Comment from Vanessa Stuart, ISS Administrator & AYI Instructor

Vanessa Stuart has a wealth of experience aboard and ashore. She’s got 15 years experience on megayachts, 10+ years as the head stewardess of a 160’ Feadship who’s owner was very private for security reasons. She said if she told me the name of the yacht, she’d have to kill me!

Vanessa is Administrator for the International Superyacht Society and is in daily contact with leaders throughout the industry. She’s also a Lead Instructor for the American Yacht Institute and has a comprehensive pulse on the heartbeat of this industry.

Vanessa’s participated in two of our programs and is one of our greatest advocates. We asked her to give an example of how our programs benefit captains and crew. She replies…

“This program is wonderful when there is a change on board, especially for a new Captain with old crew, an old Captain with new crew or a new vessel where everything is new; all of the above are stressful changes and hard on everyone’s constitution. This program gets everyone in Sync so they can all be engaged in a new day of leadership, teamwork and inspiration.

On board time, personnel space and teamwork are precious commodities, the faster you can get through the barriers the better results will be; it’s so important to live in a happy environment where everyone can participate, have fun and enjoy the work that they have chosen as their career.

It does not matter where you come from or where you are going, this program is beneficial.”