industry heads into 6 months of work.
A few days before your unemployment begins you...

When to Give Marching Orders

Firing staff is never a fun or easy undertaking. You are essentially taking away another person’s livelihood. Having to discipline insubordinate and problematic staff, however, isn’t something you should have to deal with either. So how do you...

Going the Distance

Running a yacht is a huge responsibility. Heads of Galley, Interior, Deck and Engine Room provide some comfort as they are in charge of overseeing day to day tasks but the job of the Captain is to ensure the entire team dynamic is a good one.
The...

Conducting a Productive Interview

Interviews can be nerve racking for job seeking candidates but they can be equally stressful for the hiring crew. The task of finding the perfect candidate can put immense pressure on an interviewer. We’ve penned down a few great interviewing tricks...

Help! I Cant Seem To Find a Job

For as long as successful yacht enthusiasts have been buying yachts, there have been yachties and sailors working on them and you can be one too. The yachting industry is a prestigious one, reserved for the most determined and tenacious crew members...

Leaving on Good Terms

You’ve landed it. You’ve gotten a job on a gorgeous boat. Your cabin is reasonably sized and comfortable. The other crew members are extremely warm and welcoming.
You’ve only heard good things about the captain.
It seems like the dream job and you’...

Employment for Newbies

The yachting industry is an exciting one. Gorgeous vessels, breathtaking locations and beautiful people; it’s like something out of a movie. Getting a job on a yacht however isn’t as glamorous.
The most seasoned of yachties find the job hunt plagued...

Service to the Stars

There is a certain excitement one gets when meeting a celebrity or popular socialite. We are so used to seeing them be amazing on the big screen and in magazines that when we come across them in everyday life we tend to lose ourselves. We regard...

Yachting with Youngsters

Travelling has always been a great way to bring families together. Parents often take their children with them when visiting new countries and continents as a way of introducing their kids’ young minds to new and diverse cultures. However, the 8...