SuperYacht Recruitment

"Through tried and tested experience over the years, Don and the team at YOA have become our go-to agent. He’s my first call and often my only call. We know and use other excellent agents of course but YOA have consistently taken the time to really understand our particular needs, even as they have changed considerably over time. In particular I have appreciated the genuine transparency, even if that resulted in taking one of their candidates off the table. It’s good to know somebody will do that and miss a chance of a quick buck. For that, Don, Jai and the team remain my first port of call for the foreseeable future. Simply a pleasure to deal with."

"Just want to thank you and your team especially Ash for the hard work and effort put in it's been a pleasure dealing with her. I do believe we found some great candidates. As we head out this week for a busy time we will put them to the test. Thanks again."

"As always you guys have provided a quality candidate and an incredible service. Much appreciated"

"It has been such a smooth and effortless process working with you while looking for the crew! You truly have a great reach to qualified candidates and know how to make a perfect match. Thank you once again."

"Tom and his team provided quality candidates who had all been well vetted for the position. Always quick to respond and on the ball, they provided thorough and honest descriptions of each candidate and saved me a lot of time in the recruitment process, helping me fill the position quickly. Wish I’d had this resource years ago!"

"I found the experience with YOA highly efficient and professional, mostly due to the fact that Don vetted candidates extremely thoroughly to match the preferred variables we gave him. Don was never put off when the master wasn’t particularly interested in candidates and continued on a daily basis to provide strong candidates (the successful search taking ten days..?). The required candidate was filling the last deck position in a team of six so we were really looking for a particular individual whose not only skill set but personality and character were very important. We will definitely be using YOA again when the need arises."

"I started working with YOA while the vessel was still under construction. I advertised for all our crew on YOA and at the same time I placed adverts with other agents. The quality of candidates received via YOA was consistently higher and they were better suited to our very specific requirements. The whole recruitment process at YOA far exceeded my expectations. In the future I will only be using YOA."

"I was recommended by a friend to use YOA. I may have been thinking the same as you are right now. Oh no, here’s another agency to join. This is definitely not the case! YOA has one of the smoothest account creations and has many easy to use and smart functions."

"Having used many crew agents for a long time I thought I would join and post a job on YOA in addition to using agents. I had excellent applicants immediately from YOA and employed a crew member from your site for a fraction of crew agents fees. Not only was I impressed with the cost effectiveness of your site, I found the option to filter candidates made the operation more user friendly. I can highly recommend using YOA and I shall be posting jobs online with YOA into the future."

"Due to the sale of the vessel, and unfavorable contract changes, we unfortunately lost a number of key crew onboard. Jess from YOA assisted me, handling the situation with the upmost professionalism, listening to what the vessel required and providing a number of experienced and vetted candidates who met the criteria. It was refreshing not to be bombarded with hundreds of CV’s of crew who did not meet the criteria! Additionally, I found the YOA platform clear, user friendly and professional. I would highly recommend Jess, and YOA, after my experience and will be sure to use them again in the future."