You can actually live on a luxury yacht and you may even follow all the exotic ports you are interested in; the only thing that you will have to do is to search for a yacht crew agency that can provide you with the necessary information about the existing jobs.
You may actually fulfill all your travel fantasies because you can work in the crew of a yacht; you may be paid for this luxury trip too and you will have the opportunity to visit amazing sites. But you also have to be fully aware that working on a yacht can also become quite grueling and this aspect will highly depend upon your working conditions and co workers. You may also have difficulties with the owner of an yacht; therefore, you must think twice about the type of boat you are interested in working on. Read the rest of this entry »
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Following this year’s successful events in Antibes and Palma de Mallorca, CrewShow – the only trade exhibition focused exclusively on professional yacht crew – announces its first Caribbean event: CrewShow- St Maarten. The new show is scheduled for Saturday, January 9, 2010, at Yacht Club at Isle de Sol, an Island Global Yachting (IGY) marina.
The Sacks Group Yachting Professionals (TSGYP) have signed on to sponsor this exciting inaugural event. « The quality of the crew is just as important as the quality of the yacht when it comes to successful luxury yacht vacations, » said Jennifer M. Saia, The Sacks Group President and Charter Specialist. « This show will help crew to find the tools they need to do their jobs better – as well as giving us a new place to introduce them to some of services we offer, together with our new Strategic Alliance marketing partner, IMA Yachts. »
CrewShow founder Celia Wagstaff will host the new event together with Brian Deher, IGY Marina Manager for Yacht Club Isle de Sol. Read the rest of this entry »
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Super-yachts are the ultimate status symbol
Wanted: crew for luxury super-yacht.
Travel to some of the world’s most glamorous destinations with free board and lodging and an attractive tax-free salary of between 2,000 euros (£1,600) and 10,000 euros a month, depending on experience.
Despite the obvious perks, there is a global shortage of the deckhands, engineers, silver-service stewards and gourmet chefs needed to run the world’s 4,000-strong fleet of super-yachts.
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« Wanted: crew for luxury yacht ». This announcement may soon be seen all too frequently in the pages of specialist magazines.
It is estimated that there are about 4,000 large yachts sailing in the world, of which 2,000 are over 36 metres in length. And it is assumed there are 200,000 thousand people in the world that can afford to buy a superyacht. This gives us an idea of the potential growth of this super-premium sector, a growth that is being confirmed year after year. Just look at the expansive figures of the world’s boat shows dedicated to large yachts Read the rest of this entry »
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