Beyond Skills: How Cultural Fit Drives Success on Sub-40m Yachts
When it comes to hiring yacht crew for sub-40m yachts, technical skills and experience are essential, but cultural fit is often more crucial.
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How to secure your first deckhand role in yachting
Our Deckhand Consultant, Hannah Hosegood, highlights our advice for those looking for their first deckhand role in the yachting industry.
Beyond Skills: Identifying High-Performance Traits for Yacht Crew
Quay Group's Director, Tim Clarke, discusses the key high-performance traits to assess when hiring yacht crew.
Superyacht Captain Salary & Leave Report 2025/26
Our most comprehensive Superyacht Captain Salary & Leave Report to date includes insights into rotation trends, pay and work-life balance.
B1/B2 Visa Updates: What yachts & crew need to know
Tim Clarke discusses the September 2025 B1/B2 Visa updates and what this means for yachts and yacht crew globally.
From Yacht to Shore: Skills former crew bring to maritime management roles
Moving from yacht to shore? Find out which key skills make yacht crew ideal for maritime management and shoreside career opportunities.
What do Captains and Owners look for in a Yacht Chief Engineer?
Discover what makes a standout Chief Engineer, from a seasoned Yacht Engineer turned recruiter who shares what owners and captains value most.
How to Leave a Yacht on Good Terms
Our Director, Tim, offers some advice for yacht crew wanting to leave a yacht on good terms and keeping your reputation in tact.
The Dayworker Analogy: Why yachts should commit to one Crew Agent
Tim Clarke discusses why yachts should choose one crew agent for recruitment and relates this to employing dayworkers.
7 reasons every crew member needs to work on a crap yacht (at least once)
The reality is, there are some crap yachts out there which are an absolute disaster, but it's not always a bad idea to work on one.
One team, one dream – the importance of the Galley/Interior relationship
Galley and Private Chef Consultant, Jasmin, discusses the importance of the galley/interior relationship onboard.
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Giving a candidate reference? Honesty is the best policy!
Yachting would be in a far healthier state if people were honest and gave a transparent candidate reference to everyone who asks.
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