Owning a Yacht

This is why we charter a gulet every year. No hassle and far cheaper than owning it.

I agree with the article 100%, BUT this is why I own a boat. Last summer in Ibiza. We are the large boat on the right. Spent 4 months cruising, Balearic Islands, Barcelona, Coast of Spain, Coast of South France, Monaco, Corsica, Sardinia, Coast of Italy. 60 stops (Includes dockage and anchorage). Try to do this trip in a charter boat!!! PS: If you look closely you can see the Zero Speed Fins. Worth every penny.

We had a month long gulet charter from Maramis thru Greece into Adriactic and return. Twenty ports and six countries. Cost about 100k € - that's for ten people with half board and liquor. I guarantee you there were 33-45m corporate pleasure boats there that had bills higher than that for just two weeks + food+fuel+liquor+crew costs.

There are all kinds of boats, at all different price points. For 100K euros for 10 people, you would be hard to find a modern yacht for that price for even a week, for two weeks almost impossible. One is not better or worse, just different. Perhaps you could upload a picture of the boat you chartered with charter information?

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Don't know if the "Bonaventura" is chartering next year, but you could in enquire

"S/Y Bonaventura", 28m x 6.5m beam 2.5m draft of wood construction in Bodrum - built in 2004, rebuilt in 2015. Six cabins - four doubles, two triples, sleeps up to 14 + four crew. 8000 ltrs water, 4000 ltrs fuel, Leland diesel uses 35 ltrs/hr. Based now in Dubrovnik. 15,700 Euros/week + half board + liquor. Four hours sailing and four hours of power and generator.