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The Stewardess Journal · No. 001

An introduction.

Why this exists, how to use it, what’s inside.

I

Why this exists

However long you were on board, you showed up, dealt with it, and kept going.

The difficult guests, the early starts, the moments where you had nothing left and still smiled and topped up someone’s champagne. That takes something.

I made this because when I was in your position, I could have done with somewhere to put it all.

Now close this, go live your life, and come back when you’re ready for the next one. I’ll be here.

Love, your fellow former stew x

THE REALITY, IN NUMBERS

Over half (53%)of superyacht crew say their mental health has deteriorated since entering the industry.
1 in 5crew members are currently experiencing poor mental health onboard, right now, on boats just like yours.
72%of junior crew leave yachting within 18 months. Not because they weren’t good enough. Because nobody helped them stay.
37%annual turnover among junior crew, one of the highest of any industry. This is not a personal failure. This is a systemic problem.

Sources: Mental Health Onboard: The State of the Superyacht Sector (Quay Crew × Mental Health Support Solutions); Junior Crew Recruitment and Retention Report (Quay Group / Quay Crew).

II

How to use it

Start at the beginning, start in the middle, skip pages, come back to them. There’s no wrong way to do it and there’s no one checking.

  • There are no wrong answers here.
  • You don’t have to fill every page.
  • You don’t have to do this every day.
  • If a page doesn’t feel right today, skip it and come back.
  • If something makes you smile brilliant. If something makes you cry, also brilliant.

This Journal does not require you to be productive. It requires you to be honest, and even then, only when you’re ready.

III

What's inside

Ten pages, grouped by when you’d reach for them.