Crew First: Marina Genova, Schengen Rules & Yacht Crew | The Crew Car

Yachting does not run on yachts alone. It runs on captains, crew, marinas, shipyards, agents, suppliers, contractors, and the people who understand how to keep the entire ecosystem moving.In this episode of The Crew Car, Captain James Battey, Founder of the Yacht Workers Council, sits down with Giusy Murolo, Sales Manager at Marina Genova, to discuss why captains and crew are the real asset in yachting, how Marina Genova developed into a strategic hub for large yachts, and why poorly designed regulation can damage far more than the people it claims to target.Giusy shares how she joined Marina Genova while it was still being built and how the marina’s focus shifted once it became clear that captains and crew were central to yacht movement, yard periods, services, and onboard decisions. The conversation looks at why marina support must go beyond berths and technical facilities to include airport access, provisioning, contractors, transport, local knowledge, crew services, and the wider community surrounding the marina.James and Giusy also discuss the new Schengen stamp-in and stamp-out rules affecting crew joining yachts in Italy. Under the current system, crew may only be stamped out once the captain declares an exact departure date within 10 days. While that may be manageable for yachts moving during the summer season, it creates a far more serious problem for yachts entering refit periods, remaining in Italy for longer stays, or relying on non-EU crew.The consequences are not limited to paperwork. They affect crew time, captain workload, continuity onboard, costs, refit planning, agents, marinas, shipyards, local businesses, and whether yachts choose to remain in Italy at all.Giusy also explains the work of Genova for Yachting and the substantial economic impact the industry has across Genoa and Liguria. When yachts stay, they support far more than a berth. They support provisioning companies, contractors, restaurants, transport providers, technical businesses, retail, tourism, and entire local supply chains.Because when regulation does not reflect how yachting actually works, everybody loses.🌐 Giusy Murolo | Sales Manager, Marina Genova https://www.marinagenova.it🌐 Yacht Workers Council https://yachtworkerscouncil.com📺 Prefer to read? Head to Yachting News on the website: https://www.yachtinginternationalradio.com/yachting-news🎙️ The Crew Car | Yachting International Radio