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THE 30-SECOND READ

Build a yacht CV that gets read.

Start from the CV you already have.

Upload your current CV. It comes back laid out the way crew agencies present them, with a 100-point check that shows what to fix before you send it.

Captains give a CV less than 30 seconds. SeaPapers puts what they look for where they look first.

Your file is read and never stored. The result is deleted after 24 hours.

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THE WRITING

Same facts. Written so a captain wants you.

You know what you did. Writing it so it counts is the hard part.

Example: notes from Ewan, a deckhand, and Sophie, a chief stew.

  1. Ewan, deckhand on Vanadis

    What most crew write

    Temp deckhand on Vanadis, 74m motor yacht, private and charter, 12 guests 18 crew, Balearics, Corsica and Sardinia. Was on 8 weeks cover but they kept me on for the whole season. 6 week yard period in Barcelona, sanded teak, ground back and repainted the lockers. Watch stander, did 2,400nm. Tenders and toys on guest days, jet skis, seabobs.

    SeaPapers

    • Kept on for the whole season after joining on 8 weeks cover
    • Worked a 6 week yard period in Barcelona, sanding teak and grinding back and repainting the lockers
    • Stood watches over 2,400nm
    • Ran tenders and toys on guest days, including jet skis and seabobs

    Lead with the work they'd pay for.

  2. Sophie, chief stew on Serein

    What most crew write

    chief stew on serein, 68m charter. dinner service for 12 guests, silver service and plated, back to back charters over a 22 week season. train the new stews on service, cabins and turndown. i also do the interior budget and provisioning orders and keep the guest preference sheets, and run the interior team of 5

    SeaPapers

    • Run the interior team of 5 through back to back charters over a 22 week season
    • Run dinner service for 12 guests, both silver service and plated
    • Manage the interior budget and provisioning orders, and keep the guest preference sheets
    • Train new stews on service, cabins and turndown

    Specifics beat adjectives.

Every fact is still yours. The rewrite can't add a boat, a number or a ticket you didn't give it.

Rewrite help comes with the 7-Day Export and Pro.

Start with my old CV

INSIDE THE BUILDER

See how your CV fits the boat, and what to change.

Guided from a blank page to a CV ready to send.

Paste a job ad and add your CV. See how you fit that boat, which of your lines a captain will miss on a quick read, and what the boat asks for that is not on your CV.

Example: Ewan's CV against a deckhand job on a 47m private yacht.

1. The job ad
Deckhand 47m M/Y, private Programme: Busy owner use, Mediterranean season, mostly the French and Italian Riviera with some Balearic trips Rotation: Seasonal contract Start: Mid-May 2027 Salary: Depending on experience Requirements: - At least one season as Deckhand on yachts of 40m plus - STCW and ENG1 in date - RYA Powerboat Level 2, PWC licence a plus - Exterior detailing and teak care to a high standard - Confident line handling when mooring stern-to - Happy running guest watersports and setting up the toys - Schengen visa or EU passport - Non-smoker, no visible tattoos

Job match evaluation

The boat47m motor yacht, private, Mediterranean season on the French and Italian Riviera with some Balearic trips

77of 100

Fair fit. Some of what this boat wants is buried, or missing.

Strong fit 90+

4 of your 11 matches are hiding where a captain won't look in 30 seconds.

3 moves, no new words

  1. Schengen visa or EU passport

    LineSchengen visa held

    NowYour visas and personal details

    MovePut this line in your profile, word for word.

  2. Non-smoker

    LineNon-smoker

    NowYour visas and personal details

    MovePut this line in your profile, word for word.

  3. Exterior detailing and teak care to a high standard

    LineWash-downs and detailing

    NowYour skills list

    MovePut this line in your profile, word for word.

Now77With these moves89

Not on your CV

  • No visible tattoos: not on your CV. We will not invent it.
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THE DRYING WALL

Pick a look. Change your mind in one tap.

Thirteen templates, built from what crew agencies actually send out: from the classic single column captains expect to the boldest paper on the dock. Twenty-three colours and four typefaces on each, and every combination prints cleanly. Shown filled in, because that is how you will judge them.

Same CV. Twelve templates.

Choose a colour.

Field icons, on or off.

Your photo: plate or circle.

Waypoint, Slate grey

See all 13 layoutsDownload a sample PDF

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DOCUMENT FOLIO

Every important document on deck.

Start my folio

  1. Drop them in

    Certificates, passport, visas, medical. PDF or a photo from your phone.

  2. Dates read and filed

    Type in the dates and see what expires when. On Pro, SeaPapers reads the type and expiry date from each document and files it for you.

  3. Reminded before it expires

    An email ninety days out, then thirty, then seven, then the morning it expires. Each one says what to do next. Upload the renewal and it resets.

  4. Counted toward your next ticket

    We count your months at sea from your vessel dates and the tickets in your folio. On the deck and engineering ladders, you get an email the day the sea time for your next ticket reads as served.

  5. One link to the boat

    Send the captain or purser one link. They see every document, what's valid and what's about to run out, and download what they need. Revoke it any time.

Your papers sit in private storage behind your login. Share links are yours to revoke, and every open is logged.

  • CV
  • Passport
  • STCW
  • ENG1
  • Visas
  • References
  • Education
  • Additional certificates

DAY COUNT

Now on every account

Your days abroad, counted for you.

Upload a passport stamp page or your flight details, take a photo, or enter the dates yourself. Check them, then see your days in and out of each country for your tax records.

Pick the rules that apply to you. SeaPapers tracks your days against the South African, UK and US tax day counts and the Schengen stay limit, and flags any gaps for you to resolve.

  • 01

    Upload a document

    A stamped passport page, boarding pass, e-ticket or flight confirmation. PDF or photo.

    Document reading · Pro
  • 02

    Take a photo

    Use your phone camera. On a computer, scan a QR code to send the photo from your phone.

    Document reading · Pro
  • 03

    Enter dates manually

    Add where you travelled and when you left or returned. No document needed.

    On every account

Review the suggested dates before adding them. A booking shows planned travel: only confirm journeys you actually made.

Start tracking my days
The review sheet on the day count: an airline confirmation on the left and, on the right, the four dates it proposes, each ticked, with the Dubai change of planes marked as not counted.
Day countExample record

South Africa: 156 of 184 full days outside in the current 12 months. 28 to go. 3 days unresolved.

This can still be met up to 11 Sep 2027.

Day counts come from your entries. This is not tax advice. Confirm your position with your tax practitioner.

Day count and typing in trips come with every account. Reading documents for you is Pro.

How yacht crew count their days

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