The whole site, on one map
Port guides, crew agencies, crew housing, ENG1 doctors, STCW schools, and where chefs have been reading this week. Zoom in, tap or hover a dot, open a marker.
Nine ports
All port guides. Next in line: Palma, the Bahamas, the BVI, Croatia, Greece, the Pacific Northwest. Work a port that is not here? Say so.
Certifications
ENG1, STCW, the Ship's Cook Certificate, what each flag state wants, and where to get them done fast.
Getting your first job
How to break in: the CV package, the ten-day menu, food pictures, dockwalking, the trial, and the second chef and crew chef roles that hire green chefs.
Crew housing
Where chefs actually sleep between boats in Fort Lauderdale, West Palm, Newport, Antibes, Palma and St Maarten.
Agencies and job boards
More than 110 yacht and estate recruiters and job boards on one page, grouped by hub. Every link opened and working, and nobody on it charges crew to register.
What the jobs actually pay
Yacht chef pay by boat size, estate chef pay by city, day rates, tips, rotation, and what it costs you to earn it. Real 2026 numbers from the agencies doing the hiring.
Something changed?
Every guide is re-checked every 90 days. If you are in a port and a name, number or hour is wrong, there is a box at the bottom of every page. Say it there. Fixed the same week, credited to you if you want.
Crew contributors
Antigua: Arjaan Hendriksen, Gigi Di Renzo, Isabelle, La Vie en Rose · Certifications: Carlos