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Article #191: Boat Timeshares - A Unique Vacationing Experience

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If you've dreamed of sailing the seven question. However, many timeshare
seas, but don't necessarily have the bank programs will even go as far as to
account to buy a luxury vessel, don't include maintenance, fuel and so on in
despair. There are ways to make that the initial price. This leaves the member
dream happen without breaking your bank. responsible for simply safely piloting
Boat timeshares offer a unique the vessel, keeping it clean and enjoying
vacationing experience for almost any their high seas adventure with their
budget. By getting involved in a family and friends for a fraction of the
timeshare, you have the right to use that price of owning a yacht themselves. The
luxury vessel to make your dreams come insurance, boat licensing and other
true, but you alone are not solely worries are generally handled by the
responsible for all the expenses. timeshare company itself.
Timeshares provide an excellent way for For those who lack the skills to man
someone not willing or able to take on their own vessels, many boat timeshares
the expense of purchasing a great will provide a crew including a captain,
vacationing boat themselves to still instructor, and/or cook at a small
experience the adventure of life on the additional cost. One company in
water. particular, Trade Winds Cruise Club,
A variety of companies offer would-be offers all-inclusive cabin rentals and is
Captain Ahab's the ability to take to the RCI's (Resorts Condominiums
sea without shelling out a lot of cash. International) only Caribbean yachting
Boat timeshare companies and programs are affiliate. As an RCI Member, you have
readily available and accessible across the option of exchanging your timeshare
the Internet. Boating timeshare companies week for a cabin space onboard crewed
are active all over the world with even catamaran charters.
some finding their homes on America's So, what is pricing like for these
Great Lakes. nautical adventures? Not bad considering
Basically, a boat timeshare offers a a luxury boat can cost thousands and
sailor a chance to buy into a piece of a thousands of dollars. And even better
boat for a season. Similar to a yacht when you consider buying your own boat
club, but without all the expenses of doesn't include fuel, maintenance,
owning your own yacht, these programs licensing and insurance costs and so on!
lets sailors sail minus the headaches. A timeshare that covers an entire boating
Some programs allow members to purchase season can cost upwards of $7,000, a
blocks of time over the course of a reasonable expense considering the
sailing season to use a boat. Many headaches removed by taking part in such
programs work by giving several a venture.
"skippers" the same boat during the To learn more about boat timeshares and
sailing season. These skippers book the unique vacation opportunities they
multiple sail times, show up, sail, have provide, just log on to the Internet and
a blast and return the boat for the next visit locations such as to do a thorough
skipper to take over. search. A variety of companies with
While boat timeshares provide everything different programs and options are
needed to sail, members still are operating in a bevy of locations around
responsible for making sure the boat is the world.
in good condition when it's returned. © Copyright 2004 by Dana Sanders.
Swabbing the deck isn't out of the All rights reserved.






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