Its a life we can do without. But its interesting to see how the rich live. So much needed for this life style even winning a huge win would not cut it lol
I'm a fish biologist, and discovered your channel recently... Your fondness for M/Y Octopus and its incredible exploration capabilities is something I can sooooo get behind ❤️🐙 I would be the happiest person alive if I could spend the rest of my days on that vessel, exploring every corner of the sea. You'd need a lot more than a week to figure out what killed Yogi, however. Just because you have the coordinates of the sinking doesn't mean you have the coordinates of the wreck itself. It'd take a *LOT* of work. (N=1, but I'd be sooooo in)
Love your videos. Thanks for the insights into a world most know nothing about. I have a couple of questions: 1. How are you able to get such good drone footage from marinas? Are marinas OK with flying drones? I would think that extremely rich people would be rather paranoid about their privacy. 2. Relationships between crew members. Have you ever had instances of a huge problems on board a yacht, after one crew member has ended a relationship with another and then started a new one, or more? People tend not to like being "dumped" and being that all the people involved are all living in such close proximity, I can see it potentially being a problem. Not everyone can act "professionally".
It's so true when you were talking about "on my last boat we did things....." nothing worse a new guy can do is is talk about prior employment...just shut up and do things you are told to do...and learn...there is always 10 different ways to do the same job...the correct way is the way your employer or boss tells you to do it...love the channel..
Spot on and I’m still with my first boat gig employer 3years down the line Ive seen many come and go through the door and heard so much difference of ways to use a product. What’s best when rinsing say a 51ft powercat. Nozzle or no nozzle, which displaces salt better?
Funny way of doing your job. In my job it's considered good practice and in some cases companies that refuse to accept input can go bankrupt real quick. I join a company to make it better, not to make the same mistakes they have been making for 10 years. If my suggestion isn't better or their way of doing it is better, we'll have had a nice discussion and at least one of us will have learned something.
Another great video...keep ‘em coming and so pleased you are back working. Super yachts and everything about them have evolved immensely over the years... longer yachts, larger gross tonnage, they now have more toys onboard, submersibles and many more have support vessels... how do you think they will evolve over the next decade or so?
Concerning the boss sending the crew somewhere - Many moons ago when I worked on a yacht for a woman named Joan Kroc she would send us on her private jet as a treat. She sent us to the Grand Canyon once, with a helicopter ride and a nice meal looking over the canyon. She also sent us to Reno once for skiing and gambling. It pretty much comes down to the boss and how they treat employees.
Ted Clark you left out the most interesting part..... Joan Kroc was the widow of Ray Kroc, founder of McDonald’s. When she died she left 1 billion dollars to the Salvation Army.... at the time, the single biggest charitable donation in human history. Unless your story is about some other super rich woman also named Joan Kroc.
@@carpediem6431 Same woman, though I wasn't working for her when she died. She put the boat up for sale while we were in Florida, I left to come back to the west coast. Spent 4 years on her boat, 1989-1993. She called me pumpkin, never remembered my name. She was good people.
After being at sea on a 50 foot sailboat crossing Atlantic and being stuck in a couple tropical storms, I was land sick for more than 24 hours, so yes you can definitely be land sick. The crossing was New York - Accores-Gibraltar and we were 4 to crew the boat. Secondly, no such thing as illegal for crossings but you do need to get special insurance for the crossing. Anyway, I enjoy your videos. Thank you
Are there certain captains that have a following i.e. reputation that makes them either desirable or undesirable to work for? Describe your best and worst captain that you have ever worked for? Love your channel and your content! I cannot wait to watch each new video, you are a class act!
After a (VERY seasick) week aboard a RN frigate (age 17, combined cadet force, 1977) in a steady force 8 in the North Sea then English Channel, my mate and I took the train back to his family's home (1 1/2hrs or so during which we felt fine with the motion of the train), BUT followed by a mile walk from the station - we both had trouble walking in a straight line and increasing nausea. We were unable to eat much of our supper that evening and both stumbled going up or down stairs that evening! We were pretty much recovered by the middle of the following day though. THAT killed any ideas of following my father's footsteps into the Royal Navy for good!
Question! You mentioned rotations, and opposites. 1. Can you please describe in detail how that works from a staffing perspective? 2. For full rotation, does the owner need to employ fully 2 of everyone? 3. [captain, first mate: is that an exception? (you mentioned the first mate is in charge when captain is on leave)]? 3. Do super yachts also frequently work with less than full rotation? 4. How does this work - Does this mean fewer crew are required? Thanks for a detailed explanation! 🙏🏼
... lovely intro with Estella ... & thanks too, for the mention of Epidemic Sound ... relaxed, wonderful informative & fun .. hilarious 'Hank' to Henry ... thanks so much ...
After the news, I usually watch a good amount of time watching Dodo. I happened on this guy tonight. I really like him. So grounded, humans, engaging and brilliant. What a good man he is.
Q&A Besides hiring armored guards when crossing pirate infested waters, is there any other ways to defend yourself against them? Does having money ready to give away really work? Is there a certain distance offshore and Pirates won't go out that far? Where can I find an up-to-date map with all pirate encounters.
Pirates can operate hundreds of miles out into international waters, because they have support ships to fuel smaller attack boats. This is at least the case with Somali pirates, but not exclusively.
Have you never heard of Nordhavn? All but one are less than 100 feet. They are typically operated by just a couple and have circumnavigated numerous times. One such is M/V Dirona.
@@karandev01 He didn't but Aurora was sold to another party and is now for sale. Nordhavn listed it for awhile but now it is listed by Northrop & Johnson
These are why I subscribed to your channel! These 30+ minutes felt like 5. Loved that question about your pay, did they miss your porsche 😜 Q: do the 60m+ yachts miss out on a lot of Mediterranean ports or is everything "tenderable"? Solution?
60 meter yachts fit in most desirable harbours, you can go into Monaco, Portofino, Cannes, Calvi and Bonifacio (to name a few) and there are less desirable harbours which they also can visit if need be. Then there are harbours such as St Tropez, Porto Cervo and many others which i do not belive can fit such large vessels. I believe St Tropez has 2-3 spots for a 60 meter, and for the rest its a max of 45-55 meters (depending on where in the harbour) Now for the rest of the harbours, a boat of that size would most likely have a nice tender which would be able to enter.
