In our fast paced, action-packed lives it can be difficult to keep up. We all need a place where we can relax, de-stress and reconnect with the world around us. There is no better way to kick back than with a glass of something chilled, the wind blowing your hair as you rush over the deep blue sea with your loved ones by your side. However, affording that kind of escape has been a luxury that is reserved for the mega-wealthy. One Cape Town-based luxury yacht broker is turning that on its head with a yachting offering that is financially viable.
Derrick Levy is the owner of luxury boat broker Boating World, a company whose claim to fame is as the leading importer of luxury motor and sail boats for Africa and the surrounding Indian Ocean islands. Through an innovative approach to selling yachts, Levy is able to offer the lifestyle of yachting not only with full ownership but through co-ownership. It is an option that forgoes the significant investment normally associated with yacht ownership.
According to Levy, “The value of investing in a vessel is just the beginning of yacht ownership. Maintenance, moorings, cleaning, insurance and crew are additional costs that you need to take into consideration when buying your very own motor yacht. But with co-ownership you pay a fixed monthly fee to cover these costs and can rest assured that it will all be taken care of.” This means that you can concentrate on more important things, like running a business, with the piece of mind that professionals are looking after your new ocean-going baby, while you and your family and friends have all the fun and enjoyment on the water.
If you have shares in a yacht in an exotic location like the Seychelles or Zanzibar, or use your boat as a meeting place and accommodation for when you have to do business somewhere like Cape Town or Luanda, you can actually save money by investing in co-ownership. Rather than forking out for a hotel each time you visit, imagine a stunning, apartment-style accommodation that affords you the freedom to go wherever your heart desires or wherever the wind blows! It doesn’t get much better than that.
