Pregnancy on a Superyacht: What Are Your Rights and What Should Your Employer Do?
In This Guide You’ll Learn Pregnancy on a superyacht is not treated as an illness or an injury. That single fact changes almost everything about your protections, your insurance coverage, and your options. What happens to your job, your income, and your rights if you fall pregnant while working on board? The honest answer is: […]
What Can an NDA Actually Stop You From Reporting Onboard?
In This Guide You’ll Learn An NDA can protect an owner’s privacy. It cannot protect criminal conduct. That distinction is the most important thing any crew member can understand about the document they are asked to sign before stepping onboard — and according to Benjamin Maltby, a specialist maritime solicitor at Keystone Law, it is […]
Does Fear-Based Leadership on Yachts Create a Safety Risk?
In This Guide You’ll Learn Fear-based leadership on superyachts is not just a culture problem — it is a safety problem. When crew are afraid to speak up, they stop sharing information. On a vessel at sea, that silence can be the difference between an early intervention and a serious incident. After more than a […]
Does Size Matter in Superyacht Hiring — and What Can You Do About It
Size discrimination in superyacht hiring is one of the industry’s worst-kept secrets. Crew are passed over, agents stay quiet and candidates are left guessing at a reason no one will say out loud. Here is what is actually happening — and what you can do about it. In This Guide You’ll Learn A crew member […]
Is Your Department Thriving or Quietly Falling Apart?
The answer is visible in your team before it becomes visible in your guest feedback — if you know what to look for. In 2014, Google’s Project Aristotle — a two-year study of 180 teams examining 250 team-level variables — found that the single most predictive factor in high performance was not talent, experience or […]
What Does the Crew Welfare Data Actually Tell Us About Life at Sea in 2025?
Crew welfare in superyachting has been described as a crisis for years. The data from 2024 and 2025 confirms it is getting worse, not better. ISWAN’s Welfare of Yacht Crew 2024 Annual Review recorded a 21.4% year-on-year rise in contacts relating to abuse, bullying, harassment, discrimination and violence. Mental health contacts to ISWAN’s YachtCrewHelp helplines […]
How Do You Onboard New Crew So They Stay, Perform and Become Part of Your Team Fast?
You do it before they arrive, with a structured process that covers practical, professional and human dimensions from day one. The Quay Group’s annual crew retention analysis found that junior crew turnover in yachting runs at an average of 37% annually, with 29% of vessels losing junior crew at a rate exceeding 50% per season. […]
Does Creative Problem-Solving Improve Superyacht Crew Performance?
Creative problem-solving is one of the most practical skills a superyacht crew can develop — and the evidence for its impact on performance is solid. McKinsey’s research shows that organisations combining creativity with clear purpose and data outperform their peers—achieving more than twice the growth. This isn’t about ‘being creative’ for the sake of it. […]
Is Counselling Actually Worth It for Superyacht Crew?
A lot of crew are either in or heading towards a second lockdown which will likely take a further toll on crew wellbeing and morale. Having spoken recently …
Am I Too Old to Start a Career in Yachting?
Age makes your search more targeted. It does not make it impossible. Crew in their forties enter yachting every season — including first-timers with hospitality or service backgrounds — and they find positions. The path is narrower than it is at 25, and it requires a more deliberate approach, but ageism in yachting is not […]