Its no surprise how many people who work on boats use this not on a daily basis, because it is one of the most versatile knots. Great for making a loop or an eye at the end of your line. It can be used to tie through or around an object like a piling or a cleat. It will be a knot you will...

Its no doubt that the tender is one of the most used items onboard any super yacht. The tender is constantly being used to shuttle guests back to the yacht, the delivery groceries, and running general errands. The tender will require maintenance after it has had some use. We will elaborate...

One of the fundamental skills a deckhand or a crew member will need to know is how to drop and anchor and how to retrieve an anchor. These large yacht have heavy duty windlass anchor systems, and learning how they operate is key to your safety, to not damaging them and to safely securing the...

One of the most used piece of equipment onboard is your tender. This is the little boat used to run errands and deliver people back and fourth to the yacht. These tenders are usually stored on board using a davit or crane system. Sometimes the tenders will be towed but in most cases the...

One of the most delicate but rewarding tasks that yacht stewardesses have to do is table settings. These can be festive for the mood, or the affair. They can be high luxury, or beach vibe, contemporary or exotic. It really depends on the guests and their requests.

It may just seem like fancy...

When you working on a yacht, the service is nothing less than 5 stars. This means everything needs to be on point. That also means the toilet paper. Now at most homes no one worries about the way it’s folded. On a super yacht it’s a different story. The guests will know that you...

At some point in your yachting career you will be asked to drive a tender. It doesn’t matter if your stewardess, chef, engineer or deckhand. You should get familiar with how to operate a tender to be a valuable asset to the yacht and its guests.

Below is a video showing the basic...

As a deckhand on board, you will have to store your mooring lines and general lines and ropes you have on board. This method is the preferred way all the yachtsmen like to have their lines coiled for storage.

Watch the video closely and do plenty of practice till it looks clean and tidy.

How to properly store fenders, and some information on their safety valves can be seen in detail in the video below.

The stopper knot is used primarily in the mediterranean to more the boat with the ground lines given by the marina. The problem with ground lines is they need to be winched in to get the correct tension. The problem is taking off the tension of the line from the winch without losing the...

There are a handful of napkin folds that you will need to learn, this is one of the most used napkin folds you will find yourself doing time and time again.