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Boat Buyer Representation

Let’s begin with the most compelling benefit: It is absolutely FREE to the buyer.

Sold Boat Being represented by a professional brokerage house does not add a penny to a yacht purchase price, since the brokers’ commission is entirely paid by the seller. Therefore, it is completely cost-free to the yacht buyer.

Charter Yacht Management Tools

These spreadsheets give charter yacht owners a comprehensive, specialized financial management tool designed especially for them. Those tools are Sailonline exclusives and are not available anywhere else on the Internet.

Charter Yacht Management Contract

Our experience as charter boat owners in charter fleets has shown some issues that are common to all of us, regardless of the charter company we are using. We sort and discuss those questions by order of importance.

Maintenance

Jeanneau Typical management contracts state that your boat will be maintained to the "highest industry standard" or some similar wording. Unfortunately, this does not mean much. Here is our most important single piece of advice: Get involved!

Charter Boat Ownership for Dummies

More and more people are buying monohulls and catamarans and placing them into charter programs all over the globe. Placing a yacht into charter management is a good way to reduce the cost of the boat and also offset the cost of ownership. There are different types of Management programs offered by the industry that I will analyze and explain to ensure that you have a good understanding of what you will be getting into if you decide to place a yacht into charter management.

Heave To Maneuver

I don't care what anybody says, one day or another, on charter, you will need to take action to protect yourself and your vessel against an unexpected strong squall, higher seas, etc! And you better know what to do!