Superyacht at sea, Quay Crew recruitment

SUPERYACHT RECRUITMENT

Quay Crew: Specialist superyacht recruitment partner to clients worldwide.

From junior to senior to specialist roles, we support owners, Captains, and HODs with recruitment globally.

Quay Crew is the superyacht division of Quay Group, which has a combined 120 years of recruitment experience and 45 years of yachting experience. We combine deep yachting networks with a consultative process, so every placement strengthens your programme, your guests' experience, and your vessel's reputation.

Yacht at anchor off Sveti Stefan, Montenegro, seen from the air

Yachting-first recruitment standards

Superyacht programmes move fast, operate globally and depend on trust. We screen for competence, character, and cultural fit, because a brilliant CV means little if the individual can't thrive in a close-knit, high-expectation environment.

Whether you are filling a Captain's role, rebuilding a department after a lengthy refit, or just recruiting a junior crew member, we align the search with how your yacht actually runs.

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LIFE ONBOARD

The job, as the crew actually see it

These photographs are of crew at work: real yachts, real anchorages, and real people.

Long table laid for dinner on the aft deck as the sun drops, a second yacht at anchor beyond

Two stewardesses laughing as they carry welcome towels and cocktails to guests

Superyacht at anchor above a turquoise cove, shot from directly overhead

Crew in matching outfits at a themed dinner they styled and served

Place setting laid over an Admiralty chart of the Gulf of Corinth

Superyacht anchored beneath the Pitons, St Lucia

Stewardess behind a table she has dressed for dinner, Sardinian coast behind

Superyacht from directly overhead at night, underwater lights fanning out into the bay

Flowers and hand-styled table detail on deck, harbour beyond

Expedition yacht at anchor in an Arctic fjord below snow-streaked mountains

Superyacht silhouetted against the sunset, seen from the tender running back

Rose centrepiece and petal detail on a dining table on deck

Split-level view of a tender at anchor, reef fish shoaling in the shallows below

Interior dining table styled with hydrangeas and greenery, sea through the windows

Helicopter lashed to the yacht's helipad at sunset

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What our clients say

Just a short note to send sincere thanks for your expert assistance in our recent search for a captain. Regardless of how I have expressed our needs to crew agencies, they have just proceeded to spread a very large net and inundate me with CVs. In sharp contrast your approach was to listen carefully to our brief and then carry out a very focused search for the right fit. In the end you gave me two CVs both of which were perfect and very hard to choose from. After having worked with you first hand, and from my numerous colleagues' comments about your agency, it's clear you have a superior knowledge of the captains market and I'd be very happy to recommend you to any other prospective clients.
Owner's Representative
50m New Build

Using Simon and Quay Crew was my first port of call for filling the Rotational Captain's role onboard and within a very short space of time we had some really strong candidates. I feel as though pretty much all of the candidates put forward by Simon were finalists, and I think that's a reflection of Simon's understanding of the vessel's needs, the culture onboard, and matching like-minded individuals together. Tim offers the most comprehensive service for recruitment, and proves to be an asset at our disposal.
Captain
70m Yacht

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Tell us about the role, the yacht, and the non-negotiables and we'll do the rest.