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JHA · 06-20-2004, 01:20 PM

My advice would be spending as much time as humanly possible out on the water. Learn everything you possibly can, "Chapman's piloting and small boat handling" should be your bible right now. The periodicals are fun (Showboats, etc...) and will give you a background of which boats are which. Dockwalk and The-Triton (both URL's) give a lot of insight into the crew side of yachting.
Use whatever means necessary, and log each and every day spent at sea. When you are 18 you can start applying for a permanent job on large yachts. Until then you can try to get day-work. Keep an open mind, for every task there are ten captains that will each have different ways to do it... Unfortunately your age will work against you, I know it sucks, I went through it, and to some extent I still am. Good luck to you.

06-20-2004, 01:20 PM	#2
JHA Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 78	Spend the time My advice would be spending as much time as humanly possible out on the water. Learn everything you possibly can, "Chapman's piloting and small boat handling" should be your bible right now. The periodicals are fun (Showboats, etc...) and will give you a background of which boats are which. Dockwalk and The-Triton (both URL's) give a lot of insight into the crew side of yachting. Use whatever means necessary, and log each and every day spent at sea. When you are 18 you can start applying for a permanent job on large yachts. Until then you can try to get day-work. Keep an open mind, for every task there are ten captains that will each have different ways to do it... Unfortunately your age will work against you, I know it sucks, I went through it, and to some extent I still am. Good luck to you.