The Yacht Guru's Bible
Take a deep breath, calm down, and don’t stress out about how to be a rockstar yacht stew. This book is an excellent resource for the newly hired crew who want to jumpstart their yachting career, as well as those still searching for a position who want to stand out in the sea of newbies. It also works as a very useful guide for anyone who wants to refresh their skills or use them for training new stews. And it’s loaded with information for those who are merely curious about what really happens below deck.
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Every yacht is different, and you never know what to expect until you step onboard. The Yacht Guru’s Bible eliminates anxiety by categorizing yacht service standards and expectations that apply to every yacht. Be in the know from day one about high-level food and beverage service with checklists, reference sheets, and schedules. Get ahead in your career with insider info on table setting and décor, dishes, glassware, cutlery, and even flower arranging and care. Be ready to tackle housekeeping and laundry with extensive guidelines and tips.
This book will show you all you need to:
- ·Know training requirements for yacht stews.
- Understand the chain of command and each position onboard.
- Get a head start on important nautical terminology expressions and standard yacht interior domain names that stews should know.
- Save time with sample daily, weekly, and monthly duties templates.
- Eliminate last-minute panic with guest pre-arrival task lists.
- Make a good first impression with helpful tips for guest relations and etiquette.
- Be aware of privacy rules, confidentiality, and professional boundaries.
- Make life easier with guest-on-duty templates for solo stew/cook-stew, and two - to four stew rosters.
- Take advantage of outlines of the food and beverage skills stews are expected to know.
- Measure your abilities with assessments of skills required as Junior Stew, Second Stew, and Chief Stew.
- Utilize detailed "how-to" advice covering guest services, laundry/linen care, housekeeping, valet service, Silver Service, Advanced Service, and floral arranging.
- Stay on track of stew daily responsibilities when no guests are on.