Every year we train and contract skippers from all over the world. Applicants who successfully complete our pre-season training week get to work for The Yacht Week and on Private Charters.
Spend the Summer working on The Yacht Week
Earn weekly pay + tips
All living expenses paid for while working
Work on yachts from 40-64ft
You posses one of our accepted licences and have a strong foundation of sailing experience
Create an account and fill in the application form. We get a lot of applicants so make yourself stand out!
Attend Skipper Academy in Croatia where you will be taught how to apply your sailing knowledge in a professional capacity.
After passing our academy, you will be IFS certified allowing you to work for The Yacht Week and Private Charters!
We encourage our skippers to have a commercial license. This will allow you to work in all TYW destinations.
For full list of accepted licenses see Requirements details
For the 2023 please see Pay scheme here
All our skippers must hold a valid skipper license to attend TYW Academy. We run up to 6 academies per year. All graduates typically start with 5 weeks of work.
2024 dates will be released soon
WEEK 15 | 08-15 April | Split, Croatia | Closed |
WEEK 16 | 15-21 April | Split, Croatia | Closed |
WEEK 18 | 29-05 May | Split, Croatia | Closed |
WEEK 19 | 06-12 May | Split, Croatia | Closed |
WEEK 20 | 13-19 May | Split, Croatia | Closed |
Join our team of professional skippers this summer