Are you deckhand & stewardess team interested in being based in Japan?
Are you craving a balance between life at sea and land?
Position Snapshot
- Open to teams or solo
- Australian / NZ teams highly considered
- Start: Early January 2025
A very unique opportunity has become available for a deckhand and stewardess to be based out of Japan, operating a private fleet of local yachts.
The crew will be based out of Yokohama bayside marina. Kanagawa, Japan and will be given shared crew use of an apartment ashore (only live onboard when cruising)
The deckhand & stewardess will work with the captain & engineer in the operation of a private fleet, that is mostly used for short excursions only around Japanese waters
The fleet is growing and will include a Riva 100, Riva 76 and a Pershing yacht among others.
Bigger yachts and projects in the pipeline and certainly room for role growth.
As the vessels are based in Japan the crew will be paid industry rates (Euro/US equivalent) but in Japanese Yen , with 20% taken out for local tax
There is also the opportunity to be put through some local Japanese seafarer courses (in English) to meet manning requirements
Guests are both Japanese and English speaking and all English-speaking crew.
The position offers a unique opportunity to undertake a yachting cultural adventure.
Ideally a couple would suit to compensate the lack of yachting community in Japan that is standard in Europe / States
Salary: Industry Equivelent paid in Japanese Yen
Start: Early January 2025
Interviews: Zoom (within 1-2 weeks)
- Classification: Deckhand / Bosun
- Location: Worldwide
- Type: Full-Time
