Yacht Ownership Advisory

Family Tallqvist first met Viktor at the annual international multihull boat show in La Grande Motte (south of France) back in 2015. There they decided on a new Nautitech 40 Open with a charter ownership program. In late 2022 they contacted Viktor and Yacht- Match again to receive some guidance on selling their Nautitech 40 “Pura Vida” as their yacht was now being phased-out of its charter ownership program and the contract was ending. It was decided that the yacht first needed to be properly handed over to family Tallqvist and that they needed support in managing the handover process to guarantee they have all the correct documentation and make the yacht ready for brokerage/sale. A few months later, the handover was successfully achieved and the boat had undergone several surveys and partly overhauled and was ready to for its new owners. The handover management in combination with the brokerage support from Y-M Yachts & Brokerage ensured that “Pura Vida” was sold for 45% more than the offer Family Tallqvist received from the charter company prior to the start of the phase-out.

Family Odelberg became boat owners in a charter program back in 2016. In 2023, Johan Odelberg contacted Yacht-Match to receive guidance and commissioned Yacht- Match to partly assist with the phase-out and to later sell the boat. During this process of 8- 10 months, Johan became acutely aware that it is not feasible to manage so many moving parts of the project that is taking place so far away and to travel back-and-forth during the duration of the phase-out. Johan also received invaluable hands-on experience going through this immense task that he is now wanting to share as the Project Leader of the Yacht Charter Program Phase-Out Management. The successful handover and process to insure that “Knot at Work” could be prepared for brokerage and presented to prospecting buyers, resulted in the sales price of 20% above the indicated sales price and offer from the charter company.

Mr. Pagels-Fick is a seasoned boat owner in charter ownership, which this being his second boat in a charter program. Mr. Pagels-Fick is currently in the final stages of the handover-management by Yacht-Match to accept the boat and prepare the boat for brokerage. His Bavaria Cruiser 46 has been in a charter program in Greece and has been partly overhauled and prepared for brokerage at its new home in Lavrio, Athens, where Y-M Yachts & Brokerage will invite prospective buyers.

Family Olander has since late 2023 received the full handover-management support from Yacht-Match and its now nearing its completion as the boat is presented to its new owner/buyer. Their yacht has been in a charter program in Greece for the whole duration of the contract and as with almost all boats in programs needed to undergo several phase-out surveys which has resulted in the yacht being partly over-hauled with replacement on key components on the yacht. The successful completion of the handover management will render the sales price to 35% above the indicated sales price and offer from the charter company that offered the charter program.

Mr. Widlund has appointed Yacht-Match to manage the phase-out and handover so that the yacht can continue in charter management by Y-M Charter & Management in Croatia. The yacht has been in a charter program and pre-requisites and condition is different to that off yachts rented out with charter management. Therefore, the handover management is a lengthy process of both making sure we have the correct maintenance documentation, administrative documentation and registration, and in combination with the survey reports ensure that we can accept the boat on behalf of Mr. Widlund and prepare to refit her and introduce her into a charter management with a boutique charter operations.