As a captain, you should take pride in offering ethical representation and hands-on leadership to ensure a seaworthy vessel while cultivating an environment for everyone to enjoy. Being a captain entails vast responsibilities. To be an effective captain, one must possess integrity, accountability, and a continual commitment to communication, ethical leadership, humility, and respect. To be regarded as a good captain and representative for your employer, the asset, and fellow crew, one must possess a well-rounded operational and industry knowledge and life experience.

Many assume that captaining a vessel or being a crew is merely about driving and hospitality services. Contrary to the media, captain, and crew are maritime-focused positions with hospitality services. As captain, your focus is managing risk, schedules, expectations, personalities, logistics, relationships, and, most importantly, communications. Sometimes, this involves delivering good and bad news, which options and a solution should always accompany.

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I prefer private-use yachts within the 80’ -130’ size range. Yachting is a passion-based industry that should serve the owner’s desired interests and provide unique experiences. In contrast, the owner of a charter vessel is primarily focused on the chartering business, which detracts from yachting's uniqueness.

While I obtain vast refit, new construction, industry, and operational experience onboard yachts up to 154’/47m. I prefer the 80’ -130’ size range most. I believe it allows for personalized ownership and unique usage experiences without extensive operations and overhead complexities. I’ve been told that some of the best onboard owner experiences are those kept personal and seemingly small and simple. However, vessels within this size range have their own design, storage, and accommodation limitations. When utilized sensibly, they offer owners and crew the ability to create more scalable, personalized regional itineraries.​​