Working for Bayan Blue
Bayan Blue runs luxury crewed yachting holidays. Key to our success are
the crew themselves.
Our crews have to be able to run yachting holidays for discerning clients. Customer care is paramount, along with local knowledge and technical skills.
Bayan Blue provide accommodation on board our yachts, uniform, health insurance, meals while on charter and a competitive pay and bonus package. Unlike our competitors, our contracts are UK-based, giving our employees the same rights they enjoy in the UK.
Please read on to find out if you could be suitable for Bayan Blue.
General Introduction
Our crews must work together as a team to ensure our clients have the best possible holiday. While each member has a distinct role, there is a great deal of crossover. The skipper must be able to assist the chef with the food preparation and the chef must be able to sail the yacht.
We place great emphasis on the social skills of our crews - our guests should feel that the yacht is their home for the week.
To help put our guests at ease, our crew must act as the perfect hosts - we place more emphasis on table manners than we do on sailing ability. While running a 50' yacht is no easy task, our crews are challenged to adapt their behaviour to suit their guests' preferences.
Accommodation onboard our yacht is in double, en-suite, air conditioned cabins - hence our crew must be couples.
Skippers
From our web site:
"The skipper, in conjunction with the guests, will work out a suitable itinerary for the holiday. He will sail the boat and provide informal tuition as well as deal with any formalities required by the port authorities. The skipper is primarily responsible for the safety of the whole crew."
Skippers must:
- Hold a commercially endorsed RYA Yachtmaster Offshore qualification, including all the relevant certificates - 1st Aid, Medical, Sea Survival.
- Have a track record of providing sail yacht charter holidays in the Mediterranean - for example, several seasons flotilla or bare boat work.
- Proven customer care skills in the marine leisure industry.
- Be able to demonstrate engineering ability, including electrics, diesel engine maintenance, standing and running rigging.
- Have good computer literacy, including the use of Microsoft Excel, Outlook and Word.
- Hold an EU passport.
- Hold a driving license valid in Greece.
In addition, these are desirable:
- A working knowledge of our Ionian cruising area.
- RYA Powerboat Level II qualification.
- Previous experience working and living with clients on board a sail yacht.
- The ability to cook.
Chefs
From our web site:
"The Chef/First Mate is responsible for provisioning the boat and preparing the meals, as well as assisting on deck as required."
Chefs must:
- Have completed a cookery course designed for the yachting or ski chalet industries, or have equivalent experience.
- Have lived and worked on a sail yacht - for example, several seasons as a flotilla host.
- Have proven customer care skills in the marine leisure industry.
- Be able to manage the day-to-day accounting on board.
- Have good computer literacy, including the use of Microsoft Excel, Outlook and Word.
- Hold an EU passport.
- Hold a driving license valid in Greece.
In addition, these are desirable:
- RYA Day Skipper qualification.
- A working knowledge of our Ionian cruising area.
- RYA Powerboat Level II qualification.
- Previous experience working and living with clients on board a sail yacht.
- Silver service experience.
To find out more about working for Bayan Blue, please send your CVs and a covering email to nick@bayanblue.com. Beware that we are sticklers for punctuation and spelling so please check before sending!
