SuperYacht Owners hooking up with Crew-members? Q&A 5!
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Welcome to my 5th Q&A where I talk about all things SuperYachts. In this video we talk about many subjects including the title question of course, and storing weapons, how long to become a Captain, how do you cross the Atlantic etc.
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"mainly from the US, who didn't like the fact that you can't have cannons and stuff". This had me cracking up. We do like our cannons. Sincerely, An American
Seems stereotypical
I was just going to put a comment like this. Well worded. Considering one can buy just about anything in the U.S. ( 50 cal, suppressors, whatever) 'we' must feel naked to be out in the world w/o our weapons.
@@furyofbongos it is sterotypical, that's why its funny.
MUH CANNONS
@@visionist7 Muh 3rd Worlder.
I dated the nanny onboard who was the owners niece. (Back story)New guy on the boat, boss trip in 2 days. Day worked for the boat so I know all the crew. Cap say a few need to know things before they arrive one of them being "don't stare at the nanny and get in the way of them making coffee". Cool, easy. I drove the tender and ran the nanny and kids around basically all day everyday. So the nanny spend a lot of time together and hit it off. She ends up telling me that the mate would stare at her(when she was in a bikini) and make her feel uncomfortable hence the warning from El Capitan. seriously, the mate was a creepy hobbit-like dude .... Nanny and I are like 2 peas in a pod and everyone can see sparks are flying... Boss had no problem with it and actually encouraged me to go for it! But...later I learned the crew didn't like it at all because I was quickly favorited and thrust into personal time with the owners, taking care of different things around one of their houses, building playgrounds for the local hurricane relief effort, the gravy jobs basically. so that didn't do me any favors with my crew. When I was let go I asked: "moving forward what can I do better in the future?" The Captain: "Don't run around with the guests" , while standing beside the relief captain who was his friend of 20 years and started as a deckhand on the very same boat and met his wife onboard years prior... Nanny the Owners and I are still friends to this day, they sold the boat. gg
i only understood half of that
Sounds like they let you go because they were jeallous haha
Lockdown is like life at sea...that made me laugh out loud. I spent 30 years serving in the U.S. Coast Guard with many of those years on ships. When asked I often joke that it was like being in prison, but with the possibility of drowning.
I spent 25 years on commercial vessels as a chief engineer, usually with only one female on board. I have seen it all but the absolute worst is when the captain is sleeping with the cook. She ends up cooking only to please the captain and gets away with bossing the crew around like the captains proxy. I got so bad one trip that the entire crew actually mutinied until the captain agreed to get rid of her.
“....But with possibility of drowning.” ???? I thought the Coast Guard didn’t go in water that was over their knees....Semper Par LOL
Being in the US Coast Guard, you would probably be able to tell people what happens to boats caught with guns on board.
@@TexanUSMC8089 It is not illegal for American-flagged vessels to have small arms onboard as long as they are not prohibited by federal law. Guns such as muzzle loading canon are also unrestricted. Breech loading guns require permits from the feds and merchant ships can mount up to a 5" gun with the right permits.
The quote comes from 18th century British author Samuel Johnson: “No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into a jail; for being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned... a man in a jail has more room, better food, and commonly better company.” 😊
"He became friendly with the owner's wife"...LMAO
Some dream of taking a super hot GF or wife on a yacht, those who actually do still have to deal with women being... well, not so trustworthy
I think he was her brother.
I DON'T KNOW......WHO HASN'T ??????
I Don't know....... WHO'S YOUR DADDY.
Seriously, everyone was probably expecting the owner and the hostess.
Hey, I am a U.S. Citizen who likes guns. I hate how people have given you a hard time about the gun subject. I have watched a few videos of yours and have anticipated your 'gun video' and I was extremely satisfied with it. It was clear, concise, and gave a personal opinion/experiance portion that I thought was fair. Dont get discouraged by the angry masses that think their view should be the worlds view just keep doing what you are doing. Love the content and if I was able to have a super yacht I would be honored have you aboard.
