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Article #234: An Introduction to Fractional Sailing

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There are many good reasons to own a guaranteed uses per month, plus as
boat. Its fun, it's sporting, it's available use, and is generally all
romantic and it's adventurous. It bonds inclusive for less than a typical owner
family and friends together for special would pay for slip fees and fuel alone.
memories. There's that irresistible pull If the program is structured correctly
of the ocean that says, "Let's go!" And, there should be no commitments and no
of course, there's a certain prestige in buying or selling, make sure you have an
owning a well maintained yacht. However experienced professional management team
there are also many reasons not to. The working for you. With the right
costs associated with maintaining your Fractional Sailing program you will find
own yacht are high, and so is the time yourself in top of the line facilities
commitment required. Mortgage, sailing on a fully loaded sailboat:
maintenance, dockage, insurance, roller furling jibs and main sails,
upgrades, storage and cleaning are a modern electronics, flat panel TV's with
year-round personal and financial DVD players, electric heads, and powerful
commitment. reliable diesel engines are just some of
Fractional Sailing programs remove all of the features you can expect to find.
the negative aspects of boating and allow Most yacht owners realistically sail
you to enjoy your time on the water with their boats 2-3 times per month. The cost
friends and family. Fractional Sailing is of ownership is high; slip fees are
day to day access to a new luxury $250-$450 per month, the bank note varies
sailboat in your local waterway; it makes depending on the quality of the yacht but
sailing practical, cost effective and can range from $300 to well into the
simple. Program members may take a new thousands, maintenance is expensive and
sailing yacht out for a few hours after time consuming, quality comprehensive
work, getaway for a weekend, or cruise insurance is difficult to obtain and
for an entire week. If you're looking for expensive, the list goes on and on; fuel,
a flexible, no commitment way to sail pump-out, bottom paint, haul outs…..
your luxury dream yacht then you've found Previously the only alternative to
it in fractional sailing. ownership was chartering. Chartering a
OK, now that we have your attention, yacht in a destination vacation area is
let's take a look at some of the usually an enjoyable experience, however
highlights of fractional sailing it is still expensive, and you are only
programs. Most programs allow you to on the water for the duration of your
sail a beautiful new sailboat in your vacation. Fractional Sailing programs
local waterways and allow morning, give you the ability to sail in your
afternoon, evening, overnight, weekend local waterways for a day, evening, half
and week long time slots. The more day, weekend, week or even just a few
established programs use proprietary hours all season long. All the hassles,
scheduling technology, usually accessed worries and expenses associated with
via the internet, to allow members to yacht ownership are handled by the
book time on their sailboat. To help keep management company. Check out your local
member costs down most programs also Fractional Sailing program today!
employ some type of electronic check-in Summary: Fractional Sailing Programs
and check-out system at the boat that remove all of the negative aspects of
removes the need for a staff member on boating and allow you to enjoy your time
the dock. Members incur no maintenance, on the water with friends and family.
bank notes, slip fees, or insurance Fractional Sailing is day to day access
costs; they simply pay one low annual or to a new luxury sailboat in your local
monthly fee to the management company. waterway, it makes sailing practical,
A typical program will allow for seven cost effective and simple.






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