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Originally Posted by '00 Tundy
wow, sounds like a bum and a half..i cant stand people who idle around doing nothing, and get everything handed to them. if you get stuff handed to you, but work for it in some way, thats fine but...(gotta stop myself, ill go forever talking about it)
but how did you become a yacht captain? , i love navigating boats (probably sounds weird) but to me its fun...never really new how to get into the business of running one for a living though.
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I grew up boating, had a great reputation for honesty, integrity and attention to detail. Someone called my old man and asked if it was okay to hire me to help him on his new boat. The guy also called my boss at the time and asked the same. When the job came to an end, I had many offers to go onto other vessels (it was a hard lifestyle to leave). I realized it was better to own the yacht than to work on it and someday in the near future will buy my next boat.
I loved the water and lucked into getting the job opportunity to captain a boat. It wasn't a charter but a private yacht that was used for cruising and I was treated like family. I simultaneously started a detailing business when I was your age (for yachts) and ultimately hired my college friends for cheap labor. It went well, I made good money and graduated college to take a paycut and get into financial planning to start my new venture. In 2005 I was fortunate enough to have started my own company.