My interest in boats/ships goes as far as wanting to own a narrowboat and be a full time cruiser. I have no idea why I find your channel so bloody interesting lol. I guess stumbling upon it during furlough gave me great content to watch on days when I vegitated in front of the tv/pc.
As for crossing the oceans, the Nordhavn (PAE) did the round the world on there Category A Ocean certification 40' (12.2M) yacht. Not a super yacht by far but the N40's cross the ocean all the time. Personally, I did it in a 24M 76' Nordhavn.
Q&A: Glad to see the beard is still there. What is the typical career length? While I imagine the captains and engineers can potentially have several decades, what about interior staff or deckhands?
I did it for 5 years and money is crazy good. Depending on which country you are resident. But I didn’t have to pay taxes. So it is straight cash. You can save money very fast. But they call this industry ‘golden handcuffs’. It’s difficult to leave the trap.
I have sailed across the Atlantic twice on small 45 ft (about) sailing boats. Up the coast of Australia to New Guinea, other smaller crossings. It’s a great way to travel, 4 people on board. But completely different boats from the sort you show. I enjoy your videos.
Love the opening, it’s like a scene from Hannibal (the tv show). Though being in lockdown for 6 months makes quality coffee a distant memory, so thanks for that.
I was in the Canadian Army, my last posting was at a supply depot, I was in logistics unit. What I found was that when I worked in the depot it's was all men and very few issues with other male counterparts. But those times I worked in the office section with female staff the possibility of conflict dramatically increased. How does all being stuck on a boat make these issues more prevalent or not? I was lucky I got along with everyone but that still didn't stop me from getting drawn in!
These Q&A videos are excellent. When a yacht is at sea and the weather is very rough is there any damage ever done to the interior such as pictures coming off walls or ornaments crashing off tables etc... Thanks.
For your next Q&A... What is the procedure for when the boss makes a request that requires outside assistance? Such as a food item that isn't currently on board or something in a port that you're preparing to enter
To answer the question about mail in remote areas/at sea. In my experience in SE Alaska, you can have items shipped to a few different outfits that will get it to you. Either you order it, have it shipped to the office, or an employee will run and get it in the nearest city. (Juneau in my experience) most of the time float plane charters will accept packages or delivery, and fly it out to the remote port or Anchorage. I don't work on yachts, but work in a remote port. I have seen an owner order PIZZA for his crew, and had it flown to his boat. It's 600$ to charter a flight for something like that. 40 minute flight in a float plane. I also had a lodge owner who's daughters puppy got mauled by a bear. He had a float plane come in to pick it up, and take to Juneau. Problem is, no one was available to fly with the dog. I hadn't met him yet, as I was brand new to town, but I told him I'd do it. 5 min later a plane lands, and I get on it, holding the puppy together, as it was tore up, and somone was waiting at the airport to pick me and the dog up. I was able to keep the dog alive until the vet took over. A storm blew in and I got stuck in Juneau for a week before I could fly back home.
Great channel! I’ve worked in Antarctica several times and everyone got along “no fighting” and I believe that was because we all knew we were stuck there and had to get along. Is it the same in your line of work?
@@darthkek1953 If everyone else is The Thing then you must also be one of them (given how easily the 'infection' spread) and you just aren't aware of it.
"No one cares about how you did it on your last boat." This is such an old sentiment that there is an old wooden ship phrase that goes "Different ships, different long splices."
Watched a number of your vids over the past few days which have provided interesting insight into the Super Yacht world. "Interesting" because of your frankness!. Some of it exactly as I expected, some of it a bit surprising, great infotainment!.
Can you just walk us through a normal day at sea ? How many hours below deck, How many hours in your bunk? How much time outside? etc... Is it a lot different for you when owner is on/off board?
I should be working right now.. but here I am, watching your videos, one after the other. Great content. 30 years old, and I only really started taking an interest in yachts over the past few days. With my severely limited knowledge, I must say that I've taken a keen interest to "explorer" yachts.
I didn't see any questions about guests and how they treat staff. So here's a story about that. Two of my nieces worked on superyachts. One niece told a story of a famous American actor who hired her vessel for a holiday. On learning who was hiring the ship my niece bought a few of his films for the library. He was very pleased about that and was very pleasant to my niece when he found out it was her idea. Chatting to him at one stage she told him she was going to America next holiday. So he said that if she was in New York to contact his children who were about her age and they'd show her the sights. He gave her a phone number and when she was in NY she rang. They were delighted to hear from her as their father had told them about her. They met up and she was treated royally and had a wonderful time for the couple of days she was there.
That depends on what boat, sometimes owners live onboard them for the summer months, and then leaves it during winter, some owners are live on board owners (I assume its pretty rare as i have only heard of a few) and some just use them when ever they have the time. So overall thats very hard to say, but for the most its when they have time. Some do, some brings nannies butlers and security. But a yacht is fitted with its own butler(s) and chef(s) so it really depends on size and what owners.
Yachts in the 30 m range are quite capable of and do make ocean crossings fairly frequently. Yachts 15 m make transoceanic crossings. Believe it or not, the length of a yacht has little to do with how seaworthy it is. It all has to do with the shape of the hull and a few hundred other factors. There are 10 m yachts that I would have no problem crossing an ocean on while there are 70-80 m and larger yachts I would not take out of sight of land.
Q&A for your next session....How does time off work on a super yacht being used privately and when the owner is not using the yacht is it still staffed in case owner suddenly turns up and wants to go somewhere or a week? Thanks 👍
I'm sure there's always some staff on board just to help maintain and secure it. I would also imagine there needs to be some warning from the owner to give the crew a chance to properly prepare the boat for going to sea because I doubt it's kept fully ready to go anywhere 24/7.
I have no connection to the world of the sea or yachts. But I find you extremely interesting and entertaining. And thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience. 😊👍👍
I luv your videos and you’re such a calm speaker,Are used to work on the Mississippi ,on the mark twain,the Commodore and the president which was where they had concerts and dances, and the captains on the small were extremely friendly and would explains so much that was on the Mississippi, all about the locks and all about the vessels that were passing well we were docked are going to opposite way, it got to the point where we started getting hit by the barge is a lot and that just wasn’t cool especially if you were doing the dinner cruise and all the food would go on the floor,the people I worked with were amazing and just really kind humans!
