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Yacht Ownership opens a whole new world to the Owner and his family. Here are some tips on making the experience enjoyable from the beginning:

 1. Find a Yacht Broker you are comfortable with. A good Broker listens to you and provides all the necessary  information for you to make an educated and informed decision. Your broker should also have access to every  aspect of the industry from what yachts are available, crew hiring, ship yards, surveyors, customs etc. The  broker should be with you throughout your entire yachting career as an advisor.

 2. Hire a Captain you are comfortable with. The Captain is the manager of your yacht. The captain should be  proficient in budgets, project management, crew management and have the ability to make your experience  completely enjoyable.

 3. Upon closing on your yacht and taking possession we advise not make wholesale changes from day one to the  yachts interior or design. Enjoy the yacht for six months to a year before making major changes. Often it is  the case where a new owner finds that changes are not always necessary as was first envisioned.

 4. Budgets are always necessary. When the yacht goes into the shipyard the appropriate experts should be  consulted to prepare a budget and discuss your expectations with the shipyard prior to any work beginning.

On occasion a Buyer cannot locate the perfect yacht for his tastes or desires. This Owner has the option to build the perfect yacht. Over the years, yacht brokers of Northrop and Johnson, have found that many Owners who choose to build enjoy that process and experience so much that they will take on a second and third project immediately after taking delivery.
 
The joys of yacht ownership are about the experience, the service and the worldwide adventures that come with ownership. Vist www.njyachting.com or call 978.921.6600 for more info on the lifestyle you deserve.

As you begin your journey in the world of yacht ownership or to charter a yacht, it is easy to get lost in the quest to find the ultimate yacht.  From website to website, location to location, you risk losing countless hours of your time and being misled by inaccruate information. There is an alternative available, shop for a yacht broker first and then shop for a yacht.

An experienced professional yacht broker understands that his role is to communicate with you, listen to your needs, utilize his experience and industry networking skills and the resources offered by his company to provide you with a comprehensive flow of information.  The professional yacht broker is not a salesman and should not be trying to sell you on any particular yacht. He is your advocate and his job is to find the right yacht for you at the best possible terms.

A broker’s business is yachts.  His success depends on establishing long-term relationships with his clients.  Therefore, a broker must put the interests of his client first and guide him to the correct end result.  Clients can take great comfort knowing the transaction and personal details are kept confidential.  At Northrop and Johnson of Massachusetts, our brokers assist with the many details surrounding the purchase.

For more information visit www.njyachting.com or call us at 978.921.6600.

When the garage is full of Bentleys and Benzs and the private jet is safely tucked away in the hangar, what’s the next reward? How about a superyacht?

At Northrop and Johnson of Massachusetts, we can assist you in making your dream a reality. We have the experience and resources to find the perfect yacht for you. Whether you decide to buy used or decide to build the perfect yacht, brokers of the Northrop and Johnson office can do all the research for you and help you to make your dreams come true.

There are several places in the world to shop for your yacht. After careful research, our brokers will make several recommendations of which yacht may best suit your needs. After presenting different options you may decide to visit some of the vessels.  From Hong Kong to the Mediterranean to the Caribbean or the U.S. our brokers will be with you every step of the way to find that special yacht.

You may want to consider attending one of the many yacht shows.  Monaco Yacht Show is coming up in September. It is the only international yacht show devoted exclusively to luxury yachts and is the biggest in water megayacht and superyacht show in Europe. Visit www.njyachting.com or call 978.921.6600 and ask for passes to the show. You can also go to www.monacoyachtshow.com for additional information.

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As a yacht broker with Northrop and Johnson of Massachusetts, Eric Ciambra enjoys a professional environment supported by a more than efficient infrastructure that allows him to give a client the best possible service wherever they are located.

In Eric’s travels worldwide, the most common question he gets as a yacht broker is “why does somebody buy a 100 foot plus yacht and not just rent it when they need it?”

It’s a fair question.  After all, with yacht ownership comes expense as well as ongoing capital outlay.  It goes without saying pride of yacht ownership is a huge factor.  Historically, most owners start off chartering a yacht and then become owners.  It allows them to see if they enjoy the lifestyle.  It permits them to test different types of vessels in different environments.  It allows them to test crew and cultivate a certain amount of buyer experience and comfort.

After a certain amount of time and certainly a lot of expenditure, ownership (for those who value the lifestyle) becomes the natural next step.

So, Eric asked a yacht owner who is a very successful CEO of a company why he owns a yacht.  His answer was because of his often busy schedule, it was the only location that he had discovered where he could truly spend quality time with his family and friends.  This gave Eric an insight as to why so many yacht owners have so much affection for their chosen yacht.

To those who asked that question or are thinking of asking it, Eric is hopeful this has been useful.

For more information on yacht ownership or charters, feel free to visit www.njyachting.com or call 978.921.6600.

