{"podcast":{"title":"Yachting Channel","slug":"yachting-channel-598743","podcast_index_feed_id":598743,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5023437.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5023437","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43735449/s=1400x1400/el=1/rt=fill.png","author":"by Yachting International Radio","episode_count":500,"summary":"Yachting Channel | Yachting International Radio Yachting Channel by Yachting International Radio (YIR) is a leading global yacht podcast, yachting podcast, superyacht podcast, and maritime podcast network covering the people, businesses, vessels, crew, owners, technology, destinations, and ideas shaping the modern yachting industry. Produced by Yachting International Radio, the Yachting Channel brings together over 20 original shows featuring yacht captains, superyacht crew, brokers, shipyards, designers, maritime lawyers, engineers, sustainability leaders, recruiters, wellness experts, entrepreneurs, and industry voices from across the global marine sector. Topics include yacht ownership, yacht charter, superyacht design, yacht crew life, crew training, maritime law, crew contracts, refit, new builds, engineering, boating trends, blue economy, ocean innovation, sustainability, leadership, recruitment, mental health, destinations, luxury lifestyle, and the business of yachting. With daily yachting content across audio, video, editorial, and social media, Yachting Channel is built for yacht owners, superyacht captains, crew, brokers, builders, suppliers, charter clients, maritime p…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T08:18:20.836513+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/yachting-channel-598743"},"episode":{"title":"Crew Recruitment, Fake CVs & Safer Hiring With Sophie Barber | Superyacht Laundry","slug":"crew-recruitment-fake-cvs-safer-hiring-with-sophie-barber-superyacht-laundry","published_at":"2026-06-17T18:54:56+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/yachting-channel-598743/crew-recruitment-fake-cvs-safer-hiring-with-sophie-barber-superyacht-laundry","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/yachting-channel-598743","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8917861","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8917861.mp3?modified=1781722613&sid=5023437&source=rss","summary":"What really happens behind the scenes in yacht crew recruitment? In this episode of Superyacht Laundry, host Cherise Reedman is joined by Sophie Barber, founder of Vela Recruitment, for an honest and practical conversation about how superyacht recruitment has changed, why references remain complicated, and why the right placement still depends on far more than a strong CV. Sophie shares her journey from working onboard yachts to building a career in superyacht recruitment, including her early days in Antibes, her time at Bluewater, and the experience that led her to launch Vela Recruitment. The conversation looks at the changing recruitment landscape, why junior and senior crew roles now require different approaches, and why HOD placements demand deeper understanding, stronger vetting, and a real sense of personality fit. Cherise and Sophie also discuss some of the harder issues facing the industry, including vague references, known bad actors, reputation risk, female crew safety, onboard relationships, fake CVs, fake yacht jobs, and the increasing role of AI in recruitment. At the centre of the conversation is one clear point: yacht recruitment is still a relationship business. Technology can help with validation, systems, and speed, but it cannot replace trust, integrity, instinct, accountability, and the human judgement needed to place the right person on the right yacht. In This Conversation: Sophie Barber’s move from yacht crew into recruitment Why she founded Vela Recruitment How yacht crew recruitment has changed Why junior roles and senior HOD roles need different hiring approaches The challenge of vague or dishonest references Why recruiters need to read between the lines Fake CVs, fake jobs, and red flags for crew Crew safety, female protection, and industry…","meta_description":"What really happens behind the scenes in yacht crew recruitment? In this episode of Superyacht Laundry, host Cherise Reedman is joined by Sophie Barber, f…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2733,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/yachting-channel-598743/episodes/crew-recruitment-fake-cvs-safer-hiring-with-sophie-barber-superyacht-laundry/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/yachting-channel-598743/crew-recruitment-fake-cvs-safer-hiring-with-sophie-barber-superyacht-laundry.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}