Private hiring for sportfishing & yacht crew.

It works in two steps. First it checks any certifications a captain or owner requires for their hire. They only see crew who hold them, so nobody wastes a call. Then it scores how well you fit: your job, where you want to work, experience, kind of boat, schedule, pay, and tonnage for captain jobs. The best fits show first, for captains and for crew. We don't know of another crew site that matches sportfishing crew this way.

Crew is free, always. That covers your profile, your matches and your messages. Captains and owners can post jobs and hire for free while we're getting started. If paid plans for captains come later, crew stays free.

No. You show up under a made-up display name. Your real name, your photo and the boat you're on now stay hidden. Captains who are hiring see your experience, not who you are. You decide who sees your real name, one person at a time.

Both. We started with sportfishing because that's where we come from, and yacht crew and yacht programs are welcome too. Pick the kinds of boats you want to work on, and your matches follow that.

No. Green crew and deckhands are welcome. Add whatever you have. Some jobs require a certain license, so add your certificates and upload them when you can. It puts you in front of more captains.

You can upload your documents, like your USCG license, STCW, TWIC or drug test. Our team reviews them, and your profile shows they're on file. Captains should still check references and talk to you before they hire.

Sign up as a captain or owner and add your program: the boat, where you fish and what you need. Then post the position. Keep it private and see matched crew ranked for you, or also put it on the public Open Board to reach more people.

Yes. The Day Work board lists one-day boat jobs like wash and wax, line handling, provisioning and refit work. For pick-up trips and tournament fill-ins, the public Open Board lets crew post that they're available and captains post that they need someone.

Tap Request Intro to send a short hello. If they accept, you keep talking in Messages. Share your name and phone number only when you're ready.

It's an optional questionnaire about how you like to work, like long trips, schedules and how you talk things through. When both sides take it, you see a separate compatibility score next to the match. It's extra information, and it never hides you from anyone.

Steve Momot, the Fort Lauderdale marine photographer behind @steve360fishing. He spends his days on boats and at tournaments, and he built CrewConnect because hiring crew still runs on Facebook groups and word of mouth.