WELCOME ABOARD The SaltyJobs ethos is to inspire work in the marine industry, and a way we do this is by sharing industry knowledge with you. These articles are a way for us to inspire your dreams to work in and around this industry, and we share tips & tricks to help you get into
Introducing Tall Ship Kaskelot Kaskelot was originally a traditional Baltic Trader, launched in 1948 by J. Ring-Andersen, one of the world’s most reputable shipyards. She was built for the Royal Greenland Trading Company at the Svendborg shipyard in Denmark. During the 1960s Kaskelot worked as a support vessel for fisheries in the Faroe Islands. In 1981 she
Salty Weekend Happened Salty Weekend has been on the horizon since 2017. It finally happened in February 2018, and it was amazing: It ran from Friday to Sunday 16-18th February 2018 Hosted onboard Excelsior in Lowestoft, UK There were six places, at £200 per person Included accommodation, breakfast, lunch & supper onboard Talks and workshops from
It’s Time To Talk OK guys… it’s about time we had this conversation. You’ve asked for it. And everyone’s talking about it. The environment. Shipping. The maritime industry. Plastic bloody straws. Eleanor took this photo in the BEAUTIFUL Poole Harbour in 2016. Look at that moon. The nature reserves. And then the great
Boat Building: Not Just A Dream Have you ever dreamed about becoming a boat builder? We understand. It oozes nostalgia, even if you have no nostalgic connection to it. It is easily romanticised, even if you see nothing romantic about caulking metres of seams a day. And your colleagues will be the best you’ve ever worked with, even if
This Time Of Year This is always a bit of a funny time of year. Winter sailing isn’t always at the top of our mind. Instead there’s Christmas. Spending a lot of time with family. Societal pressures to buy stuff, spend money, eat too much, drink too much. And then comes New Year and the overwhelming
A Long Drive From Plymouth To Lowestoft Last week, I drove many hundreds of miles from the border of Devon/Cornwall to Lowestoft, in Suffolk, on the East Coast of England. It. Was. Long. I was driving by myself, and it took about 7-8 hours on the way up and two 3.5 hour journeys, via an
2017: A Year Of Salty Adventures Throughout 2017, SaltyJobs has been on many adventures, by land and by sea. We’ve hung out with our friends around the country, who work on all kinds of boats and in different parts of the marine industry. We’ve seen old friends, made new friends, re-kindled connections, and discovered new
Vanishing Sail We’ve heard the film ‘Vanishing Sail’ pop up on our radar quite a lot this year. Our friends at Boatshed.com have been sponsoring it on tour at nautical screenings. It has been shown all across the UK, and over the pond in the Caribbean as well. Last week we finally caught up with it
Meeting Irene Two ships passing in the night… That old phrase, conjuring images steeped in history and missed connection. Sailing ship Irene and I had yet to cross paths. One of the last west Country Trading ketches, a 1907 120ft gaffer with a few stories to tell, Irene sounded like my kind of boat. But
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