Thanks for another great Q&A. Appreciate they way you're not dismissive about topics you might think are obvious; rather, you take time to explain answers with patience and respect. Also appreciate the b-roll footage to break things up a little. Well done.
I own an av company that does Crestron and Savant systems and you did a great job with explaining how an AV system is updated!!! Good job. Love the vlogs!!
While the boat I was on was not a Super Yacht, we had a great fuel system. In the morning we transfer an estimate of what is needed for the day, run it through the fuel polishing system. From there it went into the day tank. The polishing system really works when you get fuel from places that might have dodgy fuel. With a total of 5000 gallons we could quite a few days chasing marlin and tuna. Great site, your are one of the few that, can explain boats and systems that keep them going. On anchor having crew that can keep watch to make sure the anchor is not dragging.
Thrilled to have discovered your channel. I spent my younger years working the docks on Lake Michigan. For a period of time an older gent had a 93’ Broward there that he ran alone quite often. Granted, the same dock, rarely traveled other places but regardless ran the boat alone. He brought it back from Nassau with 3 crew ( a trip i was invited to join and to my eternal regret turned down). Love following the industry and I’m in awe of the incredible craftsmanship and all that goes into making these yachts as incredible as they are. Keep up the good work.
Hello from Vancouver 🇨🇦 I just found your channel due to war in Ukraine. I’m very impressed with your knowledge about everything under the sun. Answering questions in this video regarding AV equipment was spot on. I’m a retired tech and I really am interested in electronics on large vessels. Thanks for you time and effort you put into each video.
Funny how you talked about all your expenses being covered to & from home & also super yachts refueling @ sea… yet I still remember someone running out of fuel not to long ago 🤔🙄😜 cheers 🥃🍻 keep up the great videos 🇨🇦
You are correct about a large vessel running out of fuel. I also can't remember the details but I seem to remember that the sorry was quite significant and alarming. Curious that our guy did not point that out.
@@Dan-oj4iq Most likely they decided to run too fast or changed destinations (or both.) He didn't go into that, but the faster you go the more fuel you consume and the range you can travel goes down. If you "plan" for a 12 knot crossing and then run 18... you aren't gonna make it. I suspect "Boss is gonna be early!"
Brilliant thanks for sharing these insights. Very very interesting. It’s no wonder the insane cost of operating these boats when you start taking in to account all of the costs. It’s like the modern day equivalent of running a palace!
I only had 1 customs search in 16 years and that was in the Dominican republic coz we had a helicopter onboard. They all required a little something to make the visit as short as possible.
The scene from 19:33 is still my favorite video of yours. I loved the passion the guy had, the tour, and that he could joke and explain about things that are just non-practical/bad ideas on yachts. :)
I handled an 84’ Princess motor yacht with my ex. Admittedly, it did feel that we were at our absolute max for size without additional crew, but it didn’t feel dangerous to me. The boat had bow and stern thrusters which made things easier.
New to the channel, but I’ve really enjoyed how informative your videos are! Thanks! A few questions if I may ask: As solar panels become more and more efficient in their energy output capabilities, do you feel there’s a possibility for hybrid or even fully solar powered yachts in the near future? When an owner sells a super yacht, does the new owner buy out the contracts of the crew or do they generally start from scratch and hire all new people? Thanks for all the great content!
Many large yachts are owned by people who made their money in some unrelated field so they don’t necessarily know how to run large boats. In some cases they’ve bought the boats used and they have not been maintained in perfect condition. And then also they figure they’ll cut themselves a discount and under-crew the boat while also under-paying what little crew they are willing to hire. As I told the owner’s daughter, the boat manager, of the Feadship I was the mate on, who threatened to fire me for complaining about the incompetent captain they’d hired, “I’m an AB unlimited in the SIU union and anytime I’m hard up I can get a prepaid airline ticket left at the nearest airport if I’m willing to ship out through the SMU union with the military sealift command just by dialing 1-800-SEA-CREW and by the way, they have unlimited overtime, pay better, and pay everyone’s hospitalization whether or not they’re new hire.” These yacht owning clowns had a broken radar and an auto-pilot that couldn’t be used without removing the steering wheel. Then also their safety equipment was crap, they didn’t have a satellite telephone, and they didn’t even have a fire axe to leave next to the towline in the event that we needed to get towed. They had me doing the cooking because as a canoe tripping guide I used to feed the kids by heating up freeze dried rations we bought from the Canadian company Gumperts. Fortunately for them my mother taught me to cook but their captain didn’t know how to navigate, which I could determine being a former QM2/SS in nuclear submarines, or in other words the watchstanding navigator. He also had never had a gun in his hands in spite of the fact that they wanted to cross the Gulf of Mexico to go visit the Yucatán Peninsula. The one time we transited from Tampa Bay to the Fort Walton Beach area in the panhandle of Florida we were nearly boarded by the Coast Guard. The captain told me that “the owner doesn’t like guns”. I left after 4 months and went back to crewing on freighters. One of the stupid guests remarked to me “I’ll bet you’ve never been on such a big boat!”. I had to explain to her that I was a merchant seaman and that my last “boat” had been a 900 foot LASH ship hauling ammunition for any possible invasion of the Middle East, an invasion which did in fast occur and for which I received a medal. Then the owners college room-mate from some shitty open admissions state university insisted upon calling me “Betty Crocker” since I had to cook in addition to standing wheel house watches. As they say in merchant marine passengers are “cargo that complains”. So no thanks.
