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The Rise of the “Yacht as a Business” Concept In recent years, Yacht Business Ownership and Yacht as a Business programs have surged in popularity
Owning and operating your own charter yacht is one thing in theory, but seeing the numbers and real-life results is another. We’ve had the unique
Big News for Yacht Owners & Business Buyers: The Tax Bill Has Passed Congress has officially passed legislation restoring 100% bonus depreciation and Section 179—retroactive
Discover the real costs and income potential of charter yacht ownership. Learn how to offset expenses, maximize tax savings, and build a profitable yacht business.
The US Government announced comprehensive tariffs, which includes a 20 percent reciprocal tariff on exports to the US from the European Union (EU) and of
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,
Have questions about putting a boat into crewed charter? Check out this informal chat with some of our crewed yacht owners, including Greg from Dream
Will Bruton writing for Yachting World gathered different points of view to offer good advice to those considering buying an ex-charter yacht. For this article,
We had so much fun chatting with some of our crewed charter yacht owners at our second crewed charter webinar of the year. Since our
We had a great time talking about Crewed Yacht Charter Programs in last week’s webinar. Our crewed charter expert Casey joined us and shared her
Charter Boat Owners Win IRS Challenge The number one objection from CPAs is that our business yacht management program is a passive activity and will
Captain Nim and Chef Fabiola Hirschhorn are in their second season of operating crewed charters in the BVI aboard their catamaran LUNA, a Lagoon 450S.
Stewart Coates from S/V Luckyfish (YouTube Channel Lucky Fish Got Away) interviewed us about charter programs.. He wanted to find out what these charter programs
Considering Placing your Yacht into a Tax Program? STOP! Read this First! Operating your yacht as a small business in a charter program can generate substantial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIQJVebHPIkWe have received so many questions about operating a yacht as a business, so we interviewed one of our catamaran owners in this program currently.
Large Luxury Catamarans In Crewed Charter Business Imagine anchoring your very own large luxury catamaran in an idyllic lagoon of a tropical island. Even better, turn
How Tax Reform Affects Yacht Businesses in 2018 There are some nuggets for yacht buyers and charter yacht businesses in the recent Tax Cuts and
Owning and sailing a catamaran in an exotic part of the world is a dream for most people. However, paying for maintenance, insurance, dockage, new
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