Owner use is shared equally between the owners according to the number of members. Owner access is allocated fairly to ensure that all owners can optimize the use of the yacht and that all the owners get quality time on the yacht to meet their needs or desires. Owner Use Reservations: Owners will reserve time on […]
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The annual operating costs such as insurance, dockage, annual haul out and scheduled maintenance will be offset by income from chartering the yacht. With traditional yacht ownership, the owner spends around 10 percent of the total value of the yacht annually but with our model based on seven years, one can save up to 90
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Join us at Pier 7 Marina located at 48 S River Rd South, Edgewater, MD, just a short drive from the Annapolis Spring Boat Show. The marina will open its doors Friday, April 26 from 12pm to 4pm and Saturday, April 27 from 10am to 4pm inviting you to meet with our brokers from Annapolis
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The collaboration of Myst Yacht Charters and Paramount Business Jets offer you the most luxurious yachts combined with the finest in private jet travel to the BVI and other exotic destinations AND offers discounts of up to 75% on available empty-leg flights and discounted one-way charter flights. This is a great collaboration and we are excited to try it! Read the full
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Join us April 13 – 14 for our open house at our Texas office during the Texas Boat Show. 3rd Annual Free Texas Boat Show is on!Waterford Harbor Marina800 Mariners DriveKemah TX 77565 Our Address:Watergate Marina Center1500 Marina Bay Dr, Suite 142-AClear Lake Shores, TX 77565 meet our team! Mark your calendars and join us for some outdoor fun!
Fully Crewed Luxury Charter Yacht A professional paid crew maintains and runs your catamaran as a small business in the location of your choice. The owner enjoys all the benefits of a crewed yacht while offsetting a significant part of the cost of ownership through charter income. The costs of owning a luxury charter yacht
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Live-Aboard Owner/Operators The idea is that the boat owners live aboard and operate their own catamaran as an independent charter business. We have helped several couples set their catamarans up in a crewed charter business. There are two different ways to do that: The first is being associated with a charter company that has the
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By learning how to start a boat business, you can capitalize on your passion for boating while getting paid to do it. But before you launch a boat charter business, there are a number of things to consider to get it off to a strong start. Create a business plan. Consider weekly charter rates, the number
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VIBE – It’s a Destination Boat Show! Join us May 10 – 12 at the first-annual Virgin Islands Boating Exhibition (VIBE) — the new 2.0 version of a yacht buying show. The show will take place at the Yacht Haven Grande St. Thomas, in the U.S. Virgin Islands and offers an opportunity to test sail
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CATANA GROUP launches its 14th BALI CATAMARAN model, the BALI 5.8, for the brand’s 10th anniversary! On Bali Catamaran’s 10th anniversary, the factory launched their 14th model, the brand-new flagship, Bali 5.8. This model, designed by the late Olivier Poncin, is the latest sailing catamaran in the very successful Bali range and promises to be
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Because it’s Valentine’s day, we wanted to celebrate all the couples that we helped along to finding their “love boat”. But before we do that, let’s tell you about our founders, Stephen and Estelle who have one such love story that started in 1992 in Cape Town, South Africa. With the same feeling of ‘wanderlust’
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Silent Yachts, a company specializing in the production of solar electric catamarans, has recently been rumoured to be in trouble. Established in 2017, Silent Yachts gained recognition for its cubic-designed electric catamarans, featuring robust photovoltaic panels. Their marketing highlighted their leadership in the industry, but in reality it was Poland’s Sunreef Yachts who initially pioneered
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Sailing the Exumas I remember thinking last year when we signed Zuri 3 up for crewed charter service in the Exumas, that it will be tough to give the reigns over to our captain and chef and be guests on our own boat. Well, it turns out that we easily took to being pampered and
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Catamaran Guru has established three more locations from where to serve our community in yacht brokerage services in 2023. We are excited about expanding our team and add additional locations with top-notch brokers in Key West & Florida Keys, Hawaii, Annapolis & Pacific Northeast! Along with our core teams in Florida, Texas and the Caribbean,
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FYI: Stay tuned on Facebook & Instagram for our boat show video series: Learn some tips & tricks of how to navigate boat shows, pros and cons of buying a boat at a boat show, how to get the best deal at a boat show and much more! Join us for the boating event that is as glamorous and
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A bareboat is a vessel (monohull or multihull) that is chartered with no crew at all. The charterers are entirely in charge of the yacht, including provisioning, for the duration of the cruise. A crewed yacht operates with a professional live-aboard crew, usually a skipper and a cook or chef, usually a couple. Crewed yacht
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What is a crewed yacht charter? A crewed yacht charter is a boat that is offered to the public for use as usually all-inclusive sailing vacations where all meals, beverages, and boat-based activities are at no additional charge. A crewed yacht charter includes a captain and chef who often provide other services such as concierge,
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