Last week the owner of the Helia 44 in charter was sharing some details on how the 2018 charter season was meeting his contractual expectations. An interesting, first impression and review of a positive working relationship between an owner and a charter company. The question was raised what "unexpected, not-so-obvious"…
Chris Carstens, owner of the Helia 44 "Heliades" currently in charter with Dream Yacht Chaters in Grenada, was kind enough to share the following data with all who might be interested: Hi everyone, I know many looking at the BAB (Boat as a Business) questioning the projected charter revenue weeks.…
By Bridge Kellie Gorrow D'Urso When Christian and I met twelve years ago he informed me that if this relationship was to work in the long term I would one day be living on a sailboat. It had been his dream for decades to sail around the world. While the…
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…
After signing up with Dream Yacht Charter in December 2017, this was our first charter as owners with them and this was 'our' boat. We were keen to see the boat. We had, somewhat rashly some would say, signed up to basically buy it without even seeing one of the…
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…
Recently, the owner of a bareboat charter yacht was lamenting that through the sheer ignorance and incompetence of the hirer, there would be absolutely no chance of making any profit that month.. again. So is owning a charter yacht worth it?It is, at face value, a fair comment and one…
Sure I did, or did I? That's the problem with these shows: All the toys in one spot. You can walk from one brand to the next, compare, feel and almost taste "the new boat smell". After years of research, visiting boat shows, chartering various types and models we finally…
July isn't known for being a dry month in Thailand... However, I had 5 days off and was keen for another sail. I also wanted to produce another review of a yacht, this time using video. So a quick call was made to DYC's "Owners Rental Department" in France with a…
During a recent visit to Phuket in Thailand, I had the opportunity to have a chat with Dream Yacht Charter (Thailand) base manager, Joel Llas. He was kind enough to take the time and answer a few questions about yacht maintenance, ownership programs, reliability and much more.After all, this guy…