Australian dollars per 1/6th. share
Capital cost of the yacht 176,000
Annual running costs estimate 7,000
Annual depreciation estimate 17,600
Annual management fee 5,000
Total cost for 8 weeks usage 29,600 (4wks. high season and 4 wks. low)
A similar yacht chartered for the same period could cost as much as $50,000 depending on the source.
Lounge in the late afternoon with your yacht moored stern to a quay in a tiny port on a Greek Island. The world wanders by and, after a cool gin and tonic, you decide it is dinner time.
Across the quay a taverna beckons. Sit with your family at a table covered with the ubiquitous blue and white check table cloth. The chairs are the standard Greek wood and string variety, a little uncomfortable…
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Cruising Helmsman (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2016