Race Crew

All that has been said so far is true, from my own experiences and many of my friends that have worked professionally in sailing. A tiny minority have done very well, skippering large private yachts, charter fleet yachts (clipper/BT challenge etc) and America’s cup crew. The vast majority how ever have either worked along side in sail making, rigging, boat building, shore teams for campaigns or have done it for a couple of years got completely fed up with polishing boats and be treated badly by owners. As somebody who was in a position to follow this route I am glad to have got a dull career and bought my own boat instead.