I want to second this...I love guns, but the world is not the US...and not all of us like them. Fanatics need to stop trying to make everywhere the US.
Interesting and very informative, no less than we have come to expect from you. Your honesty is refreshing with no ambiguity. Thankyou.
I reckon this lad would react very calmly to a disaster. Maybe even yawning. His laid back style calms me down.
Ex navy here, and I'll vouch for the fact that experienced leaders HAVE to be able to keep their cool at all times. Obviously, some are better at it than others. But the training is relentless, and tends to weed out the weak links before they advance. At the level where they're carrying real responsibility, we're talking about salty bastards that would stitch themselves up while eating breakfast, and never miss a beat.
Nice video's! I'm captain on a 30m private yacht and I enjoy the insights you give in the daily things happening on those bigger (charter) ones. very informative. Somehow it makes me feel happy running the boat far less formal and easy going than those big ones where guests pay >100K per week. keep it up!
How do you handle relations with the guests on a small yacht? It seems easier on big ships when there is much crew. But I was wondering how it went on a 24m boat at sea for 3 weeks?
Thanks eSysman. Excellent answer, got right to the heart of what I wanted to understand. Be well. Happy travels!
Love these Q+A's - so many questions I ask myself whilst watching ur vids that get answered. Keep them going please !
Awesome videos, very informative. Thanks for taking the time to do them.
Great video! I have three questions: 1. How do Captains and Chiefs feel about "Hands-On" owners? Say an owner has taken some Coast Guard Auxiliary sailing classes, and done well and seriously at them, and wants to be an active part of the vessel's operations, not to take over but simply to learn and participate? 2. Is it better working for friendly owners who treat you like their equals, invite you to the Sky Deck after work to watch TV with them, or the more aloof owners who keep to themselves and only treat the crew as paid staff and nothing more? 3. How do crews typically deal with owners/guests who like to practice nudity in the hot tub or spa areas? Thanks so much, and fair winds!
The second question may also apply to a company. Better to keep a certain professional distance and not getting too personally. Also because the employees may tend to lose a certain respect towards their boss. Inviting them to a restaurant once in a while, to show gratitude for their work, is a different story.
I am amused by all these questions about being "mates" with the owners. The crew are "staff". Ask yourself this: when you go to a hotel do you treat the staff at a hotel as friends? Also outside countries like Iran, Iraq, USA etc nudity is not normally a problem with anyone.
the 3 it obvious, they are being paid so they will ignore and be discreet
@@JAmediaUK Regarding do I treat hotel staff as friends, I treat them the same as I would treat a friend. One need not BE friends with service personnel in order to treat them in a friendly manner. Wait staff, hotel staff, taxi drivers, are NOT my underlings nor my servants. They are people who as deserving of respect as I myself am, and so I treat them as such.
Interesting answers, thanks y'all!
Perfect use of the James Bond excerpts :D
….genuinely this vid was a lot more fascinating than I was expecting..amazing insight - thanks
"The Tudors" is a series about Henry 8th-very long but really really good. Love your videos-very informative. Been fortunate to be a guest of the owner(not a Charter) on few smaller yachts-between 125' and 195'. No better service anywhere than on a well run Yacht!! Thx again for your videos
Your content is first class, just going back over some of your previous work and really enjoying the content. Thanks 👍
Very informative and thoroughly enjoyable presentation. Thank you.
Always find these videos very interesting what I take from your last one is that life on board is not as glamorous as it looks .
Loved this video. Great explanations from the questions. Keep them coming. Cheers!
You got me with the conceteboots - made my day !
Don't have any questions, but just wanted to say I really enjoy your channel. Thanks so much for answering question, but I do missing seeing you dock walking, talking about super yachts and seeing some of your awesome videos.
Thanks for your comments. Hopefully I’ll be able to get back to filming when this period of all of our lives is in the past.
