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The Superyacht industry is growing larger every year! And here at Quay Crew our agents are busier than ever sourcing new candidates and building relationships with existing Yachts and Crew. Here’s an insight into a…
Inducting your new crew member As with some of these earlier articles this has got a lot longer than originally planned. Part 3 is about inducting the crew member and their first 3 months on…
Article by: Capt. Malcolm Jacotine | Master Mariner A version of this was first published in The Superyacht Report Issue 185 We know that education, training and experience are vital to ensuring safety on yachts and ships, and…
After a long, hard Summer the temptation to take the Winter off for some R&R is very tempting and sometimes an absolute must to recharge your batteries before the next season. That said… it seems…
Over the past year I have worked with several Marines and Soldiers looking to transition from the military into yachting. I have written this blog to raise some awareness as to why these guys could…
So this was supposed to be part 3 of my blog series about how to improve crew retention. However, part 2 about onboarding and managing the crew as individuals has proven to be far more…
I’ve had some great conversations lately with ETOs looking to join the Yachting industry from various backgrounds, many of them have transferable skills which would be highly sought after on superyachts. I asked experienced ETO…
Captain Giles Sangster takes a look at the choppy waters of on-board HR processes…… The other day, I helped a crewmember carry his duffle bags to the pier, wished him luck on his new boat and watched…
It’s that time of year again, the change in Summer/Winter seasons and here at Quay Crew we are extremely busy with jobs and candidates looking for their next role. The following is not an exclusive…
Quay Crew’s director Tim Clarke answers a common question about how to increase Crew longevity on board… I recently got approached by a yacht which was curious as to why they were experiencing high turnover…