New jobs at sea with the growing fleet of superyachts
The global crew is on track to reach 100; there are fears of difficulty finding qualified resources in the future.
More boats = more crews.
The reasoning is quite simple and in fact makes perfect sense, because the global market scenario will be exactly like this.
The progressive growth of the global fleet of superyachts will inevitably, and fortunately, lead to an increase in the number of people working on board. But by how much?
Boat International did the math in an analysis of the crew labor market based on the 2021 Global Order Book numbers.
According to these data, the number of superyachts under construction or on order last year was 1.024, an increase of almost 25% compared to 2020's 821.
Immediately after delivery, these yachts will require crews for their operational management: the number of these workers is estimated to be between 6.100 and 10.400 within the next four to five years.
If we consider that, according to Boat Pro Data, the current number of people working on board is currently between 46.800 and 87.700, the sum is quickly reached and is close to 100 thousand "sailors".
Great news for those seeking employment in the luxury yachting industry, but there are also some doubts about the sector's ability to meet this need for professionals who are often hard to find, especially qualified ones.
According to some experts, in the short term, this increased demand will translate into higher salaries and increased crew turnover: in addition to those approaching yachting for the first time, the demand for work will also lead many professionals to return to the sector they may have previously abandoned, for example due to critical issues such as lack of free time.
In Great Britain, there has already been strong interest in specific training courses: for example, the UKSA-United Kingdom Sailing Academy has seen a 108% increase in enrollments for its yachting hospitality courses, with the average age of participants dropping from 31 in 2015 to just 22 last year.
According to the center's leaders, this phenomenon is due both to the surge in attractiveness of a job that, even during the pandemic, allows one to live outdoors, and to the desire to find alternatives to university and "see the world."
From a yacht this is certainly possible, and probably more beautiful.
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