Captain

Drives the boat, runs the safety briefing and has the final word on the water.

Pay

$21.50 to $42.50 an hour, plus tips

$21.50 to start on our boat; $42.50 driving a guest's own boat as captain for hire.

What you do

· Drive the Nautique (and the pontoon) for captained charters, lessons and camp days on Lake Travis.
· Read the safety briefing out loud before every departure and keep to the safety rules without exceptions.
· Dock and pick up at private docks and at our usual spot in Hudson Bend, in wind, with a boat full of guests.
· Set up the surf wave and the wakeboard wake (ballast, speed, side) and tow riders with an observer in place.
· Do the pre-check and post-check in the crew app: life jackets counted, drain plug, throwable, extinguisher, fuel, engine hours, photos.
· Make the weather call. Lightning in the area means riding stops and you head in.
· Keep the trip on time and the guests happy, then ask for the review, the rebook and the referral at the dock.

Deckhand

Helps the captain: lines, gear, spotting riders and looking after guests.

Pay

$17.50 an hour plus tips

What you do

· Load the boat before the trip: boards, ropes, vests, cooler with ice and water, towels, tube and lily pad if booked.
· Fit life jackets on every rider and every kid, and check them again before the engine starts.
· Handle the lines at the dock and at pickups; tie off clean and fast.
· Be the observer: eyes on the rider the whole time they are being towed, and call it to the captain.
· Help guests in and out of the water, hand up boards, coil ropes, keep the deck clear.
· Count the gear back, wash the boat and leave it ready for the next trip.

Coaches riders on private lessons, at camp and on charters, and gets first-timers up.

Pay

$20.00 to $37.50 an hour, plus tips

$20.00 to start on our boat; $37.50 coaching on a guest's own boat.

What you do

· Teach private wakesurf and wakeboard lessons: body position on land first, then the rope, then the wave.
· Coach riders on charters so everyone who wants a turn gets up, including the nervous ones and the kids.
· Run the on-water side of summer camp days with the captain.
· Progress a rider who can already get up: carving, crossing the wake, dropping the rope, first tricks.
· Double as the observer and as a deckhand on a trip when that is what the boat needs.
· Spot the guest who is hooked after one session and tell them what a private lesson is.

Looks after the kids at summer camp, on the boat and on the dock, from drop-off to pickup.

Pay

$17.50 an hour to start

What you do

· Meet the kids and parents at drop-off, check everyone in, and hand them back at pickup with a story about their day.
· Head counts every time the group moves: dock to boat, boat to water, water to boat, boat to dock.
· Life jackets on and fitted before the engine starts, sunscreen on, water in hands, hats on heads.
· Keep the group together and busy between turns: games, snacks, shade, the next rider ready at the platform.
· Help the instructor coach: hand up boards, cheer, watch the rider, swim out when a kid needs a hand.
· Notice the kid who is cold, scared, sunburnt or left out, and fix it before it becomes a bad day.

For anyone who wants to work and does not need a title. Whatever the day needs, on and off the water.

Pay

Hourly, set by the job

What you do

· Wash, detail and put away the boat and the pontoon after trips and at the end of a weekend.
· Gas cans at the storage unit, ice and water before trips, the store run when something is short.
· Keep the storage unit, the gear and the trailer in order and tell Joe what is worn out or missing.
· Dock help on busy weekends: lines, loading, pointing guests to the right boat.
· Put up and check our signs and flyers around the lake and at partner businesses.
· Pack and ship hats and shirts from the shop, and help at events and demo days.