Superyacht Captain

Life and leadership in the world's most incredible industry

Brendan O’Shannassy (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

272 Seiten

2022
Adlard Coles Nautical (Verlag)
978-1-4729-9266-6 (ISBN)

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In Superyacht Captain, a professional at the zenith of the world's most lavish and exclusive industry gives a rare insight into a career that is entertaining, instructive and at times daunting in its scale.

The tale of an ordinary boy whose career takes him on a most extraordinary journey, this book begins with Brendan messing about in boats in a sleepy coastal Australian town, and ends with him becoming one of the most successful and respected superyacht captains in the World – the consummate 'Billionaire's Captain'. Spanning two decades and circling the globe, his story intimately draws readers into the real world of superyachts, their crew and their owners. It is Brendan’s love letter to an industry he respects and holds so dear to his heart.

It's the story of stepping out and embracing uncertainty - failing, learning and repeating - weaving in in the lessons he’s learned as he’s progressed from deck hand to captain, Brendan's insights are valuable for anyone leading teams with demanding objectives. Surprisingly humble and self aware, in a world of glitter and extravagance you can see why he’s trusted. All of this is told against a backdrop of seemingly impossible glamour at the most extravagant edge of the global wealth spectrum, with plenty of entertaining stories of the superyacht lifestyle.

A brilliant read for all, for the superyacht fans, as well as anyone interested in leadership and management techniques from someone at the top of their game, working for those who define the rules of the game.

Brendan O'Shannassy grew up in Fremantle, Australia, and gained his degree and officer education with the Royal Australian Navy. In 2001 he joined his first superyacht as a deck hand, and worked his way up through the ranks to gain his first captaincy in 2006. His yacht racing career has also seen him participate in multiple Sydney Hobarts and the Fastnet Race, amongst others. Brendan is a Board Member of the International Superyacht Society, Chairman of the Captain's Committee, and has helped to establish superyachtcrewhelp.org – a charity working to support the mental health of yacht crews.

Prologue

PART 1: My journey: before the captain was the boy
You can have the shoes
What’s ‘porn’ in Russian?
There is no second place
To lead to excel
The tuck and tape
How much for the flag?
Greed is good

PART 2: Best of the best
Learning the ‘why’
It’s not about the boat
Wind of change
Master under God
Run, Forrest, run
Advancing my journey
Will it be rough tonight?
Making better decisions
A defining moment
A personal board of directors
Is that the Prince?
I thought he was taller
Parties and paparazzi
Everything has a purpose
Fantasy staff game
Waitlessness
The illusion of normalcy
Saint-Tropez sunset
Bubbles and troubles
Driving Miss Daisy
Ego is the enemy
Is that Santa?
The helicopter view
When perfect is not good enough

Time to say goodbye
Endnote

Erscheinungsdatum	19.04.2022
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	153 x 234 mm
Gewicht	412 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Segeln / Tauchen / Wassersport
	Technik ► Fahrzeugbau / Schiffbau
	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
ISBN-10	1-4729-9266-0 / 1472992660
ISBN-13	978-1-4729-9266-6 / 9781472992666
Zustand	Neuware