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what was your fav vaca uve ever taken. wat is your fantasy vaca. i get to choose our next family vaca and wanted some ideas. we would like to keep it under 30,000 so we have a pretty wide range of ideas. i was thinking a caribbean private yacht charter but i would take any ideas and yes i mean any even if theyre over 30,000. the more expensive ones could give us an idea. im thirteen and im the youngest so no disney world but also no adult only resort. please only serious answers.

ron s asked:


I like to charter a large sail boat, or possibly yacht to sail from Bermuda to the USA . This march or April before the Strom season starts NC or SC, . Anyone have any idea?? thanks

Jyoti Mali asked:




Luxury motor yacht charter Alexandra Benetti is 50 meters of pure satisfaction for those who love cruising. The combined work of Benetti design team and Stefano Natucci has once again allowed the shipyard to deliver a state-of-the-art-yacht. The external lines and wide window openings of Alexandra are typical of the Benetti style and the interior is a true custom yacht achievement, with the signature of Terence Disdale for design and Alan Jones for decoration.

Luxury motor yacht charter Benetti Alexandra is the sixth yacht in Benetti’s Golden.

luxury yacht charter Alexandra has been built to ABS Malta Cross A1 classification with classic Italian exterior lines from Stefano Natucci and a Disdale interior. This incredible luxury yacht charter achieves performance and reliability, equipped with the latest electronic and communication devices and with an interesting and innovative feature of this yacht in the two collapsible bulwarks aft of the single lounge/dining room on the main deck. The aft of the main house being dominated by a pair of full size glass sliding doors, not only adds to the sense of space, but also allows for a virtually uninterrupted panoramic view aft from the dining table.

Coming on board luxury motor yacht Alexandra, you enter a world of luxury and sophistication. Attention to detail is a key word at Benetti. Large side windows on all decks and foldable bulwark doors in the dinning room clear the horizon and create a wonderful terrace on the sea.

You can get this luxury yachts on charter or rent to sail on beautiful islands of Greece and Mediterranean.

Sarah McAllistair asked:




In my previous article, our last port of call was Sandhamn in the Stockholm archipelago. Today, we’ll cruise on over to the island of Gotland. There are no luxury yachts available for charter on Gotland, but many in Stockholm, so this is the way to go.

From Sandhamn, it is about a 24-hour sail to reach Gotland. This beautiful island, surprisingly unknown to foreigners, is a favorite vacation destination among Swedes. First-time Swedish visitors often comment that it feels like being abroad, perhaps somewhere in the Mediterranean. Having grown up on Gotland, I am perhaps biased, but from the medieval, walled-in cobble-stoned city of Visby to the stark, windblown, sheep-studded landscape of Faro, Gotland truly is a spectacular and fascinating place.

Visby, the only city on the island, gets quite crowded in the summer, and if you like an intense nightlife, you definitely want to check it out. “Everybody” in Sweden shows up in Visby at some point in July: celebrities, politicians and royalty alike. After mid-August, however, most of the tourists are gone, so if you have your heart set on Visby but don’t want to fight the crowds, that’s a great time to visit. September can also be beautiful, with summer warmth lingering well into the month. To the surprise of many, the water around Gotland gets quite warm in the summer – it can reach 80F and above in August and sometimes way into September as well. It is a lovely experience to go swimming when the water is warmer than the air and then treat yourself to a hot chocolate or a vin chaud afterwards.

But you can find quiet spots with very few visitors all over the island even in July (with varying degrees, or lack, of nightlife). There are several other ports around the island well worth a stop: Lickershamn (about 13 miles north of Visby), a small fishing village with a few beaches, restaurants and shops, and the highest rock formation (of which there are many) on Gotland called “Jungfrun”. Lauterhorn on Faro (a small island just north of Gotland, which Ingmar Bergman used to call home) has a large area of rock formations, an old viking harbor, bike rentals, and one restaurant, bar, caf

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Gordon Banks asked:




Yachts started to sell in the beginning of the 20th century, when wealthy individuals built large private yachts simply for personal pleasure. The first examples of this are the luxury motor yachts known as the MY or simply motor yachts Christina O and MY Savarona. The early designs of these yachts were owned by American Cup classic J class like SY or sailing yachts Endeavour and Sir Thomas Lipton’s SY Shamrock. The Yacht club of New York hosted many of these early luxury sailing yacht events at Newport Rhode Island in the gilded Age.

Luxurious yachts have often been seen in abundance in the Mediterranean and Caribbean seas, although their numbers are increasing, more and more yachts are manufactured and sailed in many other areas throughout the world. With increasing demand for this kind of vessels, there has also been a rise in the demand for custom boat building companies and brokers. They are often found in Australasia, Asia, and Europe. The European manufacturers such as Ferreti dominate the high end yacht building market.

Many yachts are privately owned while others are operated all year round as charter businesses providing high end fun packed or relaxing holidays.

The rates of these luxury yachts are very high, ranging from $840,000 like the MY Annaliesse or up to Euros 20,000. The industry functions effectively due to private owners mitigate their ongoing costs with charter income as well as maintaining their yachts in top running condition.

On the other hand, private charterers charter yachts too because it is inexpensive compared to owning one and is less hassle having to maintain, service and repair. This provides them with many choices to make like yacht class, location and selection of crew.

Yachts can be really expensive, most of the time; they’re much more costly than cars. Selling boats is the job of brokers, especially when it comes to selling luxury models. They are either sold by brokers under a listing agreement or by owner. Some methods don’t give commissions to broker but brokers will tell you probably the correct advice.

It is best to go with a dealer because they will get you a higher selling price than if you did it by yourself. They understand supply and demand, they know what the market is like at any given time. But on the other hand, you also need to give the central agent a commission in the end.

Normally there is a 10 percent commission charge which is an agreed fee which may or may not be given to the list broker. The open listing is the one where the owner agrees to pay the commission in the event that the broker sells it himself. Owners usually select this type of listing for luxury yachts because it offers a greater incentive to a large number of brokers who are more likely to work harder to sell the yacht.