July 2023 to present - permanent work

M/Y Monaco - 38m Feadship: 7 crew – Private and charter yacht (up to 8 guests). My jobs onboard include helping launch and recover the yacht’s tenders, tender driving, wash downs, teak part 1 & 2, polishing stainless steel and the yacht’s superstructure.  Provide assistance in the engine room when required and undertake with day and night navigational watches during passage to the French Riviera from Spain.  

April 2023 - July 2023 - daywork/freelance Mediterranean

M/Y Siren 23m Princess (Superyacht tender) 1 day: Teak part 1 & 2 the flybridge, cockpit, swim platform and side decks and bow

M/Y Triple Eight 28m Sunseeker  - 4 crew -  7 days for an owner trip with two guests as the sole deckhand. My jobs included: full wash down, polishing stainless steel, blading the windows, launching & retrieving the yachts tender, anchoring and helping giving the captain instructions when berthing and leaving the berth. 

M/Y EH2  37m Benetti 1 day: cleaning the boat after charter in preparation for their next charter. My jobs onboard included washdown of the boats exterior, cleaning the windows and scrubbing the teak decks.

M/Y Lord Nelson 14.5m  Yacht Delivery: Delivery of BlueWaters training vessel from Antibes to Palma.  During the passage, my jobs included solo watch keeping throughout the day and night, plotting position fixes on charts and using radar to identify any potential hazards while underway.

February 2015 – April 2023, Yacht Maintenance (self employed)
Working around education and employment, I have become efficient at many types of yacht maintenance including wash and polishing, bilge and window cleaning, hull preparation for new antifouling, applying antifouling and changing anodes.  I have worked on several boats of customers, family and friends ranging from 7m to 15m

April 2022 – to November 2022, Marina Operative, Poole Quay Boat Haven (Poole Harbour Commissioners), Poole
A mutual contact put me in touch with the Marina manager ahead of the 2022 season. I joined the team at the beginning of April 2022. During my time here, my responsibilities and duties included taking bookings over the telephone, using the marina VHF to allocate berths. I provided assistance to visitors and berth holders on the pontoon by catching lines and calling distances. Help maintain the marina and report any issues to the marina manager. I also operated the marina water taxi, ferrying berth holders between marina’s and out to the swinging moorings.  Reason for leaving: End of contract.

September 2021 – Yacht Broker, Clipper Marine, Poole - for the Southampton International Boat Show 2021 

June 2020 – August 2020, Boat Operative, The Ice Cream Boat Co., Poole
Helm a 4.2m River420xr motorboat selling Ice creams to beaches across Poole, Sandbanks and Christchurch.

March 2018 – July 2020, Assistant Yacht Broker, Parkstone Bay Yachts, Poole
As an Assistant Yacht Broker, my roles included: updating listings and databases, general office administration, prepared boats for viewings and taking clients to the boats, making sure they were in a presentable condition, advising clients on various boats and negotiated sales, answering client enquiries and taking boats out on sea trials.

December 2017, Sunseeker Technology Centre, Sunseeker International, Poole (work experience)
Assembled various electronic items, including screens and switches into helm station panels.

September 2017,2018,2019 Boat Show assistance, Southampton Boat Show, Ultrasonic Antifouling LTD, Poole (work experience)
Assisted on the exhibition stand, welcoming visitors and providing information.

February 2016 – March 2016, Yard Hand, Parkstone Yacht Club, Poole (work experience)
During my time as a Yard hand, my jobs included: Help with general maintenance in the yard, Assist Launching and lifting owners boats, Checking lines and fenders on owner's boats prior to bad weather, antifouling, polishing, and cleaning the yards launch and support ribs.