Love the channel. If I was twenty years younger, I would love to work on a yacht.
Love the Q & A Thanks so much for sharing!
I'm a Super Yacht Crew Member in training !! Thank you for sharing...
Thank you for great Q&As! My questions: 1) How deep was the water where Yogi sank and would they recover the yacht or contents? 2) During a transoceanic crossing when no owner or guests are onboard, is the crew allowed to use the guest staterooms instead of their crew accommodations? 3) We hear a lot about Atlantic crossings. How about Pacific? Is there a season in Australia, Indonesia, South Pac?
I’ve just found your channel a few days ago (suggested video from Jared Watney) and love your Q&As. My question is, have any of the owners you’ve worked for (or heard of any) done something big for the crew? Such as sending them to an “exotic” location as a thank you for why they do? Also what is it that you do on the yacht?
Thank you for such a very informative series of clips, I am taking a new role in the yachting business and Learning a lot from it
Thanks for another great Q&A. It was rather long... but the time just ‘flew by’. Excellent answers, insightful and very well thought out. Thanks again.
No question just to let you know, really enjoyed that 👍👍
Very interesting video, always good to hear other crew member prospectives on the industry. 😎👍
Do you ever have to tell your girl to wind her neck in when on board? lol
love this guys no-nonsense approach to telling it how it is, in subtle terms ;)
Super Yacht Captain, Aquaholic and this guy are my favs by far! All really great content! All upstanding men in their profession! Kudos to you 3!
Another great video answering those must know questions. Thanks! For the record I think I have been a subscriber for a long while now. Stay safe until things get back to normal.
Thanks. Really enjoy your Q & A sessions. Thanks for your valued time! Greetings. 👍
I just want to let you know Sir that I really enjoy your channel keep up the good work.
Great Q &A again I find it fascinating what some ppl ask 😂my question is for next time being a loyal subscriber for a long time is,, you always discuss the domes and communication devices onboard in your videos, is that your job role onboard to maintain all the electronic equipment and if so how do you keep up with the changes in technology? Understand if you cannot tell me,,🍺⚓️stay safe and nothing like a good coffee I can only imagine how good it is in Peru 👍🏻😎
I have followed you off and on for the last couple years. I thought this was your best post. Very revealing and substitutive of Life on a yacht, be it a super mega yaucht or not.
You’re very good on camera and I always enjoy your videos. Thanks for always keeping up to date. Cheers!
Have you experienced or know of owners who are more relaxed with their crews? Say for instance referring to each other by first names in a casual sense or allowing the crew to use super yacht toys?
I worked on a yacht were we could speak to the owners as Sir and Mrs, they would invite me to swim with them and we had breakfast lunch and dinner together every day
@@nortonsparkles7057 that sounds ideal especially during a long adventure on an expedition yacht. Fostering a sense of camaraderie and "what happens onboard affects us all". At the same time it's important to maintain some strong boundaries, precisely for the same reason
My father has a 105' Azimut with a captain and three crew members. The captain has become my father's confidant and acts as a stand-by friend when there are no family members or "standard" friend around. The two of them will go out to dinner at port quite often.
@@saadzein Off course.. Because he's the captain and not the guy cleaning the toilets
@@justicewarrior9187 Can't really argue with you on this one...
Great video! I’ve noticed you’ve said a few times that yachts don’t typically get very old. How long is the average life span of a mega yacht and what happens to the yacht at the end of its life?
You are so awesome in the way you answer this kind of stuff.
This is some great content. Happy to be a new subscriber. I never knew I needed to be interested in yachts and super yachts.
When it comes to new guests, is there a safety briefing? How would guests know how to react during an emergency? What would a safety briefing look like?
Love your videos, you do such a great job with them. I have not worked on a super/mega yacht but I was in the Navy and worked on an aircraft carrier, and it makes this lockdown feel like a walk in the park, my longest time between ports was 105 days, and even then we only got 2 days off the boat. What is the biggest yacht you have worked on or would like to work on?
