| Even if summer is already upon you, it's not too late | | | | Are you a history buff or a nature enthusiast? If you |
| to get a job working on a boat. A summer job afloat | | | | are particularly knowledgeable about your local coastal |
| is a great experience for anyone, but especially if you | | | | area, you could perhaps hire on as a tour boat |
| have dreams of one day making a permanent career | | | | interpreter or guide. Besides having a store of facts |
| aboard a vessel such as a luxury yacht. | | | | and trivia about the area, you need to have the |
| College students on summer break will find | | | | ability to share your knowledge in a way that the |
| themselves welcomed as crew members wherever | | | | average tourist can understand and enjoy. |
| there are tour boats plying a harbor. If you have | | | | The best way to find boat jobs is simply to walk the |
| experience in some aspect of boating, the jobs open | | | | docks. Talk to everyone you meet. Get to know |
| to you will span a wider range, but even if you're a | | | | deckhands and captains; ask around about available |
| complete newbie on the docks, you can probably find | | | | openings. "Dockwalking" is by the far the best way |
| some kind of short-term employment. | | | | to find informal crew member jobs. |
| Even if you're a long way out of college, many kinds | | | | Who knows? A summer boat job could be your first |
| of boat jobs may be available to you. The key, | | | | step in an exciting career at sea -- perhaps even a |
| regardless of your background or skills, is to be | | | | career on some multimillionaire's superyacht. |
| enthusiastic and willing to learn. | | | | |