A day in the life of...
LUKE PORTER
COMMERCIAL MANAGER SHIPYARD SUPPLY CO.
M
y first taste of the superyacht industry was working as a
deckhand onboard an 83ft motor yacht. Like many others, I moved down to the south of France to dock walk and ultimately land a job as a deckie. My dockwalking persistence finally paid off when I was offered the deckhand job on MY Felixia, a Ferretti 830.
Since those early days in the superyacht industry I have worked on some beautiful yachts, travelled to places that most people only get to read about and now live with my wife and 18-month-old daughter.
Having worked for a yacht broker and as a project manager for Oyster Yachts, I now head up Shipyard Supply Co (SSCo), a brand-new company specialising in the design, manufacture and supply of deck equipment to new builds and operational superyachts. Setting up a company is no mean feat and it certainly doesn’t conform to 9-5, but it does have its perks.
DAY BEGINS My day begins at 06:30 when my human alarm clock starts chatting to herself at the other end of the landing. There’s really no need to set an alarm, my daughter has built-in Swiss timing. Sitting down as a family for breakfast is important to us, so even though it’s pretty chaotic we start each day by eating together. My wife and I both work in the marine sector, so we often find ourselves talking about the latest industry news whilst sat at the kitchen table. I have time for a quick check of my inbox after breakfast to see what has come in overnight and then it’s off to the office. I drive from our home in a village on the east coast in Suffolk to the office. The 50-minute commute past picturesque fields and river estuaries affords me the time to think about the day ahead.
TYPICAL MORNING I arrive at the office at 08:30 and after a cup of tea and a chat with the team I get straight into the emails.
Once the urgent emails have been taken care of, I get the team together to discuss the upcoming trade show we’re attending. This will be the first one the company has attended so we’re all keen to get the look and feel just right. It’s still early days,
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