With superyacht crew turnover for some roles in excess of 50% per year, these are – and costly – questions for Owners, Captains, Managers, Recruiters and crew themselves to consider. The rate of attrition can be particularly high on newbuild vessels and amongst junior crew, stews, deck crew and chefs.

It was against this backdrop that Quaynote gathered crew experts in Nice, France this March for Improving Yacht Crew Retention, 3rd Annual conference. “We definitely see a higher turnover amongst the junior ranks, especially with interior crew”, observed Katie Thornton Crewing Superintendent at Al Seer Marine. “Although we have seen improvement since implementing a new package of measures designed
specifically to tackle retention levels.” Al Seer reports a 50% drop in crew turnover over the last 5 years as a result of these retention initiatives.

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Crew Retention 2024 Article