Delivery For 5700 quid anybody?

If one of your bucketlist activities was to do a trans-atlantic and your pride and joy was in no fit state to make the trip, you could either:

a) pay or cadge a lift on the ARC, lowest of the pecking order (perhaps?)
b) pay for a berth on something like Ondeck (follow their schedule)
c) buy a bigger boat, kit her out and sell her on the other side (mega-bucks potentially)
d) pay 5k, take who ever you get one with for the trip of a lifetime, hand the keys back, fly home with a great memories

Depends how much doing a trans-atlantic means to you (and you being the skipper rather than lacky), but it might not be that bad an option if you way up the alternatives.
 
Boomshanka said:
If one of your bucketlist activities was to do a trans-atlantic and your pride and joy was in no fit state to make the trip, you could either:

a) pay or cadge a lift on the ARC, lowest of the pecking order (perhaps?)
b) pay for a berth on something like Ondeck (follow their schedule)
c) buy a bigger boat, kit her out and sell her on the other side (mega-bucks potentially)
d) pay 5k, take who ever you get one with for the trip of a lifetime, hand the keys back, fly home with a great memories

Depends how much doing a trans-atlantic means to you (and you being the skipper rather than lacky), but it might not be that bad an option if you way up the alternatives.
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Perhaps, i wonder what accreditation you would need? I don't like the idea of having to bring the boat west east on their schedule, presumably with heavy fines for arriving late. I would pay for a on deck type trip and enjoy a tradewind crossing. Don't see the importance of following your own schedule with ocean sailing.
 
wklein said:
Perhaps, i wonder what accreditation you would need? I don't like the idea of having to bring the boat west east on their schedule, presumably with heavy fines for arriving late. I would pay for a on deck type trip and enjoy a tradewind crossing. Don't see the importance of following your own schedule with ocean sailing.
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I too wondered about the bits of paper you'd need... can't imagine the owner/insurance being too happy with a fresh dayskipper turning up! Definitely one for checking the small print I should think. Like I said, on face value it seems nuts to pay for essentially delivering someones boat... but then some folk dream of the once in a lifetime voyage and don't want to be barked at by a skipper:o
 
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I've done that trip and a lot breaks along the way - even on a 2yr old, decently built boat. So who pays for repairs when you're supposedly chartering the boat? Pretty good chance you'd kiss your (probably huge) deposit goodbye if you get caught in a bad storm and stuff gets broken or you loose it overboard.

Also, i'd want it to have some decent kit on board for ocean crossing the hard way and i wouldn't want to sail to their timetable thankyou!

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Why is this surprising? Many charter companies in the Med offer early/late season cut-price one-way charters which are actually delivery trips moving their yachts into position for the season. This looks like much the same deal, on a larger scale. It's quite possible a professional skipper is involved, the ad doesn't say, in which case ocean experience would not be crucial.

It would be cheaper though to find a professional delivery skipper moving a private yacht. They also sometimes look for paying crew wanting the ride for the experience.
 
AndrewB said:
Why is this surprising? Many charter companies in the Med offer early/late season cut-price one-way charters which are actually delivery trips moving their yachts into position for the season. This looks like much the same deal, on a larger scale.
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This was on a list of those charters with two weeks italy to croatia type charters. Definitely think they are a good idea. North atlantic though?
 
dunedin said:
Always a bad plan to try to do a long journey to a tight fixed time window
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42 days is very generous for this passage. I imagine that being a 'charter' it is not expected to run to the tight schedule of a straight delivery job, and there could be stopovers in Azores, Portugal etc.
 
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>the wrong way across the Atlantic?

I'm not sure why you say the wrong way. Often E or ESE winds up to Bermuda pick up the westerlies to the Azores (which most people love) and on the the UK. 42 days is plenty of time.

Also the the cost is for a 50 foot boat on which you could easily fit six people and thus divide up the cost. It's not a bad deal at all.
 
KellysEye said:
>the wrong way across the Atlantic?

I'm not sure why you say the wrong way.
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How can you say its not the wrong way? Its a much longer passage, through colder conditions which is often blighted with gales. Definitely the riskier crossing. Not saying its wrong just more difficult and unpleasant than a trades crossing.
 
davidej said:
Clever this.

Instead of paying for a delivery crew, you get someone to pay you by calling it a charter.

Delivery companies/ skippers look out!
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Not clever.

A charter = commercial. Under someones flag, the boat will need an ocean commercial certificate. Bet a Bav dont get one (I know people who have tried).

The Manning Requirements from the flag state will need to be met.

Insurance may well be punative.

If you are a Brit and something goes wrong, whatever the flag, the boogeymen will go after you.

Bargepole, touch, dont. :eek:
 
A drug dealer, that is the person who would pay. Was their a yacht last year found to have 100 million gbp worth street value powder on board? Maybe it is owned by a drug dealer through a dodgey offshore company and it is full of white powder just waiting for thhe innocent to take it over.

Unlikely but possible.

More realistically, sailing across the Atlantic in your own boat is seriously expensive so 5000 might be considered a bargain. Most owners use there boat very little and wish to tick a box crossing the Atlantic.
 
capnsensible said:
Yeah, last time we did it, cost nearly 400 quid in food and diesel. But there was a couple of days mooring in Horta.......er and some beer and wine :)
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I take it back, its not expensive, check this beauty for sale, i wouwld cross in that :-) although more expensive than a flight.

http://www.boatshop24.co.uk/ZndvMzM5Mzg0MTR+cHZ0=-YACHTING_WORLD_5_TONNER.html

Oh and i see where you were going with your reply, add the cost of the boat plus all the running costs for an average year.
 
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