The current COVID situation has certainly changed my perspective on life and what is important. Postponing dreams is no longer an option. I want that lifestyle change. Some of us are financially secure and retiring on a boat seems a great idea. For others the thought of operating a yacht…
A few months ago someone posted the question here " is buying a yacht a good business decision". I wanted to answer then but did not have time. Well... plenty of time now. By Derek Hunsinger, Owner OperatorObviously, it depends. It depends on your tax/wealth situation. It depends on how…
A recent Facebook post on whether to put your Saildrives in neutral or reverse whilst sailing and the vast variety of comments posted prompted me to write the following article. The aim: to prevent you from failing your equipment on the open ocean. Yes, you read this right … you…
Last week I identified 10 opportunities for your charter operation to be an industry leader, ensure growth and stay profitable - using the Sailsense 'Smart Boating Assistant'. After 3 successful years in Europe, we are now looking for an operator to be the launch customer for our system in Australia…
Paul Roger has over 9 years of successful dealings with his charter management company, his Lagoon 421 is still in great shape and he made some money. Why it's worth the effort! On my most recent trip to the Whitsundays, I finished next to yet another well maintained Lagoon 421,…
The bare boat business is competitive. To lead, grow and be profitable, let's look at options of what we can to do ... as a team and with the right tools! In 2018, I bought and placed a catamaran in charter.. I was concerend about how the yacht would be…
Almost exactly 2 years to date, I was back on 'Traviata', a bareboat catamaran with Dream Yacht Charter in Australia. How did she handle the last 2 years? Our annual trip to the Whitsunday Islands in North-Eastern Australia was not what you consider ordinary this time around.We planned to catch…
COVID-19 impact on business, the future of the bareboat charter industry and talk about Dream Yacht Charter's 20 years on their Australian base. How to not make a new friend: walk right past him on the dock, introduce him by the wrong name to others and then bag his favourite…
Just in time cruise before Captain Corona closes the coast and causes continental chaos. Electric motors on cruising catamarans are by no means anything new, but they were at some point in time.In 1992, Peter Kerr built a 42 foot aluminium catamaran, branded "Lizard Yachts" in Tin Can Bay, Queensland…
Published in Not strictly speaking a charter yacht review but nevertheless a long journey worth following. ‘Kangaroo’ first came to my attention in around 2011 when it was up for sale after having made quite a splash in the media at the time – before Instagram and YouTube got started.I was…