Crew

skipper at the helm

What captains think… and what they need

Captain Mike Conquest discusses bolstering the standard of professionalism among crew. One of the biggest concerns I have about the industry concerns the professional standard of the crew – and the crew agents who purport to represent them. When looking at potential crew, especially new entries into the profession, it seems they have very high expectations, …

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superyachts of St. Maarten

COVID-19 testing for superyacht crews in the Carribean

St. Maarten’s Yacht Club Isle de Sol is setting up a testing clinic specifically for the maritime industry. With the Caribbean cruising season fast approaching, the local yachting community is starting to make preparations to welcome superyachts to the region in a COVID-19 world. In light of the limited laboratory resources in the region, marinas …

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Deck Stew welcoming tender

Improving recruitment efficiency within the superyacht sphere

Yotspot announces a new layer of technology to its online yachting application process. Yotspot has revealed a new layer of technology to its online yachting application process, which it believes will be a personal but remote method of pairing up the right candidate with the right yachting opportunity and improving superyacht recruitment.   Pre-recorded video interviews are now the method …

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