Don’t fancy being an employee? Want a shorebased life working around boats, meeting lots of new people? How about running your own boat hotel? Check out these three amazingly eccentric hotel boats we saw posted for sale by Boatshed Lancashire: These guys, Hollywood Barges, own the three boats and run them
Good with your hands? Becoming a marine engineer is a popular career path for technically-minded people with a passion for boats and the sea. There are many different types of marine engineering roles available, both at sea and ashore, and there are lots of routes you can take if you want to become qualified. Working
So, this article needs no introduction: sailing is expensive. We’ve got some tips & tricks about how you can sail for free, perhaps in order to build your experience and qualifications with the view of becoming a professional sailor, or perhaps just for fun. Well, OK, not entirely for free – but much cheaper than
The pinnacle of sailing qualifications for many sailors is the RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Offshore ticket. Generally speaking, this is the qualification – known as a “ticket” in the sailing world – you need if you want to work on a sailing yacht as skipper or mate. Taking the Yachtmaster exam is a big deal, and it’s
Where there is water, there are boats. And where there are boats, there are marinas. In the UK, there are marinas all around the country, dotted along the coast and on the inland waterways. Some marinas are privately owned and independently operated; others are privately owned but part of larger chains; and some are owned
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