Working on Yachts and Superyachts | 
enlarge | Author: Jennifer Errico Publisher: Vacation Work Publications Category: Book
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Media: Paperback Edition: First Number Of Items: 1 Pages: 256 Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7 Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.7 x 0.6
ISBN: 185458295X Dewey Decimal Number: 028 EAN: 9781854582959 ASIN: 185458295X
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Product Description
There are over 5,000 superyachts owned by the rich and famous around the world and tens of thousands of smaller vessels offering crewmembers the chance to travel in style while earning an excellent salary. This definitive guide covers the different types of job that can be found worldwide on these yachts, describing the experience and/or qualifications called for and explaining where work for deck hands, cooks, stewards/esses, and engineers can be found. Packed with useful tips, inside information, and addresses, the book is essential reading for the enthusiastic novice and the ocean-hardened professional alike. It gives essential information on what life on board will be like and includes a glossary of nautical terms. Full guidance is given on the different ways of finding work whether in a temporary capacity or as a possible career by using agents, applying via the Internet, and the dock walk. It lists hundreds of marinas around the world from the French Riviera and Majorca to Australia and Florida where owners and skippers are looking for crew. It also contains vivid first hand accounts from people now experiencing this exotic lifestyle and gives details of hundreds of websites covering vacancies, training courses, and agencies.
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Great source of information May 3, 2004 6 out of 6 found this review helpful
It took me along time to find a decent book covering the yachting industry and how to get a foot on the Ladder. Jennifer Errico spent 10 years in the business so knows many of the ins and outs. This book will tell you how to get started, what to expect from the job, where to find work and how much you can expect to earn at the various levels. In addition, in the appendices you will find a huge list of relevant websites to further your search. What I particularly enjoyed was that the subject (working on yachts) is treated as a profession rather than a glorified gap year experience. With a decent grounding, yachtsmen (and women)can go on to acieve a very decent career along with some very tasty financial rewards. All in all a very concise and usefull reference.
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