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Are you Passionate about Boats and Sailing? Do you want to work in beautiful locations in the sunshine? Are you a people person that loves meeting new people?

Because we have MANY fantastic opportunities for YOU to join our teams in Greece and Croatia!

All roles come with a competitive salary, flights, accommodation, as well as global career opportunities, training sponsorship for our top performers as well as a fantastic staff yacht usage policy!

Chief Instructor - to lead our sailing School in Lefkas, Greece and Agana, Croatia. The role will include setting up the sailing school for the season, ensuring the sailing school yachts meet the RYA standards and working closely with the base manager to design a plan for the summer. You will be joining an experienced base team and leading another a team of Cruising instructors during the season. We teach a range of courses, including RYA Competent Crew and Day Skipper. This is a very flexible role with time on the water and interacting with guests as well as shore-based duties.

Cruising Instructor - You will be supporting our Chief Instructors in providing a range of courses, including Start Yachting, Competent Crew, Day Skipper and ICC. You should have experience managing lessons and small teams with the ability to identify issues before they grow into larger problems.

Bareboat Skippers and Flotilla Skippers - If you have your RYA Yachtmaster qualification (must be commercially endorsed) and are looking for your next role on board, you may be perfect for one of our Skipper roles. You will be guiding the guest boats through their trip and ensuring everyone is safe and happy.

Flotilla Hosts – Punch parties, group meals and dinghy races! If you are organised, proactive and love spending time with people, then this is a great chance to build your miles and do what you love most, sailing, and meeting new people!

Flotilla Technicians and Marine Technicians – with onboard and shore-based roles available, this role will revolve around maintaining our fleet of yachts. This is a great role if you are confident with basic yacht repairs, including diesel engines, outboards, marine plumbing and being part of a strong and experienced team!

If one of these roles sounds perfect for YOU, please click on the links for a full job description and APPLY TODAY!

If you have any questions, please feel welcome to contact our recruitment team, and we will be happy to help! [email protected]

We can't wait to hear from you!

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We are looking for enthusiastic and proactive people for a range of roles based in Lefkas, Greece.

All roles come with a competitive salary, flights, accommodation, as well as global career opportunities, training sponsorship for our top performers as well as a fantastic staff yacht usage policy!

Yachtmaster Instructor - to lead our sailing School in Lefkas, Greece. The role will include setting up the sailing school for the season, ensuring the sailing school yachts meet the RYA standards and working closely with the base manager to design a plan for the summer. You will be joining an experienced base team and leading another Cruising instructor during the season. We teach a range of courses including RYA Competent Crew and Day Skipper. This is a very flexible role with time on the water and interacting with guests as well as shore-based duties.

Bareboat Skippers and Flotilla Skippers - If you have your RYA Yachtmaster Coastal qualification and are looking for your next role on board you may be perfect for one of our Skipper roles. You will be guiding the guest boats through their trip and ensuring everyone is safe and happy.

Flotilla Hosts – Punch parties, group meals and dinghy races! If you are organised, proactive and love spending time with people then this is a great chance to build your miles and do what you love most, sailing, and meeting new people!

Flotilla Technicians and Base Technicians – with onboard and shore-based roles available this role will revolve around maintaining our fleet of yachts. This is a great role if you are confident with basic yacht repairs including diesel engines, outboards, marine plumbing and being part of a strong and experienced team!

To apply or learn more, please visit our website via the links in the highlighted roles!

You can also contact our Yachts Recruitment Team by emailing [email protected]

We can't wait to hear from you!

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#SailingClubs - Sailing holiday firm Sunsail is ‘Funding the Future for Sailing Clubs’ in a new UK-wide competition for £5,000 in funding.

As British Marine reports, sailing and yachting clubs across Britain taking part must submit a business plan to detail what they would do with the funding — from new equipment to membership drives to youth sail training and more.

The club with the most innovative idea, as judged by a panel including Volvo Ocean Race veteran Dee Caffari, will win the investment to bring their plans to fruition — as well as a place on Sunsail’s stand at January’s London Boat Show.

British Marine has more on the story HERE.

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#TradeNewsBBC News reports that nearly 100 jobs could be at risk in Portsmouth as sailing holiday firm Sunsail plans to relocate its operations to London.

The company, which specialises in sailing tourism and boat rentals, says it is consulting individually with staff as it consolidates with other brands under the Specialist Holidays Group umbrella - including yacht operator The Moorings - at a new headquarters in Surbiton.

However, the company has confirmed that its UK operations of schools and events will remain in Port Solent and are not affected by the relocation plans.

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Naval Visits focuses on forthcoming courtesy visits by foreign navies from our nearest neighbours, to navies from European Union and perhaps even those navies from far-flung distant shores.

In covering these Naval Visits, the range of nationality arising from these vessels can also be broad in terms of the variety of ships docking in our ports.

The list of naval ship types is long and they perform many tasks. These naval ships can include coastal patrol vessels, mine-sweepers, mine-hunters, frigates, destroyers, amphibious dock-landing vessels, helicopter-carriers, submarine support ships and the rarer sighting of submarines.

When Naval Visits are made, it is those that are open to the public to come on board, provide an excellent opportunity to demonstrate up close and personal, what these look like and what they can do and a chance to discuss with the crew.

It can make even more interesting for visitors when a flotilla arrives, particularly comprising an international fleet, adding to the sense of curiosity and adding a greater mix to the type of vessels boarded.

All of this makes Naval Visits a fascinating and intriguing insight into the role of navies from abroad, as they spend time in our ports, mostly for a weekend-long call, having completed exercises at sea.

These naval exercises can involve joint co-operation between other naval fleets off Ireland, in the approaches of the Atlantic, and way offshore of the coasts of western European countries.

In certain circumstances, Naval Visits involve vessels which are making repositioning voyages over long distances between continents, having completed a tour of duty in zones of conflict.

Joint naval fleet exercises bring an increased integration of navies within Europe and beyond. These exercises improve greater co-operation at EU level but also internationally, not just on a political front, but these exercises enable shared training skills in carrying out naval skills and also knowledge.

Naval Visits are also reciprocal, in that the Irish Naval Service, has over the decades, visited major gatherings overseas, while also carrying out specific operations on many fronts.

Ireland can, therefore, be represented through these ships that also act as floating ambassadorial platforms, supporting our national interests.

These interests are not exclusively political in terms of foreign policy, through humanitarian commitments, but are also to assist existing trade and tourism links and also develop further.

Equally important is our relationship with the Irish diaspora, and to share this sense of identity with the rest of the World.