Just for info, Nico Rosberg owns a Sunreef 60E which is an eco-yacht with solar panels for the electric engines and sails for the wind. There's a video review online on Nico's channel where he flies his drone above Monaco. Apparently Rafael Nadal owns a similar one.
Really depends on the boat, but it would not be a normal thing. Usually that would be a nono, But on some bigger vessels they have their own. I heard a rumor that M/Y Dilbar even had a crews cinema.
@@gu3sswh075 Really depends how much you exactly want to spend, but in general its alright. Watching netflix and youtube is no biggie over all, but if you go 10 miles off a coast, it can get slightly tricky and connection will worsen. Also when you do long crossings you can go without cell signal and internet for long periods of time. So overall, internet is no challange.
I know of someone who purchased an Azimut M/Y and hadn't used it once for the first 18 months of ownership, he did drop by a few times to look at it though.
How do you anchor the front half of the boat when at dock? I assume the front is anchored to prevent collisions with other boats often so close by. Drop the anchor and drag it out as you back in? Or divers to carry the anchors out? May be a question more for the mid-range yachts as the larger yachts often seem docked up at their sides. Thanks! Really love your videos and your calm demeanor.
You mean with a stern to berth? The purpose of the anchor is to prevent the boat from pivoting around its stern. The anchor is usually dropped as the boat backs into the berth.
@@michaelsommers2356 yes that is exactly what I mean, and thank you very much! I thought that may be how it would be done but seems like that may be challenging at times seeing how close they stack up next to each other sometimes. At the yacht shows for example. Thanks for the response.
Hi. I watched a video of Jared talking to the owner. He was very laid back and foot on the seat. The owner obviously didn't care. Familiarity breeds contempt. Glad to you respect you distance aboard. Great video as always. Thanks
Jared's old boat was a charter - so the owner was only using it some of the time. That was why he encouraged Jared to do what he did with social media. Not quite the same thing as an "owner" in the way that eSys meant.
It is both disrespectful to yourself and owner to put a foot on anybody's chair that wasn't your own IMHO - you're calling yourself unprofessional and a layabout and disrespecting the trust someone gave you for their personal objects possessions.
Cracking video as always. I understand you're reluctant to talk about what your role is, I imagine probably as part of a confidentiality policy on the ship. I, like many i'm sure, would love to know more about what you do onboard. I also subscribe to Tristan's channel and find the description of the tasks and procedures of a captain fascinating. Would be great if you could do something along those lines even if it was just the odd bit here and there. Either way, a brilliant channel with excellent presentation and a good mix of content. Many thanks.
Hello e, enjoyed your Q&A vids. Been watching for some time, only very recently found these. Amazing, this super yachting world. I had no idea that there were so many; especially the size of some of these. Best Wishes, C
For the next video. How many yachts have a well deck/area that can hold cars? and for yachts with cars, is there a special tender for cars, or does the yacht have to pull up to the pier to offload them?
rare. Beachclubs are popular now. Difficult to have an aft car garage, large hatch, and crane = no beachclub. And all that just for 1 SUV, not worth it I think
Why would you need to bring a car with you? Anywhere they are going they can surely afford to rent one or just ship one of their own to the closest port. Sounds like more of a headache than it’s worth. Billionaires don’t need to travel with anything. They can afford to have other people worry about logistics and getting the things they want when they want.
Good pick of yacht of choice and reason for why. If it could find a WWII battle ship in the Pacific it can find a yacht off the coast of Greece. Are people at least in part hired based on looks? B-roll says "Yes!" :-)
Hello. And thank you for cinematically sharing a life that many of us dream about. Your qualifications and interests are quite varied. It seems that you could work in several roles in differing industries. My question is: "What is your career goal?"
Regarding the crewing of Yachts, you said you had a "double" who rotates with you... Is this the case with the entire crew ? So does the average superyacht employ 2 complete crews, both on full pay to rotate during the year or are some of the crew just sent on break when the Yacht isnt being used by the owner and not replaced?
Rotation is something that is slowly but surely coming across to superyachts from the commercial sector. On the largest yachts (over 3000GT) it is likely that all deck and engineering officers will be on rotation. They will be paid a yearly salary but in light of the fact that they are only on board for 6 months of the year, it will be less than if they were not on rotation. For yachts under 3000GT, rotation is becoming more common for the engineering department and to a lesser extent deck officers. Junior members of crew may also be offered some form of rotation but it won't be time for time; 3 months on and one month off would be considered very good at this level. The vast majority of yacht crew still earn holiday in the normal fashion (3 days holiday earned per month worked, for example) and this will be taken during periods when the yacht isn't busy.
G'day eSysman absolutely love your channel and have been a long time subscriber ,always looking forward to your next vid. Just a question for your next Q&A do crew get held accountable for any damage that might happen to the vessel if that damage was caused by bad operating and/or could have been avoided,does it just get put down to wear and tear that needs to be repaired at the next available opportunity/port and payed for by insurance. As myself and a team of painter polishers have been flown to various ports to repair damage that looks like it could have been avoided which is not a cheap exercise cheers
I've watched several of your videos and really like your style. Very informative, and interesting. Keep up the most excellent work as I'm hitting subscribe!
Interesting video with a lot of information. Like you, into racing of all kinds, F1, LeMans, Indy Car, NASCAR, Air Races and I am sure you also like America's Cup. Those mono hulls on foils and 50 knots WHOAH!
'a bit rushed' really? This has to be one of the most in-depth Q&As on RUclips... 🤔Q: What are some of your most hilarious and difficult provisioning requests? Also, can crew request provisions (i.e they have a particularly favorite breakfast item)? Thanks!
I worked in the service industry. Started in bars and made my way to fine dining... Can attest the more money you make is not for harder work it's to put up with more BS....
I watch aquaholic show those 50-100 foot owner driven yachts, with small crew cabins for like 2, sometimes a few more. How does that work? You get crew for a few weeks/month from an agency? Rotate that crew every time? Who hires and manages them? Would they know to stay out of an owners way? Can owners expect top skills in the kitchen? Are crew /owner relations still That professional distance you talk about? At what point does it become more like what you usually talk about?
