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ACREW assists current and aspiration crew in receiving training to further their skills and their careers. Surveys about crew satisfaction, however, some of which reveal that crew retention is just 60 percent, spurred the company into action in a new way. It has launched ACREW+, a multi-focus initiative to boost crew productivity, collaboration, and morale—andContinue Reading
Mental-health awareness is growing in the superyacht sector, especially when it comes to crew. The International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN), which supports seafarers, surveyed crew in 2018, discovering startling stress statistics. As a result, it has launched Yacht Crew Help. This free, confidential, multi-lingual, 24-hour helpline offers phone support, in addition to emailContinue Reading
Editor’s note: The Crew Network and Fraser Yachts recently held a superyacht short-story competition, encouraging crewmembers to share true and fictional accounts of life onboard. Entries came from around the world, telling tales of romance, drama, and comedy. One such story, “The Birthday Cake,” earned second place. Written by Capt. Stephen Crosthwaite, a build captainContinue Reading
For the past six years, Capt. Jason Halvorsen has been at the helm of Marcato. This rugged 141-foot (43-meter) explorer megayacht has visited lots of interesting and picturesque places on earth. Among the fascinating places he has seen, Patagonia is certainly a memorable trip. Despite that, though, a trip to the Bahamas several years agoContinue Reading
CEOs tap executive-search firms to help fill their senior ranks, since they have insight into professionals not always immediately identifiable. Furthermore, many businesses arrange mentors to work with rising stars. So why doesn’t anybody do this in yachting, especially to identify and support captains? Malcolm Jacotine and Brendan O’Shannassy asked those same questions, and answeredContinue Reading
If someone says he’s stuck on a superyacht, chances are most people will laugh, or sarcastically say, “Poor baby!” However, COVID-19 really has kept hundreds of yacht crew stuck over the past several weeks. In fact, country shutdowns and quarantines have meant many couldn’t depart their boats. Brennan Dates is among them, a superyacht chefContinue Reading