@@giovannagallottini I was recently astounded to discover on my college alumni website for Miami of Ohio that my former college roommate an Omani businessman by the name of Mohammed Al Barwani owns Oceanco and is the builder of both the Black Pearl and Jeff Bezos giant sailing yacht at his shipyard in the Netherlands. He is also the chairman of Omani airlines.. So in other words he’s a billionaire. I guess it makes sense because he’s related to the Bedouin royalty depicted in the film Lawrence of Arabia who got kicked out of Saudi Arabia by King Ibn Saud when he deposed the orignal rulers of the Hejaz. He started out in the oil business which I guess is no surprise. My other two roommates kicked him out of our apartment in Oxford, Ohio for being too untidy and for punching out a party guest. But I own a 17 foot kevlar ultralight canoe so I’m a yachtsman as well. But my yacht can be mounted atop my Forester and also portaged to the next body of water when I run out of water when on a canoe trip. And my yacht only cost me $3,300 which I paid in cash.
Before she burned and sank off Florida, I was a Crewmember on "Defiance" ( Malcolm Forbes's Highlander III , before Roy Cohn bought it ) . He rarely Chartered the Boat out, but when he did, we fed the guests, and the Crew ate the same food the owner and Charter guests did. I can't imagine that practice continues today, or am I wrong ?
Last answer was informative as hell. Thanks a lot for that. I need a refit for installation I’m working on ( not on boat), but you give me a very nice prospect for that.
as a long term yacht crew member U see things differently than yacht designers & owners so how would U design U're perfect yacht 1 version purely from U're perspective 2 with still in mind that the owner comes first ^^
Captain Christian, I have had looked at your industry as a Licensed Mariner and I found it would be a lot harder than working the commercial side. Too many moving parts with Owner and crew. So, Salute to you Sir. Having said that, I really enjoy the banter.
When you are onboard and underway, how do you handle your work schedule? Are you on call 24/7 or do you have shifts that you work each day? When you pull into port, do you get time off to explore the town, city, country side, etc.? Do you get any vacation time or do you rotate on and off duty? Is engineering on duty 24/7 or do you have multiple people splitting the duty cycles, etc.? These questions apply to all crew members. Are crew members allowed to sunbathe or relax on deck if they are off duty?
Thanks again for an informative video. We all wonder how these owners live. It’s amazing the life you can have with lots of cash. I love boating and could only imagine how cool it would be to have a large yacht.
Hello, I have been enjoying your channel but have not picked up on what "your" current job is on a super yacht. Thanks for the learning experience of a subject that I will never be a part of. Keep up the great work!
Do you often get patrolled ? If yes, when and where and by whom (customs, police, marine police, …) ? Also, what do they usually search for ? Thanks for all your content ! You got me hooked and since I discovered your channel I took my boating license ;)
Thanks for answering my question. Just wondering, about anual running costs, What is the most expensive part about running a super yacht? Crew, Fuel, etc? Love the Channel, Cheers.
@@timgallivan1614 The 10% rule is a generalisation and not particularly accurate depending on the age of the yacht. As the age of the yacht increases and so do the maintenance costs, the value decreases and thus the ratio become less favourable Nearer 5% for the first 5 years. Then 10% but by the time the first major upgrade comes it might be 15%. By the time the yacht is 25 yrs old with a major refit could be 100% of the value and general costs could be 50%. Biggest cost is always crew salaries, major refits and painting the yacht. Fuel and crew food are about 4th on the list.
Hello and thank you for keeping me focused. I was wondering, do people who work on super yachts, say 90 meters and above, seem to think of themselves better than the people who crew a 40 or so meter yacht. Can a crew member be just as happy working on a 40-50 meter yacht as a super 100+ meter yacht?
yeah, great question! i wonder the same as well if crew on a bigger yacht would be snobby towards the crew on a smaller yacht. "You think you work on a yacht? That's a dingy!"
