Year: 2011 Language: english Author: Sue Pelling Genre: Technical book Publisher: Wiley ISBN: 0470975644 Format: PDF Quality: eBook Pages count: 197 Description: How to give up the desk job and find your perfect new careeron and around the water If working on or near a boat all year round is your idea of heaven, then this book is for you. Author Sue Pelling, an experienced racing sailor and yachting journalist, knows how anyone can create a career calibrated to suit their particular boating passion. In Sail for a Living, she discusses all facets of the boating industry, with sections that cover charter, superyacht, sailing school, marine industry, media, racing, and GAP and summer jobs. Not only does she discuss jobs you never knew existed, she offers tips on the quickest career paths. Loaded with industry secrets and salary details, the book includes extensive interviews from people who enjoy successful careers in the sailing industry, with warnings of the possible pitfalls only those in the industry are away of. Offers an achievable first step into the sailing industry for anyone who wants to escape the traditional rat race The author is a keen racing sailor and journalist who writes for Yachting World, Yachting Monthly, and Practical Boat Owner Whether it's as a dinghy instructor, a superyacht skipper, a sailmaker, or a yachting photographer, there's a job for you—if boats, sailing, and the sea are truly your passion. Additional info: 'Looking for a life-change? Or do you have a teenager longing to work in the boating business? Sail for a Living is a guide to getting that dream job, whether as a professional racing sailor, flotilla crew, boatbuilder, Yachtmaster instructor, or one of the many other opportunities you'll discover in this book. It even tells you how to set up your own charter company. Full of advice from those already in the business, this book could help you turn your passion into a career.' (Practical Boat Owner, January 2012). 'If your career is in the Doldrums and you want to start a new life in the marine industry this book is for you. Sue Pelling, a yachting journalist and experienced racing and cruising sailor, looks at all the disciplines. You can find out where to do relevant training, how much it will cost, how to secure your first position and what sort of wages to expect. The book has lots of insider tips from working professionals, including household names like Ben Ainslie and YM's own columnist Tom Cunliffe.' (Yachting Monthly, January 2012)
Contents
Contents Introduction vii Acknowledgements xi CHAPTER 1 Working in the yacht charter industry 1 CHAPTER 2 Setting up your own charter business 20 CHAPTER 3 Superyachts 30 CHAPTER 4 Teaching and coaching 61 CHAPTER 5 Professional racing 97 CHAPTER 6 Expedition yacht work 123 CHAPTER 7 Sailing support jobs 127 CHAPTER 8 Media 160 CHAPTER 9 Yacht delivery 171 Index 179
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Sail for a Living
Language: english
Author: Sue Pelling
Genre: Technical book
Publisher: Wiley
ISBN: 0470975644
Format: PDF
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 197
Description: How to give up the desk job and find your perfect new careeron and around the water
If working on or near a boat all year round is your idea of heaven, then this book is for you. Author Sue Pelling, an experienced racing sailor and yachting journalist, knows how anyone can create a career calibrated to suit their particular boating passion. In Sail for a Living, she discusses all facets of the boating industry, with sections that cover charter, superyacht, sailing school, marine industry, media, racing, and GAP and summer jobs. Not only does she discuss jobs you never knew existed, she offers tips on the quickest career paths.
Loaded with industry secrets and salary details, the book includes extensive interviews from people who enjoy successful careers in the sailing industry, with warnings of the possible pitfalls only those in the industry are away of.
Offers an achievable first step into the sailing industry for anyone who wants to escape the traditional rat race
The author is a keen racing sailor and journalist who writes for Yachting World, Yachting Monthly, and Practical Boat Owner
Whether it's as a dinghy instructor, a superyacht skipper, a sailmaker, or a yachting photographer, there's a job for you—if boats, sailing, and the sea are truly your passion.
Additional info: 'Looking for a life-change? Or do you have a teenager longing to work in the boating business? Sail for a Living is a guide to getting that dream job, whether as a professional racing sailor, flotilla crew, boatbuilder, Yachtmaster instructor, or one of the many other opportunities you'll discover in this book. It even tells you how to set up your own charter company. Full of advice from those already in the business, this book could help you turn your passion into a career.' (Practical Boat Owner, January 2012). 'If your career is in the Doldrums and you want to start a new life in the marine industry this book is for you. Sue Pelling, a yachting journalist and experienced racing and cruising sailor, looks at all the disciplines. You can find out where to do relevant training, how much it will cost, how to secure your first position and what sort of wages to expect. The book has lots of insider tips from working professionals, including household names like Ben Ainslie and YM's own columnist Tom Cunliffe.' (Yachting Monthly, January 2012)
Contents
ContentsIntroduction vii
Acknowledgements xi
CHAPTER 1 Working in the yacht charter industry 1
CHAPTER 2 Setting up your own charter business 20
CHAPTER 3 Superyachts 30
CHAPTER 4 Teaching and coaching 61
CHAPTER 5 Professional racing 97
CHAPTER 6 Expedition yacht work 123
CHAPTER 7 Sailing support jobs 127
CHAPTER 8 Media 160
CHAPTER 9 Yacht delivery 171
Index 179
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