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Article #211: An Introduction to Fractional Sailing

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






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