Love your Q&A videos, just found your channel and I think it is great. Here is my question, sorry if you had already addressed it. How does yacht maintenance work from the ownership side? By that I am asking, does an Owner, after buying a boat, hire a yacht maintenance company, who provides the crew, staffing, resources to maintain the boat? How are those companies found/selected by the owner? Is that how all yachts run, by using some company, for a set monthly fee I gather, or are there other ways that owners do it? Or does the owner rely on the Captain to manage everything related to maintenance and expenses, and the owner then pays for everything ad-hoc directly? Also, about how much, depending on the size of boat, would the maintenance cost be a month? (Crew salary, fuel, goods, supplies ect.) Again, love your channel and your insights are fascinating to watch.
Q&A, how do crew handle general family matters like contact with the family. Do all crews have a 1 to 1 rotation or does that depend on the owner? Also, You mentioned that if a female crew member announces she’s pregnant she’s send home, how is that managed as in does the yacht go to the nearest port if at sea, how long will she be on leave for her pregnancy and after delivery, are there standard rules on that.
What do you think about those yachts smaller than 60 meters and are owner operated crossing all oceans, usually couples or family on an adventure? Do yachts with sails are seaworthy or ocean capable than the motor yachts such as the Horizon FD 80 or the solar powered Silent 80 Yacht?
Mr. eSysman a question for you dear sir, this QandA is 34:04 long. But how much behind the scenes time went into making it? I guess 6hrs total, am I close?
I would guess, 40+ minutes actual record time then re-watch and cut out stuff that shouldnt be said, say about an hour for that, then its add other graphics, txt, layers, music maybe 45-60 min. Then encode (dont count that time) re-watch 34 min to make sure your happy then wang up onto the t'interweb (dont count that time either) so my guess it 3hr 15min excluding encode and upload.
You mentioned a palmer Johnson in one of your videos for sale called siren. That company is no longer around from what i understand. If a company no longer exists,who will make the unique parts for those vessels or what companies do refits on boats that they didn't make. Or if the old company merge into new a one, will it still make parts or refit boats that it previously made under another name? Talk about refits, repairs,maintenance and the cost it a bit, thanks!
I always look forward to your videos and I appreciate your wealth of information, so I thank you for that. I would love to know how many Monaco GP's you have seen in person from a yacht if you have, thanks again.
Enjoy the Q&A's. If the owner needed to get out of a port fast, how quickly could a Super Yacht get underway from a cold start with half the crew ashore?
I'd say it depends on a number of things... how motivated are you to get out of Dodge? If the boat's fueled, and you show up with the necessary crew to operate it (or they're still onboard), it could physically be under way in minutes. (this isn't a WWII era battleship that takes hours to fire up boilers, and build steam.) Charter crews can take hours to ready a boat for a cruise, but then, they're preparing for a cruise. This would be an interesting question / exercise to put to them. :-)
Yes, if you were crossing the Atlantic to get it to the next trip, would you just use the guest rooms? Plenty of time to get it straight once you get to wherever your going?.?
Why would you need to use a guest cabin, its not like you dont have a bunk yourself to rest your head. I would see it as taking liberties. Its like using your bosses office to take your 1/2hr lunch.
Power Pappa would you spend millions of dollars just to let other people sleep in your bed? Your crew is there to do a job. This industry is based on professionalism and integrity.
lol, I don't even own a rubber duck, but I keep watching these. Its interesting and they show a life so different to mine
I don't even have a tub to skipper!
Its a life we can do without. But its interesting to see how the rich live. So much needed for this life style even winning a huge win would not cut it lol
The sea is in us, no matter how far from it we are.
I'm a fish biologist, and discovered your channel recently... Your fondness for M/Y Octopus and its incredible exploration capabilities is something I can sooooo get behind ❤️🐙
I would be the happiest person alive if I could spend the rest of my days on that vessel, exploring every corner of the sea.
You'd need a lot more than a week to figure out what killed Yogi, however. Just because you have the coordinates of the sinking doesn't mean you have the coordinates of the wreck itself. It'd take a *LOT* of work. (N=1, but I'd be sooooo in)
Love your videos. Thanks for the insights into a world most know nothing about.
I have a couple of questions:
1. How are you able to get such good drone footage from marinas? Are marinas OK with flying drones? I would think that extremely rich people would be rather paranoid about their privacy.
2. Relationships between crew members. Have you ever had instances of a huge problems on board a yacht, after one crew member has ended a relationship with another and then started a new one, or more? People tend not to like being "dumped" and being that all the people involved are all living in such close proximity, I can see it potentially being a problem. Not everyone can act "professionally".
I just decided to listen to some of your old posts; this one is extremely interesting about what goes on at sea....thank you!
Enjoyed that, not rushed at all. Questions were more interesting this time I think. Always enjoy your videos. Thanks
It's so true when you were talking about "on my last boat we did things....." nothing worse a new guy can do is is talk about prior employment...just shut up and do things you are told to do...and learn...there is always 10 different ways to do the same job...the correct way is the way your employer or boss tells you to do it...love the channel..
For us land lovers, the same rule applies!
With that thinking, improvements are unlikely to spread. If someone tells me a better way to do something, I'm just happy to learn.
Spot on and I’m still with my first boat gig employer 3years down the line
Ive seen many come and go through the door and heard so much difference of ways to use a product. What’s best when rinsing say a 51ft powercat. Nozzle or no nozzle, which displaces salt better?
also...some of those "things" we did were supposed to be kept secret.
Funny way of doing your job. In my job it's considered good practice and in some cases companies that refuse to accept input can go bankrupt real quick. I join a company to make it better, not to make the same mistakes they have been making for 10 years. If my suggestion isn't better or their way of doing it is better, we'll have had a nice discussion and at least one of us will have learned something.
This is great...Your Q&A is so honest and forthright... Love the insight into a world so incredibly interesting.
Another great video...keep ‘em coming and so pleased you are back working. Super yachts and everything about them have evolved immensely over the years... longer yachts, larger gross tonnage, they now have more toys onboard, submersibles and many more have support vessels... how do you think they will evolve over the next decade or so?
Concerning the boss sending the crew somewhere - Many moons ago when I worked on a yacht for a woman named Joan Kroc she would send us on her private jet as a treat. She sent us to the Grand Canyon once, with a helicopter ride and a nice meal looking over the canyon. She also sent us to Reno once for skiing and gambling.
