Yacht Charters, Charter Yacht

When it involves the art of sailing several people feel that they are meant to travel on the sea. This great want to sail starts small on several occasions with sailboat or motor boat rentals within the smaller waterways of lakes and rivers. When this controlled travel becomes not enough to please your drive you then move to yacht rentals in the sea with previous and out-of-date boats. Although the poor performing yachts available through rental are not the best performing yachts available and ultimately the drive evolves into a would like to have the simplest yachts offered so that you’ll be able to travel within the open ocean. With this understanding that their satisfaction can not be met until they own their own boat to travel upon, many people look into the ownership opportunities of buying new vessels or maybe previously owned vessels.

The only issues with this proposal are often found within the high costs that are related to yacht ownership. Even if you could afford the down payment required on the yacht itself, many owners then forget the extra fees found with slip fees, your bank note, maintenance, insurance, fuel, haul outs and several more costs. A yacht owner of a quality yacht such as the luxurious Catalina Yachts might notice them paying thousands of dollars for each month for a yacht they are lucky to use two or might be 3 times per month or less. The option to find a less expensive vessel is possible but the thousand dollar worth tag does not greatly alter when it comes to the same fees you’ll be facing irrespective of your yacht. For those individuals who are ready to manage a down payment upon a high quality vessel such as Catalina Yachts there exists an chance that will permit you to own your own vessel whereas never having to speculate another cent into the ship.

This becomes attainable when you invest in sailboats for sale by a selected yacht club company. These sailboats for sale are the newest and highest quality Catalina Yachts and Back Cover Motor yachts available on the market. Getting sailboats for sale through this yacht club will only require your down payment since your vessel can be shared with seven different membership people investing within the boat and covering any cost that you would have had to put within the Catalina Yachts or Back Cover Motor yachts.

Being in the market looking for used yachts is a lot of work, but at the same time it is fun to see all the different styles and interiors. If you have been in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on the ICW (Intracoastal Waterway), there are many tied up to the docks along the sides and in the Marinas along side many hotels. Some get close to 200′….and I’d imagine some may be bigger. I hear some come with elevators on-board! These types of yachts have every amenity and option available. Some have helicopter pads…with helicopters… some have accessory boat garages…Could you imagine taking an elevator down to the boat garage, pushing a button to have it open, getting in your speedboat, and zooming off! Now that’s mint!

Don’t think it is all fun and games, (well, I guess it might be) it takes lot of up-keep to have your yacht stay in pristine shape. Most have crews that live on-board and do these chores everyday. The owner flies in at anytime to enjoy his yacht on his or her times off and wants everything just right. This also keeps the yachts value up, including upgrades from time to time. Looking for a yacht for sale could be a dauntless task, but you slowly find the range of size you want to be in, and the model or manufacturer you want to stay with. There are quite a number of yachts for sale. You can purchase a New Yacht which would be custom tailored to your personal preferences, or a Used Yacht which can also reflect your personal tastes. New yachts can take a year or two to build if you have the time, where as used yachts can be purchased on the spot.

Maintenance and up-keep cost are usually about 10% of the purchased price per year, so these costs are factored in. Your Yacht can always be waiting for you at any harbor. Your crew gets your yacht to where you will be a few day before hand, ready for your pleasure. Whether it be work, entertaining, or cruising, your crew is ready to execute every command. Most yachts in the hundred foot and higher range, don’t go very fast, but there are exceptions…most do around 10 knots cruising speed. They may not go very fast, but they sure can go far. Their fuel capacities are enormous, so they can reach far away destinations.

There are Mega Yachts, Super Yachts, Luxury Yachts to choose from. New or used yachts are some thing to look at…not only in grace and styling as a yacht sits at dock or at anchor, but in the reflection that there is one out there that says this is you.

Once the decision is made to go for broke and buy a yacht it needs to be the right type of yacht for the person, otherwise it won’t be a vessel that brings enjoyment instead it will be headaches. This is where the experienced yacht broker can keep the buyer from making mistakes in the choice of which yacht is right for their needs. 

Yachts are luxury boats, which makes them appealing to anyone that wants to spend extended time on the water. There are things that need to be considered that someone in the market to purchase a large luxury boat and these are things the yacht broker can point out or make suggestions. For example, the yacht is a large boat, when it is not out on the water it is going to require a marina that can handle a craft of its size; this needs to be considered by the perspective owner. This could turn into a large problem if they were to buy a craft to large to fit in a marina slip near their home, because the yacht is longer than the average boat that needs to be docked.

