Many are lured to the industry with thoughts of easy money…a “working vacation.”

After all, with the “rumors” drift within (and leak outside of) the professional yachting industry, such as:

o Each crew member receiving a whopping $30,000 tip after a sheik’s month-long charter that he only showed up one day for.

o The very, very busy yacht owner who only uses his boat 2 weeks out of the year, and doesn’t dream of chartering “his baby” to strangers – so you have the place to yourself 90% of the time. (He doesn’t send his other family, friends, or business colleagues either…)

o A really cool yacht owner who instructs his crew to sail to the premiere diving locations in every continent in the world, and just flies in for one week at a time to join the yacht every other month.

It is no wonder that all sorts of people are drawn into professional yachting, like moths to a flame!

Are these really just rumors, or are they true?

Yes, they happen very, very rarely…so rarely you have a better chance of being hit by lightning (The motor yacht we ran WAS actually hit by lightning and none of the above scenarios were true for us during our 10 year career).

Do not expect for a minute that any of these scenarios will play out for you during your time on yachts and there is a 99.5% chance that you will be right!

Facts:

o Not all yachts, owners, captains, and itineraries are created equal.

o For every 1 situation that resembles the above fantasy jobs, there are 19 that are only 10% as good.

o Many “yachties” go ahead to have truly remarkable and satisfying careers while on yachts without ever scoring a home run fantasy job.

o However, many “yachtie wannabees” leave the industry disgruntled, hating it, bitter. Perhaps they racked up a couple cool sea stories, but sadly have little else to show for their yachting endeavor.

o Achieving your personal and financial goals while on yachts requires discipline and following a proven plan.

Yes, it IS exciting to know that working on luxury yacht has all sorts of amazing and unpredictable opportunities if you build your career while creating a good name for yourself over time.

Wonderful and wild adventures CAN and DO happen, (unlike being shackled to a 9-5 desk job). However, don’t fool yourself thinking it is a “working vacation”.

It is necessary to embrace your work and have a winning mindset to endure the inescapable challenges and sacrifices that are part of the yachting life.

Are they worth enduring? You bet!