Yacht Week

How Quarterdeck balances each Culinary Academy cohort by skill level so the instructor can teach effectively across the week.

How do you group cohorts in Culinary Academy?

The full application path for Culinary Academy: from initial application through video interview, acceptance, payment, and arrival on Day 1.

How does the application process work for Culinary Academy?

How the Culinary Academy video interview works, what we ask about, how to prepare, and what happens if you miss the deadline.

What is the video interview like, and what happens if I miss it?

The full document list for Culinary Academy applications, broken down by track (career and personal interest), plus what to upload after acceptance.

What documents do I need to upload?

What the Culinary Academy fee covers, and what is on you (Friday accommodation, travel, insurance, personal kitchen tools).

What does the price include and exclude?

How Quarterdeck's chef placement network works, why career-track Culinary Academy graduates are first in line, and how performance during the week translates into placement opportunities.

What does career placement look like after Culinary Academy?

How to prep for seasickness if you are joining the yacht-based edition of Culinary Academy. What to bring, what is onboard, when to disclose.

What about seasickness on the yacht-based edition?

Knife kit, workwear, and personal tools to bring to Culinary Academy. The kitchen is equipped; bring yourself, your knives, and your towels.

What kitchen tools should I bring?

What to practise in the weeks before the course: knife drills, foundational sauces, mise en place rhythm, and the logistics to nail before you fly.

How do I prepare before Culinary Academy?

No sailing experience is required. Here is what to expect from cooking on a moving yacht, and how the skipper handles the rest.

Do I need sailing experience for the yacht-based edition?

Friday-to-Friday timing for Culinary Academy: when accommodation and meals are included, and what a typical day in the kitchen looks like.

What's the daily schedule and rhythm of the week?

The 7-day curriculum, the theme days, the skills you leave with, and the difference between the land-based and yacht-based editions.

What does Culinary Academy actually teach?

Learn when you can get a refund if you cannot attend Culinary Academy, including the refund bands, 7-day cooling-off period, course transfer rules, and what happens if Quarterdeck cancels the…

Can I get a refund if I can't attend Culinary Academy?

Learn whether you need to pay the full Culinary Academy fee upfront, how the instalment plan works after acceptance, when full payment is required, and what the cancellation and refund…

Do I need to pay the full price of Culinary Academy upfront?

How the yacht-based edition runs onboard a sailing yacht: station setup, rotation, daily flow, and what makes a working galley a great classroom for chefs.

How does the yacht-based edition of Culinary Academy work?

How Host Academy and Culinary Academy fit together: which course is for which goal, and how to pick between them.

What's the difference between Culinary Academy and Host Academy?

Find out whether you need a visa to attend Culinary Academy, when a tourist visa may still be required, and how Culinary Academy differs from paid work or hospitality jobs.

Do I need a visa to attend Culinary Academy?

Learn whether Culinary Academy counts as training or work, what your status is during the course, and how Culinary Academy differs from working professionally in hospitality or kitchen roles.

Is Culinary Academy a training program or a job?

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