Never make the wrong decision

YACHT OWNERSHIP SPECIALISTS & ADVISORS

Experience the luxury of working with your very own Yacht Advisor & Buyer’s Agent, who helps sort out what’s truly important for you and translates that into comprehensive boat comparisons and ownership solutions tailored to your unique lifestyle and preferences.

Why choose Yacht-Match?

We turn your out-of-reach visions into your new reality! That’s what’s truly possible with our Yacht Specialists’ 30+ years of experience in the Yacht Industry.

Your Yacht Advisors within all fields

We’re not salesmen – we’re your Yacht Ownership Advisors with over 30+ years of experience in the Yacht Industry.

Personalised Yacht Advisory

Our in-house team has technical competence, legal and tax expertise and profound insights in the yacht industry. You receive your own personal Yacht Ownership Advisor to guide you through structured comparisons and management of your new acquisition.

Tailored Yacht Charter Ownership

We respect your technical interests and previous experience with charter ownership and guide you through the recommended specifications for your yacht to be operated on charter. Get a better understanding of the limitations and benefits over time and settle on the true best solution with our Tailored Yacht Charter Ownership.

Get a second opinion before deciding

Do you wager between several options or offers and need professional input to get clarity on what you truly want and need? We help you understand the ins and outs of the offers  on the market and compare them with your interest in mind! No more getting overwhelmed by marketing jargon or pushy sales techniques – let’s find the best yacht model for you!

Yacht Ownership - but make it better

We only deliver exactly what you want and need. No hassle, no beating around the bush and certainly not any inflexible and standardised programs!

Partner with our Yacht Advisors

We’ve made a promise to deliver nothing but impeccable service and the exact right package for each individual sailor. When partnering with us, you can enjoy:

A personal Yacht Advisory at your service

The true best fit for your wants and needs

Unmatched offers & solutions

Optimising your investment for the best value

Freedom of choice & unbiased advice

All cards on deck - transparent communication

What’s the value of professional Yacht Advisory?

A yacht is a big investment and it can become a very expensive mistake if you end up in the wrong boat. Working with our Yacht Advisors prevents this and gives you the best result and value for your money.

Investigation & optimisation

Save time by having your own dedicated Yacht Advisor who do all the work for you. From thorough research to comparisons, financing options and legal paperwork. Yacht-Match investigates all the possibilities and ensures you receive benchmarked proposals, so you know for sure that you’re making the optimal choice and investment.

Phase-out & exit your Charter Program

Have you had a yacht in charter and are looking to phase out or exit a program? We can assist with that! Get a complete overview of Charter Ownership models and advice on how to navigate your upcoming phase-out and exit. We guide you from start to finish!

Charter Ownership made better

Do you find the big-vendor programs and offers to be too standardised and not made for you? Let us show you an alternative! Yacht-Match has several Charter Options that can be tailored to suit your needs. Enjoy the benefits and strengths of Charter Ownership with personal customisation – without losing any of the benefits of major standardised programs.

The Founders of Yacht-Match

Viktor and Dirk – the founding partners behind Yacht-Match. If you have a question, they have the answer! Also, your professional and personal Yacht Advisors.

Viktor Van Savooyen

Viktor is a keen waterman from Sweden with a passion for travelling and new experiences. With an international background and excellent language skills, he found his way to working on commercial vessels and into the yachting world.

Viktor has worked with international procurement processes and have a long career in technical sales. Before founding Yacht-Match, he was a business manager for some of the industry-leading charter management providers and yacht sellers.

“I wanted to reconnect with the essence of what yachting is: craftmanship, enthusiastic and passionate people, thoughtful and like-minded world citizens. It’s a privilege to represent many unique and professional partners and share their expertise. Not to mention being able to guide and help our customers to find the perfect yacht and realise their dreams.”

Dirk Agter

Coming from the Netherlands, Dirk grew up on the water passing his time by the many lakes, waterways and long coastline. He started sailing at the age of eight and even sailed the Ronde om Texel twice as a youngster.

