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this all sounds too good to be true, believe it, for this very simple reason -
you train for 28 days in Durban paying in SA Rands, then go and work overseas
in the megayacht industry earning $ or Euros. |
The
cost of the course is a fraction of what the average pupil earns AND
SAVES in year one.
Let's take a look at what usually happens
in your first year and you'll see how the money quickly adds up.
Month
1
Start the next course at the beginning of the month (the first
Monday). The course takes 28 days to complete.
Month
2
At the end
of the course, allow about 14 days to get things together to be overseas for the
next 6 months or so. Fly to the States en route to the Caribbean (Jan, Feb, June
to Nov) or the Med (March to May). Stay at an inexpensive crew house like the
reputable Mary's in Fort Lauderdale (it looks just like home - see
Mary's Crew House pics). Many captains and chief stewardesses search for crew
through the crew houses or crew agencies. So get networking, register with a number
of crew agents in 17th Street Fort Lauderdale and make yourself known and available
for work. Allow up to 4 weeks to start earning money (the longest it is likely
to take). This brings us to...
Month
3
By the middle of which, one should either be doing land work
(boat maintenance) earning between $10 and $15 an hour, making
a salary around $2,000 a month, or crewing, earning $2,500
a month, plus the possibility of tips amounting to an additional
$1,500 to $3,000 a month. Those zeroes are quite right, because
tips are usually 10% to 15% of the charter fee. This is where
the big money comes in - a week's charter is easily $100,000,
yes, per week! for one of the smaller 100 foot megayachts.
This is usually divided equally between a crew of 6 for a
boat this size = $1 666 to $2 400 per person tip per charter!
And that's per week! A busy charter boat does between 15 and
20 charters in a 6 month season.
Month
4 - 8
Stay on the yacht while working as crew, with all meals, toiletries
and your work uniform provided. That means there's little
to spend your money on. So it's quite usual to earn (and save
most of) $5 000 a month including tips in charter season.
Yes, that's +- R37500 a month depending on the exchange rate,
not bad for someone who a few months previously was about
to start from scratch. So, by the fourth to sixth month, the
tuition fees, modest living expenses and the cost of your
return air fare should be covered (and easily paid back to
whoever has financed you).
Month 9
Spend a month with the boat out of water doing maintenance
(sorry no charter this month, so no tips). Crew a delivery
or your employer's boat to the Med and same gig, different
scenery - Monte Carlo, French and Italian Rivieras - you get
the picture. Send a postcard from glamorous locations telling
family and friends, how, after a few months, one has learnt
new skills, travelled to far away and interesting destinations,
earned enough to pay for the course and the air ticket, and
put six figures into the bank balance.
Month
12
Fly back to SA. Choose between: 1) Start a new business with
the money you've saved; 2) Buy some property; 3) Have a well earned holiday; 4)
Buy some more property; 5) Do another course and go back for more at a higher
level with more pay; 6) Start studying a degree at university (doesn't seem such
a good idea any more...); 7) All of the above! Still
not sure? How about this: the only other gap years that offer such good earnings
are packing fish and working on an oil rig. Not too difficult to decide which
is more attractive!
So if you enjoy working with people, are prepared
to work hard and love adventure and travel, this is a great opportunity for a
gap year, a career or simply a change of lifestyle. Now
that you see it is true, call Colin or Keith on 031 307 4992 and they can answer
any questions, or come and see us.
In two months time it's passport and
air ticket and kindly fasten that seat belt please, as a new career and adventure
begins...  | ARE
YOU ON A CAREER PATH YET? Life
today is about experiences and travel. Don't get bogged down in a career you're
not sure of. How many people truly know at age 17 what career they should get
into? How many realize a few years later: WRONG
CHOICE! |
Don't
be one of these. A year in the megayacht industry gives you the chance to expand
your horizons (sorry about the pun), mature, meet people, see some spectacular
destinations and most importantly, come home with up to $18,000 saved after a
successful year. Now
compare yourself to a friend who went straight to varsity or college. You're way
ahead with a year of travel and adventure and $18,000 in the bank, while your
friend has only a year of studying behind them and has paid out thousands in fees.
Or compare yourself to someone who has started a job straight out of school. If
they're lucky they could earn just enough to pay their bills, never mind saving
something. Or,
worse still - what about someone stuck in a rut at the wrong job?
Come
into our office where you can chat to people who've been there
and done that.
Or
REGISTER
NOW, for our starter course, starting first Monday every month.  | STILL
NOT SURE? There
are many good books that compare the traditional career path with a more progressive
and contemporary approach to working and life. |
One
of the better known is Robert Kiyosaki's bestseller Rich Dad, Poor Dad which not
only covers this subject but offers highly valuable and very practical solutions
to creating and managing financial wealth. "The
richest people in the world look for and build networks, everyone else looks for
work," he says. He adds that you're never too young to begin building an
asset base (he started at about 15) so that you have the resources to jump at
opportunities when they come along. Doing
a basic crew course at PYT is one of the best springboards to follow this advice.
Within a year, you will have qualified, entered the industry, learnt new life
and social skills, developed and matured, earned enough to pay for your tuition,
flown home on holiday and saved enough to buy your first property or start a small
business in SA. After your first year, you can improve your earning power with
additional qualifications at PYT in Durban. And
of course all this is being achieved in some of the most popular and glamorous
destinations around the world, in a highly respectable industry! Join
the hundreds of successful PYT students that are now working all over the world.
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UP NOW and go, go, go!
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