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New innovative charter company
#92531
03/31/2016 11:02 PM
03/31/2016 11:02 PM
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Posts: 283 Miami, FL
Michel_Benarrosh
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Hi everybody In the course of the meetings I had at the Miami Boat Show with charter companies for sailonline.com, I learned that a new charter company will launch at the beginning of the next high season - probably November. Some charter brokers have actually started to take bookings already (Liane, maybe you heard about it?)
From what I already know, it will be a totally new concept inspired by super low costs airlines or car rental companies. The name of the company (at least temporarily) will be "Spirit Charters". The boats will be 10 to 20 years old. Basically nothing will work on the boats except some crucial components, i.e.: the engine will be serviceable; the sails will not be more than 6/8 years old; 1 head and 1 sink will work for sure but usually with cold water only; and a bunch of old life jackets. That's it... Other usual equipment like electronics, VHF, light bulbs, cockpit cushions, will have been removed or most probably will not work anyway.
Lastly, charter equipment, like bed sheets, towels, cutlery, pots and pans etc - (sorry no Nespresso machine here...) will be available for a fee and will be worn out stuff. A 7 foot dinghy with oars (no outboard) will be provided for a fee as well. So better bring your own handheld VHF, GPS, sleeping bags, coffee mugs etc... This is re-defining the concept of what we call a bare boat!!
The good news is that the company management have set an incredibly low pricing structure: they are talking about a 5-cabin (mattresses included) 50ft monohull for about $1,295 per week, which will put the weekly rate at around $250 per couple!!.... A 40 footer should be $995 a week, if you can believe that...
I should have a banner up on sailonline in the next 2 or 3 weeks. I will keep everyone posted as it develops.
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Re: New innovative charter company
[Re: thesimpsons]
#92533
03/31/2016 11:22 PM
03/31/2016 11:22 PM
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thesimpsons said: April Fools? No, it is actually true. I am not sure why a concept like this would be a joke after all. It makes a lot of sense, if you think about it. A huge population has no access to chartering due to cost, so why not this after all?
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Re: New innovative charter company
[Re: GaKaye]
#92539
04/05/2016 02:15 PM
04/05/2016 02:15 PM
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Posts: 480 Northern California
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GaKaye said:thesimpsons said: OP stated on the BVI forum that it was an April Fools joke. Interesting that he would deny that here. I thought so too.
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Re: New innovative charter company
[Re: Carol_Hill]
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04/05/2016 02:31 PM
04/05/2016 02:31 PM
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It was, but when he was asked if it was a joke, he said it wasn't. Michel_Benarrosh said:thesimpsons said: April Fools? No, it is actually true. I am not sure why a concept like this would be a joke after all. It makes a lot of sense, if you think about it. A huge population has no access to chartering due to cost, so why not this after all?
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Re: New innovative charter company
[Re: GaKaye]
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04/05/2016 03:07 PM
04/05/2016 03:07 PM
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It was late at night when he posted and technically still before April 1..
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