How many hours does a deckhand work?
The realities of deckhand working hours vary hugely, depending on the owner, yacht size, Captain and crew – oh and whether it’s chartered or privately owned! We talked to a few deckha...
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Can I still get work on a Superyacht with a tattoo?
As an online superyacht crew recruitment platform, we often get asked if tattoos are a barrier to getting work onboard a luxury vessel? Like most walks of life, superyacht owners come from a var...
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What’s the impact of Brexit on UK Superyacht crew?
Ok, so we’re the other side of Brexit. UK is no longer part of the EU. And UK crew working on superyachts and shoreside around the world have questions. We hope the following helps answer ...
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Is buying a yacht a good investment?
Owning a luxury yacht is a lifestyle choice. Spending time with family and friends on board your yacht, enjoying the scenery, basking in the sunshine, a glass of Krug in hand is precious time you&rsqu...
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How to get a job on a superyacht without any experience?
Check out Yotspot’s 5 Step Plan. We’ve all got to start somewhere. Superyachts do take on people with no prior experience, you’ve just got to be willing to work hard, work long hours...
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What to expect from life at sea?
Welcome to the world of superyachts If you’re looking for work on a superyacht then this is the place to start. Your online jobs board where recruitment agencies, yacht captains ...
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First Recycled Product from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
2 years ago, 18th October 2018 to be precise, we featured the Ocean Clean Up’s launch of System 001, AKA Wilson. About to be towed out from San Francisco Bay, for it’s intermed...
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Top 10 Luxury Superyacht Gym Picks
Luxury superyacht gym design specialists, Gym Marine, choose only specific brands and pieces of gym equipment because of their design, high-specification and quality. Here they share their top 10...
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The Superyacht Gym – Improve your fitness, in style.
Fingers crossed the magnitude of the Coronavirus pandemic is receding as we learn to live in a cleaner and healthier way. Mindful to limit the spread of the virus, we now need to focus on our own heal...
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Avoiding the Yacht Job Scam
A recent rise in fake yachting job ads has been reported, with individuals falling foul of the scamming trickster. In particular, Facebook have seen a rise in ad scams, where so-called employers...
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Now You Can Submit a Pre-Recorded Video Interview
We’re really excited to announce a new layer of tech to our online yachting application process, a personal but remote method of pairing up the right candidate with the right yachting opportunit...
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Secrets of the Luxury Super Yachts Revealed
UK’s Channel 5 transmitted Episode 1 of “Secrets of the Luxury Super Yachts” last night, revealing more than a few of the industry’s best kept secrets. From the stewardes...
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