When COVID19 means you can’t travel to see your yacht launched, Reliance Yacht Management can be there to record the event for you
Reliance Yacht Management delivered this beautiful X46 to Greece a few years ago. We have now been appointed again for its return delivery home to Finland. Our crews were there to see the launch and record it.
As Croatia opens it borders, the charter industry is already seeing guest returning. Reliance Yacht Management is helping to meet the demand with new catamarans arriving today in Split and more on the way. Here we can see 3 new catamaran heading down the Portuguese coast this morning bound for the Dalmatian coast. The convoy includes a Lagoon 450, a Lagoon 40 and a Bali 4.3. Our clients will be tracking these boats and taking charter bookings.
We are proud to announce that today we are collecting the beautiful Sunreef 50 Adana from the yard in Gdansk, Poland by one of our specialist catamaran captains, Hanna Golebiewska. This is the latest in several Sunreefs we have been contracted to deliver. Adana will be delivered to Athens where Hanna will brief the charter captain on systems and operations. More details.
If you own a yacht along the US Atlantic Seaboard or in the Caribbean then you should be asking yourself that question now. Planning is essential and especially with COVID 19 restrictions affecting so many areas.
Pleasure sailing is almost banned in the Caribbean and travel is severely restricted. Flights are hard to find and many islands impose 14 days quarantine. So what do you need to do?
What Reliance Yacht Management can do is advise you what is possible and put together a plan of action to get your boat safe. We have a worldwide network of local contacts in all the major yachting destinations.
If you plan to leave your yacht in place during the season but cannot travel to prepare it, contact Reliance Yacht Management. There is a good chance that we can provide a local service to prepare your yacht and monitor it during the season.
If you plan to move your yacht for the season contact Reliance Yacht Management for an assessment and delivery proposal.
It’s important to be proactive and to keep your yacht protected before the hurricane season.
We put together a short checklist;
Every October sailors from around the world gather in beautiful downtown historic Annapolis to celebrate yachting. This internationally recognized and prestigious boat show is acknowledged as one of the world’s important boat shows. If there is only one boatshow you you vist in the US whether as a visitor of as an exhibitor this show is essential.
This year the show is open from October 8-12
Yes – no doubt. The Annapolis Boat Show is every boater’s dream. As an exhibitor you will be amongst the latest sailboats, from cruising yachts, to race boats, to catamarans. It is a unique opportunity to meet like-minded people. As a dealer or charter fleet manager, the show is an excellent opportunity to showcase your range and services with others, and keep up to date with the latest trends in the industry. But getting your yacht there can be a challenge.
Yacht delivery requires a certain set of skills and resources to get the job done. Our yacht captains all hold professional qualification and have the relevant experience to ensure your yacht is is the best possible hands. If your yacht is being shipped, we work with all the major ( and minor) freight companies coordinating transfers, loading, waybills, offloading, cargo insurance etc. all the logistics that make the delivery smooth and hassle free.
Reliance Yacht Management is the professional yacht delivery company and best placed to take care of your boat movements. Our experience, knowledge and recognised business standards.
We are the largest yacht transport carrier in the world and have completed thousands of jobs with a perfect record.
Get in touch with us now to request a free quote and learn more about transporting yachts safely.
Reliance Yacht Management provides an unparalleled level of service. We offer world-class captains and crew with a dedicated 24/7 management support.
We are the only delivery company that has reached the safety and operational standards to be awarded ISO 9001 accreditation.
We report with great pleasure that we have managed to deliver a new Lagoon 40 for our client to Split. Despite all prohibitions and limitations all over Europe and the Mediterranean, on 22 March 2020 the new catamaran has sailed into the harbour of Split.
See the client’s article: Read more
Thanks to Captain Lionel Lebrenn for this video taken on his arrival in Greece. Lionel delivered a new Lagoon 42 from France under difficult circumstances. Thanks also the local authorities for granting permission for commercial deliveries to enter Greece. The process was relatively straightforward and clearly contrary to incorrect reports in the press.
The restrictions on travel imposed as a result of COVID 19 have created many challenges for our clients. Many have been separated from their yachts and have contacted us for help to reunite them.
Reliance Yacht Management has a well-established network of colleagues, suppliers, crew and clients around the world. Until movement restrictions are eased and ports are opened, we can, where possible call on our network to keep an eye on you yacht.
As professionals, we often have greater access to marinas and ports with the opportunity to visit boats on land or already in the water to inspect them – at least from the outside – for damage or defects or simply to check that everything is in order.
Areas where we can be of help include;
South coast UK | West coast France | Portugal | Greece | Turkey | Florida |
Chesapeake | Texas | Tortola | St Martin | California | South Africa | Croatia | Malta
If you interested? Then simply send us your request by email to info@reliance-yachts.com. We will contact you for more details and discuss how we can best help.
On behalf of everyone at Reliance Yacht Management, I hope you and your loved ones are healthy and safe at this time.
I wanted to write to you to let you know what’s been happening at Reliance.
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been working hard to repatriate crew from across Europe, USA and beyond and we will continue to work with governments to support the ongoing effort to get people home where needed.
However, with our number one priority being the safety and wellbeing of crew, and with the travel restrictions across the world, we took the decision to carefully monitor the evolving situation worldwide and carefully comply with local restrictions in each country where are operating.
If your yacht delivery is halted because of this, I am sorry. We will be in touch to let you know how things may progress. I understand that this has been a difficult and frustrating time for many of you who have had plans disrupted.
Rest assured, I am working hard trying to ease the disruption as much as we can. I am extremely proud of the way that our staff, captains and crew have stepped up to the challenge we all face.
Looking to the future
We’re missing sailing as much as anyone and will continue to evaluate when we can start moving again. As soon as we can do so safely, we’ll be back on the water again – proudly delivering your yachts.
Until then, I wanted to say thank you for your support and understanding. Please look after yourselves.
Nick Irving
Travel restrictions and port closures have meant that many yachts on delivery are now stuck in port delayed and costing money.
Reliance Yacht Management is coordinating efforts to see if there is sufficient interest to divert a ship to assist and offer a freight service into the Med.
We know of several yachts delayed in Les Sables, La Rochelle, Cascais and Gibraltar. Are any of them yours?
Please contact us ASAP and let us know if you would consider a service in the next week with detail of the yacht, location and preferred destination.If there is sufficient demand, then a ship may be the cost effective solution.
Call me if have any questions.
Nick
Tel: +44 7802 716722
Email: nick@reliance-yachts.com