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Positions |
Size |
Type |
Flag |
Term |
Location |
M/F |
NOTES Glossary Available Below |
Captain/Engineer |
85 |
MY |
US |
Perm |
Sarasota |
E |
Permanent
Capt/Eng job available ASAP on private 85 MY, US flag vessel that travels to
Bahamas in July. Does 2-3 charters a year to owner's friends and private
local trips in FL+Bahamas. Must be able to communicate repairs to owner. Refs
required. |
Captain/Engineer |
105 |
SY |
FF |
Perm |
NE
Summer |
E |
Captain/Eng
job on 105 MY, foreign flag, Private family vessel currently in NE US for
Summer and Carib for winter. 3 crew plus extra when traveling, has 4-6
guests. Job is live-aboard. Must have Sailing Exp., 200ton license and
longevity. |

Positions |
Size |
Type |
Flag |
Term |
Location |
M/F |
NOTES Glossary Available Below |
Chef |
118 |
SY |
US |
Perm |
NE |
F |
Looking
for a female Chef with sail experience for private boat. New England for the
summer. No tattoos, no smoking. Crew housing supplied when not traveling. . |
Chief
Housekeeper |
0 |
Land |
US |
Perm |
Miami |
E |
Looking
for a chief housekeeper for an estate in Miami. Needs a working person, not a
manager, to work with the current housekeeper. Family travels to the Hamptons
in the summer for 2 months and this person would go north with them. |
Cook |
58 |
SY/Cat |
FF |
Temp |
FTL>Bahamas |
F |
Looking
for a Temp Cook to work on 58ft charter catamaran leaving May30th to Jun 6th
on trip to the Bahamas. Must have family style cooking skills with different
cuisine styles to cook/provision for 4 guests and 2 crew for breakfast, lunch
and dinner |
Cook/Stew |
105 |
SY |
FF |
Perm |
NE
Summer |
E |
Cook/Stew
job on 105 MY, foreign flag, Private family vessel currently in NE US for
Summer and Carib for winter. 3 crew plus extra when traveling, has 4-6
guests. Job is live-aboard. Must have Sailing Exp., family style cooking
skills and longevity. |
Eng/Mate |
70 |
MY |
US |
Perm |
Seattle,WA |
E |
Owner/Op
looking for a full-time, live-aboard Engineer/Mate to work on private motor
yacht leaving from Seattle, WA with busy travel plans in Pacific, Panama,
Bahamas and US East Coast. Must have Eng skills, can maintain exterior and
stand watches. |
Engineer
- rotation |
118 |
SY |
US |
Perm |
NE |
M |
Looking
for a rotational engineer with sail experience for private boat. New England
for the summer -No tattoos, no smoking. Crew housing supplied when not
traveling. . |
Mate -
Licensed |
64 |
MY |
US |
Perm |
Miami |
E |
Looking
for a permanent Licensed Mate interested in earning sea-time to upgrade
license and work on busy scheduled Private MY in Miami with 2-20 guests every
weekend with some weekday trips. Must have local S.FL housing for non- live
aboard position. |
Mate/Deck |
105 |
SY |
FF |
Perm |
NE
Summer |
E |
Mate/Deck
job on 105 MY, foreign flag, Private family vessel currently in NE US for
Summer and Carib for winter. 3 crew plus extra when traveling, has 4-6
guests. Job is live-aboard. Must have Sailing exp., can drive jet-drive
tender and longevity. |
Mate/Stew/Cook |
72 |
MY |
US |
Temp |
Bahamas |
F |
Looking
for Mate/Stew/Cook to work all of June on private owner's vessel touring the
Bahamas from June 4th-27th. Must have previous yacht experience and can
occasionally cook simple family style meals. Private cabin provided. Must be
true non-smoker. |
Stew
2nd |
130 |
MY |
FF |
Perm |
FTL>Bahamas |
E |
Experienced
2nd Stew needed. Boat charters and does owners trips. S Florida and Bahamas.
Has cottage in Cat Cay for some trips. Family trips with kids. |
Stew
Chief |
130 |
MY |
FF |
Perm |
FTL>Bahamas |
E |
Experienced
Chief Stew needed. Boat charters and does owners trips. S Florida and
Bahamas. Has cottage in Cat Cay for some trips. Family trips with kids. |
Stew
Deck |
72 |
MY |
US |
Perm |
Aventura |
F |
Looking
for a Stew Deck with line handling skills and to keep interior clean. Must
like kids. Has 13yr old kids. Lite cooking and laundry. Does trips to Ocean
Reef on some weekends. Must live local to boat. |
Stew
Deck |
118 |
SY |
US |
Perm |
NE |
F |
Looking
for a Deck Stew with sail experience for private boat. New England for the
summer. No tattoos, no smoking. Crew housing supplied when not traveling. |
Stew/Deck |
125 |
MY |
US |
Perm |
Miami |
Looking
for a Stew/Deck. Locally based with local owner dinner cruises 5-day week.
Not live-aboard, so must live local. Job offers salary, plus medical and
401K. Crew of 5+2 crew when traveling. |
|
Team -
Capt + Cook/Stew |
85 |
MY |
US |
Perm |
CA |
B |
Captain
as permanent crew for vessel based on West Coast US / Mexico . Previous
cruising on the Pacific coast is requested. Can be a team. Job is
live-aboard. STCW req. |
Team -
Capt/Eng+Cook/Stew |
105 |
SY |
FF |
Perm |
NE
Summer |
B |
Team
job on 105 MY, foreign flag, Private family vessel currently in NE US for
Summer and Carib for winter. 3 crew plus extra when traveling, has 4-6
guests. Job is live-aboard. Both must have Sailing Experience on similar size
and longevity. |
Team -
Eng/Mate + Stew |
115 |
MY |
US |
Perm |
Gulfport,
MS |
M |
Eng/Mate
and Stew needed on MY to do engine room maintenance and cleaning of vessel
with owner/operator. Vessel used for fishing trips with family and owner.
Must be able to ready ship for trips and maintain vessel. Live-aboard
position. |

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Yacht Crew Glossary
Size- BtSize | |
Vessel size is in feet | |
Types of Vessels- BtType (Yachts, Marine, House, etc.) | |
MY | Motor Yacht |
SV | Sail Vessel |
RV | Research Vessel |
TRL | Trawler |
SF | Sport Fish |
COML | Commercial |
ISLAND | Island |
HOUSE | House |
ESTATE | Estate |
BUS | Business |
Positions- filled by the job available | |
Capt | Captain |
Capt/Mate | Captain & Licensed Mate Qualifications |
Mate | Mate- Licensed or Unlicensed |
Mate/Eng | Must have Mate and Engineer Skills |
Eng | Engineer- Licensed or Unlicensed |
Chef | Chef- Culinary Trained or Apprentice Trained |
Cook | Cook- Able to cook Family Style food for 4-6 |
Stew | Steward/ess- Interior Cleaning + Food Service & Laundry |
Deck | Deckhand- Exterior Cleaning & Maintenance |
Team | 2 Person Team or Couple (NOT 1 person who is a team player!)(or one person doing 2 jobs) |
Flags of Vessels and Registration = Legal status of whom can be hired | |
US | United States Flagged Vessel |
FF | Foreign Flagged Vessel |
Standard Terms used in job descriptions | |
STCW95 | Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping |
USCG | United States Coast Guard certification & licensing |
SilvServ | Silver Service- Proper Table Setting Etiquette Training or Skills |

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