Love the questions, your answers and the accent...❤️
There is something about your effortless presenting style that is very engaging
I love your channel eSysman. I was in the US navy 7 years. I had no idea working on a super yacht was so much like the navy. How do you guys have time for a family? Seems like a ton of time at sea and when inport, standing watch.
This is my favorite channel on youtube and god knows i follow a lot of them
Esyman is my equal first for all-time favourite KZhead channel. Harry from Harry's Garage is an equal to Esyman imho.
@@fisherh9111 As much as I don't have a single above all favourite channel, I sub to both Harry's channels, I only discovered eSysman's channel yesterday, I have only so far watched the Q&A's, but found myself making the same comparison.. Along with Tyrrell's Classic Workshop, I get the feeling eSysman's will be one of those select few I regularly check for new videos as the 'Notifications Bell' often fails to ring for me..
Watch Harry's Garage my self. Great stuff
Hi ! As usual really interesting video! your a natural presenter! With a great sense of natural humour! Keep up the great work! looking forward when your out and about again, after lockdown!
Another great video. Good content. Covered alot of different topics. Very informative. Thankyou.
Two questions, You seem to be interested in cars from your videos, what has been your favorite car that a yatch owner has owned? Secondly, what are the differences between being in maritime with Yatchs vs merchant marine?
Love the pfp. Saw that LM in person being restored.
Yacht mate, YACHT!!
What is the longest voyage you have done on a yacht, and how long did it take? Do owners ever offer to pay for the crew to do tours when in a new port? How often do captains (or engineer, 1st officer etc) of other yachts get invited over for a get-together? Do crews from different yachts tend to hang out together in port?
When you mentioned downtown abbey to explain the bs, I remembered afew years ago I was working in a 5 star hotel and the experience was the same. It was huge culture shock for me having come from corporate where the lines were clearlly not crossed to the hospitality industry where everything was interpersonal and blurred.
"if your ever in Peru"
Very interesting ... I actually was wondering what it would be like to work on a yacht (not for me tho). Thanks!
Being in lockdown like crewing on a super yacht. Great observation. Thanks.
My questions didn't get selected for the last video. I'm copying/pasting them again here: Apologies if these have already been asked, but I skimmed through the other Q&A videos and didn't find the answers. 1. Currently, AFAIK, the most advanced propulsion systems are using diesel-electric setups w/ no physical connection to the props. Where do you see propulsion technology for superyachts headed? 1a. Do you think superyachts will eventually go 100% electric? I'm talking about 'real' superyachts that are at least 50 meters LOA. 1b. What about hydrogen? You've probably seen the Aqua concept by Sinot Design. Seems like a good replacement for diesel, but there's no infrastructure. 2. I'm curious about the rotation pay schedule. Am I correct in assuming some positions will pay you year round even if you're NOT working on the yacht? If so, that sounds like the pretty good deal. 3. I understand it can be a nightmare to deal with firearms in various countries. Have you heard of any yachts that keep less lethal solutions on board, e.g., firearms that shoot rubber bullets, tasers, etc.? Thanks. Love the channel. And the 'GT2.'
Why would you need infrastructure? The boat is sitting on 2 parts Hydrogen, 1 part Oxygen. Just needs a simple generator to extract the Hydrogen and that's it, free fuel. I have wondered why the mega cargo ships, Warships etc don't run on hydrogen myself, they would never need any fuel, they are sitting in an endless supply of it!
I can answer question 2 for you. Positions like Chief Engineer(1) Officer(2) and Captain are mostly the ONLY positions that get rotation options. However, they only earn 25% of their wages when off the vessel. But having said this, when you earn 10k or more per month and then go home for 2 or 3 months, one earns to budget for the time you off because you have NO EXPENSES when you on board...
