Are you a deckhand or deck/stew interested in being based in Sydney year-round?
Do you have tender driving experience and hands on maintenance skills?
Position Snapshot
A well run 34m private MY is on the search for a lead deckhand to join their team.
The yacht is used for private trips only , usually for small guests numbers, mostly odd weekend trips.
The vessel operates a 12m chase tender that the deckhand will be responsible for driving.
The deckhand must have good small vessel handling skills and be across deck maintenance products and vessel upkeep.
The vessel can accommodate male or female deckhand candidates and would also be open to an experienced deck/stew looking for more time on deck
Ability to undergo daywork as a trial before committing to fulltime / permanent.
Will also consider a fulltime seasonal contract , starting now and going through until March 2025 (if the deckhand is looking to head to Europe)
The Ideal Candidate
Start: Flexible, When found
Salary: $70,000-$80,000 AUD / Year (as Guide) DOE
Are you a high-end hospitality professional or yacht stewardess looking to work within Residential Management for a high-net-worth client?
Do you have excellent housekeeping skills?
Position Snapshot
Working closely with House Manager , the housekeeper will assist in providing 7-star level of hospitality to the owner.
The position is housekeeping focused but with some service , with plenty of opportunity for role expansion over time within the growing family requirement .
Housekeeping Position:
Full-time housekeeping role for a lovely high profile family, covering residences in Armadale and Toorak , Melbourne, looking for a highly experienced housekeeper particularly good with house organisation, laundry & wardrobe management
The position could suit a former superyacht stewardess looking to go land based in Melbourne with a mostly Monday to Friday work week and no overnighters’
Duties will include:
Experience required:
Other requirements:
Start: When Found. Flexible
Salary: Matched to the candidates experience level , discussed on application
Are you a culinary trained chef interested in cruising Australia, NZ and the remote Kimberley?
Are you interested in working within a highly professional (and fun) crew?
Position Snapshot
A high profile 32m private expedition yacht is on the search for sole chef to join their adventurous program.
The yacht is run with a fulltime crew of 5/6 and the chef will cater for both guests and crew.
The yacht has a terrific reputation , with both personable / friendly / accommodating owners and fun / adventurous / professional crew dynamic.
The owner fly’s in/out on various locations with good down time in-between for R & R and re-provisioning
Vessel movement plans over the next 12 months-
Joining in FNQ, with some local trips around the reef, Carins, East Coast, Whitsundays, then coming down East Coast for summer to Melbourne (possibly Tasmania) onto New Zealand for tail end of summer and then will travel to the remote Kimberely for 2025
The Chef
“Male or female. Good chef experience is a must! happy team player, fresh Healthy food, fit fun candidate preferred, owner loves his seafood, one of his sons is Allergic to Sesame products as well as most nuts so they must be happy and able to run a galley without those ingredients while he is onboard.”
Must be well organised, can provision accurately for longer trips, must be able to maintain clean workstation and organised stores. Generally diverse culinary range , will have good influence over menu selection suiting owners tastes
The Particulars
Full time position (12 months)
110-130k pa + super DOE/Negotiable
4 weeks paid holiday.
1 set of return flights home
start date : 1- 2 weeks
The chef must have working rights for Australia / NZ
Are you a chef interested in a 3–4-month contract?
Do you have an easy going / upbeat nature?
Position Snapshot
A professional 37m private SY is on the search for a seasonal chef to join their team.
The Yacht is scheduled to depart the dock at the beginning of August, make her way up the East coast of Australia, then onto Darwin, and across to Bali, with some cruising in the region in Indonesia, and ending up in Singapore
The owners are American, very nice, and like to be involved in the sailing / schedule
The chef should be easy-going in nature, friendly active crew member and thoroughly enjoys adventure.
Diverse culinary repertoire and can largely cook their strengths, cooking for both crew & guests
Open to chefs worldwide / all nationalities but chefs in the Southern Hemisphere highly considered.
The Ideal Candidate
Start: Late July
Finish: October/November (pending date reaching Singapore)
Salary: From > $5000 US / Month DOE (can go up on experience)
Tired of doing the Milk Run ?
Hats off to the crew at Motor Yacht Glaze for this amazing shot of taking Superyachts to new & exciting destinations around Australia
The Kimberley’s is a growing Superyacht destination in Australia, offering spectacular cruising grounds and untouched anchorages without anyone else in sight.
The picture above speaks a thousand words and signifies the rewards that await for owners wanting to venture further than North Head in Sydney harbour.
Remote locations do offer their own challenges though, including fuel range, provisions, parts, owner transfers & local knowledge, but the benefits are obvious
Major Yacht Services will continue to assist Superyachts wishing to make the journey to remote locations and ensure seamless, stress free cruising for both the crew & owners alike.