It pretty much comes down to the boss and how they treat employees.
Ted Clark you left out the most interesting part..... Joan Kroc was the widow of Ray Kroc, founder of McDonald’s. When she died she left 1 billion dollars to the Salvation Army.... at the time, the single biggest charitable donation in human history.
Unless your story is about some other super rich woman also named Joan Kroc.
@@carpediem6431 Same woman, though I wasn't working for her when she died. She put the boat up for sale while we were in Florida, I left to come back to the west coast. Spent 4 years on her boat, 1989-1993. She called me pumpkin, never remembered my name. She was good people.
What a neat experience. Just from what I’ve read, it sounded like she was a good person. Nice to see that perception was real.
Depends on your employer definitely spot on
After being at sea on a 50 foot sailboat crossing Atlantic and being stuck in a couple tropical storms, I was land sick for more than 24 hours, so yes you can definitely be land sick. The crossing was New York - Accores-Gibraltar and we were 4 to crew the boat.
Secondly, no such thing as illegal for crossings but you do need to get special insurance for the crossing. Anyway, I enjoy your videos. Thank you
Passenger vessels have rules.
Makes total sense.
Are there certain captains that have a following i.e. reputation that makes them either desirable or undesirable to work for? Describe your best and worst captain that you have ever worked for? Love your channel and your content! I cannot wait to watch each new video, you are a class act!
Another wonderful video and all the wonderful questions that were asked and your honest answers. Great job, as always.
After a (VERY seasick) week aboard a RN frigate (age 17, combined cadet force, 1977) in a steady force 8 in the North Sea then English Channel, my mate and I took the train back to his family's home (1 1/2hrs or so during which we felt fine with the motion of the train), BUT followed by a mile walk from the station - we both had trouble walking in a straight line and increasing nausea. We were unable to eat much of our supper that evening and both stumbled going up or down stairs that evening! We were pretty much recovered by the middle of the following day though.
THAT killed any ideas of following my father's footsteps into the Royal Navy for good!
Mark Chippendale #trainingdits
...my pa in Royal Navy ...
Question! You mentioned rotations, and opposites. 1. Can you please describe in detail how that works from a staffing perspective? 2. For full rotation, does the owner need to employ fully 2 of everyone? 3. [captain, first mate: is that an exception? (you mentioned the first mate is in charge when captain is on leave)]? 3. Do super yachts also frequently work with less than full rotation? 4. How does this work - Does this mean fewer crew are required?
Thanks for a detailed explanation! 🙏🏼
I really enjoyed your responses and insights. Thank you.
... lovely intro with Estella ... & thanks too, for the mention of Epidemic Sound ... relaxed, wonderful informative & fun .. hilarious 'Hank' to Henry ... thanks so much ...
Love these Q&A videos. What’s the strangest/ weirdest moment whilst being on a yacht?
After the news, I usually watch a good amount of time watching Dodo. I happened on this guy tonight. I really like him. So grounded, humans, engaging and brilliant. What a good man he is.
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Besides hiring armored guards when crossing pirate infested waters, is there any other ways to defend yourself against them? Does having money ready to give away really work? Is there a certain distance offshore and Pirates won't go out that far? Where can I find an up-to-date map with all pirate encounters.
Pirates can operate hundreds of miles out into international waters, because they have support ships to fuel smaller attack boats. This is at least the case with Somali pirates, but not exclusively.
Scary
@@OpticalFetish scary
Have you never heard of Nordhavn? All but one are less than 100 feet. They are typically operated by just a couple and have circumnavigated numerous times. One such is M/V Dirona.
I think the owner of n120 aurora didn't take delivery so it's probably owned nordhavan
@@karandev01 He didn't but Aurora was sold to another party and is now for sale. Nordhavn listed it for awhile but now it is listed by Northrop & Johnson
Nordhavn’s are not superyachts.
These are why I subscribed to your channel! These 30+ minutes felt like 5. Loved that question about your pay, did they miss your porsche 😜
Q: do the 60m+ yachts miss out on a lot of Mediterranean ports or is everything "tenderable"? Solution?
60 meter yachts fit in most desirable harbours, you can go into Monaco, Portofino, Cannes, Calvi and Bonifacio (to name a few) and there are less desirable harbours which they also can visit if need be. Then there are harbours such as St Tropez, Porto Cervo and many others which i do not belive can fit such large vessels. I believe St Tropez has 2-3 spots for a 60 meter, and for the rest its a max of 45-55 meters (depending on where in the harbour) Now for the rest of the harbours, a boat of that size would most likely have a nice tender which would be able to enter.
My interest in boats/ships goes as far as wanting to own a narrowboat and be a full time cruiser. I have no idea why I find your channel so bloody interesting lol. I guess stumbling upon it during furlough gave me great content to watch on days when I vegitated in front of the tv/pc.
As for crossing the oceans, the Nordhavn (PAE) did the round the world on there Category A Ocean certification 40' (12.2M) yacht. Not a super yacht by far but the N40's cross the ocean all the time. Personally, I did it in a 24M 76' Nordhavn.
Damn! Great Q&A! You're a living reference book. Thanks for RUclips's most qualitative channel about superyacht.
Hands down!
Thanks this should be a television show . You've got the look the world can trust . Keep up the great work .
I live in land locked Colorado and I watch all of your videos. I work running power plants, there is a lot of similarities I notice. Take care!
Great and interesting video about the real live of below deck. Always appreciate it and hope you will continue a long time
Q&A: Glad to see the beard is still there. What is the typical career length? While I imagine the captains and engineers can potentially have several decades, what about interior staff or deckhands?
Extremely informative. You make the difficult sound easy. Do take care. I look forward to your next video.
I did it for 5 years and money is crazy good. Depending on which country you are resident. But I didn’t have to pay taxes. So it is straight cash. You can save money very fast. But they call this industry ‘golden handcuffs’. It’s difficult to leave the trap.
Sounds awesome just stack cash. Shame I have zero experience..
There's no like, rent cost. At least when you're working. So that's just like money in your pocket.
