My daughter is really keen to take a year out and work on super yachts as a way of seeing a bit of the world and earning reasonable cash. She has identified a training course based on IOW which suggests will train her up to a standard that will help her get a position on board a yacht. I just wondered if anyone knew of anyone who had done it, how easy it was to find work, any forums for yachties etc for her to join.
I know the people I knew who did it back in the day basically took a flight to the south of France, spent a few days wandering the swanky marinas and got a position like that with little to no experience.
Is that a prerequisite ya think? DressedUpAtAnIvy there are so many! I was hopeful someone might know of a decent one stop shop for info. I expect the training will provide a lot of this info and possible contacts etc but I just wanted to help her get a jump if possible on looking into it all.
OP please be very very careful. It's nothing like Below Deck and as one poster alludes to often their roles servicing the guests can be very blurred. Take time to Google yacht girls. Yes there are legitimate jobs but it's very easy to find yourself in an inescapable situation.
This AMA thread from a super yacht chef might be worth a read: www. Is the training course at UKSA? If yes, they are very reputable and she'll easily get a job.
