I have recently found some directives on trading yachts through a broker or a brokerage firm and I have been surprised to notice that all the “protection” a broker can offer is concentrated on the seller. The broker advertises certain boats in the media, the broker takes care for the boat to have all the documents in order, the broker organizes the eventually repairs or refurbishes the boat, the broker assists with this and that, etc.. The buyer, the client, will be the one to be persuaded to … [Read more...]
SailingNetworks.com Is Careless
What a pity! Experience Antigua Sailing Week aboard this highly competitive Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 52. We have crew spaces for this great regatta which is one of the biggest in the Caribbean series. Warm water sailing at its best. Antigua Sailing Week has become one of the biggest events in the international sailing calendar. It is also one of the most fantastic times to visit Antigua and take advantage of the island-wide party scene throughout the event. Most of the racing is off the … [Read more...]
Yet more yacht manufacturer lists
In a previous post, I have compiled a list from the prestigious site yachtworld.com, a site managed by a multinational corporation, and one of the best represented on the internet, in the business. The same corporation owns Boats.com maybe the most connected and logical name for a domain in this branch. Anyway, the research one made there, is dynamic, is always changing, because new names appear overnight and the lists are different on any new search. Unfortunately, sometimes, this is not very … [Read more...]
Yacht manufacturers
It is absolutely useful to have a list with all the branded yacht builders. I'm going to use an alphabetical list, inspired by their presence on yachtworld.com, far and away the most prepared site regarding yacht buying and selling. The brokers have the opportunity to express themselves there, with personalized pages and presentations. I'm not advertising the site, because they're not careful enough to expand what they have already developed. They are a multimillion dollar site anyway, so, no … [Read more...]
Yacht Economics
A yacht is in fact any type of vessel, other than a dinghy, propelled by sail, power or both and used for pleasure cruising or racing. Depending more on your budget, and less on your pleasure, you can determine what kind of yacht you can afford. A yacht is an expensive toy, and not everybody is made to possess one. (You know, if I want to sell a boat to anybody, I can pretend the contrary, and be quite believable). If you buy something with less than € 20,000 the thing you bought is not a yacht, … [Read more...]