I have sailed across the Atlantic twice on small 45 ft (about) sailing boats. Up the coast of Australia to New Guinea, other smaller crossings. It’s a great way to travel, 4 people on board. But completely different boats from the sort you show. I enjoy your videos.
Love the opening, it’s like a scene from Hannibal (the tv show). Though being in lockdown for 6 months makes quality coffee a distant memory, so thanks for that.
I loved that show!!!!
I was in the Canadian Army, my last posting was at a supply depot, I was in logistics unit. What I found was that when I worked in the depot it's was all men and very few issues with other male counterparts. But those times I worked in the office section with female staff the possibility of conflict dramatically increased. How does all being stuck on a boat make these issues more prevalent or not? I was lucky I got along with everyone but that still didn't stop me from getting drawn in!
These Q&A videos are excellent. When a yacht is at sea and the weather is very rough is there any damage ever done to the interior such as pictures coming off walls or ornaments crashing off tables etc... Thanks.
THANKS FOR A FASCINATING Q & A on a pertinent range of issues.
For your next Q&A... What is the procedure for when the boss makes a request that requires outside assistance? Such as a food item that isn't currently on board or something in a port that you're preparing to enter
You have concierge services on land that will take it out to you. Or you send a deckhand to get it.
To answer the question about mail in remote areas/at sea. In my experience in SE Alaska, you can have items shipped to a few different outfits that will get it to you. Either you order it, have it shipped to the office, or an employee will run and get it in the nearest city. (Juneau in my experience) most of the time float plane charters will accept packages or delivery, and fly it out to the remote port or Anchorage. I don't work on yachts, but work in a remote port. I have seen an owner order PIZZA for his crew, and had it flown to his boat. It's 600$ to charter a flight for something like that. 40 minute flight in a float plane. I also had a lodge owner who's daughters puppy got mauled by a bear. He had a float plane come in to pick it up, and take to Juneau. Problem is, no one was available to fly with the dog. I hadn't met him yet, as I was brand new to town, but I told him I'd do it. 5 min later a plane lands, and I get on it, holding the puppy together, as it was tore up, and somone was waiting at the airport to pick me and the dog up. I was able to keep the dog alive until the vet took over. A storm blew in and I got stuck in Juneau for a week before I could fly back home.
Great channel!
I’ve worked in Antarctica several times and everyone got along “no fighting” and I believe that was because we all knew we were stuck there and had to get along. Is it the same in your line of work?
I'd be the worst person to take there because I'd assume everyone else was John Carpenter's The Thing.
@@darthkek1953 If everyone else is The Thing then you must also be one of them (given how easily the 'infection' spread) and you just aren't aware of it.
That's why he drank the diesel
"No one cares about how you did it on your last boat." This is such an old sentiment that there is an old wooden ship phrase that goes "Different ships, different long splices."
Yes indeed. I've heard that from several people over the years. It irritates everyone...its like...why don't you go back? Please go back or shut up!
love these Q & A's. I have learned an enormous amt from just the 2 I have watched.
Watched a number of your vids over the past few days which have provided interesting insight into the Super Yacht world. "Interesting" because of your frankness!. Some of it exactly as I expected, some of it a bit surprising, great infotainment!.
Just found your channel. I absolutely love your content. I look forward to consuming all of your content.
Great Q and A! What is the most used ship Managment System? Or one you like?
Can you just walk us through a normal day at sea ? How many hours below deck, How many hours in your bunk? How much time outside? etc... Is it a lot different for you when owner is on/off board?
I should be working right now.. but here I am, watching your videos, one after the other. Great content.
30 years old, and I only really started taking an interest in yachts over the past few days.
With my severely limited knowledge, I must say that I've taken a keen interest to "explorer" yachts.
I haven’t been at sea in 30 years and my inner ear will still give bouts of underway.
Really fascinating Q*A session, thanks. Also, question at 11:43, good old Bob still manages to sneak a gun reference in there.
The last boat scenerio also works as in ..."🤔 I'm sure i had those spares...🤔🤣oh no that was the last boat🤣"
I didn't see any questions about guests and how they treat staff. So here's a story about that. Two of my nieces worked on superyachts. One niece told a story of a famous American actor who hired her vessel for a holiday. On learning who was hiring the ship my niece bought a few of his films for the library. He was very pleased about that and was very pleasant to my niece when he found out it was her idea. Chatting to him at one stage she told him she was going to America next holiday. So he said that if she was in New York to contact his children who were about her age and they'd show her the sights. He gave her a phone number and when she was in NY she rang. They were delighted to hear from her as their father had told them about her. They met up and she was treated royally and had a wonderful time for the couple of days she was there.
Very nice story.
Great video. Discovered your channel today and I’ve already watched 4 videos. Looking forward to incorporating your videos into my nightly routine.
how many weeks a year are most owners on the boat , and when they are on the boat do they bring their own staff like butler and chef
That depends on what boat, sometimes owners live onboard them for the summer months, and then leaves it during winter, some owners are live on board owners (I assume its pretty rare as i have only heard of a few) and some just use them when ever they have the time. So overall thats very hard to say, but for the most its when they have time.
Some do, some brings nannies butlers and security. But a yacht is fitted with its own butler(s) and chef(s) so it really depends on size and what owners.
Love watching this program!
Yachts in the 30 m range are quite capable of and do make ocean crossings fairly frequently. Yachts 15 m make transoceanic crossings. Believe it or not, the length of a yacht has little to do with how seaworthy it is. It all has to do with the shape of the hull and a few hundred other factors. There are 10 m yachts that I would have no problem crossing an ocean on while there are 70-80 m and larger yachts I would not take out of sight of land.
Passenger yachts have different rules to small yachts and must adhere to different rules. That’s what I was referring to in this video.
Q&A for your next session....How does time off work on a super yacht being used privately and when the owner is not using the yacht is it still staffed in case owner suddenly turns up and wants to go somewhere or a week? Thanks 👍
I'm sure there's always some staff on board just to help maintain and secure it. I would also imagine there needs to be some warning from the owner to give the crew a chance to properly prepare the boat for going to sea because I doubt it's kept fully ready to go anywhere 24/7.
