For RYA Yachtmasters
Yachtmaster jobs
If you hold an RYA Yachtmaster ticket, yacht delivery is one of the most direct ways to put it to work. Owners posting deliveries on Boat Gigs are looking for exactly your qualification. You apply to the passages you want, quote your rate, and deal with the owner directly.
Which Yachtmaster ticket you need
It depends on the passage. Coastal deliveries and short hops are often within Yachtmaster Coastal. Most offshore deliveries call for Yachtmaster Offshore. Ocean crossings, and any passage well offshore, ask for Yachtmaster Ocean, usually alongside STCW and an ENG1 medical.
Commercial endorsement matters too: a paid delivery is commercial work, so an endorsed ticket and current safety courses widen the jobs you can take.
Delivery jobs vs charter and private roles
A delivery is a one-off passage with a clear start, end and hand-over, which suits Yachtmasters who want to pick their work around other commitments. Charter and private-yacht skipper roles are longer engagements with guests aboard. Both draw on the same ticket, but the rhythm and the day rate are different.
What Yachtmaster work pays
Delivery pay is set with the owner as a day rate or per mile, with travel and running costs reimbursed. A Yachtmaster Offshore on a mid-size cruiser typically anchors the day rate; ocean tickets and larger yachts command more. Nothing is deducted by the platform.
Build a profile owners trust
Add your ticket level, endorsements, sea miles, the boats and regions you know, and your languages. Owners scan for a Yachtmaster whose experience matches their boat and route, so a specific, well-filled profile turns impressions into accepted applications.
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