Yacht Management
The yacht as a company
Above forty metres a yacht has a payroll, a compliance regime, an audit and a board meeting. Somebody has to run it, and it is not the owner.
Yacht Management
Charter Yield
Weeks, season mix and length. It takes the gross rate down through commission, crew, consumables and management to the number that reaches the owner, then sets that against the running cost of the same boat.
The share of your year a charter programme actually pays for.
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Yacht Management
Superyachts
What a superyacht costs in a year nobody talks about
The purchase price is the part the buyer researches. The annual bill is the part that decides how long the boat stays in the family.
Yacht Management
The refit year
Every five years the boat comes out of the water and is opened up. The invoice is the largest of the ownership, and it is entirely predictable.
The Log
One entry a week, on a Saturday.
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