Consulting
Made to Measure
Solutions
Many people buy the wrong boat out of simple infatuation, ignoring the fact that that boat might be completely unsuited for their needs. Our aim is to help you avoid this: We’ll help you buy the right boat straight away instead of having to change again a few years later. With us as your consultant, you’ll avoid the typical pitfalls when buying a boat and pay a fair price for your dream boat.
All-round carefree support
Determining the right type of boat
The search for the ideal yacht for you begins with us getting to know each other. In a half-day workshop, we discuss what you want to do with your boat, your requirements and preferences. Monohull or catamaran; steel, aluminum or GRP; how large, how expensive, how many masts, what kind of equipment… Your personal circumstances, your preferences, the planned trips, the usual crew size and composition and also factors such as your physical conditions (size, strength) are taken into account. We then recommend around ten boat advertisements that match your requirements, including strengths and potential weaknesses of the boats. In the written report you receive from us, we may also recommend boat types that might suit you but are not currently on the market, but which we expect to come on the market regularly.
Yacht search & viewings
Following the workshop, we will support you on an hourly or daily rate basis, depending on your needs. We are happy to accompany you on viewings, assess the general condition of yachts and estimate the costs of upcoming repairs and upgrades. We’re there to help you avoid the typical pitfalls during viewings and negotiations. We formulate the right questions for the broker or seller, check the yacht’s paperwork, take over the entire negotiations with the seller if necessary and organize a certified surveyor.
Support after the purchase
Our job doesn’t stop there. We’ll be at your side after the boat purchase as well. We can advise you on yacht documents and yacht insurance. We can put you in touch with good boat builders, specialists and professional skippers. We can also provide you with valuable support on technical issues, seamanship and equipment.
CONSULTING ON AN HOURLY BASIS
Reality Check
Have you already found the right boat and want to make sure you’re not looking at it through “rose-coloured glasses”? As your sparring partner, we assess the yacht objectively and without emotion, both in advance on the basis of the advertisement and during the viewing on site. But beware: we can assess the boat in principle, but without knowing you and your needs, we cannot say whether the boat suits you – that’s what the workshop is for.
Technical advice
You already own a boat, but would like to take it on a long voyage in the future? We are here to advise you. We’ll tell you what you still need for a circumnavigation: from choosing the right antifouling to upgrading the electrics for self-sufficient travel. We are also happy to visit you on board and go through everything on site.
As much assistance as you need
Any variation is possible: you can book us for a one-hour telephone consultation, or order us for a boat inspection abroad. Contact us for details.
All you need to start your
boat adventure!
Feel free to contact us to learn more about our consults. We look forward to hearing from you.