Seems like such a tight knit community that you wouldn't want to piss on someone who you may have to work with next year. Though I'm sure they joke about it. What I'd be curious about is how much the pay differs between those super yachts and smaller sizes.
Interesting as always. Did take a look at your Spider, v.nice. Can understand the thinking on the exhaust (noise regs) I’m sure you’ll be careful and buy a valved - would be a shame to remove prospect of occasionally driving it to Genoa in the summer etc. Thanks for a good channel
Two crew questions, do large yachts employ green crew or just those with proven records. Also is it possible for a deckhand on a >3000 gt yacht to do their cadetship on a yacht or do they need to go the merchant navy and qualify on tankers, cruise liners etc.
@@Wick9876 Not always a lot of the officers and captains on big boats need OOWs and are preferred from commercial industry. Avoid yachts its slavery. Got out of it years ago.
@@MrTwat144 yes my mate who is a chief engineer said his daughter is a stewardess on a yacht she suffered terribly in northern Italy and Monaco she was chained up in a luxury yacht some times she was forced to stay in a 5 star hotel and after 5 months of torture she only walked away with €17,000 modern day slavery 😂😂😂
Normally done by job and or gender, ie deckies go together, stwds go together. Officers get their own cabin if the yacht is big enough, otherwise mix by gender. Can only mix genders if both parties agree and best get them to sign a letter stating so.
A great video. In my case, our A/v is quite simple. I have a 1985 Birchwood 33 (that's feet not metres :) ) It came with a single cassette player !!!! but speakers had been run to each cabin and the pilothouse. The TV was a standalone but flat screen.
Gonna need pics of madam gu, a porsche 911, a glam pic of Monaco, a good pic of his favorite radar system in action, and that coffee mug on an all white set.
Questions for the next Q&A: 1. when in port in exotic locations and the boss isn't around, do you get to go visit a bit the place? also, do you ever sail on large sailboats? Like SY Adele?
Good day sir. Are there different ratings, or levels, for mechanics and engineers? In the same way that Ford mechanics might not be allowed to work on Porsche. And Porsche mechanics are not allowed to work on a Rolls Royce. If there are several Levels, What levels are most common, Most useful, What level are you, and What is next in your training for the direction you want to go?
All Yachts will have problems in the first year, just like land yachts (RV). imagine your house rocking back and forth (in a quake) constantly (in water or land). things will shake loose or mechanical issues.
Man, you can’t imagine what can go wrong. You generally have replacements on board for all things like ECM’s, controllers and they are already programmed or preset for the ship’s uniqueness( plug & play) Then all the diagrams and diagnostic tools. Replacement parts abound. Some have an entire engine, drives, props and gen set spares in a warehouse in the general hemisphere of operation. Long downtime is not an option during it’s planned operation time. External parts or components can be pulled immediately from the donor units, delivered and installed sometimes with the owners hardly knowing there was an issue. Logistics is a big deal. The newer the gadgets the newer the problem, the less there are replacements and the less that can work on it, let alone know what it is. Lol
@@SkypowerwithKarl I suspect the OWNERS cabin modules are 100% backed up with a hot spare. Probably has that spare as part of the "kit" from the manufacturer. Of course they paid for it.
Nice to see your not a stuck point, you work at a vet high level. With humility. Who shares your knowledge and you Enjoy your success without being a prick.
Love your videos...I’m interested in knowing more about who manages the HR on a yacht. So like who do you report to? Who hires you and how does HR generally work in the industry?
Thank you for your candid feedback. Did you ever have experience with other control systems eg KRAMER, ELAN, EXTRON, among others? How much is the home automation space influencing newer vessels tech decisions? Home Assistant, Alexa, Siri...
Re longest boat for 2 people: Please refer to Ran sailing episode 121 join it at 16:22 where Johan interviews the owner/captain he has a Nordhavn 78 which he sails with his one and only crew, his wife. This episode was shot in Alaska.
What do you call it when a boats front end dips into the water and the water goes over the entire boat? The boat is moving through the water, the boats front dips into the wave momentarily and a large of amount of water goes over the boat. Also what do you call it when a boat takes on water and starts leaning to one side? Thank you.
