Is a Boat Share the Smart Way for You to Sail Your Dream Yacht in Sydney?

How often do you drive past Sydney Harbour and see the same expensive yachts sitting unused on moorings week after week, month after month?

Do you wonder how often they go out?

The reality in most cases is... not very often.

Certainly not as often as the owner imagined when he or she bought his expensive boat!

People today are busy and as much as they would love to be out boating more often... modern life can get in the way.

If this sounds like you, a yacht syndicate might just be the perfect solution.

After all if you are only going to use your boat for 10% of the year, it makes sense to only own 10% of it.

This leaves you with spare cash and spare time to enjoy other leisure activities.

AND because yacht share is hugely less expensive than outright ownership, you don't feel you need to be on your yacht every weekend to justify the cost.

On this website

• We describe different types of boat share systems to you so you can make an informed choice that's right for you and your family.
• We include interviews with yacht share owners Frank, Adrian, Peter and Helen and we give you the chance to tell your yacht syndicate stories.
• We give you full details of SmartBoating's tried and trusted Smart Sydney yacht share programs operating from Bayview - home of Australia's largest yacht syndicate fleet.
• And we introduce Sydney's hidden secret - the world class waterway of Pittwater.

What's the perfect boat share if you have a young family?

I caught up with Peter and Nicola Rich and their children Jacquie (6) and Annika (3) and asked them how their Seawind 1000XL syndicate is shaping up.

As soon as Nicola started talking about their time on 'Stray Cat' her face broke out into a huge smile... read the rest of the story here

SmartBoating's Next Yacht Syndicate Launch Hanse 445

This luxury boat share now includes

• Cruise, comfort and navigation packs - everything you need for a sublime sailing experience.
• Racy, black composite steering wheels.
• Teak decks, cockpit and coach roof - quality you can feel the moment you step on board.
• In-mast furling for easy reefing. No more fiddling with the boom bag zip!
• Electric winches.
• Leather upholstery and comfortable upgraded mattresses.
• Microwave and BBQ.
• Inflatable tender with outboard.
• Two interior and one cockpit fridge - a cold beer or glass of wine is never far away...

More details here

Did you know that depending on where you are in the world yacht share has different names?

You may hear the terms boat time share, fractional boat ownership, fractional yacht ownership, fractional boating, sailboat time share, boating timeshare, yacht syndicate, boat syndicate, club sail and shared boating.

(Mis-spellings are also common like yahct share, yahct syndicate and fractional yahct ownership).

However you say it, it's all the same thing...

A Smart way for you to get out on the water enjoying the yacht you dreamed of for a fraction of the traditional cost.