Happy New Year, dear yachtsmen, dear readers! Before continuing with more yacht brands, they are more than one hundred, I chose as my first post this year, another "chapter" for brokers, related to customer care. In a previous article, I've said something about assessing the virtual customer from the beginning. I've read advertisements saying that a certain broker offers lodging and leisure to any customer ready to accept his offers. Such a guy overplays. Rich, very rich people aren't … [Read more...]
Next 7 Questions on Purchasing
This post is actually a list with the next seven questions to put yourself in case you want to purchase a yacht. 7. Is it better to try the boat before buying? This stupid question, "top" question, I found on the net recently, mingled with the process of buying a yacht. You, what do you think? Is it better or not? In some beliefs, especially in the Muslim world, it is not recommended for the groom to try the wife to be, before wedding. One might be shut, or open up if so. But a yacht? You … [Read more...]
6 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Buying
Following a dream or a social requirement if you don’t suffer of seasickness, may be mesmerizing, but can turn into a very unpleasant experience, due to the complex process of mixing brokers and owners, sometimes of boat builders, or the future maintenance and crew. If you have hundreds of questions about it, arrange a priority for the following ones. I’m trying to answer them based upon my own experience and the one of a lot of other people in the yacht business. 1. What kind of yacht would … [Read more...]
Know-how on boats
This is a beginning post dedicated to my dearest partner, love and IT mentor. Secrets of buying or selling boats, will be soon developed in the pages of this blog. Tips, personal opinion, technical data, living on board, brands, stories, will find a way to your hearts. The most important thing in this area is that if you want a boat, you’ll get it. Who claims that this was a childhood dream, has the money, but consider that is not the right time to ride the rainbow tail of his wish, … [Read more...]