Re,crew travel expenses.A friend of mine is a chef on a super yacht and was asked to fly at the last minute as a replacement on a vey expensive vessel..He's very experienced and isn't normally available but on this occasion had just taken two months off -the salary was too good to miss.He was told to buy his flight ticket and it would be reimbursed.Being last minute,it cost a fortune but he submitted it for reipayment when he arrived.Two months later,he was still being fobbed off with the agents saying they hadn't agreed to pay,despite him having it in a text and also a voice recording in which the agent identified himself.Turned out that vessel had a record of cheating crew,despite the owner being a very well known billionaire.Word appears to have got around the yachting community and apparently that particular yacht,despite being an incredible vessel,has difficulty finding top class crew.
Absolutely dig your channel. Both actually. Just did a small pun on you the other day, but you take it like a friend. Sure you survive. Sorry about that.
Hi. Great channel! Question for your next Q&A:- When you know the owner will be off ship for a long time do the crew sleep in the luxury cabins? Thanks in advance
I just discovered your channel and truly love it. Thanks for all your hard work. I have a couple of odd ball questions. #1 Assuming the Yacht is registered in the Cayman's would it be legal to hire sex workers as crew? I know they would have to have the STCW and G.U.E.S.T training, not sure of other certs needed.(I said they were odd ball questions) If yes would they be legal to work in the Bahama's, the Med, and the Caribbean? #2 how bad are mosquitos on deck in the Bahamas and the Med? #3 If an owner had their own satellites would this improve their internet capabilities or is the system proprietary for yachts? (Not sure if the Crestron system only works with specific providers.) Thanks again for all the vids. Very well done and down to earth.
I hear you talking about the iPad interfacing with the computer systems etc. My question would be about the IT systems. Is Apple the most common or are Windows-based systems also common?
Thanks for another great Q&A. Appreciate they way you're not dismissive about topics you might think are obvious; rather, you take time to explain answers with patience and respect. Also appreciate the b-roll footage to break things up a little. Well done.
I own an av company that does Crestron and Savant systems and you did a great job with explaining how an AV system is updated!!! Good job. Love the vlogs!!
You own a company that sells expensive lies.
@@User0000000000000004 good
Never had a good Crestron system on a boat 😂
Loved the video and the effort put in to the video, by adding timelines of what topic you speak about.
Great video, as always!
While the boat I was on was not a Super Yacht, we had a great fuel system. In the morning we transfer an estimate of what is needed for the day, run it through the fuel polishing system. From there it went into the day tank. The polishing system really works when you get fuel from places that might have dodgy fuel. With a total of 5000 gallons we could quite a few days chasing marlin and tuna. Great site, your are one of the few that, can explain boats and systems that keep them going. On anchor having crew that can keep watch to make sure the anchor is not dragging.
Thrilled to have discovered your channel. I spent my younger years working the docks on Lake Michigan. For a period of time an older gent had a 93’ Broward there that he ran alone quite often. Granted, the same dock, rarely traveled other places but regardless ran the boat alone. He brought it back from Nassau with 3 crew ( a trip i was invited to join and to my eternal regret turned down). Love following the industry and I’m in awe of the incredible craftsmanship and all that goes into making these yachts as incredible as they are. Keep up the good work.
The legendary pictureless frames return!
If you change the timestamp for "Intro" in the description from 0:05 to 0:00, it will show the time stamps imbedded within the slide bar.
Hello from Vancouver 🇨🇦
I just found your channel due to war in Ukraine. I’m very impressed with your knowledge about everything under the sun.
Answering questions in this video regarding AV equipment was spot on. I’m a retired tech and I really am interested in electronics on large vessels. Thanks for you time and effort you put into each video.
When you do the q&a's they're always informative.
Your road tripping skills are amazing. I've driven 1650 km in one day, exactly once in my lifetime...never again!!
Funny how you talked about all your expenses being covered to & from home & also super yachts refueling @ sea… yet I still remember someone running out of fuel not to long ago 🤔🙄😜 cheers 🥃🍻 keep up the great videos 🇨🇦
In my car, not on my boat!
@@YachtReport What's the difference?
You are correct about a large vessel running out of fuel. I also can't remember the details but I seem to remember that the sorry was quite significant and alarming. Curious that our guy did not point that out.
@@Dan-oj4iq Most likely they decided to run too fast or changed destinations (or both.) He didn't go into that, but the faster you go the more fuel you consume and the range you can travel goes down. If you "plan" for a 12 knot crossing and then run 18... you aren't gonna make it. I suspect "Boss is gonna be early!"
You make all your videos fun to watch and a joy to learn. Thank you for putting in the time!
Brilliant thanks for sharing these insights. Very very interesting. It’s no wonder the insane cost of operating these boats when you start taking in to account all of the costs. It’s like the modern day equivalent of running a palace!
I'm never disappointed watching these videos. Great quality and very informative. Two thumbs way up 👍🏽👍🏽
Awesome video, as always! The road trip was fun to watch, too.