@@Cdr_Mansfield_Cumming - nothing's free. I don't know what the process of splitting hydrogen from water but hydrogen gas is highly explosive and storing that on a yacht isn't at all practical. Moreover, splitting hydrogen from water is energy intensive. Why do you think diesel engines have been around so long?
Great video again 👍 Do the senior crew (captain, eng/first mate etc) tend to stay with an owner or stay with the yacht when it’s sold for an upgrade? Say an owner goes from a 30m to a 40m yacht, does he keep his crew? When it comes to tipping, I know it’s normal on a charter to tip 10-15% but does the owner also tip his crew? Cheers!
Love the content and the channel! Question for your next Q&A: in the firearms video you talked about customs coming on board and searching the vessel. Can you go into more detail? Are you always searched by customs each time you enter a country, what are they looking for, do they search the entire vessel? Maybe any stories of them finding things that were not allowed, crazy searches etc.
I love these Q&As :)
Found your channel recently and thought it was super interesting and love the videos. Keep up the great work. I saw in one of your videos that you were speaking to some Filipinos in Tagalog. I was wondering what's the ethnicity that work on these super yachts? Do a lot of them come from a certain ethnicity or a certain part of the world?
It would be intersting if you do à video about sailing yacht like black perle and the diffrence between sail yacht and à motor yacht
Fascinating, enjoyed this honest glimpse into a strange world.
Once again a great Q&A. Although I also subscribe to Superyacht Captain and Jared Watney, I really enjoy your relaxed down to earth style and your perspective as an engineer. Looking forward to the next one and will post a question for it. Cheers mate
Certainly sucks to get off the boat after being away for a few months, then get stuck on lockdown.
My 70-foot sailboat only has one crew member and I always hookup with her. She’s called my girlfriend.
What make of yacht?
@@mrferret3356 it’s an Oyster🙂
Man this guy must be sooo cool having a girlfriend
I wish I had a yacht and a girlfriend, but alas, I only have a little dinghy.
@@mrferret33561
One of the most informative videos you have done, as an owner of a 50ft Sunseeker I sometimes wonder what it would be like to go down your occupation? Great videos Mark.
Great video!! I hope you get back on board soon!!
Great vid, you answered part of my jordan belfort question, the other part im curious to is how much say the crew would have over drug use/ debauchery or heavy partying. Also very curious how meals work onboard for guests, is it set times, or 24-7 concierge service?? Thanks love q&a
I'm from Peru and yeah Puku Puku is so good :). Love your videos pal
Goodonyah most enjoyable show.
the Groundhog Day reference was GREAT. burst out laughing.
That sly laugh at the start lol
Question: what's the boat you'd most like to work on that you haven't already been on?
Very informative & knowledge based.
I appreciate your candor and look forward to watching as a subscriber.
Three questions: 1. How do Captains and Chiefs feel about "Hands-On" owners? Say an owner has taken some Coast Guard Auxiliary sailing classes, and done well and seriously at them, and wants to be an active part of the vessel's operations, not to take over but simply to learn and participate? 2. Is it better working for friendly owners who treat you like their equals, invite you to the Sky Deck after work to watch TV with them, or the more aloof owners who keep to themselves and only treat the crew as paid staff and nothing more? 3. How do crews typically deal with owners/guests who like to practice nudity in the hot tub or spa areas?
Nice copy and paste there, seem familiar @PonyHorton
@@UKrulesSaysMe Yeah, it is copied and pasted. I was just wondering the same thing myself so I thought I would post it again.
Great informative stories. Have you ever heard of crew members or staff going missing when a Superyacht is doing a long journey?
Great question
Nice video, some interesting questions. I like your dry sense of humor.
Love the comment about lockdown. Made. Me feel much better 👍👍
Q: When coming onboard for the first time does the owner walk around greeting all the crew or is it just the chiefs (captian/1st officer/chief stew) that greet the owner?
from my experience, yes we had like a greeting line up with guests/owners. the same at the end of the charter.
