Brendan O'Shannassy

Superyacht Captain (eBook, ePUB)

Life and leadership in the world's most incredible industry

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. April 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472992642
• Artikelnr.: 63254902

Autorenporträt

Brendan O'Shannassay 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.

Superyacht Captain is his first book.

Inhaltsangabe

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