In my haste to prepare the sailboat well in advance of the first sailboat race, I allowed the spinnaker halyard (part of sailboat rigging) to run to the top of the mast. I devised a plan to retrieve the halyard, taking advantage of the fact that my boat was fitted with an external main halyard.

Calculating that a large plastic garbage bin full of water would be heavier than me, I quickly gained position of a bin from the club premises and by means of a system of lines secured the bin to the main halyard. By lowering the bin over the side of the boat I filled it with water while I set up a system to secure the tail of the halyard to one of the winches. To be sure that the bin would be heavier than me I added a few builders’ bricks.

I winched the bin to the mast head and tied a loop for my foot at the end of the halyard. I was now all ready to be taken to the top of the mast by the weight of the bin.

When I released the halyard my assent to the top of the mast commenced more quickly than I had anticipated. As I rose I was not able to avoid the ascending bin and received a severe blow to my right shoulder with minor abrasions to my neck and upper arm. The impact of the ascending bin pushed my under the spreaders brusing my left shoulder and the left side of my neck.

When I arrived at the top I could not slow down and my fingers were drawn in the mast head shaves causing multiple contusions and lacerations. At the same time the bin hit the deck with a bang and split open. As the water gushed out I became heavier than the bin and I began to descend with ever increasing speed. As I went past the spreaders I received a glancing blow to my left buttock which threw me into the path of the now ascending bin which bruised my right buttock and took the skin off my right leg.

My decent was hurriedly terminated when I arrived at the boom, but, unfortunately I had one leg on either side of it. The shock caused me to duck forward suddenly, striking my head on the mast which caused me loose my grip in the halyard. Down came the bin which tipped over when it landed on the spreaders, tipping the bricks some of which landed on my head. I must have lost consciousness because my crew found me latter all of heap on the deck inside the garbage bin.

Steve Doyle, yacht broker of Northrop and Johnson Boston office, has sold numerous yachts to a high profile Detroit businessman over the years.

“When I first got into yachting, I thought the yacht was 90 percent the experience and the crew maybe 10 percent.  It was when I purchased my first yacht that I realized the percentages were the other way around.  A boat is a boat; it’s the crew who makes the experience a pleasure”, says the Michigan businessman.  “The yacht is a part of their lives – it’s their home and they treat it with enormous respect and affection.  That feeling transmits itself to us and to our charter guests.”

“Part of the beauty of owning a yacht is that it’s also a learning experience for our children.  My son is mechanically inclined and I wanted to encourage that.  The captain and crew made a commitment at the onset that they would teach him whatever he wanted to know about all aspects of the operation and now my son helps plot charts and has learned what the engine room systems do and how they work.”

“Another reason yacht ownership is such a luxury, it seems to me, is that no five-star hotel or resort is remotely comparable in terms of quality of service and amenities.  You can stay in the best hotel in the world and maybe there’s a concierge 20 floors below you, but on the boat the concierge and his staff are just a few feet away.  Anyone leading a high profile business life will find that when looking for the ideal “escape and relaxation” environment for their families and themselves, nothing comes close to the yachting experience.”

The Detroit businessman currently owns M/Y Sovereign, a six stateroom, 120’ Broward that charters approximately 18 weeks of the year.  For more information on how to charter this yacht or if you are interested in yachts for sale, contact info@njyachting.com or call 978.921.6600.

New yacht construction projects continue worldwide.  Dutch and German yards are at their maximum and have been for several years.  Yards in mainland China are starting to market products equal to and in some cases exceeding that of Dutch builds.

Steve Doyle, yacht broker of Northrop and Johnson Boston office has a sailboat under construction in Vancouver.  The design is based on simplicity and performance.  Steve’s client wants a blue water sailing yacht that is fast and could undergo repair while at sea or anywhere in the world.  With this particular design by marine architect Ivan Erdevicki, repairs are made to be simple.  This 120’ sailing yacht is being constructed in aluminum.

Steve has yet another client who loves the design and is in the process of having the architect provide drawings for a 130’ sailboat which the client wants constructed in composites.  For more information please call 978.921.6600.

Price upon completion is approximately $12 million USD.

Go to http://www.ivanerdevicki.com/ and click on news and press to see his latest sailboat design.

May 22-25 found Steve Doyle, yacht broker of the Boston Northrop and Johnson office, in Monaco with clients for the Monaco Grand Prix. Steve’s description of the patronage was as follows; “The Super Bowl, Kentucky Derby and Nascar combined do not equal the per capita wealth of the patrons attending the Monaco Grand Prix.” Steve’s clients are building twenty marinas in Abu Dhabi, UAE.  In November of 2009 the Aldar owned Race Track marina will host an F-1 grand prix auto race. Steve has secured the charter rights from Aldar to handle the yachts chartered by sponsors, team owners and guests.  For more information to charter a yacht for the Formula One race in Abu Dhabi, please contact steve@njyachting.com.