How often does customs search or inspect your vessel?
They inspect a big bag of money I'm thinking.
& they don't see anything else.
I only had 1 customs search in 16 years and that was in the Dominican republic coz we had a helicopter onboard. They all required a little something to make the visit as short as possible.
I will never own or be on board a superyacht, yet I find your videos strangely alluring, i guess it is the pedagogical approach that appeals to me.
The scene from 19:33 is still my favorite video of yours. I loved the passion the guy had, the tour, and that he could joke and explain about things that are just non-practical/bad ideas on yachts. :)
I handled an 84’ Princess motor yacht with my ex. Admittedly, it did feel that we were at our absolute max for size without additional crew, but it didn’t feel dangerous to me. The boat had bow and stern thrusters which made things easier.
All is well until it is not. Then it goes to hell real quick.
@@giovannagallottini true that!
Excellent and Informative as always! Thank You!
Enjoyed your trip and this Q & A immensely. Thanks so much
Thx for Q&A...u r very knowledgeable ...good luck with your new Porsche...
Another excellent video! Thanks my friend
I love the blank expressions in the picture frames ! Great Q&A, I like these the best !! Stay Safe !!
Another great video with quality information. 👏👏👏
Already saw your new car absolutely beautiful looking forward to seeing it unwrapped anyhow as always this video was very informative, thank you
What happens when an order from the owner conflicts with the best judgement of the captain and/or the law?
Golden rule, he who has the gold makes the rules. Ez peezy!
Just watch Wolf of Wallstreet. Jordan Takes his boat from Italy... that scene.
@@twocentproductions5326 There are some captains that have done jail time for that line of thinking and more which have paid large fines.
New to the channel, but I’ve really enjoyed how informative your videos are! Thanks! A few questions if I may ask:
As solar panels become more and more efficient in their energy output capabilities, do you feel there’s a possibility for hybrid or even fully solar powered yachts in the near future?
When an owner sells a super yacht, does the new owner buy out the contracts of the crew or do they generally start from scratch and hire all new people?
Thanks for all the great content!
frames are back in frame 🤣👌
Lots of very interesting information. Great video. 👍👍
Many large yachts are owned by people who made their money in some unrelated field so they don’t necessarily know how to run large boats. In some cases they’ve bought the boats used and they have not been maintained in perfect condition. And then also they figure they’ll cut themselves a discount and under-crew the boat while also under-paying what little crew they are willing to hire. As I told the owner’s daughter, the boat manager, of the Feadship I was the mate on, who threatened to fire me for complaining about the incompetent captain they’d hired, “I’m an AB unlimited in the SIU union and anytime I’m hard up I can get a prepaid airline ticket left at the nearest airport if I’m willing to ship out through the SMU union with the military sealift command just by dialing 1-800-SEA-CREW and by the way, they have unlimited overtime, pay better, and pay everyone’s hospitalization whether or not they’re new hire.” These yacht owning clowns had a broken radar and an auto-pilot that couldn’t be used without removing the steering wheel. Then also their safety equipment was crap, they didn’t have a satellite telephone, and they didn’t even have a fire axe to leave next to the towline in the event that we needed to get towed. They had me doing the cooking because as a canoe tripping guide I used to feed the kids by heating up freeze dried rations we bought from the Canadian company Gumperts. Fortunately for them my mother taught me to cook but their captain didn’t know how to navigate, which I could determine being a former QM2/SS in nuclear submarines, or in other words the watchstanding navigator. He also had never had a gun in his hands in spite of the fact that they wanted to cross the Gulf of Mexico to go visit the Yucatán Peninsula. The one time we transited from Tampa Bay to the Fort Walton Beach area in the panhandle of Florida we were nearly boarded by the Coast Guard. The captain told me that “the owner doesn’t like guns”. I left after 4 months and went back to crewing on freighters. One of the stupid guests remarked to me “I’ll bet you’ve never been on such a big boat!”. I had to explain to her that I was a merchant seaman and that my last “boat” had been a 900 foot LASH ship hauling ammunition for any possible invasion of the Middle East, an invasion which did in fast occur and for which I received a medal. Then the owners college room-mate from some shitty open admissions state university insisted upon calling me “Betty Crocker” since I had to cook in addition to standing wheel house watches. As they say in merchant marine passengers are “cargo that complains”. So no thanks.
I completely understand. I got tired of trying to save owners from themselves. That's why I am not a yacht broker any more.
