Female Yacht Crew Safety Survey: the findings

Thank you for downloading the Female Yacht Crew Safety Survey report.

This report exists because of the women who took part. Many of them shared experiences that were not easy to put into words, and they did so with honesty and courage. To every one of them: thank you for being brave enough to complete the survey, and thank you from the bottom of my heart for trusting me with your voices.

I would encourage everyone to read the report thoroughly. These are real experiences from women working at sea, and they deserve to be heard in full. I welcome all thoughts and reactions, and I invite you to share them publicly. This conversation needs to happen in the open.

The findings will not sit on a shelf. Work for positive change has already begun.

We are working with captains and management companies on a series of roundtables to deal with the worst of the worst situations in the industry: rape and sexual assault on board. Together we will agree a full incident process, from the very first moment, that everyone signs up to and that can actually be put into practice. Most importantly, it will mean a victim is looked after correctly from the start, and keeps the opportunity to seek justice later on.

On Thursday 19th November, I will be at METSTRADE, presenting these findings to the industry at large.

This is a long process, but I am determined to get the industry moving, and moving quickly. Updates will be shared on our social media channels as the work progresses.

Your voices started this. Now the industry must listen.