The three common pay models
Rates vary a lot with experience, boat size, distance offshore and region. Rather than relying on a “standard” rate, compare the full package: pay, days, and expenses.
- •Day rate — paid per day of the job; check whether travel days and weather days count
- •Fixed fee — one price for the whole passage, whatever the weather
- •Per mile — used by some delivery companies, mostly for skippers
Expenses: the part people forget
On a delivery, the owner usually covers the boat’s running costs. For crew, the important questions are:
- •Flights to the boat and home again
- •Local transport (taxis, trains, transfers)
- •Food and provisions on board
- •A hotel night before departure or after arrival
- •Are waiting days for weather paid?
On Maritime Delivery every listing shows these line by line: paid by the client, reimbursed against receipts, or paid by the crew.
Getting paid safely
The most common problem in deliveries is not the sea — it is chasing money afterwards. On Maritime Delivery the client pays the agreed pay up front through Stripe before the assignment starts, and it is released to you when both sides confirm the job is done. If something goes wrong, raise a dispute and the payout is paused while our team reviews it.
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