16/06/2026
Everyone wants to get paid - and I ain't got no money, honey! 😂
The world of yachting seems to now be flooded with 'influencers' - just like the rest of the world.
I maintain an old skool yachting mentality, which is that we don't film any kind of video content on boats for the purpose of social media without approval.
An occasional photo was posted here and there with permission. And with permission from a couple of celebs - we shared a few 'show off' pics to our friends and family back home.
As crew we were told very early on that unless approved - the boat / including it's intellectual property, was to remain discrete - always!
Even this photo of me onboard an undisclosed SY had to be approved by the Captain before I could post it.
I understand the world has changed, and now many charter boats are using social media as their main source of advertising. Which will include high quality footage / drone footage of the boat and it's crew, seemingly having a fantastic time onboard. Looks glamorous right?!
A true yachtie knows that most of this is all just smoke and mirrors. Yeah, there are lots of good times onboard. But to pretend this is the reality onboard 100% of the time, is really only intended for the millionaires / billionaires (and now apparently a trillionaire - just what the world needed! 🤣), who charter these boats.
I keep banging on about it - but the more we show the reality of this industry - the less flooded it's going to become.
In the meantime, I'm going to keep posting my old face as Co Founder, because a) I don't really agree with the whole yachtie influencer thing. I don't have time to be making sure you've received permission to film to be honest, and b) I ain't got no money, honey to pay you anyway! 🤣
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