Charter a Crewed Yacht
Chartering a crewed yacht is a fabulous vacation, combining the delights of being on the water with a full service hotel room and restaurant with an ever changing view. On a crewed yacht charter visit and explore areas often only accessible by private yacht; cooling down at the end of the day with a refreshing swim, while awaiting dinner being prepared by your private on board Chef. Reserving a private yacht charter is very easy, however it is important to get professional help in choosing the right yacht for your charter.
Steps
- Get professional help in the form of a crewed yacht charter broker to book your crewed yacht charter to help reduce any possible business risks. In reserving a crewed yacht charter you will have a contract between yourself and the yacht owner or owning entity. Often the contract will be for international business which may be costly for any recourse.
- Use a crewed charter yacht broker when booking your crewed yacht to help assure that possible maritime rules, regulations and licensing requirements are being met by the crew and yacht being considered for charter in the charter location of interest. Worldwide crewed yacht charter will have flag state requirements which are the maritime rules and regulations of the country to which the vessel is flagged. The flag state may also have crew licensing requirements for crew on board the yacht being offered for crewed charter. The local cruising area may have maritime rules and regulations, or customs and duty requirements for operating for charter in those waters.
- Choose your crewed yacht charter broker wisely. Your crewed yacht charter broker or brokerage should belong to several important worldwide trade organizations, such as the American Yacht Charter Association (AYCA), Charter Yacht Brokers Association (CYBA) and the Mediterranean Yacht Brokers Association (MYBA). Both of these associations have professional membership requirements to belong and the members of both of these trade associations are constantly working to improve charter contracts, and charter rules and regulations. The members also work to help change certain laws, particularly tax laws, and to keep the full membership constantly informed of important worldwide charter information.
- Choose a crewed yacht charter broker that attends the international industry only charter shows, particularly in the area where you want to charter as a good crewed yacht charter broker should have either have personal knowledge of the yachts and crews available for charter if possible or be able to get good references on charter yachts that you might be considering for your charter to assure that you get the proper quality of yacht and crew. There are no worldwide minimum standards or maintenance or cleanliness that must be adhered to for an Owner to advertise a yacht for charter. The worldwide yacht charter industry sponsors industry only yacht charter shows each year at the opening of each important seasonal location where the yachts and crews that will be operating for charter for that season in that charter location are available to be viewed and inspected.
- A good crewed yacht charter broker will have access to the best industry charter contract choices available for your crewed yacht charter. Use a good charter contract to help protect your financial investment in your charter.
- Use a crewed yacht charter broker that knows your cruising area of choice. When choosing the right yacht to enter into a contractual relationship with the owner or owning entity for a crewed yacht charter, you will also want to be sure that you can reach the yacht for boarding in your charter location and that you have a yacht charter itinerary that will include the highlights of your cruising area. A crewed yacht charter broker, while generally not a travel agent that can book your travel, can supply information on how to travel to the port of embarkation for your charter and can supply you with location cruising information for highlights of your charter destination.
- Request a charter contract drawn for your charter, discuss the business terms, review the supplied charter contract, discuss any questions, and return the signed charter contract with whatever financial payment is required to confirm the charter. Your crewed yacht charter will be firmly reserved and confirmed when the Owner countersigns your yacht charter contract. Be sure to request a copy of the fully countersigned yacht charter contract to be returned to you for your files.
- Work with your crewed yacht charter broker and yacht charter crew to plan the yacht charter of your dreams with a customized menu and itinerary.
Tips
- Research for a qualified professional yacht charter broker for the cruising area of interest
- Ask friends for referrals for a professional yacht charter broker if you have a friend that has chartered a yacht.
Warnings
- Booking a crewed yacht charter using a qualified crewed yacht charter broker will help assure that you receive a great and memorable charter trip.
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References
- Yacht charter information www.njcharters.com
- American Yacht Charter Association Information and Membership: www.ayca.net
- Mediterranean Yacht Brokers Association Information and Membership? www.myba.com
