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Full time boat captain and other duties on a 60 ft. sport fishing boat.

100 Ton Captain for Dining Yacht
Yacht Dining Cruises & Events – Tampa, FL 33602/>
$50,000 – $55,000 a year

Yacht Dining Cruises & Events operates Florida’s largest and premier fleet of dining and wedding yachts out of Tampa Channelside and Clearwater Marina. Our dining cruises consist of public lunch and dinner cruises, private events, corporate functions, social gatherings, beautiful weddings and much more. Yacht also owns and operates Pirate Water Taxi with a fleet of 4 water taxis offering hop on-hop off service at 15 stops along the Hillsborough River in downtown Tampa.

This position will include captaining cruises on any of our four Yachts – 600 passenger, 150 passenger, 128 passenger, transfers to other docking facilities and also heading up maintenance/repair projects.

Requirements: USCG 100 Ton license required. At least one year of current experience on passenger vessels. Must be a people person, friendly and professional. The Captain is one of the first people our customers see upon boarding!

This position includes a suite of full time benefits with a very generous company contribution for employee AND dependent’s Health and Dental insurance. Other insurances offered include vision, life, accident, disability and much more. Benefits are effective the first of the month following just 30 days!

All employees receive complimentary dinner cruise tickets and 401k options after just 6 months!
Yacht StarShip is a great place to work and is consistently rated as a top Florida destination.

Must be available nights, weekends and holidays as these are the times most of our dining cruises occur.

You can visit our website for more information regarding our services at

This is a salaried position with extra earning potential of bonuses and incentives.

Please respond to this ad with a resume that includes previous Captain experience including length and types of vessels you have captained.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $50,000.00 to $55,000.00 /year

Experience:

Captain: 1 year

Location:

Tampa, FL 33602

License:

100 Ton

62,400 – $67,400

We are looking for a Full-Time Captain for a family owned 52 Grand Banks that is based out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida USA. We desire a Captain familiar with the Northeastern Seaboard of the United States and the Bahamas.

This is a private vessel that will never be chartered. Currently heading up North at this time from Florida. We reside in New York and will go to the yacht most weekends throughout summer months (Arriving Fridays and departing Monday mornings). Our summer schedule usually includes Newport and Nantucket. We may also include Martha’s Vineyard, Block Island and/or Sag Harbor, and possibly New York City later in the season when the boat heads back south to Florida. The boat heads South in Fall for maintenance and travels in the winters to south Florida, Bahamas and/or Caribbean. Our time on the boat in winter season tend to be approximately 2 trips per month. All usually short trips from 3 days to maybe one week at most during the winter.

We desire a Captain that is interested in maintaining and operating a personal yacht of this size. When we need a stew for our trips we would expect the captain to locate qualified personnel and also for maintenance and any repairs. We would like a Captain to have experience maintaining and troubleshooting to keep the yacht in excellent condition. We are looking for someone who is honest, hard working, and easy to get along with. We expect a Captain to have our best interest in mind by negotiating with vendors to help keep expenses down. Salary is $62,400 per year plus an annual bonus of $3,000-6,000 per year. We will provide uniforms and 4 weeks paid vacation per year.

This is a family boat. We grew up boating and love being on the water. We would hire a stew to help with family trips. Want someone who helps to keep expenses down. Want a captain who will take good care of our boat, is neat and organized. We will spend summers up northeast and winters in the south (Fla, Bahamas and Caribbean). When children are on board we usually bring our Nanny. We will get hotel rooms when necessary for additional crew or guests. We are friendly and enjoy dining out, shopping and relaxing onboard. We cook sometimes but appreciate crew that is also handy with preparing snacks, cocktails etc. Cooking is not at all a requirement. We desire a captain with experience traveling to our above destinations and knows these locations for best dockage with the best amenities. We want a Captain that will keep dockage costs at a minimum when we are not onboard utilizing a Mooring or on the hook. When we travel to some destinations we also enjoy the Mooring or hook at times as well.

Work Experience Requirements

All applicants must have previous experience in working on a Yacht.

Language Requirements

At least basic knowledge of the English language is required.

Certificates and Qualifications

Valid STCW certificates are required from all applicants.
Please sign up for STCW courses and obtain the certificates if you don’t have it yet.

Schooner Woodwind USCG Licensed Captain
Schooner Woodwind – Annapolis, MD
$44,000 a year
Schooner Woodwind & Woodwind II are identical 74 foot sailing yachts available for public sailing and private events.

Since 1993 the Woodwinds have been a family owned and operated company.

CAPTAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Excellent skills in boat handling
Share the adventure of sailing with our guests from a historic, environmental and geographic point of view
with a sense of humor

Ability to set the proper atmosphere for the safety of the passengers and crew. Acting as a host (on a rotational basis) to our “Boat and Breakfast” guests (extra pay)
Maintenance of our vessels

o Regular engine maintenance>

o Upkeep of brightwork, rigging, plumbing

o Other system maintenance.

o During the off season (November through March), share the responsibility to ready the boat for the following season

o More complex maintenance skills in woodworking, painting, varnishing, etc.

