Job with boating?

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Hello all,
Advise needed from those who know.
I've done the right thing all my life, but never the thing I really want.
Age 32, good science degree, officer cadet infantry, now teaching - hate it. Love sailing. Want a job in that industry. Got a family to support. Willing to get any qualifications required. ON East coast UK. Am I dreaming? Are there jobs out there? Where should I look next? Oh yes, I am very practical, very fit, reasonably intelligent, can turn my hand to anything, quick learner - please save me from this misery. Thank you

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Hi,

Go for want you want, I am the same age as you and I think it is not too late to start a career in a different field. I am not in the boat industry but I like being around boats so I moved our office to a marina. Hopefully we can branch out into the marine industry. Currently my wife and I run a broadcast equipment company supplying the big companies. I am thinking of branching into boat multi media (i.e plasma screens etc) and communications as it is linked to what we do.

Good luck with what you decide. I guess the real worry is being able to support the family while you start out.

Poggy

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i thought much the same as you, longed to be on the water not behind a desk.

i tried a couple of options and found each time that someone else was doing all the boating and i was doing all the work for next to no money so i couldn't afford to sail in my spare time.

in the end i got a boring but very well paid job for a while then jacked it in and sailed away.

not saying you should abandon your dream but try dipping a toe in the water and see if you like it before you commit yourself.



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Have a look at the BMF website, there are jobs advertised (no I'm not looking!) and links to recruitment agencies that specialise in this industry.

When you are successful please start a new trend and remember the following;

Integrity, honesty and timeliness:-))

Good luck.

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Yes, good advice. Thank you. Any idea where to get a good, well paid, job?
My degree in chemical physics seems so far away now.
Thanks again.

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Your degree sounds like it would be of use in the oil & gas industry. I'm an electrician by trade, and have been in this industry for the last 35 years. I'm now nearly 56, and I'm packing it in at the end of this month as I've now got enough to live off for the next 15-20 years. Some of the places you could be sent are somewhat "inhospitable" to put it mildly, and you could be on a rota which means you are away from home for a month to 6 weeks at a time. This means that your "other half" has to be extremely self-sufficient and organised. The up-side is that you get more time at home. I worked 2-weeks on, 2-weeks off for years. The 2 weeks on is 14 twelve-hour shifts, but If you are in the middle of nowhere, does it matter? The next 2 weeks were all mine.

Having said that, I know a guy who was in a well-paid oil job, but took redundancy & bought himself a transit van, and now goes round locally delivering parcels. Says that the money is crap, but it pays his bills and he has no hassle or stress, and absolutely loves it.

Whatever way you go, remember that you spend a large part of your awake life at work, so you need to be happy in what you are doing.

Jim

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well paid job?

sorry, can't help you there. i'm in the IT industry and got out just as the government killed it off.

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Don\'t do it.

My advice is to keep your employment and leisure separate as far as possible. I know many people who have done that, working in industry to earn good money to indulge their outside activities of music, climbing, boating of various types, flying, cycling, etc., in which many of them have reached advanced levels. Conversely I know quite a few who have gone into the leisure business, where they received poor remuneration and in many cases became disillusioned and jaded with what can be repetitive and boring done every day.

I can understand anyone hating teaching. Industry is desperate for science graduates and will pay well for them. Get out to a well-paid job that gives you weekend and holiday times to enjoy sailing on your own terms.

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Re: Don\'t do it.

you make a very good point. many boating jobs are repetetive and provide little challenge. a lot involve being in offices or shops when the rest of us are on the water. a lucky few get slots like skippering big boats but they require LOADS of experience as well as certificates and pay poorly.

if you want to get out on the water, get the experience and qualifications they try:

delivery crew
dinghy instructor
permanent crew on sail training ships

but i wouldn't want to support a family with any of these.

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