Charter boat mate jobs?

[Rip Runner]

I run a charter out of Falmouth and have worked as a mate for years on my dad's boat that is located 2 slips over from the EastWind on the Obsesssion a 32 Blackfin. We might have been one of the three boats mentioned we often share larger bookings. When doing multiple boat charters for larger groups the tip is often mentioned up front so the tip is disributed for all mates. on normal individual trips the captain doesn't know what the mate received for a tip until after the clients have left and the boat is clean. Tips are usually passed with a hand shake and a thank you directly to the mate. A good mate will put the money directly into a pocket without looking at it until later. $150.00 is an average tip for a good mate for a six hour charter.

Most mates work strictly for tips and are not paid by the captain. Some captain's will pay a flat sum of money per trip on top of tips, others work out a mimumim that the mate should recieve total between tips and a flat fee. This is done in case a client stiffs the mate so he/she didn't work all day for nothing.

A six hour trip is close to an eight hour day for a mate. The boat needs to be prepped before a trip, fish cleaned/disposed of, and the boat needs to be spotless again before you leave.

[MakoMike]

Without going into all the in and outs of mating and what to expect from the fares ( alot of good advie in this tread), the most valuable piece of advice I can give you is to get enrolled in a random drug testing program. All mates are SUPPOSED to be in a drug test program, though sometime when we need a fill in every captain will look the other way rather than sailing sithout a mate. But if you have the card, you will get a ton of work as a fill-in mate and you can work your way up from there.