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Freelance Chef #203745 09/03/2019 08:52 PM 09/03/2019 08:52 PM
Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 144 Canyon Lake, Texas captbob OP Traveler
captbob OP Traveler Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 144 Canyon Lake, Texas	Searching for a good freelance chef for charter in late December out of Tortola. Capt. Bob "If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home." -- James Michener

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Re: Freelance Chef [Re: captbob] #203755 09/04/2019 06:37 AM 09/04/2019 06:37 AM
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 226 West Chester, PA ligot Traveler
ligot Traveler Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 226 West Chester, PA	I can't help you with the chef question but I love the idea. How would that work though? Would he/she stay on the boat and take up a cabin or hop off every night and ferry/dinghy home and have to come back in the morning? Or picked up at lunch time? I'm just curious how it would work. S/V Tortuga Lagoon 46

Re: Freelance Chef [Re: captbob] #203766 09/04/2019 10:55 AM 09/04/2019 10:55 AM
Joined: Jun 2014 Posts: 1,094 Petoskey, MI CottageGirl Traveler
CottageGirl Traveler Joined: Jun 2014 Posts: 1,094 Petoskey, MI	Most charter companies can hook you up with a chef. They need a cabin to sleep as they’ll be with you the whole charter.

Re: Freelance Chef [Re: ligot] #203768 09/04/2019 11:01 AM 09/04/2019 11:01 AM
Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 144 Canyon Lake, Texas captbob OP Traveler
captbob OP Traveler Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 144 Canyon Lake, Texas	ligot.....Chef will have, at minimum, the crew berth in fore peak on a Lagoon 45 and stay aboard for a ten day charter. I bareboat and captain for a group of six....this time around on owner's time but often directly through charter company. Capt. Bob "If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home." -- James Michener

Re: Freelance Chef [Re: captbob] #203770 09/04/2019 12:27 PM 09/04/2019 12:27 PM
Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 3,222 Somewhere out there kneafseym Traveler
kneafseym Traveler Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 3,222 Somewhere out there	Some of those crew berths are not really habitable. They sure look like it on paper, but often they are wet soggy mildew holes. When I was running charters I made that mistake 2x and never again. Mike

Re: Freelance Chef [Re: captbob] #203775 09/04/2019 02:36 PM 09/04/2019 02:36 PM
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 16,758 Tortola/ Sonoma, California Manpot Traveler
Manpot Traveler Joined: May 2002 Posts: 16,758 Tortola/ Sonoma, California	Must say...I have slept in those "coffins" several times and found them quite comfy...

Re: Freelance Chef [Re: Manpot] #203782 09/04/2019 05:05 PM 09/04/2019 05:05 PM
Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 144 Canyon Lake, Texas captbob OP Traveler
captbob OP Traveler Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 144 Canyon Lake, Texas	I have too but don't do it anymore. A big issue is no direct access to a head but in this scenario chef can pop up thru the hatch and right down into and thru my cabin to my ensuite head. I certainly have no problem in sharing cabin with her but find that many women just feel more comfy having their own berth. Capt. Bob "If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home." -- James Michener

Re: Freelance Chef [Re: Manpot] #203974 09/06/2019 10:34 PM 09/06/2019 10:34 PM
Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 3,222 Somewhere out there kneafseym Traveler
kneafseym Traveler Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 3,222 Somewhere out there	But Mal, you are short and your standards are much lower than a paid crew. It is hit and miss, some forward berths are great, others suck, so I just say no as i don't want to show up and find out. No access to a Loo is a deal breaker for me. Mike

Re: Freelance Chef [Re: captbob] #204113 09/08/2019 04:23 PM 09/08/2019 04:23 PM
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,766 Med/ Caribbean sailbynight Traveler
sailbynight Traveler Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,766 Med/ Caribbean	There are several websites for actual crew that may provide a more appropriate cast of candidates. Here are just a couple https://www.crewseekers.net https://www.findacrew.net

Re: Freelance Chef [Re: captbob] #204146 09/09/2019 08:17 AM 09/09/2019 08:17 AM
Joined: Aug 2019 Posts: 41 Massachusetts D DuxDweller Traveler
DuxDweller Traveler D Joined: Aug 2019 Posts: 41 Massachusetts	So now I'm a little curious about this! Anyone ever hire a chef on their own? Is there an advantage to having your charter co get one? Cost?

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