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