I have no connection to the world of the sea or yachts. But I find you extremely interesting and entertaining. And thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience. 😊👍👍
I luv your videos and you’re such a calm speaker,Are used to work on the Mississippi ,on the mark twain,the Commodore and the president which was where they had concerts and dances, and the captains on the small were extremely friendly and would explains so much that was on the Mississippi, all about the locks and all about the vessels that were passing well we were docked are going to opposite way, it got to the point where we started getting hit by the barge is a lot and that just wasn’t cool especially if you were doing the dinner cruise and all the food would go on the floor,the people I worked with were amazing and just really kind humans!
Just for info, Nico Rosberg owns a Sunreef 60E which is an eco-yacht with solar panels for the electric engines and sails for the wind. There's a video review online on Nico's channel where he flies his drone above Monaco. Apparently Rafael Nadal owns a similar one.
Can you make use of the gym on board? Any way to keep fit or is that guests only?
In bigger yachts, the crew has their own gym and owners has it's own gym i think. For smaller 1's i don't know
Really depends on the boat, but it would not be a normal thing. Usually that would be a nono, But on some bigger vessels they have their own. I heard a rumor that M/Y Dilbar even had a crews cinema.
Alexander Kruse what is the Internet incredibly slow? How would you be able to watch a movie if not for Netflix and possibly RUclips?
@@gu3sswh075 Really depends how much you exactly want to spend, but in general its alright. Watching netflix and youtube is no biggie over all, but if you go 10 miles off a coast, it can get slightly tricky and connection will worsen. Also when you do long crossings you can go without cell signal and internet for long periods of time. So overall, internet is no challange.
On the average private megayacht, how long each year does the owner use it (onboard)?
I know of someone who purchased an Azimut M/Y and hadn't used it once for the first 18 months of ownership, he did drop by a few times to look at it though.
Excellent! I LOVE your videos! Especially the Q&As :)
How do you anchor the front half of the boat when at dock? I assume the front is anchored to prevent collisions with other boats often so close by. Drop the anchor and drag it out as you back in? Or divers to carry the anchors out? May be a question more for the mid-range yachts as the larger yachts often seem docked up at their sides. Thanks! Really love your videos and your calm demeanor.
You mean with a stern to berth? The purpose of the anchor is to prevent the boat from pivoting around its stern. The anchor is usually dropped as the boat backs into the berth.
@@michaelsommers2356 yes that is exactly what I mean, and thank you very much! I thought that may be how it would be done but seems like that may be challenging at times seeing how close they stack up next to each other sometimes. At the yacht shows for example. Thanks for the response.
Hi. I watched a video of Jared talking to the owner. He was very laid back and foot on the seat. The owner obviously didn't care. Familiarity breeds contempt. Glad to you respect you distance aboard. Great video as always. Thanks
Jared's old boat was a charter - so the owner was only using it some of the time. That was why he encouraged Jared to do what he did with social media.
Not quite the same thing as an "owner" in the way that eSys meant.
It is both disrespectful to yourself and owner to put a foot on anybody's chair that wasn't your own IMHO - you're calling yourself unprofessional and a layabout and disrespecting the trust someone gave you for their personal objects possessions.
Cracking video as always. I understand you're reluctant to talk about what your role is, I imagine probably as part of a confidentiality policy on the ship. I, like many i'm sure, would love to know more about what you do onboard. I also subscribe to Tristan's channel and find the description of the tasks and procedures of a captain fascinating. Would be great if you could do something along those lines even if it was just the odd bit here and there. Either way, a brilliant channel with excellent presentation and a good mix of content. Many thanks.
My guess is he is a boat owner too, but definitely a *Chef de Cuisine*
Just found and have been sorting through.. AMAZING channel... THANKS SOOOOO much
Hello e, enjoyed your Q&A vids. Been watching for some time, only very recently found these. Amazing, this super yachting world. I had no idea that there were so many; especially the size of some of these. Best Wishes, C
For the next video. How many yachts have a well deck/area that can hold cars? and for yachts with cars, is there a special tender for cars, or does the yacht have to pull up to the pier to offload them?
rare. Beachclubs are popular now. Difficult to have an aft car garage, large hatch, and crane = no beachclub. And all that just for 1 SUV, not worth it I think
U can google: Munson landing craft.
Why would you need to bring a car with you? Anywhere they are going they can surely afford to rent one or just ship one of their own to the closest port. Sounds like more of a headache than it’s worth. Billionaires don’t need to travel with anything. They can afford to have other people worry about logistics and getting the things they want when they want.
I see you like Porsche. how do you feel about and have you ever driven a 959? By the way octopus is my favorite yacht as well.
Thank you for a wonderful presentation, I always enjoy your content and keep up the fantastic work. Look forward to more. God Bless and stay safe.
Thanks for answering my question, appreciate your time :)
Good pick of yacht of choice and reason for why. If it could find a WWII battle ship in the Pacific it can find a yacht off the coast of Greece.
Are people at least in part hired based on looks? B-roll says "Yes!" :-)
Hello. And thank you for cinematically sharing a life that many of us dream about.
Your qualifications and interests are quite varied. It seems that you could work in several roles in differing industries.
My question is: "What is your career goal?"
Regarding the crewing of Yachts, you said you had a "double" who rotates with you... Is this the case with the entire crew ? So does the average superyacht employ 2 complete crews, both on full pay to rotate during the year or are some of the crew just sent on break when the Yacht isnt being used by the owner and not replaced?
Rotation is something that is slowly but surely coming across to superyachts from the commercial sector. On the largest yachts (over 3000GT) it is likely that all deck and engineering officers will be on rotation. They will be paid a yearly salary but in light of the fact that they are only on board for 6 months of the year, it will be less than if they were not on rotation. For yachts under 3000GT, rotation is becoming more common for the engineering department and to a lesser extent deck officers. Junior members of crew may also be offered some form of rotation but it won't be time for time; 3 months on and one month off would be considered very good at this level. The vast majority of yacht crew still earn holiday in the normal fashion (3 days holiday earned per month worked, for example) and this will be taken during periods when the yacht isn't busy.
@@WorkonaSuperyacht Great reply thank you.
