Tag: Yacht management

19 Oct 2016

How Did That Boat Get There?

Along with yacht ownership comes certain responsibilities and requisite services such as insurance, finance and moorings. These are obvious and will come as no surprise, and many will already have at least a minimum understanding of them. The one service that is often overlooked, mis-understood and often forgotten about, almost until the sale is made, is the yacht delivery.

Nick Irving, Director and Founder of Reliance Yacht Management spreads some light on the subject in his recently published article in the September/October 2016 issue of MULTIHULLS Magazine

Downlowd the full article here

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27 Nov 2015

Delivering Winter Sun

Reliance Yacht Management is helping Yacht Owners escape the cold.

In addition to our crewed deliveries across the Atlantic from Northern Europe and the Mediterranean, we are booked to move yachts alongside ships for loading.

Sevenstar Yacht Transport’s have announced upcoming sailing from Eemshaven and Southampton to St Thomas in January. Our Captains will be there with clients’ boats

Port of calls and approximate dates are as follows:

Loading Eemshaven NL, 10-20 January 2016
Loading Southampton UK, 10 -20 January 2016

ETA St Thomas USVI 05 – 10 February

Please don’t hesitate to contact me for a delivery quote. Call on +44 1252 378239 or send me an email nick@reliance-yachts.com

 

21 Sep 2015

Yachtdelivery.com

The domain www.yachtdelivery.com is now connected to Reliance Yacht Management. This represents a considerable investment and another opportunity for potential clients to get a competitive delivery proposal.

22 Jun 2015

Blue Moon Fastest Crossing

Captain Steve Dewhurst reports his fastest eastbound Atlantic crossing.

The delivery of the beautiful Catana 581 Blue Moon from St Thomas to Villamoura took just 18 days including overnight stops in Bermuda and the Azores. The fastest speed recorded was 24 kts.

Blue Moon is being moved from it winter cruising area to the Mediterranean for the summer.

 

Blue moon anchor

 

More details on Blue Moon and Captain and crew at http://www.bluemooncruising.com/

19 May 2015

Choosing a Yacht Delivery Company

Choosing a Yacht Delivery Company is not always straightforward. There are probably hundreds of delivery captains around the world that claim to be capable of delivering your yacht, but there are only a few dozen that will be truly competent. How do you find the best? Not to find the best can be a disaster for your yacht. (more…)

06 May 2015

Cheeki Rafiki MAIB Reports

This is recommended reading to all delivery captains.

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch report into the loss of Cheeki Rafiki is now available to download. I would recommenced that every delivery captain planning an ocean voyage reads it.

Download the MAIB report here

 

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27 Mar 2015

Catmaransforsale.com recommends Reliance Yacht Management

catamaransforsale.com recommends Reliance Yacht Management  for yacht deliveries.
Leading brokerage and new yacht dealer catamaransforsale.com pledges to “find the catamaran of your dreams”. Their knowledge, experience and global resources make them one of the best. We are proud that they only recommend us for yacht deliveries and share our passion for good customer service and putting clients’ needs first.

 

18 Mar 2015

Sunreef 74 Completes Delivery to Florida

yacht,71,sunreef74wildberry-exterior-03Wildberry, the first Sunreef 74 completes delivery to Florida. She arrived yesterday in Ft Lauderdale to complete its 6000 nm delivery from the yard in Poland.
During the 42 day voyage there were planned stopovers in France and Madeira. At each stage the captain created technical reports which gave valuable feedback to the builders.

 

The builders, the brokers and most importantly, the Owner were able to follow progress of the delivery via a secure dedicated webpage created by Reliance Yacht Management that gave live updates, positions, speed, weather charts and reports from the captain and shore based support.
On arrival and handover in the Florida the Owner’s representative made the comment, “The boat looks good, everyone has done a great job.”

The Owner later said

Nick, we were on the boat yesterday and it looks great. Your delivery crew did a great job of taking care of it. Captain N is a first class delivery captain and I’d highly recommend him to anyone for a delivery. I was especially pleased to see that you took care of the boat as if it was his own and would deliberately slow his delivery time to avoid pushing the boat more than it should be.
The thoroughness of his delivery report with the “squawks” of what is broken or may warrant attention, including potential improvements, was exactly what I was hoping for.
Nick, if you every need a recommendation for your company or this particular delivery crew; I’d be happy to provide one.
thanks
B.

13 Feb 2015

Sunreef 74#01 Stops Over in Portugal

Sunreef-74-WildBerryThe delivery of the new Sunreef 74 from Poland continues without a hitch.

A quick stopover in Oporto to re provision and change crew before continuing onto Florida. Initial reports from Captain Nicolas are excellent and he expects a quick passage from now on direct to the US.

More about Sunreef Yachts

09 Feb 2015

Yacht Deliveries at a Time of Financial Uncertainty

At a time of financial uncertainty, why has there been such an increase in yacht deliveries?

DSCF0031.JPGThe demand for our services has not been at such a high level for many months and a substantial increase from the same time last year. There are several reasons why this is the case and why now has never been a better time to consider moving your yacht.

We have seen a dramatic change in the market and the motivation why many yacht owners are contracting with Reliance. While new yacht sales are down, brokerage is very bouyant.  Money is always a good motivator and especially nowadays in this econimic downturn. Several factors are influencing our clients and the benefits received from moving their yacht. As always boat sales are a major influence in the delivery market.

The present low value of Sterling against the US Dollar and the Euro in particular means that brokerage yachts in the UK have become very attractive to overseas clients. Combine this with the worldwide fall in boat prices means that buyers are getting some excellent deals and particularly in the UK. All these yachts need to be delivered home to their new owners safely and good condition.

We are also seeing an increase in vendors that are keen to move their yachts to where they will be seen and attract more attention. A yacht available for viewing in Palma is likely to be viewed by more prospective buyers than the same yacht in Panama or Dubai. An owner that is keen to sell should take a good look at where to place their yacht. We know that some brokers are concerned that they do not have sufficient boats listed to meet their inquiries.

We are seeing plenty of activity in the market albeit with reduced prices and margins. Clients are more accutely aware than ever before of getting the best service for their money and Reliance is responding to this demand. It’s by listening to our clients needs and looking at the small details that makes our service great.

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