Team
The people who make the day work
A charter looks effortless from the deck. It is the result of five different roles doing their part before you ever reach the jetty.
Roles
Who you will deal with
Every charter involves most of these people. The one you will actually talk to is the charter desk — and it is the same person from your first message to boarding.
Captains
Licensed, on every charter
Every Saildeck charter sails with a certified captain who holds final authority on route, timing and whether the boat leaves the jetty at all. That decision is never overruled commercially.
- Passage planning and sea-state assessment
- Guest safety briefing before departure
- Vessel handling, anchoring and berthing
- Final call on weather and sailing conditions
Deck crew
Two to five per vessel
Crew handle everything between boarding and disembarkation — lines, tenders, service, water sports and the safety equipment you hopefully never need.
- Tender operation and guest transfers
- Service, catering support and bar
- Water sports supervision and swim stops
- Trained in water rescue and first aid
Charter desk
Your single point of contact
The person who answers your first WhatsApp is the person who sees your booking through to boarding. No handoffs, no ticket numbers, no repeating yourself to a second department.
- Availability, quoting and booking
- Add-ons: catering, decor, photography
- Boarding logistics and timings
- Weather rescheduling and follow-up
Yard and technical
Engineers and shipwrights
The team behind refit, repair and monsoon layup. They are the reason a boat that is eight years old still behaves like one that is three.
- Planned maintenance and engine servicing
- GRP, paint and structural repair
- Monsoon haul-out and recommissioning
- Pre-charter technical checks
Sailing instructors
Certified, small groups
Instructors run the academy programmes and the RYA course ladder, teaching on the water rather than in a classroom.
- Beginner and junior sailing programmes
- RYA practical and shorebased courses
- Safety boat cover during sessions
- Progression planning toward Day Skipper and beyond
Want to work on the water?
We hire deckhands, skippers, engineers and instructors through the season, and we train people with no marine background who are willing to start at the bottom. Send us a line and tell us what you can do.
Questions about crew or careers?
Tell us when, where and how many. We come back with options and a firm price, usually within the hour.