Q&A what are the scariest, most dangerous conditions you’ve ever experienced at sea? Please tell a story, we love to hear them
G'day eSysman absolutely love your channel and have been a long time subscriber ,always looking forward to your next vid. Just a question for your next Q&A do crew get held accountable for any damage that might happen to the vessel if that damage was caused by bad operating and/or could have been avoided,does it just get put down to wear and tear that needs to be repaired at the next available opportunity/port and payed for by insurance. As myself and a team of painter polishers have been flown to various ports to repair damage that looks like it could have been avoided which is not a cheap exercise cheers
Insurance companies pay
I've watched several of your videos and really like your style. Very informative, and interesting.
Keep up the most excellent work as I'm hitting subscribe!
Interesting video with a lot of information. Like you, into racing of all kinds, F1, LeMans, Indy Car, NASCAR, Air Races and I am sure you also like America's Cup. Those mono hulls on foils and 50 knots WHOAH!
'a bit rushed' really? This has to be one of the most in-depth Q&As on RUclips...
🤔Q: What are some of your most hilarious and difficult provisioning requests? Also, can crew request provisions (i.e they have a particularly favorite breakfast item)? Thanks!
It felt rushed as I was filming it. Looked ok on the exit though.
This was great! Thanks for doing this.
I worked in the service industry. Started in bars and made my way to fine dining... Can attest the more money you make is not for harder work it's to put up with more BS....
Excellent videos. In regards to mainstream yacht builders (
10:37 i used to work in M/Y martha ann, i might be around there somewhere, beautiful boat
I watch aquaholic show those 50-100 foot owner driven yachts, with small crew cabins for like 2, sometimes a few more. How does that work? You get crew for a few weeks/month from an agency? Rotate that crew every time? Who hires and manages them? Would they know to stay out of an owners way? Can owners expect top skills in the kitchen? Are crew /owner relations still That professional distance you talk about? At what point does it become more like what you usually talk about?
Love your Q&A videos, just found your channel and I think it is great. Here is my question, sorry if you had already addressed it. How does yacht maintenance work from the ownership side? By that I am asking, does an Owner, after buying a boat, hire a yacht maintenance company, who provides the crew, staffing, resources to maintain the boat? How are those companies found/selected by the owner? Is that how all yachts run, by using some company, for a set monthly fee I gather, or are there other ways that owners do it? Or does the owner rely on the Captain to manage everything related to maintenance and expenses, and the owner then pays for everything ad-hoc directly?
Also, about how much, depending on the size of boat, would the maintenance cost be a month? (Crew salary, fuel, goods, supplies ect.)
Again, love your channel and your insights are fascinating to watch.
Q&A, how do crew handle general family matters like contact with the family. Do all crews have a 1 to 1 rotation or does that depend on the owner? Also, You mentioned that if a female crew member announces she’s pregnant she’s send home, how is that managed as in does the yacht go to the nearest port if at sea, how long will she be on leave for her pregnancy and after delivery, are there standard rules on that.
Very informative, excellent video
Always enjoy your vlogs. Stay safe & healthy. Question...how is the pandemic changing procedures on board for crew & guest
What do you think about those yachts smaller than 60 meters and are owner operated crossing all oceans, usually couples or family on an adventure? Do yachts with sails are seaworthy or ocean capable than the motor yachts such as the Horizon FD 80 or the solar powered Silent 80 Yacht?
Mr. eSysman a question for you dear sir, this QandA is 34:04 long. But how much behind the scenes time went into making it? I guess 6hrs total, am I close?
I would guess, 40+ minutes actual record time then re-watch and cut out stuff that shouldnt be said, say about an hour for that, then its add other graphics, txt, layers, music maybe 45-60 min. Then encode (dont count that time) re-watch 34 min to make sure your happy then wang up onto the t'interweb (dont count that time either) so my guess it 3hr 15min excluding encode and upload.
I’ve done 40 yrs. on yachts and I watch this.
Was looking at 92f ish for trans Atlantic crossings hiring the right time of year
Sorry on a explorer style 90-100foot long
You mentioned a palmer Johnson in one of your videos for sale called siren. That company is no longer around from what i understand. If a company no longer exists,who will make the unique parts for those vessels or what companies do refits on boats that they didn't make. Or if the old company merge into new a one, will it still make parts or refit boats that it previously made under another name? Talk about refits, repairs,maintenance and the cost it a bit, thanks!
Great Q & A 👍😎
I seen on youtube about Nordhavn's boats doing across the ocean sailings and the are 40' and up to about 120'
I always look forward to your videos and I appreciate your wealth of information, so I thank you for that. I would love to know how many Monaco GP's you have seen in person from a yacht if you have, thanks again.
Thank you, love the channel... Stay safe... Steve...
Love your videos.. when I have a Super Yacht, I will be looking for guys like you mate :D
Enjoy the Q&A's. If the owner needed to get out of a port fast, how quickly could a Super Yacht get underway from a cold start with half the crew ashore?
I'd say it depends on a number of things... how motivated are you to get out of Dodge? If the boat's fueled, and you show up with the necessary crew to operate it (or they're still onboard), it could physically be under way in minutes. (this isn't a WWII era battleship that takes hours to fire up boilers, and build steam.) Charter crews can take hours to ready a boat for a cruise, but then, they're preparing for a cruise. This would be an interesting question / exercise to put to them. :-)
Depends if you are slow or Russian
What advice would you give a first time charter yacht buyer? Operational costs? Is it a good venture to go into? Size of yacht to start off with?
Scruffy TV running cost is 10% of purchase cost....so it's a crap investment!
@@giovanni7084 I guess that would depend on whether you are making money from the yacht via chartering it?
@@scruffyTV Of course. If there were no money in it there would be no charter yachts
Have you ever been allowed to use guest cabins if they were not in use?
Yes, if you were crossing the Atlantic to get it to the next trip, would you just use the guest rooms? Plenty of time to get it straight once you get to wherever your going?.?
@@giovanni7084 I really hopes he answer both!
Why would you need to use a guest cabin, its not like you dont have a bunk yourself to rest your head. I would see it as taking liberties. Its like using your bosses office to take your 1/2hr lunch.
@@alferret1969 because They will be way nicer.
Power Pappa would you spend millions of dollars just to let other people sleep in your bed? Your crew is there to do a job. This industry is based on professionalism and integrity.
Glad you are back at sea.
6:00 I did an Atlantic crossing from Florida to Portugal in a 40ft sail boat ⛵ took me and Girl friend 35 days but we made it.
Love the Q&A vids!