There are other things the yacht broker is experienced in doing, such as the understanding how important the history of the vessel is to a potential buyer. While some boaters understand all the technical things about boats, this is a major purchase and the history of the yacht should be known.

Another thing that is important is the right yacht might be across the country and prior to taking a trip to see the craft, there is information the yacht broker can assist the buyer with, all the information about the boat, pictures, videos and answer questions. This can help to make the decision to see the vessel in person, because it will require traveling and not just an hour’s drive. The right yacht is not always local and the experienced broker is able to deal with potential buyers from any state rather than only local customers.

Not any boating sales person has the knowledge of the professional broker, with the ability to match the right yacht to the right person for their needs. Some people search for the right large boat to take to the ocean on extended voyages, this requires comfortable staterooms and other amenities of a fine hotel. While others want to not only spend extended amounts of time on the water, they want to travel with a team of fisherman to the right spots deep in the water for the large fish that will not be found where smaller boats travel to. This person will need a yacht that is equipped with a baiting station and sonar equipment to find where the fish are waiting.  These are things the professional yacht broker is looking for when matching the right boat to the right person, all the needs both for on the water and for docking need to be met to make it the dream vessel the buyer was looking for.

Sea and rich people: where else to find a better combination than in Monaco! A real Monaco yachts parade can be admired throughout the year in the Hercule Port, beside the local yearly yachting events. From imposing, big-sized ones to neat, small, jewel yachts. If you are a yachting amateur or if you are hardly interested in the matter (as I was before seeing this impressive display) you will find something to like here.

There is a restraint, exclusivist rich group that has a thing for yachting, mainly because they can afford to! You and I, we both know that we’d like to own even a small, “unpretentious” sailboat, don’t we? And have at least once dreamed to relax on the deck of a luxury yacht in Monaco. But, hey, who needs a yacht in a so busy world? Do we wake up in the morning with nothing better to do than dress in white completely (maybe some blue too), have our cafe au lait (maybe a croissant also if not on diet) and go to the quay ordering around the employees to rub up better that side? We certainly don’t! If you say you do, that’s another story!

What better place (and object) for a competition: who has the bigger, more expensive model, envies arise, disputes start… Shirley Bassey reportedly complained of the big size of “Le Grand Bleu” belonging to the Russian billionaire Abramovich. The yacht apparently spoiled the view on the port of her uphill apartment. Well, what else would you like rich people to do?…

Beside occasional cruises and constant care some rich people find a practical use to their yachts: some rent them, others live there. Owning a yacht can be extremely useful if you are a tax exile, especially UK citizens who live in Monaco but work in the UK. Renting is very profitable, especially during holidays season or when big events happen in Monaco: prices go from 25,000EUR per week to 365,000EUR per week, depending on the size and facilities.

Some of world’s famous yachts rest in the waters of the bay. Some of them are so big that they have helicopters on their top decks. Among worlds’ 100 largest yachts are:

* Octopus – owned by Paul Allen, the Microsoft cofounder;

* Tatoosh – owned also by Paul Allen;

* Atlantis II – owned by the Niarchos family, descendants of Onassis’ rival Stavros;

* Le Grand Bleu – owned by the Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich;

* Delphine – owned by the American car magnate Horace Dodge;

* Montkaj – owned by Prince Mohammed bin Fahd, son of Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd.

Following its policy of capitalization of all (though scarce) natural resource, the Principality quickly became aware of the potential of the Hercules Bay and started a yachting tradition. There is a Yacht Club founded in 1953 by Prince Rainier and it was all along supported by him and his son Albert, who is also its President. The Yacht Club de Monaco gained international fame attracting worlds’ greatest names in sailing to come and battle on the Monegasque waters.

Naturally, there are also prestigious yachting events of international interest, excellent opportunities for yacht owners all over the world to show off.

* Primo Cup – Trophée Credit Suisse

* Challenge Inter-Banques

* Monaco Classic Week

* Fête de la Mer

* Régates Corporatives

* Monaco Yacht Show

The events are organized with the support of H.S.H. Prince Albert I and of H.S.H. Prince Rainier III. All these events have display and competitions parts, except for Monaco Yacht Show, which is the greatest in-water yacht exhibition in Europe, without competition show.

So, rich or less rich, you can at least enjoy a great show for free if you happen to be in Monaco at the right time. Welcome aboard!