[Ken Bracewell]

I have to say that I feel this captain was in the wrong. I say this because the yacht owner says he had a bad experience in the past, so I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt in that he made his rules clear to the captain. While I probably wouldn't accept a job with these strict rules in place, the captain did. Therefore, it seems as if he may have been deceptive in his practices.

Now for my advice... re-think this rule. It isn't uncommon for crew to be allowed to bring family or a spouse (or significant other) as an extra hand on such deliveries. I've even been allowed to have family members in guest cabins during down times when they were nothing other than guests.