Know before you decide.
What does a boat really cost? How do you find co-owners who suit you? And how do you sell your boat when the one buyer is missing? Our guides give you real figures, answers to the objections and first-hand experience, so you can make a good decision.
The three complete guides
Everything you need to know, from the first idea to the signed contract.
Fractional boat ownership: the complete guide
What is fractional ownership, who is it for, how does buying work and what is in the contract? Everything in one article.
Read the guide → For buyers who do the sumsWhat a boat really costs: the honest calculation
Purchase price, berth, insurance, maintenance, winter storage: all the costs on the table, with concrete figures for motorboats and sailing boats.
Read the guide → For ownersShare your boat instead of selling: a guide for owners
Your boat lies idle too often, or you want out altogether? How to bring co-owners on board or sell the boat to a group, and how to start.
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Answers to the questions that come up before buying a boat share.
Did it go wrong for people you know?
Cleanliness, the high season, damage, leaving, money: why shared boats fail and what you settle before buying so that it works for you.
Charter vs. share: when does buying pay off?
At what point is a boat share cheaper than chartering every year? The calculation with real figures.
Sailing yacht running costs: what rig and sails really cost
Berth, insurance, antifouling, rig check: what a sailing boat really costs a year, by cruising area and boat size.
Motorboat running costs: what drive and age really cost
Which drive sits under the boat helps decide the yearly costs. With what falls due for each type of drive and the sums for a share against an older, cheaper boat on your own.
Selling to size up: sell first or buy first?
Your boat to up to four buyers instead of the one: planning the sale and the purchase separately, with sums and tips for the Rhine.
Selling your boat share: leaving the co-owner group
Notice, consent, the co-owners’ right to buy: the orderly way out of a co-owner group, and the limits no contract can move.
Co-owner group for a sailing boat: get to know each other first, then buy
Owning a sailing boat as two, three or four: how you get to know each other beforehand, what you settle beforehand and what a quarter costs a year.
Buying a boat together: legal basics and process
Does the boat really belong to me? Do I need a notary? What happens if someone wants out? What you need to know before you sign.
Contract for boat co-ownership: what has to be in it?
Use, costs, leaving, disputes, selling a share. What the Living Contract (co-owner agreement) settles, question by question, and what you decide yourselves as a group.
Checklist for buying a boat
Documents, hull, engine, electrics, safety, plus a separate section for buying a share. What you need to check before buying, point by point.
Checking a boat engine: what you can test yourself before buying
Questions for the seller, a look in the engine bay, the drive, a cold start and a sea trial: how to spot expensive damage before you sign.
5 benefits of co-ownership you don’t expect
Two cruising areas, less wear, shared skills: why co-ownership is more than just saving costs.
Finding co-owners: how it works
How do you find people you want to share a boat with? How getting to know each other works and what you should look out for yourself.
Damage to the boat: what to do now and who pays
What you do straight away, who generally pays, what you record and what applies if you share the boat with co-owners. With three real cases.
Do you have a boat, or are you looking for one?
Take a look at the current boats, offer your boat, or talk to us directly if you have questions.