If you're thinking of pursuing a career aboard a yacht, or any other kind of sea-related work, there's a great way to test the waters (no pun intended) before making a potentially life changing commitment. You can easily get a summer job working afloat. The boat in question might not be a luxury yacht, but no matter. You will gain valuable experience and pick up boating skills that will put you in good stead later on if you do decide to make the sea your career.

Get a Boat Job This Summer
By Dan Sevets

Even if summer is already upon you, it's not too late to get a job working on a boat. A summer job afloat is a great experience for anyone, but especially if you have dreams of one day making a permanent career aboard a vessel such as a luxury yacht.

College students on summer break will find themselves welcomed as crew members wherever there are tour boats plying a harbor. If you have experience in some aspect of boating, the jobs open to you will span a wider range, but even if you're a complete newbie on the docks, you can probably find some kind of short-term employment.

Even if you're a long way out of college, many kinds of boat jobs may be available to you. The key, regardless of your background or skills, is to be enthusiastic and willing to learn.

Are you a history buff or a nature enthusiast? If you are particularly knowledgeable about your local coastal area, you could perhaps hire on as a tour boat interpreter or guide. Besides having a store of facts and trivia about the area, you need to have the ability to share your knowledge in a way that the average tourist can understand and enjoy.

The best way to find boat jobs is simply to walk the docks. Talk to everyone you meet. Get to know deckhands and captains; ask around about available openings. "Dockwalking" is by the far the best way to find informal crew member jobs.

Who knows? A summer boat job could be your first step in an exciting career at sea -- perhaps even a career on some multimillionaire's superyacht.

Yacht jobs will pay you to see the world. This lifestyle is open to you regardless of your background, age, or experience. How To Get A Boat Job is a page of free information on where to find deckhand jobs and how to get hired aboard one of these luxury vessels.

One resource that reveals hidden secrets to gaining a plum position as a superyacht crew member is The Dynamic Deckhand (http://www.deckhands.info). I hightly recommend it.

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