If you were to be honest with yourself, you’d agree that boating and ownership can bring about an enjoyable and enriching lifestyle, but with plenty of drawbacks. For one, you’ve got the cost of purchasing and maintaining the vessel. Plus, it can cost another 10% of the purchase price of the yacht annually on upkeep. The second disadvantage is the hassle involved with keeping it in good condition, finding storage, and covering expenses.
The goal for most boat owners is to have more leisure time, and unless you enjoy maintenance, you’re going to find that it eats away at your relaxation. However, a boat share could be an alternative that allows you to own your dream yacht without all the added costs and hassle.
What Ownership Means
Most people lead busy lives and don’t have that much free time, so you can expect to use it about two or three months total out of the entire year. That’s only about 90 days’ worth of usage, and excludes devoted evenings and weekends to maintenance. You can pay to have it done, but that’s an added expenditure.
Sharing Works!
While it’s probably not a good idea to gather together some friends and purchase a yacht, boat sharing works differently. Companies like Luxury Boat Syndicates offer a wide variety of boats and yachts from which to choose. Each boat can have eight shares and those eight people get equal amounts of time to use it. Online scheduling can make it easy to see when it’s available and to book your time.
The goal is for you to get trained adequately and show up, walk onto your clean boat, and start sailing and relaxing. When you return, you put it back in the capable hands of the maintenance crew, pay for fuel as required, and head home, refreshed by your time on the water.
