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Deckhand/engineer for a 41 Meter Motor Yacht. An AEC qualification would be prefered. This yacht will spend the winter in the Caribbean. Antibes.

It’s official. A crewing crises is hitting the superyacht industry. With full order books and mega yachts being launched on an almost daily basis experts estimate that the crew shortage for this year alone will amount to over 3,000 persons. A new training academy with Royal Navy connections has been launched at the Monaco Boat Show (19-22 September, 2007) to help fill the gap. Flagship Superyacht Academy (FSYA), a British-based academy partnered with the Royal Navy, will provide a range of accredited training programmes that match the standards of the Royal Navy and are tailored to meet the industry’s specific needs.

Volvo Ocean Race Chief Executive Glenn Bourke talks about St Petersburg, the next Volvo finish, Russell Coutts finally wins the Breitling Med Cup with Artemis, plus Brazilian sailing dynasty head, Vincent Brun - uncle of ABN Amro 2 young gun Lucas.

Listen to the Volvo Sailing Podcast.

The battle between the two Caribbean yacht charter shows gets more bizarre every year. The Antigua Yacht Charter Meeting (5th-10th December 2007) continues to face challenges from the MYBA St. Maarten Charter Show (3rd-7th December 2007). Now that the MYBA, a worldwide yachting trade organisation representing 50 major brokerages, has taken control of the St. Maarten show the gloves are off. Brokers, owners, skippers and crew are forced to choose between the two. While yachts can’t practically go to both brokers are reluctant to support both shows due to travel and expense difficulties. There are a lot of views around on this devisive subject. Here are some. Please add your comments to the debate.

The organisers of the 39th Southampton Boat Show, which ended on Sunday, have claimed a major success. The show had a 10 day run and approximately 127,000 visitors attended. This was a 8% increase over last year. There were record visitors on press and preview day and one of the largest attended second Saturdays in recent years, with visitors enjoying 600 exhibitors and over 370 boats afloat at the Hydropool Marina.