Open communication is the key to a successful and transparent relationship. It only takes 30 seconds to send a quick message but it sure can help build long lasting trust.UPDATE 05 April 2020:"I showed you the big storms here recently. Up to 49kts. Thought you might like to see her…
Our brand new Helia 44 by Fountaine Pajot started her first charter season as a bareboat with Dream Yacht Charter in May this year. I was lucky to be one of the first to use her as reported in this post. Now she's plowing the waters of Croatia. Here are…
Some time ago, I wrote an article focusing on the social aspects of a sustainable yachting industry and what impact it can have on the local communities.Here is a look at some environmental issues facing all of us enjoying the outdoors.To me, sailing is, among many things, an escape from…
The time has come for the occasional or maybe even annual bareboat charter in one of the many exotic locations this beautiful world has to offer. You got yourself a couple of families or 10 friends together and booked that awesome >40' catamaran for a week or two. Not a…
I have driven a brand new car, even flown a brand new Airbus 350 after it was delivered to our company in Hong Kong, but nothing prepared me for sailing a brand new Helia 44 Catamaran No creaks, no leaks, everything was tight. The steering was responsive, the sails perfectly…
Another weeks worth of 'sailing' as part of our Dream Easy charter allowance with Dream Yacht Charter, this time on a Bali 4.3.Sinatra, one more musically inspired name in the DYC fleet here at the Airlie Beach base, was launched in 2017.It has the standard charter fit-out with four main…
I have previously published an article written by John. He gave us a quick insight into his experience as a bare boat owner with DYC and what his Catamaran "Montaigne" looked like after one charter season in Croatia. Having a week's worth of "last minute" charter allowance available as part…
" Nils, good news: the wait is over and things just got real. Your boat is in the water."That little message, including a photo of the actual hull number #259, certainly got my attention.I was expecting the launch to happen around mid April. However, as getting time off to actually…
Achieving environmental sustainability of the yachting industry is an ongoing process that requires substantial adjustment to the way things are done in this industry. This article is not to debate on aspects such as sustainable yacht production, marina development or best practice in yacht maintenance such as using only environmentally…
Previously, I posed the question whether owning a charter yacht is worth it. The response to that article was amazing and surprising … in some cases personal.Replies included lengthy calculations, tax considerations, interest gains, spreadsheets … but the hardest part was to determine where the information came from. Did it come…