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Cabo Yacht Management - Cabo San Lucas, Los Cabos, Mexico
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Step Aboard the World of Luxury Yachting.
Think you cannot afford a luxury yacht? Think again!
Here is the story on Fractional Yacht Ownership vs. Chartering and Leasing.
Article by David Mandich
The hottest thing afloat is Fractional Yacht Ownership. For this article I interviewed Terry Curtis and Ari Kreiss owners of Cabo Yacht Management in Cabo San Lucas Baja California Sur Mexico. They are experts on how you can enjoy ownership of a luxury sports fishing yacht at a fraction of the cost of Full Ownership.
According to Curtis, Fractional Yacht Ownership is designed for people who want to own a luxury yacht but in the past could only dream of affording one. Leasing still makes sense for those that require maximum tax benefits and cash flow while chartering a yacht works best for those that want a limited on-the-water experience without long term obligations.
Ari Kreiss has spent a lifetime in the boat business. Some folks make a name for themselves by doing something special like sailing alone around the world at a tender age…. Ari built his first boat at age 16. It was forty feet. Ari notes that studies show that an average 30’ sports fishing boat owner uses it 28-30 days a year. The rest of the year the lonely vessel sits at the dock accumulating scum and barnacles, the deck always wanting for a wash down with the fuel tank becoming a bio-chemical farm of foul slimy creatures. Writing those checks to the dock master every month for something one rarely uses is not fun either. When you do want to go to sea, it often takes a day or so to make ready the boat again.
How you envied those luxury yacht owners who had everything done for them and all they had to do was hop on board while the crew cast off. The owner would be on the deck chair, drink in one hand, pretty girl in his lap with a captain in charge of all the details. “In my next life,” you find yourself saying.
With Fractional Yacht Ownership, you can afford a luxury yacht now. For what you paid to own that old 30’ boat, you can now own part of a new 72’ luxury yacht fisher according to Curtis and Kreiss. This new concept allows you to own part of a yacht, using it as much as you did when you had full ownership but without all the headaches. You and nine other owners each have ten percent ownership in the yacht – one month each.
The yachts are professionally managed by Cabo Yacht Management and owners receive the same financial and tax benefits of full ownership for their shares. You only pay for the month you would normally use instead of paying for the yacht sitting around idle the rest of the year. Need more time on the water? Simply buy a bigger share of the boat! With a Fractional Yacht Ownership, you can receive premium service at 50% less than the cost of chartering. In fact, the money you save vs. Full Ownership, properly invested may offset the entire cost of your Fractional Yacht Ownership investment.
Imagine taking family or friends out on a cruise to an exotic Sea of Cortez island for a few days of fun and relaxation on a luxury yacht. A captain, crew, gourmet chef, premium bar, the best fishing gear and water toys money can buy – all provided. All you had to do was to step aboard and enjoy your yacht. You spend your precious vacation days vacationing. No days wasted getting the boat seaworthy as Cabo Yacht Management has that covered.
A fractional ownership yacht will not be used by scores of non-owners as in a charter, or time-share owned boat. Only the fractional owners themselves can use the vessel. It will suffer less wear by enjoying the care and consideration of ten owners all owning stock in a company that owns the boat. The professionally maintained yacht may return the owners original investment on resale in 4-6 years.
Cabo Yacht Management in Cabo San Lucas is where you want to keep your yacht to have maximum fun. Cabo is a world-class vacation destination for tourists, yacht cruisers, cruise lines and big game fishermen. Ashore, Cabo is legendary for its number of designer golf courses, resorts and first class restaurants and clubs.
In Mexico, there are thousands of miles of coastline with secluded bays to anchor in, and many uncrowded ports-of-call within easy proximity to your home port at Cabo Yacht Management. Day cruises will take you on memorable expeditions to lagoons full of whales up the Pacific Coast. Mazatlan and the Mexican Gold Coast are an overnight cruise away. Sail the azure Sea of Cortez with its scores of exotic islands for the adventure of a lifetime.
Cabo Yacht Management has been located on the Cabo marina waterfront for over 15 years. They have the finest boat yard in Baja Sur with full maintenance, boat building and haul-out facilities for boats up to 85.’ They build fine yachts designed for the West Coast and charter, lease and manage fractionally owned luxury sports fishing yachts up to 72.’ Other yachts in their fleet include a 50’ Express Cruiser capable of over 40 knots for those who want to get there fast, and a 60’ thoroughbred racing sailing yacht for those who want to go a bit slower.
All boats are top quality, perfectly maintained at all times, with experienced crews standing by ready to serve you. Your business life, career and family are demanding. If you desire a worry free, pleasurable yachting experience, Cabo Yacht Management and Fractional Yacht Ownership will free you from the troubles of maintenance, dockage, insurance, haul-outs, locating crew, etc. They’ll put the fun back into yachting- at a price you can afford.
Cabo Yacht Management owners Ari Kreiss and Terry Curtis have a combined 70 years of experience in the boating industry as captains of boats from South America to Alaska, as boat builders, and luxury sports fishing fleet operators. In recent years, they have begun what has become one of the finest luxury boat building operations in Mexico. One visit to their yard and you will come away amazed at the quality of materials and workmanship that go into the construction of their splendid yachts.
Contact Cabo Yacht Management for more information on Chartering, Leasing or how with Fractional Yacht Ownership, you can get into a magnificent 72’ luxury sports fishing yacht for the price of owning a 30’ boat.
Web Site: caboyachtmanagement.com
Or call: (USA Toll Free) 866 702 6337 Local Tel: (624) 143 9712
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About the author: David Roberft Mandich is a professional writer, photographer and artist who lives, surfs, writes, paints, and dines often in San Jose del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
E-mail: yachtdorado@yahoo.com
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