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STCW & ENG1

You’ve made the big decision, have started looking at yachting related websites and facebook pages, and you keep coming across these two intriguing acronyms. Here’s the lowdown on STCW and…

CV – Resume

To get work, let’s get to work! Jobs don’t fall out of the sky, or they don’t generally do anyway.  Having a well-prepared CV is crucial in yachting, an industry…

Yachting Hotspots

Yachts move around…. No surprise there hey! Yachting revolves around two main seasons: the summer season and the winter season. For all of those joining us from down under, we’re…

Dockwalking

There are different ways of getting into the yachting industry:Get a job through a friend/family member – the luckyGet a job through a yachting agency – this will mostly work…

Crew Agents

As explained in the Yachting Hotspots article, there are different ways of getting a job in the yachting industry. One of them is by submitting your CV to a crew agency and…

Packing for Yachting

You’ve got your STCW and ENG1 in hand… what else might you need?I always pack light before joining a yacht, ideally hand luggage only. Now I realise that’s pushing it…