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Sun, blue skies, the allure of travelling all over the world, not to mention the fantastic change of scenery, is the main reason that most of us work on yachts. For those that have not had the chance of working on Luxury Yachts, then there’s more than a few things to consider.
The Luxury Yachting market is with out a doubt a niche industry and a young one at that. In the late 80’s and early 90’s yachting was given a new lease on life, the rich got richer and within elite circles, large luxury yachts were the new choice of transport. A fantastic way to cruise to some of the more secluded ports and islands around the globe. All the while you would never miss out on the creature comforts that you might expect at home.
All of these yachts would need experienced crew to run and maintain these new icon’s of wealth. If you were lucky enough to start in the beginning, you were part of the birth of what is now an amazing niche industry. As each new year was born, a new breed of owner emerged. Open cheque books, with the desire for a larger and more impressive yacht that anyone else. Owning a yacht soon became a symbol of wealth and power, your only restriction was your imagination and the depth of your pockets.
With such amazing yachts came the need for crew to run and maintain this new breed of yacht. It was a sharp learning curve for all involved but close to 20 years later the bench mark for experience and expectations have been set. Long hours, a strong work ethic and the ability to offer 5 star service for weeks on end, is what sets this industry apart from many others. You took the job with the understanding that you weren’t going to be going home anytime soon and it was done for the adventure and allure of travel, not to mention the money that soon started to pile up due to working busy seasons. The motto that most lived by was ‘work hard, play hard’ and for all concerned it was just a way of life.
With the boom in yachting over the last couple of years there was a definite shortage of experienced crew. Now with the current market being hit by a global recession the yachting market has definitely taken it’s fair share of hits. Hundreds of crew being laid off all around the world but at the same time there are new crew lining the docks all looking for their chance to work on yachts.