Already at a young age, Dirk became familiar with all kinds of sailboats up to 62 ft and catamarans up to 45 ft. Besides sailing, he is passionate about windsurfing.

On the professional side, Dirk has worked in the leisure marine business since 1988. He has built his career through various positions: yacht broker, dealer, charter business manager, dealer manager, independent sales manager and now co-founder of Yacht-Match.

“My main drive is to help people with making decisions with honest advice. I’m raised not to be competitive at the cost of others, but to seek cooperation with mutual benefit.”

The History of Yacht-Match

We met in 2014, when Viktor was a sales manager at one of the leading international charter operators and yacht dealerships for charter management and Dirk was a charter business manager at a German shipyard. We were both part of the introduction of the most successful (to date) 57ft yacht into the industry, which led to a close business relationship between us. That is how the journey began.

While Viktor was selling yachts and charter weeks, he noticed there is a lot of passion and expert knowledge in the yachting industry. However, this was not presented for and fully understood by the public. In addition, the competition in the industry was fierce (and still is), leading to operators struggling and communicating the same advantages, without giving any relevant value to their audience.

At the same time, Dirk was scanning the market for the best opportunities for his customers and partners. Throughout his years in the leisure marine business, Dirk had built up a broad network of contacts in the international market. He noticed that a lot of the smaller charter operators had a hard time finding matching clients and vice versa.

We sat together to speak about the industry and exchanged our views. On one hand, Viktor wanted to offer his clients a more personalised solution to their investment preferences. On the other hand, Dirk saw the charter operators had a need for new investors who they couldn’t reach themselves.

We came to the following conclusions:

Charter clients and investors are misinformed and confused, or don’t have enough of information available to them. They find it hard to make the right decision – or any decision at all – when planning on investing in a yacht.
Charter operators are losing their core identity and their voice to the louder ones. They find it hard to reach new clients and grow.

We realised we need to share our knowledge and educate people about all the available options. We need to put people in focus – listen to their needs and wants. We want to help people to find their perfect yacht and make their investment possible, on their terms. Meanwhile, we want to help the smaller charter businesses to be seen and heard.Yacht-Match was founded in late 2015.

Mission & Vision

Empowering you with the same hind-sight that a second or third-time yacht owner has gained from his charter management ownership

Our Mission

Whether new or experienced, our mission is to give you a comprehensive overview of the possibilities in the yacht charter management market. We will make you an informed decision-maker with the freedom of choice.

Our Vision

Our vision is to become the leading independent match-maker between the investor and yacht charter operator, while maintaining an informative role on the international yacht charter management market.

What Our clients say

It was only through the unbiased and professional approach of Yacht-Match I could really grasp and understand the market and what to be aware of and what other options could be made possible through the Yacht-Match tailored ownership models. It was beyond my expectations that we finally received more than what we expected. The whole experience of having your own professional advisor and purchasing representative gave us every reassurance needed to make a big lifestyle and investment decision. We where always in the know and where given comprehensive overviews and proposal comparisons from the market. Our personal advisor and consultant at Yacht-Match was key in getting the yacht of dreams and we are looking forward to our many holidays to come on our "Cloud Dancer".

We had been researching the market for close to 2.5 years to find the best charter ownership and program. We quickly understood that we wanted something less time-share and more optimised to our needs and found out that Yacht-Match offers as an advisory and consultancy service. After an extensive review of the market and personal tour at the Cannes boat show, comparing models together with our own consultant from Yacht-Match, we decided on which yachts we wanted and took a tour in Italy and Croatia to examine the operations and test the yachts. We are very pleased with the guidance so far and are one real step closer to achieving our true goal and dream for a yacht ownership that ticks all the boxes.

This was the perfect trip for our company kick-off. We appreciate the personal attention and the tailored version of a charter week. Thank you to the team at Yacht-Match and the crew onboard our catamaran for unforgettable week. We are looking forward to our next adventure and maybe explorer another destination!