If you want to work and stay in yachting, your physical condition matters. It’s a legal requirement that you can prove that you are physically able to do your job on board a superyacht — just as it is for any crew member on board a fishing vessel or a merchant ship. In this article,…
When you work on a superyacht, you’re going to come into contact with two classes of people. Those who have financial freedom and those who don’t. You probably know them better as ‘the owner and the guests’ and ‘your crewmates’. So how do you get from one side of the divide to the other? How…
Do you know what a round tuit is? It’s a magical disc. Here’s a picture: It gives people the ability to do something immediately that they would otherwise have put off doing—usually while promising that they’ll get a round to it one day. Owning a round tuit gets stuff done sooner rather than later. It…
You don’t have to be in yachting long before you get the inevitable advice, “Invest in property. You can’t go wrong with bricks and mortar.” At first glance, it’s an attractive suggestion. You’ll need somewhere to live once you leave yachting and, in the meantime, you can rent your property out and make an absolute…
Are you wearing your lifejacket? You probably aren’t. But you do have one and you also know where it is in case you need it. They are part of the job and of life at sea. You probably don’t give your lifejacket much thought. It’s there for emergencies and that’s great. You’re not sure you’ll…
You are exactly like Cristiano Ronaldo. Have you heard of him? There’s a chance you have. He’s quite high profile. There’s even a chance you’ve had him on board the yacht you work on. If you haven’t heard of him, don’t worry. All you need to know is that you are exactly like him. Ronaldo…
Did you know that superyacht crew have a superpower? You might not be able to save the world, but you can save money far beyond the abilities of most people. In fact, you can save so much money, you can change your world. On average, shore-dwellers with a regular 9-to-5 day job are able to…
It will happen to you one day. Your time working on board superyachts will be over. That means, right now, you have two choices. You can take the blue pill, and continue to amble through your career in yachting with no real endgame in mind, nor any real notion of what life after yachting could…
Believe it or not, building wealth while you’re working on board a superyacht is very simple. Not only that, it’s easy. So why do most crew leave the industry having spent most or all of their money and having built no wealth for themselves during their yachting career? What can you do to make sure…
Have you seen the meme with Denzel Washington? The one that questions your very existence as superyacht crew? This one: It’s one of ours. Maybe you know it, maybe you don’t. Regardless, you probably do recognise the truth of what it says. The truth that you work in a world that isn’t actually yours, even…
