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New innovative charter company
#92517
03/31/2016 11:00 PM
03/31/2016 11:00 PM
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Joined: Dec 2000
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: SuburbanDharma]
#92523
04/01/2016 12:20 PM
04/01/2016 12:20 PM
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Posts: 1,392 Maryland
Kirk
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10-20 years old...that's still newer than my boat! I call it a classic... <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" />
Kirk in Maryland
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Re: New innovative charter company
[Re: LianeLeTendre]
#92529
04/02/2016 09:30 PM
04/02/2016 09:30 PM
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Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 283 Miami, FL
Michel_Benarrosh
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All right everyone... IT IS AN APRIL FOOL JOKE, OK? <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" /> Although, i have to say, it COULD be a valid concept, probably not as extreme as in my text, but still...why not?? Originally, I wanted to call it: CHARTER-A-WRECK, but i thought that it was a give away...
Liane, I also got you last year with the parking meters on the National Park Service mooring balls... <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" />
This teaches us a lesson: It is NOT the content that has to be believable. It is the TONE, and the PERCEPTION that stems from it that makes it sound really credible. Think about that in these election times!! :us flag:
See ya all next year!
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Re: New innovative charter company
[Re: Michel_Benarrosh]
#92530
04/02/2016 09:57 PM
04/02/2016 09:57 PM
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maytrix
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Well.. 20 year old boats could certainly be used in Charter. The rest.. I'm not so sure.
Matt
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