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Superyacht Success
The insider's guide to the yachting industry
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Entertaining, authoritative, and fascinating.– Joseph Finder, New York Times bestselling author of The Oligarch’s Daughter This book contains gold ... I highly recommend it to anyone working within the industry.– Tim Clarke, Director of Quay Group A book filled with honesty, valuable advice and plenty of...
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An insider’s guide to the superyacht industry, detailing how to get in, progress through the ranks and thrive on the journey.
An insider’s guide to the superyacht industry, detailing how to get in, progress through the ranks and thrive on the journey.
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Entertaining, authoritative, and fascinating.
– Joseph Finder, New York Times bestselling author of The Oligarch’s Daughter
This book contains gold ... I highly recommend it to anyone working within the industry.
– Tim Clarke, Director of Quay Group
A book filled with honesty, valuable advice and plenty of reality.
– Martin Redmayne, Chairman & Editor in Chief of The Superyacht Group / The Superyacht Agency
An insider’s guide to the superyacht industry, detailing how to get in, progress through the ranks and thrive on the journey.
I have made a life’s career within the superyacht community, and in Superyacht Success I share this openly. This is for readers who want to start or continue a career in the superyacht industry, as well as for those who want an insight into the most amazing workplace.
Superyacht Success is an audience with one of the most experienced superyacht captains in the business, and gives you the insider’s take on the culture of the industry, how to get hired and how to thrive as you progress through the ranks – handling the demand for absolute perfection at all times, yet avoiding the easy trap of allowing yachting to become your life.
Section 1 provides an overview of the industry and its history.
Section 2 examines getting hired (detailing useful qualifications and experience, and advice on agencies and interviews), embracing being new, understanding life on board, and typical career pathways.
Section 3 covers questions of leadership: establishing a culture of openness and trust, setting boundaries, dealing with the demands of perfectionism.
Section 4 dives into questions of captaincy: communication and crafting a superyacht life well lived.
Section 5 comprises an invaluable toolbox of advice and techniques for crew at all levels from boat handling to briefing teams.
Chapters also feature ’10 Dos and Don’ts’ boxes, as well as insights from other high-profile professionals within the industry.
This is the definitive insider’s guide to the normally shielded world of superyachts, and clearly sets out what crew need to know to progress and succeed.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781399426497
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 09 October 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustration: Black and white photography printed alongside the text
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 28.0mm
Width: 160.0mm
Height: 236.0mm
Weight: 460g
Pages: 256
About the Author
Brendan O'Shannassy grew up in Fremantle, Australia, and gained his undergraduate degree and officer education with the Royal Australian Navy. After a period in commercial maritime he joined his first superyacht as a deck hand in 2001, and his first captaincy was in 2006. His yacht racing career has also seen him participate in multiple Sydney Hobarts, the Fastnet Race, and many more.
Brendan continues to study and is currently beginning a PhD in marine data collection. He is also the author of Superyacht Captain, published by Adlard Coles in 2022.
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