Yep, Jay and I have known each other in de islands before Jay moved down and I started sailing. Partners make owning a boat much more affordable. But, as in any relationship, it only works if every partner works at it. Jay's a great marine mechanic and his reputation speaks for itself. My contribution is more on the financial and legal management side. I also cleaned the bilges on Friday! We all have our skills.

Other folks here are members of larger partnerships with different structures. We originally planned on adding a third partner, but really don't have the need. One challenging partner can make things a lot less fun.

I seriously considered the charter ownership route and ran a lot of financial analysis on the options. Bottom line was that a refit former charter boat setup as a partnership had the best bottom line and most flexibility. Caveat that with trusted on-island partner. I'm quite pleased with the result.

Cheers, RickG