@@giovannagallottini I was recently astounded to discover on my college alumni website for Miami of Ohio that my former college roommate an Omani businessman by the name of Mohammed Al Barwani owns Oceanco and is the builder of both the Black Pearl and Jeff Bezos giant sailing yacht at his shipyard in the Netherlands. He is also the chairman of Omani airlines.. So in other words he’s a billionaire. I guess it makes sense because he’s related to the Bedouin royalty depicted in the film Lawrence of Arabia who got kicked out of Saudi Arabia by King Ibn Saud when he deposed the orignal rulers of the Hejaz. He started out in the oil business which I guess is no surprise. My other two roommates kicked him out of our apartment in Oxford, Ohio for being too untidy and for punching out a party guest. But I own a 17 foot kevlar ultralight canoe so I’m a yachtsman as well. But my yacht can be mounted atop my Forester and also portaged to the next body of water when I run out of water when on a canoe trip. And my yacht only cost me $3,300 which I paid in cash.
Before she burned and sank off Florida, I was a Crewmember on "Defiance" ( Malcolm Forbes's Highlander III , before Roy Cohn bought it ) . He rarely Chartered the Boat out, but when he did, we fed the guests, and the Crew ate the same food the owner and Charter guests did. I can't imagine that practice continues today, or am I wrong ?
Great video as usual. Very informative thanks for taking the time to knock out a few questions.
Last answer was informative as hell. Thanks a lot for that. I need a refit for installation I’m working on ( not on boat), but you give me a very nice prospect for that.
Anchor breakage? Who is responsible in your example? Great story.
I know a family who crews their own 88 foot Sunseeker and enjoys it on weekends
I’d love to see a tour of the engine room of a super yacht.
Excellent Q&A session... Love your new car that you highlighted on your other channel. Both of your channels are fantastic.
fantastic channel. congrats on new car. you earned it.
Since you drive home when off work, do they pay for your fuel, tolls, hotel, and ware and tear? And how about for storing your car in/near the port?
Awesome content! I love hearing about the electronics inside super yachts!
Nice to see a UA-camr to know how to hang pictures. Most do not.
as a long term yacht crew member
U see things differently than yacht designers & owners
so how would U design U're perfect yacht
1 version purely from U're perspective
2 with still in mind that the owner comes first ^^
Love these videos!
Cancel my question I asked 20 minutes ago!! I have just seen an episode of yours and you answered that very question. Cheers!
Captain Christian, I have had looked at your industry as a Licensed Mariner and I found it would be a lot harder than working the commercial side. Too many moving parts with Owner and crew. So, Salute to you Sir.
Having said that, I really enjoy the banter.
I love the new car and the "old" one too. What made you chose that over the M2CS?
I never considered a BMW, I’ve never really been a fan to be honest.
My thumbs up is based on media systems. As an old fart inventing the base capability, glad you all sort the new stuff.
When you are onboard and underway, how do you handle your work schedule? Are you on call 24/7 or do you have shifts that you work each day? When you pull into port, do you get time off to explore the town, city, country side, etc.? Do you get any vacation time or do you rotate on and off duty? Is engineering on duty 24/7 or do you have multiple people splitting the duty cycles, etc.? These questions apply to all crew members. Are crew members allowed to sunbathe or relax on deck if they are off duty?
Thanks again for an informative video. We all wonder how these owners live. It’s amazing the life you can have with lots of cash. I love boating and could only imagine how cool it would be to have a large yacht.
Hello,
I have been enjoying your channel but have not picked up on what "your" current job is on a super yacht. Thanks for the learning experience of a subject that I will never be a part of. Keep up the great work!
THANKS for a FASCINATING q&a!
Do you often get patrolled ? If yes, when and where and by whom (customs, police, marine police, …) ?
Also, what do they usually search for ?
Thanks for all your content ! You got me hooked and since I discovered your channel I took my boating license ;)
Do yachts sometime cross the Atlantic together? Safety in numbers type of deal?
I believe the Norhavn owners club do convoys across the Atlantic. There's a UA-cam video of it somewhere.
No, not superyachts. No need.
Thank you for sharing.
Hahahaha.. Congrats to your new Porsche...Enjoy it...
VERY good & informative video. Thank you.
Love your vlog, very interesting, love the new car,
Now that is what I want to do...live on the yacht full time with family and travel the world 🤗
Thanks for answering my question. Just wondering, about anual running costs, What is the most expensive part about running a super yacht? Crew, Fuel, etc? Love the Channel, Cheers.
He covered this in a previous video, generally 10% of the yachts value, €30 million yacht €3 million a year running costs 👍🏼
@@stusmith1074 Yes I realize that, but of that 10% what if the largest cost?
