Chartering a small boat is not "sustainable business model, with the cost of insurance
Sites such as San Francisco-based Cruzin Boatbound and Fort Lauderdale, Fla-based popping up all over the country and even globally. All types of boats are available, from small sailboats to large yachts. The site says it makes boat ownership more affordable and more accessible boat rentals.
Instead charter through a rental agency, customers browse boats available on a web site, then go straight to the owner for rent by the hour, day, or more.
Prices vary depending on the type of vessel, the conditions in which it is located, and how long the charter is for. A small, one person kayaks may go for as little as $ 25 per day, while a luxury cruise ship 97-foot in New York City registered in Boatbound to $ 7,000 per day, including the captain.
Varieties which facilitates the listing of tenants at every price point to spend a day on the water, especially as commercial charter companies usually do not have the same kind of inventory.
Chartering a small boat is not "sustainable business model, with the cost of insurance, maintenance, and what people are willing to pay," said Abby Mohan, a captain with the SF Bay Adventures, a traditional charter company in the San Francisco Bay. His company did not rent a boat smaller than 32 feet.
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To attract more prospective customers, the new site tries to build the supply of rental potential.
Boatbound, which recently secured $ 2.5 million worth of funds, work on finding more owners to register ships like trying to expand into five new markets across the country - Washington, DC, New York City, Chicago, Boston and Seattle.
Meanwhile, Aventura, Fla-based BoatSetter cooperate with the marina across the country to reach the owner of the vessel. The company was launched in February and hope to become national in the next few years. BoatSetter focuses on the ship in the mid 30-foot range. They rent for an average of $ 800 for half a day and twice during the day.
Site boat-share peer-to-peer include Cruzin, which went live last year, and Boaterfly, serving markets outside of the United States
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All these sites look to take advantage of several competing market forces: Boating participation has been at an all time high - 38% - the last two years, according to the National Marine Manufacturers Association. But the ship is only used by the owner about 20 days a year, according to the latest survey of the safety of the ship owner US Coast Guard.
Having a boat is expensive. The general rule is that the cost of maintaining the boat about 10% of the value of ships every year. With the boat sells for anywhere from a few thousand to a few million dollars, some owners may face steep maintenance costs.
"The worst thing you can do for your boat does not use it," said CEO Andrew Sturner BoatSetter.
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Robert Scarano Boat owner, an architect in Brooklyn, NY, is recruiting Boatbound recently. He has two speedboats, one 38 meters and 25 meters. Rent a small boat for the day is $ 750, and a greater force for $ 1350.
Scarano skeptical that using the website will help him more financially.
"If you see what I'm charging may not even cover the cost of wear and tear," he said. "It just sort of bearing it."
He said the real value for him is to share the boat with other people.
Sites such as San Francisco-based Cruzin Boatbound and Fort Lauderdale, Fla-based popping up all over the country and even globally. All types of boats are available, from small sailboats to large yachts. The site says it makes boat ownership more affordable and more accessible boat rentals.
Instead charter through a rental agency, customers browse boats available on a web site, then go straight to the owner for rent by the hour, day, or more.
Prices vary depending on the type of vessel, the conditions in which it is located, and how long the charter is for. A small, one person kayaks may go for as little as $ 25 per day, while a luxury cruise ship 97-foot in New York City registered in Boatbound to $ 7,000 per day, including the captain.
Varieties which facilitates the listing of tenants at every price point to spend a day on the water, especially as commercial charter companies usually do not have the same kind of inventory.
Chartering a small boat is not "sustainable business model, with the cost of insurance, maintenance, and what people are willing to pay," said Abby Mohan, a captain with the SF Bay Adventures, a traditional charter company in the San Francisco Bay. His company did not rent a boat smaller than 32 feet.
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To attract more prospective customers, the new site tries to build the supply of rental potential.
Boatbound, which recently secured $ 2.5 million worth of funds, work on finding more owners to register ships like trying to expand into five new markets across the country - Washington, DC, New York City, Chicago, Boston and Seattle.
Meanwhile, Aventura, Fla-based BoatSetter cooperate with the marina across the country to reach the owner of the vessel. The company was launched in February and hope to become national in the next few years. BoatSetter focuses on the ship in the mid 30-foot range. They rent for an average of $ 800 for half a day and twice during the day.
Site boat-share peer-to-peer include Cruzin, which went live last year, and Boaterfly, serving markets outside of the United States
Related: No. 99% ers are allowed
All these sites look to take advantage of several competing market forces: Boating participation has been at an all time high - 38% - the last two years, according to the National Marine Manufacturers Association. But the ship is only used by the owner about 20 days a year, according to the latest survey of the safety of the ship owner US Coast Guard.
Having a boat is expensive. The general rule is that the cost of maintaining the boat about 10% of the value of ships every year. With the boat sells for anywhere from a few thousand to a few million dollars, some owners may face steep maintenance costs.
"The worst thing you can do for your boat does not use it," said CEO Andrew Sturner BoatSetter.
Related: It's expensive being rich
Robert Scarano Boat owner, an architect in Brooklyn, NY, is recruiting Boatbound recently. He has two speedboats, one 38 meters and 25 meters. Rent a small boat for the day is $ 750, and a greater force for $ 1350.
Scarano skeptical that using the website will help him more financially.
"If you see what I'm charging may not even cover the cost of wear and tear," he said. "It just sort of bearing it."
He said the real value for him is to share the boat with other people.
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