Quay Crew Blog Welcome to the Quay Crew blog, where our team of industry experts and guest bloggers share their extensive knowledge of the superyacht sector; from tips on how to wow at interview stages and what qualities to look for in recruiting a world-class Captain to market trends and industry insights.

There’s currently a recruitment crisis in the yachting sector, which means a focus on retaining crew should be a top priority for boats.

Over a third of candidates don’t negotiate on salary and terms during the recruitment process. Here’s why negotiating from the offset can lead to long-term role success.

Specialist superyacht recruitment agency joins forces with Burgess to support the industry-first LEGASEA mentorship programme, and give select candidates access for free.

It’s sad but true that a female superyacht stewardess has a shelf life. So how do you make the most of your career onboard and transition successfully to a shore-based role?

With an extreme shortage of good candidates available, anyone hiring superyacht crew needs to act fast, extremely fast, or risk losing them to another boat.

As we continue to make waves in land-based recruitment for the yachting sector, Quay Crew has confirmed the sponsorship of Young Professionals in Yachting – an exclusive network of shore-based employees globally.

If you’re thinking about pursuing a career onboard superyachts and have already worked on cruise ships, you would be mistaken for thinking it’s an easy switch. Whilst there are some positives, there are also some negatives to consider before you cruise into yachting.

If you’ve got a long-awaited crew day off coming up and are stuck for ideas of how to spend your time, here are just a few ideas.