The crew mess
Forum
📌 PINNED🔒 LOCKEDBreaking In
📌 Forum rules — read before you post
CVs & Interviews
First deckhand interview tomorrow — what do they actually ask?
Caribbean
Best SIM or data plan for the Caribbean season?
Crew Houses & Accommodation
Crew houses in Palma — what are people actually paying this year?
Dockwalking & Daywork Advice
Where is anyone actually dockwalking in Palma now?
Caribbean
First Caribbean season — what did you wish you'd packed?
STCW & ENG1
ENG1 renewal in Antibes — anyone got an appointment recently?
Choosing a Course/School
Yachtmaster Offshore — fast-track or do it the long way?
Wellbeing & Mental Health
Gyms in Antibes that don't lock you into twelve months?
Specialist Tickets
AEC 1 — worth doing as a deckhand, or wait?
Galley
What is a fair sole chef salary on a 40m now?
USA
Fort Lauderdale — crew house or find your own place?
Rotational Life
Going from permanent to rotational — what did you actually give up?
Mediterranean
First Med season: the shape of the year
Caribbean
The Caribbean season: timeline, ports and how it differs from the Med
Crew Houses & Accommodation
Crew houses in Antibes, Palma and Fort Lauderdale — what to expect
Visas & Immigration
Schengen and the B1/B2: the two that catch crew out
Contracts & Getting Paid
Read this before you sign: what a fair yacht contract looks like
Tax & Residency
Seafarer tax and residency: the questions to take to a real accountant
Life After Yachting
Going shore-based: what your sea time is actually worth
Rotational Life
Is rotation worth the pay cut?
Wellbeing & Mental Health
Season burnout is real. What actually helps.
Crew Mess
Sharing a cabin for six months without falling out
Engineering
Sole engineer on a smaller boat: surviving your first season
Galley
Crew food on a small budget and a smaller galley
Interior
Service details that separate a good stew from one who gets rehired
Deck
Deck kit that earns its place in your cabin
CoC Upgrades (Y4-Y1)
The engineering ticket ladder, Y4 to Y1 — mapping it out
STCW & ENG1
STCW and ENG1: what you need first, and what can wait
CVs & Interviews
The one-page yacht CV: what actually gets read
Breaking In
What a first season actually costs before you earn anything
Dockwalking & Daywork Advice