# Working as a chef onboard a yatch

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-as-a-chef-onboard-a-yatch/291408>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 22, 2005, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-as-a-chef-onboard-a-yatch/291408 "2005-02-22T21:18:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![emacknight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3ec8ea/32.png) [@emacknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emacknight)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2005, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-as-a-chef-onboard-a-yatch/291408/1 "2005-02-22T21:18:51Z")

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Has anyone ever seen a job posting for an onboard-chef? I’m researching for an English class and I need a some-what formal job discription. So far googling has failed me.

Can anyone point to a corporate site or a job-bank that might have job postings for this sort of work?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2005, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-as-a-chef-onboard-a-yatch/291408/2 "2005-02-22T22:17:54Z")

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I met a guy once who worked as a sailing chef. It’s not a very formal industry, even for those with loads of cash. Maybe you should try calling a marina and seeing what they suggest.

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**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2005, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-as-a-chef-onboard-a-yatch/291408/3 "2005-02-22T22:41:54Z")

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Aboard a yacht? I figured that was a typo, but you never know…

I googled ‘sailing chef yacht employment opportunity’ and got dozens of hits.

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**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2005, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-as-a-chef-onboard-a-yatch/291408/4 "2005-02-22T22:41:59Z")

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I dated a guy who worked on a yacht as the chef. He dropped out of the CIA (Culinary Institute of America) to take the job. Why don’t you try to [chef](http://www.ciachef.edu/) [schools](http://www.jwu.edu/culinary/index.htm) to see if they have job postings?

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**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2005, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-as-a-chef-onboard-a-yatch/291408/5 "2005-02-22T23:02:52Z")

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Look [here](http://www.carolemanto.com/) and click on “Job Available List” - I found 4 listings for chef/cook positions.

More listings at [this site](http://www.dovaston.com/), if you click “Available Jobs” on the left side, then search on “Chefs and Cooks.”

Hope these help.

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**Author:** ![Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Purl_McKnittington)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-as-a-chef-onboard-a-yatch/291408/6 "2005-02-23T00:35:27Z")

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If your school (I’m assuming you’re in college) has an academic advising and exploration center/department, you might want to check with them. They usually have massive books with every imaginable job and its description in them. Someone there might be able to help find additional resources about that field, as well.