Boat
Timeshares - A Unique Vacationing Experience
By Dana Sanders
If
youve dreamed of sailing the seven seas, but dont necessarily have
the bank account to buy a luxury vessel, dont despair. There are
ways to make that dream happen without breaking your bank.
Boat timeshares offer a unique vacationing experience for almost
any budget. By getting involved in a timeshare, you have the right
to use that luxury vessel to make your dreams come true, but you
alone are not solely responsible for all the expenses. Timeshares
provide an excellent way for someone not willing or able to take on
the expense of purchasing a great vacationing boat themselves to
still experience the adventure of life on the water.
A variety of companies offer would-be Captain Ahabs the ability to
take to the sea without shelling out a lot of cash. Boat timeshare
companies and programs are readily available and accessible across
the Internet. Boating timeshare companies are active all over the
world with even some finding their homes on Americas Great
Lakes.
Basically, a boat timeshare offers a sailor a chance to buy into a
piece of a boat for a season. Similar to a yacht club, but without
all the expenses of owning your own yacht, these programs lets
sailors sail minus the headaches. Some programs allow members to
purchase blocks of time over the course of a sailing season to use
a boat. Many programs work by giving several skippers the same boat
during the sailing season. These skippers book multiple sail times,
show up, sail, have a blast and return the boat for the next
skipper to take over.
While boat timeshares provide everything needed to sail, members
still are responsible for making sure the boat is in good condition
when its returned. Swabbing the deck isnt out of the question.
However, many timeshare programs will even go as far as to include
maintenance, fuel and so on in the initial price. This leaves the
member responsible for simply safely piloting the vessel, keeping
it clean and enjoying their high seas adventure with their family
and friends for a fraction of the price of owning a yacht
themselves. The insurance, boat licensing and other worries are
generally handled by the timeshare company itself.
For those who lack the skills to man their own vessels, many boat
timeshares will provide a crew including a captain, instructor,
and/or cook at a small additional cost. One company in particular,
Trade Winds Cruise Club, offers all-inclusive cabin rentals and is
RCIs (Resorts Condominiums International) only Caribbean yachting
affiliate. As an RCI Member, you have the option of exchanging your
timeshare week for a cabin space onboard crewed catamaran
charters.
So, what is pricing like for these nautical adventures? Not bad
considering a luxury boat can cost thousands and thousands of
dollars. And even better when you consider buying your own boat
doesnt include fuel, maintenance, licensing and insurance costs and
so on! A timeshare that covers an entire boating season can cost
upwards of $7,000, a reasonable expense considering the headaches
removed by taking part in such a venture.
To learn more about boat timeshares and the unique vacation
opportunities they provide, just log on to the Internet and visit
locations such as http://www.atimesharesz.com/boattimeshare to do a
thorough search. A variety of companies with different programs and
options are operating in a bevy of locations around the
world.
About
the Author
Looking for
information about timeshares? Go to http://www.atimesharesz.com. A
Timeshares Z is a timeshares and vacation, resort and condo rentals
and resales directory.
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