| That doesn't matter. Fractional sailing can still be the | | | | To make your scheduling easier, fractional sailing |
| answer for you. For a fraction of the cost of actually | | | | services offer online scheduling. Through this, you can |
| owning a sailboat, you can have almost all the benefits | | | | establish who gets the boat on what days. This |
| of sole ownership. But here are seven benefits | | | | makes the process easy, painless, and fair. |
| owners don't have. | | | | 5. Quality Maintenance - You're not only guaranteed |
| 1. Competitive Price - If you were to buy a new | | | | access to the same boat, but you're also guaranteed |
| Catalina 350, the upfront expense would be around | | | | the same great quality. Maintenance is entirely handled |
| $34,500. By comparison, you can get a fractional sailing | | | | by the fractional sailing company. In addition, all boats |
| membership on the same boat for only $3,500. | | | | are fully loaded with everything you'll need. |
| 2. Training - If you've never been trained to handle a | | | | 6. Insurance - Need insurance? What if there's an |
| sailboat, all the training you could need is available for | | | | accident out on the water? No problem. As a member |
| no extra cost once you are a member of a fractional | | | | of a fractional sailing program, you can rest assured |
| sailing team. This is a great benefit that other programs | | | | knowing your boat is under A+ rated insurance. And |
| (even sailing clubs) simply don't offer. | | | | there's no extra cost! |
| 3. Seven Guaranteed Time Slots - Additionally, once | | | | 7. Low Monthly Fee - So by now you're probably |
| you are a member of a fractional sailing partnership, | | | | wondering what the catch is. The catch is that there's |
| you are guaranteed at least seven time slots per | | | | a monthly fee. But here's the upside: monthly |
| month. And you know that every time you go out on | | | | maintenance on your own boat can run about $2,000 |
| the water, it's the same boat. You'll feel like you own it. | | | | versus a monthly membership fee of $579. Interested |
| 4. Easy Scheduling - What about scheduling conflicts? | | | | yet? |