Yachts return to base at the end of a busy season. That means 9 months of constant use by potentially 36 different skippers with varying level of experience, hauling families with little hands or groups of party lovers. Things break. How does DYC stay on top of the never ending…
Buying a 2nd hand yacht for charter or taking over an existing lease might be a valuable alternative to buying a brand new yacht with added benefits. 'Fidelio', a Lagoon 450 based in Australia provides some insights... There are plenty of deals by bareboat charter companies enticing you to buy…
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…
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…
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…
When you get invited to a 70th birthday on Hamilton Island the only sensible thing to do is extend the event and go sailing the Whitsundays. This is what I did in November last year, along with my wife, daughter and her boyfriend. We have spent many sailing holidays in…