@@timgallivan1614 The 10% rule is a generalisation and not particularly accurate depending on the age of the yacht. As the age of the yacht increases and so do the maintenance costs, the value decreases and thus the ratio become less favourable Nearer 5% for the first 5 years. Then 10% but by the time the first major upgrade comes it might be 15%. By the time the yacht is 25 yrs old with a major refit could be 100% of the value and general costs could be 50%. Biggest cost is always crew salaries, major refits and painting the yacht. Fuel and crew food are about 4th on the list.
What was your most memorable meal aboard a yacht, or what is your favorite food to eat at sea?
Hello and thank you for keeping me focused. I was wondering, do people who work on super yachts, say 90 meters and above, seem to think of themselves better than the people who crew a 40 or so meter yacht. Can a crew member be just as happy working on a 40-50 meter yacht as a super 100+ meter yacht?
yeah, great question! i wonder the same as well if crew on a bigger yacht would be snobby towards the crew on a smaller yacht. "You think you work on a yacht? That's a dingy!"
Seems like such a tight knit community that you wouldn't want to piss on someone who you may have to work with next year. Though I'm sure they joke about it. What I'd be curious about is how much the pay differs between those super yachts and smaller sizes.
these are ferries for peives of human trash
Interesting as always. Did take a look at your Spider, v.nice. Can understand the thinking on the exhaust (noise regs) I’m sure you’ll be careful and buy a valved - would be a shame to remove prospect of occasionally driving it to Genoa in the summer etc. Thanks for a good channel
Excellent question.
Have you gone on the inland waterways on any of the superyachts you have worked on? Do you know if others regularly do? Rhine, Donau, Kiel canal etc.
Two crew questions, do large yachts employ green crew or just those with proven records. Also is it possible for a deckhand on a >3000 gt yacht to do their cadetship on a yacht or do they need to go the merchant navy and qualify on tankers, cruise liners etc.
Who would want to work on Abramovich's yacht now? 5:49
Complements on the excellent info and the great Porsche shirts you often wear.
Excellent Info. Especially about the yacht size in relation to crew or not a crew. As I'm currently looking at Sunseeker 105's. Very helpful!! 👍👍
From Porsche 2 Super Yachts...Good day of watching UA-cam👍👍
This Q&A was great, thanks.
Just wondered, do navy personnel ever transition to super yachts, if so would an ex navy captain / engineer be desirable as crew members?
He answered that in a previous video. In short, no, yacht captains generally start as hands and spend a couple decades working their way up.
@@Wick9876 OK, sorry, didn't realise he'd answered that. Thanks for your reply 👍
@@Wick9876 Not always a lot of the officers and captains on big boats need OOWs and are preferred from commercial industry. Avoid yachts its slavery. Got out of it years ago.
Navy doesn't "qualify/rate" officers the same way. Although I am sure a lot of direct experience can be transferred over IF you document it properly.
@@MrTwat144 yes my mate who is a chief engineer said his daughter is a stewardess on a yacht she suffered terribly in northern Italy and Monaco she was chained up in a luxury yacht some times she was forced to stay in a 5 star hotel and after 5 months of torture she only walked away with €17,000 modern day slavery 😂😂😂
Great video love watching. Looking forward to seeing the car after its detailed.
How are the crew cabin assignments worked out? Are the roommates matched up by job, rank, or do you pick among yourselfs?
Normally done by job and or gender, ie deckies go together, stwds go together. Officers get their own cabin if the yacht is big enough, otherwise mix by gender. Can only mix genders if both parties agree and best get them to sign a letter stating so.
Have you ever encountered a person who transitioned from commercial vessels and didn’t like it and switched back?
Yes happens all the time, did it myself.
A great video. In my case, our A/v is quite simple. I have a 1985 Birchwood 33 (that's feet not metres :) ) It came with a single cassette player !!!! but speakers had been run to each cabin and the pilothouse. The TV was a standalone but flat screen.
Can we get a poll to decide what goes in the picture frames please?
Gonna need pics of madam gu, a porsche 911, a glam pic of Monaco, a good pic of his favorite radar system in action, and that coffee mug on an all white set.
Questions for the next Q&A: 1. when in port in exotic locations and the boss isn't around, do you get to go visit a bit the place? also, do you ever sail on large sailboats? Like SY Adele?
Good day sir.
Are there different ratings, or levels, for mechanics and engineers?
In the same way that Ford mechanics might not be allowed to work on Porsche. And Porsche mechanics are not allowed to work on a Rolls Royce.
If there are several Levels, What levels are most common, Most useful, What level are you, and What is next in your training for the direction you want to go?
