A superyacht captain shares 3 things people who want to charter a luxury vessel should know

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Captain Kelly Gordon wearing a black uniform and smiling.
Captain Kelly Gordon has worked on superyachts as long as 160 feet.

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I skipped college and became a boatbuilder. My friends who aren't in trade jobs envy me.

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Clémentine Mollier, wearing a hard hat and fluorescent vest, standing in front of metal construction beams.
Clémentine Mollier works at the National Museum of the Royal Navy in England.

National Museum of the Royal Navy.

See inside a 958-foot container ship, from the crew's living quarters to the massive engine room

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Harbor pilots can make $434,000 a year, face high fatality rates, and are responsible for guiding hulking cargo ships into ports

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Harbor pilots are some of the highest-paid municipal employees and represent a crucial part of a shipment's journey.

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Meet a millennial DINK who's been able to buy 2 boats and a convertible: 'You couldn't ask for a better life'

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Tiffany Wasiuk (not pictured) has been able to buy boats as a DINK.

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I went on my first solo cruise to the Caribbean and worried about getting bored on the ship. I ended up having more fun than expected.

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I went on a solo cruise and loved it more than I thought I would.

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'Some people go all in and sell everything': People who've lived and sailed full-time on a boat shared how they did it

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Sunset on the open ocean with beautiful sailboat.

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'The narrowboat life': 3 women in the UK share what it's like to ditch land and live on the British canals

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Elizabeth Earle, Katherine Clover, and Laura Woodley
Elizabeth Earle, Katherine Clover, and Laura Woodley all live on narrowboats in the UK.

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What to do if orcas attack your boat: If you see a killer whale, 'never enter the water' and turn off your engine

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People in a boat watching an orca whale swim toward them.
Orcas are curious animals that may approach your boat.

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I became a superyacht chef without any formal training. Here's how I turned my hobby into cooking for celebrities like Pharrell Williams while traveling the world.

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Rachel Cunningham in a cooking lesson.

Rachel Cunningham

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