I visualized sitting on a small boat with cannons and guns waiting for everyone to come back.
You are a super captain, best of luck to you. Comparing the lockdown with life on a superyacht was revealing!
You are a very good communicator. Your videos are awesome, very entertaining and instructive. I learned a lot, now i just need to get me a super Yacht and i'm set. Keep it on !
Wouldn’t a super yacht be closer to 250k for a week?
Love your videos, and have been a subscriber for quite a while now. My question, in cases when an owner really enjoys bringing his lady companions onboard, what is the general attitude from the crew, specifically the female crew? i.e. is there a sort of unspoken disgust towards a male owner philandering with many different women? Thanks!
Women look up to a man with many women. They'll rarely admit it but they look up to him. Competition anxiety.
If I owned a super yacht (not likely!!) I’d spend all my time in the engine room. I prefer engineering to sunbathing. Great shot from the drone in the Atlantic!
this!
For me I´d be on the bridge all the time!
If I owned a super yacht I'd likely be getting my pole waxed quite often. Big yachts attract attractive pole waxers by the swarms.
@@K3Flyguy 😂 😂 😂
Greetings from Trinidad. Wishing You Good Health. Thanks for Sharing Your Knowledge and Experience. Cheers Carlyle
Very, very cool idea for videos. Huge thanks!
I love the comment about people from the U.S... hahah Yea. cold dead hands.
Question: For larger yachts/ships/vessels do ships use ballast to maintain ship stability to maintain fuel economy? Thanks for your videos.
yes they do but not for fuel economy but instead purely for comfort from stability. depending on the size of the yacht of course, ballast liquid could actually be ships fuel, grey (dirty sewage) water, fresh water (for shower, sinks etc), pool's /hot tub's water (when ship is moving they are drained because of stability issues they could cause also they can flow over with the usual movement of the ship) or helicopter's fuel.
As a qualified marine engineer for 30 years now, with 20 of those years in the professional yachting industry, your opening line, with me looking away from the screen at that moment, brought the exact same expression to my face as yours at 0:08. 🙂 (comment made before watching the rest of the video).
I have the exact expressio machine but here in the US.. so my is labeled differently. Same manufacture, Sage. Good way to start out the day.
Now I almost feel pressure to ask something as I have been subscriber since start. :D But instead I might tell my experience, I have never felt interest into drugs, ever. But I am a techno/trance dj part time, and I was visiting mediterranean for 2009, 2010 summers. And I had this gig hairstyle that incorporated subtle and very short mohawk. I was wearing othervise upscale clothing. But I got a 40-50y woman coming down from huge yacht in diamonds and dress in Monaco, who came to ask me if I had cocaine to sell. I was very surpriced.
Worst experience on a super yacht? And best experience on a super yacht? And has anyone ever gone overboard? Thank for the insight
Sir, your videos are very worthy because it is informative and help to broaden our understanding of the world we live in , thank you
Another great video, wonderful work. Please stay healthy and safe
Question for next video: you mentioned the story of the crew member getting friendly with the owners wife. I'm surprised the boss wasn't upset that the entire crew knew and didn't say anything. This brings up a question: what is the typical privacy etiquette on board a yacht? If the crew know the wife, for example, is interacting with a crew member "outside of the job description" are they obligated to tell the owner? What if a quest did something unacceptable, etc? Love the channel!
When you set sail from 1 country to another say for instance Spain to USA , is there strict rules on food/drink, where you have to bin everything???
He has answered this in another Q&A. Basically if it doesn't leave the ship you are fine most of the time. Most countries are strict about what you bring into their country but don't care what's on the boat.
I’m surprised you only have 78k subscribers. Such great content. Thank you
Two questions I always wondered. Thanks. Plus, I love great coffee.
Q. Who makes the ''Rolls Royce'' standard yachts? Cheers.
feadship
And lursson
Question! As a crew member, do you have to pay for food and such with part of your salary or is it included?
All included.