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Informationen zum Autor Sue Pelling is a highly experienced sailor and freelance journalist, specialising in yacht racing, marine, lifestyle and travel, producing features for numerous titles including Yachting World, Yachting Monthly, Practical Boat Owner, Classic Boat, Motorboats and Yachting, Motorboats Monthly and SuperYacht World. She was also the Vice Chairman of the Yachting Journalists' Association. She started her career as a horse riding instructor but switched careers and used her other passionate hobby of dinghy racing as the basis of her new career. During an eight-year stint at Yachting World she covered most of the world's major regattas such as the Olympic Games, Vendée Globe, Volvo Ocean Race, Mini Transat and America's Cup. Sue is also a keen racing sailor with a particular passion for National 12 racing and classic yachts. Her spirited nature has also led her to the extreme side of the sport, including competing the Mini Transat 200-mile, double handed Demi-Clé race, the Fastnet Race, and crewing an Extreme 40 around the Isle of Wight. Klappentext How to give up the desk job and find your perfect new career on and around the waterIf working on or near a boat all year round is your idea of heaven! then this book is for you. Author Sue Pelling! an experienced racing sailor and yachting journalist! knows how anyone can create a career calibrated to suit their particular boating passion. In Sail for a Living! she discusses all facets of the boating industry! with sections that cover charter! superyacht! sailing school! marine industry! media! racing! and GAP and summer jobs. Not only does she discuss jobs you never knew existed! she offers tips on the quickest career paths.Loaded with industry secrets and salary details! the book includes extensive interviews from people who enjoy successful careers in the sailing industry! with warnings of the possible pitfalls only those in the industry are away of.* Offers an achievable first step into the sailing industry for anyone who wants to escape the traditional rat race* The author is a keen racing sailor and journalist who writes for Yachting World! Yachting Monthly! and Practical Boat OwnerWhether it's as a dinghy instructor! a superyacht skipper! a sailmaker! or a yachting photographer! there's a job for you--if boats! sailing! and the sea are truly your passion. For any sailor, or sailing enthusiast looking to work within their dream industry, Sail for Living helps to make these dreams reality. Sail for a Living provides you with all the information you require to change your job, and quite possibly your life. Discover the realities of your dream career, both the perks and the pitfalls. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction viiAcknowledgements xiCHAPTER 1 Working in the yacht charter industry 1CHAPTER 2 Setting up your own charter business 20CHAPTER 3 Superyachts 30CHAPTER 4 Teaching and coaching 61CHAPTER 5 Professional racing 97CHAPTER 6 Expedition yacht work 123CHAPTER 7 Sailing support jobs 127CHAPTER 8 Media 160CHAPTER 9 Yacht delivery 171Index 179 ...