I was in the US NAVY., we trained howto to shore up leaks and fires. do they have shoring and fire equipment
All Yachts will have problems in the first year, just like land yachts (RV). imagine your house rocking back and forth (in a quake) constantly (in water or land). things will shake loose or mechanical issues.
Difference is an RV doesn't have a crew. :p You get to fix it yourself. But at least it is not usually 100% bespoke.
Man, you can’t imagine what can go wrong. You generally have replacements on board for all things like ECM’s, controllers and they are already programmed or preset for the ship’s uniqueness( plug & play) Then all the diagrams and diagnostic tools. Replacement parts abound. Some have an entire engine, drives, props and gen set spares in a warehouse in the general hemisphere of operation. Long downtime is not an option during it’s planned operation time. External parts or components can be pulled immediately from the donor units, delivered and installed sometimes with the owners hardly knowing there was an issue. Logistics is a big deal. The newer the gadgets the newer the problem, the less there are replacements and the less that can work on it, let alone know what it is. Lol
@@SkypowerwithKarl I suspect the OWNERS cabin modules are 100% backed up with a hot spare.
Probably has that spare as part of the "kit" from the manufacturer. Of course they paid for it.
Nice to see your not a stuck point, you work at a vet high level. With humility. Who shares your knowledge and you Enjoy your success without being a prick.
Love your videos...I’m interested in knowing more about who manages the HR on a yacht. So like who do you report to? Who hires you and how does HR generally work in the industry?
Roku's are surprisingly good. To bad they are fighting Google right now.
Thank you for your candid feedback. Did you ever have experience with other control systems eg KRAMER, ELAN, EXTRON, among others? How much is the home automation space influencing newer vessels tech decisions? Home Assistant, Alexa, Siri...
Loved this vlog, thank you
Re longest boat for 2 people: Please refer to Ran sailing episode 121 join it at 16:22 where Johan interviews the owner/captain he has a Nordhavn 78 which he sails with his one and only crew, his wife. This episode was shot in Alaska.
It helps that Nordhavn's are pretty much owner/operator boats by design.
What do you call it when a boats front end dips into the water and the water goes over the entire boat? The boat is moving through the water, the boats front dips into the wave momentarily and a large of amount of water goes over the boat. Also what do you call it when a boat takes on water and starts leaning to one side? Thank you.
Great Job, per usual!
Another great video Q&A. Have you encountered owners or guests frolicking naked or topless aboard? Any owners have reputations that crew try to avoid?
Re,crew travel expenses.A friend of mine is a chef on a super yacht and was asked to fly at the last minute as a replacement on a vey expensive vessel..He's very experienced and isn't normally available but on this occasion had just taken two months off -the salary was too good to miss.He was told to buy his flight ticket and it would be reimbursed.Being last minute,it cost a fortune but he submitted it for reipayment when he arrived.Two months later,he was still being fobbed off with the agents saying they hadn't agreed to pay,despite him having it in a text and also a voice recording in which the agent identified himself.Turned out that vessel had a record of cheating crew,despite the owner being a very well known billionaire.Word appears to have got around the yachting community and apparently that particular yacht,despite being an incredible vessel,has difficulty finding top class crew.
Very informative. thx!
Absolutely dig your channel. Both actually. Just did a small pun on you the other day, but you take it like a friend. Sure you survive. Sorry about that.
Great video mate well done, and great info 👍👍
This was very interesting thanks
didn't realise you know Tristan, that makes me happy.
When the super yachts go for a refit do the crew still get paid, and if so what do they do while waiting for the refit to finish, thank you.
Hi. Great channel! Question for your next Q&A:-
When you know the owner will be off ship for a long time do the crew sleep in the luxury cabins? Thanks in advance
I just discovered your channel and truly love it. Thanks for all your hard work. I have a couple of odd ball questions. #1 Assuming the Yacht is registered in the Cayman's would it be legal to hire sex workers as crew? I know they would have to have the STCW and G.U.E.S.T training, not sure of other certs needed.(I said they were odd ball questions) If yes would they be legal to work in the Bahama's, the Med, and the Caribbean? #2 how bad are mosquitos on deck in the Bahamas and the Med? #3 If an owner had their own satellites would this improve their internet capabilities or is the system proprietary for yachts? (Not sure if the Crestron system only works with specific providers.) Thanks again for all the vids. Very well done and down to earth.
When ya gonna do a cross over episode with Nick, The Captain, and hell, drag Jared in there whilst ya at it.
I did one with Tristan already.
@@YachtReport Oooh, how on earth have I not seen this. (insert sound of rummaging) Thanks.
I hear you talking about the iPad interfacing with the computer systems etc.
My question would be about the IT systems. Is Apple the most common or are Windows-based systems also common?