Help with preparation for USCG inspections
In emergency situations, employees may need to change their normal operations and help secure business

property, assets and/or vessel safety

BACKGROUND

The successful candidate will be a friendly and safe professional captain who will have several years of experience:
Working as a captain, aboard a sailing vessel doing similar activities as outlined above
Managing a crew and maintenance workers to get work done timely and on task
Will have the maintenance skills to carry out the tasks described above

QUALIFICATIONS

The successful candidate will have a valid USCG License as a Master of Auxiliary Sail Vessels with a minimum of

an Inland rating and 50 Gross Tons, a Marine Radio Operators Permit, a clean USCG record, and have no objections

about being enrolled in a random drug-testing program. The person must also have the following qualifications:

Excellent oral communication skills
Expertise in Maintenance organization and implementation
Be a skillful leader and trainer for crew
Open to new ideas, and a “team-player”
Must look at the responsibility of these boats as if they were their own

COMPENSATION

The full time position would be salaried with a starting salary around $44,000 depending on experience. Gratuities

also add up to additional compensation and averages around $2500. If the captain performed as expected and was

able to take on more responsibility reasonable increases could be expected. Weekly workload ranges from 40-50

hours, and there is a generous PTO policy during the winter months. We also offer health benefits and retirement
plan options.
In addition to the salary mentioned above, we will pay an additional $75 per Boat & Breakfast night duty.
OTHER COMPENSATION
Our standard employee perks include the ability to bring friends & family aboard the Woodwinds when seats are

available and employee discounts at Pusser’s Caribbean Grille Restaurant and Store.

Are you looking for a career in the Marine Industry with in-house training and opportunities for growth and development?

Become part of the fast growing Team that is the leader in Marine Towing and Salvage. With our fast paced environment and our intense training program, our Captains gain many years of experience in just a couple of years. There are opportunities for growth inside the company, as well as exposure to multiple aspects of the marine industry such as; boom division, launch service, charter division, towing operation and salvage operation, which are great for a resume. Working for TowBoatU.S. is a chance for you to use the license you worked hard to get, while excelling your career forward.

Applicants must hold USCG License with Near Coastal rating, as well as a Commercial Assistance Towing Endorsement. Current TWIC Card and Valid Passport also required. Scuba Certification is a plus.

Do you know someone who would LOVE to get paid to spend their days on the water??? Well…SEA TOW AVALON IS HIRING Full and Part Time!!! We are looking for USCG licensed captains with the Towing Endorsement. Applicants must live in the Avalon, NJ area and be able to demonstrate competent boat handling skills. Applicants must pass a pre employment drug test and be enrolled in random drug testing program through our company. Diving certification or mechanical skills a plus.

Cruise on the Connecticut River in Massachusetts on a newly commissioned tourboat. Firstlight Power is currently seeking a licensed captain for our 2018 season to operate our 2017 40 X 14 Pontoon style vessel with a 49+2 capacity. Tours operate on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from July 6 through October 14th. A minimum 25 ton license is required.

Captains & Mates

Our Captain and Mate positions require a degree, proper licenses, and previous experience navigating vessels of similar size to our cruise ships. Most of our ships are licensed under Subchapter K of USCG regulation and all are equipped with the latest safety, navigation, and communications systems. Our Captain positions are ideal for current or retired Naval and Coast Guard officers with command experience who are interested in a second career. Our Mate positions are perfect for licensed captains who are looking for an onboard leadership role. Candidates must be able to get along with well-educated, affluent passengers, and represent the company in a professional manner.

Both Captains and Mates will work for a rotation of 6 weeks on and 2 weeks off as a part of their full-time employment. This flexible work schedule allows our Captains and Mates to live anywhere in the nation and travel to the ship when necessary. On board, both Captains and Mates receive private accommodations.

Note: Due to Coast Guard regulations, we can only hire American citizens to work on board our ships. All candidates must also be able to pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol test to be officially hired.

Tow Boat Captain
TowBoatUS Lake Norman – Cornelius, NC 28031
$30,000 – $60,000 a year

TowBoatUS Lake Norman is looking for a boat captain and sunken recovery technician. We are the only company on the lake that handles the big jobs from sunken excavators to 1.5 million dollar yachts hard aground. Only hard working, reliable candidates will be considered. Starting pay is depending on experience and performance. Complete resumes only.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $30,000.00 to $60,000.00 /year

Experience:

Boating: 5 years (Required)

Education:

High school or equivalent (Required)

Job Location:

Cornelius, NC 28031 (Preferred)

License or certification:

Driver’s License (Required)

*TowBoatUS Charlotte Harbor*** is seeking experienced and responsible captains to join our crew. If you think you have what it takes to work in the fast paced field of marine towing and salvage. We are looking to hire Captains in the PINE ISLAND, PUNTA GORDA and BOCA GRANDE areas!

Areas of coverage are Gasparilla Sound, Charlotte Harbor, Pine Island Sound, and the Gulf Waters.

***Must have a USCG captains license with a towing endorsement.