{"id":1308,"date":"2013-08-01T21:04:55","date_gmt":"2013-08-02T02:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/woayv2.flywheelsites.com\/?p=1308"},"modified":"2013-08-07T13:06:18","modified_gmt":"2013-08-07T18:06:18","slug":"book-release-august-1st-the-insiders-guide-to-becoming-a-yacht-stewardess-2nd-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.workonayacht.com\/index.php\/book-release-august-1st-the-insiders-guide-to-becoming-a-yacht-stewardess-2nd-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Release August 1st: The Insiders’ Guide to Becoming a Yacht Stewardess 2nd Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Insiders\u2019 Guide to Becoming Yacht Stewardess Launches Second Edition<\/span><\/h1>\n

Updated book explores the yachting industry and teaches how to become yacht crew<\/h3>\n

\""The<\/a>Well, that’s the headline for the official press release<\/a> anyway. But rather than repeat what is being pitched to media outlets via my incredible PR team at BLASTmedia<\/a>, I want to get a little personal and say that I am OVERJOYED to announce that nearly seven years since “her” (yes, like boats, I refer to books in the female gender) original publication date of Oct. 1, 2006, The Insiders Guide to Becoming a Yacht Stewardess: Confession from My Years Afloat with the Rich and Famous<\/em><\/a> has been revised, updated, and I would say vastly improved<\/em> in her second stage of life as a 2nd Edition.<\/strong> (She is, after all, over 50 pages longer\u2014so there have been a LOT of changes in the industry that needed to be addressed.)<\/p>\n

Example:<\/strong> When I wrote the first edition of The Insiders’ Guide<\/em> seven years ago, the only people on Facebook were college students. In fact, MySpace (remember it?) was the place to be at the time; and goodness knows I made a valiant effort at getting the word out over there<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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My book “business card” from 2006-7. Funny to see a MySpace page now!<\/p><\/div>\n

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There are many more online job-hunting options for yacht crew now than even just a few years ago.
Photo Credit: Suki Finnerty of YachtingToday.TV<\/p><\/div>\n

With social media now being used by most everyone with Internet access (and thumbs for that matter), it was certainly a new issue to address with regard to crewing in the yachting industry, where discretion is paramount. In the 2nd edition, I address being active on social media while working on a yacht, but more important for entry-level crew simply exploring this career path, I include a ton of information about how to conduct a job search online, as well as the pros and cons of online job hunts.<\/p>\n

Other changes that have occurred include, oh gee, let’s see, well,<\/em> there was the fallout of our economy in 2008.<\/strong> (No big deal, right?) Yes, certainly the global economic crisis caused a lot of yacht owners and would-be yacht owners to hold off on signing contracts to build new boats.<\/p>\n

But,<\/strong><\/em> that does not mean there’s no chance you\u2019ll “land” a job at sea.<\/p>\n

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In fact, like any industry, the yachting business is always looking for hard-working, dedicated individuals. With well over 6,000 megayachts over 80 feet (24.4m) in the world today<\/a>, believe me, there are a lot of crew jobs to be had.<\/p>\n

And, even though the yacht construction boom of the last decade went bust, there still are some super-size yachts being built in need of new crew with the right attitude<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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M\/Y “Big Aron” Crew, Circa 2011.
Photo Credit: Suki Finnerty of YachtingToday.TV<\/p><\/div>\n

Keep in mind the following great information that one experienced crewmember gave The Triton<\/a>,<\/em> a leading yacht-crew newspaper, in January 2012 when it asked readers to share their advice for newcomers to the industry:<\/p>\n

It\u2019s OK to be green. Entry-level jobs are more about diligence than skill. Having a can-do attitude and performing all tasks to a high level is important. You have to earn responsibility, and this comes when you show you can take pride in any job.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Issues related to the job market for entry-level crew\u00a0 are addressed in the 2nd Edition of The Insiders’ Guide, <\/em>with new information on everything from interior-crew training options, new qualification standards, and even advice for dockwalking<\/strong> (an industry term for a common method of looking for work, which is to walk yacht to yacht with your r\u00e9sum\u00e9\/CV in hand), which has become more and more difficult due to higher security measures at superyacht shipyards and marinas around the world. Ah, but I have some fresh tips!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Other changes and additions to The Insiders’ Guide to Becoming a Yacht Stewardess 2nd Edition<\/em><\/a> include:<\/strong><\/h2>\n