Superyacht Captain

In Superyacht Captain, a professional at the zenith of one of the world's most lavish and exclusive industries gives a rare insight into a career that makes for eyebrow-raising reading, as entertaining as it is instructive.
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 industry - the consummate 'Billionaire's Captain'. Spanning two decades and circling the globe, his story draws readers into the real world of superyachts, their crew and their owners, in the most intimate of ways.
Brendan weaves in the lessons he's learned as he's progressed from deck hand to captain, and these insights are valuable for anyone leading teams with demanding objectives. As captain, Brendan was expected to achieve excellence every single time, and here he reveals how he learnt to deal with the 'everyday' demands of the job as well as emergency situations. 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 boating spectrum, with plenty of entertaining stories of the superyacht lifestyle.
A brilliant read for all sailors and motorboaters, for the many superyacht fans out there, 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 undergraduate degree and officer education with the Royal Australian Navy. After a period in commercial maritime he joined his first superyacht as a deck hand in 2001, and his first captaincy was in 2006. His yacht racing career has also seen him participate in multiple Sydney Hobarts, the Fastnet Race, and many more.
Brendan continues to study and is currently beginning a PhD in marine data collection. He is also the author of Superyacht Captain, published by Adlard Coles in 2022.

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
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