Claudia offered her story to Yachties of Australia after asking for some help, she is from Sydney Australia and has been in the marine industry for just over two years. Working on a number of different boats, from yachts to jetboats here is her outlook on the local...
What is your yachting background, where and when did it all begin and what’s your position now? I have been fortunate to work on a variety of different yachts/different programs over the years ranging from your traditional style cruising the normal med Caribbean areas...
I put a call out on the Yachties of Australia WhatsApp group for anyone wanting to contribute to Life of a Yachtie and Dave, an Australian yacht engineer, was the first to throw up his hand up and help out. This is for anyone thinking about getting into the...
Possibly one of the best additions to a deck team is having a female amongst the boys. It gives the team a different perspective, and is gold for owners and charter guests when they see the girls showing the boys how its done. One boss on deck, Yvonne, wasn’t...
Have you watched Below Deck, scrolled on social media and saw a mega rich guy on his boat or you were like me and walked past all the yachts in Monaco port and thought to yourself “how the f**k can I work on that thing”. Here is a guide on how to become a deckhand on...
Zach, the Aussie Deckhand joined his first Mediterranean yacht in 2023 after spending a few years in yachting through out New Zealand, Australia and Indo. When did you join your first yacht? I started my first yacht job in early 2019. Where did you...
