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The best yacht crew job sites, compared

No single site carries every yacht job, so most crew use more than one. This page shows what each main site does, what it costs crew and who sees your details. We run SuperyachtRoles.com, so we do not rank the sites. Every fact about another site comes from that site and has its source.

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At a glance5 sites, listed by type, not ranked

SiteTypeCost for crew
SuperyachtRoles.comJob board and crew profilesFree
YotspotJob board and crew databaseNot stated on the pages we read
YaCrewJob board and crew databaseNot stated on the pages we read
MeridianJob board with job alertsFree. The site says membership is free to all job seekers.
Daywork123Free bulletin boardFree. The site calls itself completely free.
Crew agenciesRecruiters who place crew on yachtsFree under the Maritime Labour Convention

"Not stated on the pages we read" means the site may be free for crew, but its pages did not say so when we read them.

Our siteSuperyachtRoles.com

  • 435 open jobs from 31 employers today. The ads come from the careers pages of yachts, management companies, shipyards and crew agencies.
  • You upload your CV and we build your crew profile from it. Your name, phone number and email stay hidden until you agree to share them with an employer who asks.
  • The yacht CV builder is free and gives you a PDF in the layout captains expect.
  • It is free for crew.

Where we are weaker: we are a newer site, so our crew database is smaller than the older boards. We do not run a daywork board.

Create your crew profileSee the open jobs

The other job sitesFacts from each site, with the source

Yotspot

Job board and crew database

Our view, best for: Crew who want a profile that employers and agencies search, and training courses on the same site.

Visit Yotspot →

YaCrew

Job board and crew database

  • Its home page showed 892 live jobs and 106,007 crew in its database on the day we checked. YaCrew, home page
  • YaCrew says it checks and approves every job by hand. YaCrew, home page
  • Recruiters advertise jobs free. A job stays live for 30 days. YaCrew, Recruiters
  • Recruiters pay to open crew profiles: 1 CV credit opens 1 profile, 10 credits cost £19 and 12 months of unlimited access costs £515. YaCrew, Recruiters

Our view, best for: Crew who want a large job list where each ad is checked before it goes live.

Visit YaCrew →

Meridian

Job board with job alerts

Our view, best for: Crew who want job alerts by email and a fast way to apply.

Visit Meridian →

Daywork123

Free bulletin board

Our view, best for: Daywork and short notice jobs, mostly for crew who are already near the yachts.

Visit Daywork123 →

Crew agenciesRecruiters, not job boards

A crew agency interviews you, checks your references and puts you forward to yachts. Many senior jobs are filled this way and never appear on a job board.

  • Under the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (Standard A1.4), recruitment services covered by the convention must not charge seafarers for placement. ILO, Maritime Labour Convention 2006
See the crew agencies with open jobs →

How to use them togetherOur view

  1. Make one good CV first

    Every site asks for it. Use the same CV, the same dates and the same photo everywhere.

    Build your yacht CV →

  2. Register on two or three job boards

    Each board reaches different employers. A profile on more than one puts you in front of more of them.

  3. Register with two or three crew agencies

    Pick agencies that place crew in your department. Do not pay a fee to register.

    Crew agencies →

  4. Use a bulletin board for daywork

    Daywork gets you on board, and a good day often leads to a reference or a job.

  5. Keep every profile up to date

    Change your availability and add each new ticket on every site on the same day.

QuestionsNew to yachting? Read the green crew guide

Which yacht crew job site is the best?

No single site carries every yacht job. Job boards, bulletin boards and crew agencies each reach different employers, so most crew use more than one. This page lists them by type and does not rank them.

Should yacht crew pay to find a job?

No. Under the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (Standard A1.4), recruitment services covered by the convention must not charge seafarers for placement. SuperyachtRoles.com is free for crew, and Meridian and Daywork123 say they are free for crew too.

How many yacht job sites should I register on?

Our view: two or three job boards and two or three crew agencies. Keep the same CV, the same dates and the same photo on every one, and update them all when a ticket or your availability changes.

Who runs SuperyachtRoles.com?

We do, and we wrote this page. That is why it does not rank the sites. Every fact about another site comes from that site's own pages and has a link to the source.

Sites change their prices and features. We read each site's own pages on 10 November 2026. If a fact here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.

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