On Wed, 25 May 2016 11:39:44 -0400, wrote:

On Wed, 25 May 2016 07:12:12 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Wed, 25 May 2016 07:08:00 -0400, Keine Krausescheiße
wrote:

Here are some of the little boats docked near us:

http://www.superyachts.com/yacht-cha...lue-moon-1002/

http://www.charterworld.com/?sub=yac...ing-irish-2585

http://www.superyachts.com/sail-yacht-2828/helios.htm

I don't like any of them better than yours!

===

Thanks. Ours is certainly a lot more affordable.

Yeah, they want $325k a week to rent the Blue moon. I assume that does
not cover gratuities.

===

Correct, nor does it cover operating expenses like fuel. That could
easily run $500/hour or more. The best use of the charter would be as
a floating condo/hotel in some cool place like St Barts with maybe a
quick run over to St Maarten just for grins.

On Wed, 25 May 2016 12:39:41 -0400, Justan Olphart
wrote:

On 5/25/2016 11:39 AM, wrote:
On Wed, 25 May 2016 07:12:12 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Wed, 25 May 2016 07:08:00 -0400, Keine Krausescheiße
wrote:

Here are some of the little boats docked near us:

http://www.superyachts.com/yacht-cha...lue-moon-1002/

http://www.charterworld.com/?sub=yac...ing-irish-2585

http://www.superyachts.com/sail-yacht-2828/helios.htm

I don't like any of them better than yours!

===

Thanks. Ours is certainly a lot more affordable.

Yeah, they want $325k a week to rent the Blue moon. I assume that does
not cover gratuities.

$65,000 in tips? Split how many ways? = how much per crew member?

===

Most likely the charter broker would help you sort that out.

On Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at 12:39:41 PM UTC-4, Justan Olphart wrote:
On 5/25/2016 11:39 AM, wrote:
On Wed, 25 May 2016 07:12:12 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Wed, 25 May 2016 07:08:00 -0400, Keine Krausescheiße
wrote:

Here are some of the little boats docked near us:

http://www.superyachts.com/yacht-cha...lue-moon-1002/

http://www.charterworld.com/?sub=yac...ing-irish-2585

http://www.superyachts.com/sail-yacht-2828/helios.htm

I don't like any of them better than yours!

===

Thanks. Ours is certainly a lot more affordable.

Yeah, they want $325k a week to rent the Blue moon. I assume that does
not cover gratuities.

$65,000 in tips? Split how many ways? = how much per crew member?

Total crew of 14. Split evenly that's $4600 each. Even if the deck hands get only 2k, that's not bad for a week's work. The captain and officers are making some pretty good change!

On Wed, 25 May 2016 13:59:33 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Wed, 25 May 2016 11:39:44 -0400, wrote:

On Wed, 25 May 2016 07:12:12 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Wed, 25 May 2016 07:08:00 -0400, Keine Krausescheiße
wrote:

Here are some of the little boats docked near us:

http://www.superyachts.com/yacht-cha...lue-moon-1002/

http://www.charterworld.com/?sub=yac...ing-irish-2585

http://www.superyachts.com/sail-yacht-2828/helios.htm

I don't like any of them better than yours!

===

Thanks. Ours is certainly a lot more affordable.

Yeah, they want $325k a week to rent the Blue moon. I assume that does
not cover gratuities.

===

Correct, nor does it cover operating expenses like fuel. That could
easily run $500/hour or more. The best use of the charter would be as
a floating condo/hotel in some cool place like St Barts with maybe a
quick run over to St Maarten just for grins.

If the idea of 300 grand a week doesn't bother you, what does $500k
mean? Go for it. I assume most of these are for corporate junkets that
will be tax deductible and paid for by the stock holders.

On Wed, 25 May 2016 11:28:06 -0700 (PDT), Its Me
wrote:

On Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at 12:39:41 PM UTC-4, Justan Olphart wrote:
On 5/25/2016 11:39 AM, wrote:
On Wed, 25 May 2016 07:12:12 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Wed, 25 May 2016 07:08:00 -0400, Keine Krausescheiße
wrote:

Here are some of the little boats docked near us:

http://www.superyachts.com/yacht-cha...lue-moon-1002/

http://www.charterworld.com/?sub=yac...ing-irish-2585

http://www.superyachts.com/sail-yacht-2828/helios.htm

I don't like any of them better than yours!

===

Thanks. Ours is certainly a lot more affordable.

Yeah, they want $325k a week to rent the Blue moon. I assume that does
not cover gratuities.

$65,000 in tips? Split how many ways? = how much per crew member?

Total crew of 14. Split evenly that's $4600 each. Even if the deck hands get only 2k, that's not bad for a week's work. The captain and officers are making some pretty good change!

My IBM buddy in Bradenton from Maryland and before from Connecticut
came to us from being a captain on a 50sumpin foot Bertram. He says
these "rich people" tend to be cheap. He has taken people out on
charters that ran up in 5 figures (in the 70s) and they give you a
$100 tip to split with the mate(s).
He didn't really make that much money but he lived on the boat and the
owner paid all the expenses. Ft Lauderdale in the winter, Annapolis in
the summer. It wasn't a bad way to live.

On Wednesday, 25 May 2016 15:56:15 UTC-3, wrote:
On Wed, 25 May 2016 11:28:06 -0700 (PDT), Its Me
wrote:

On Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at 12:39:41 PM UTC-4, Justan Olphart wrote:
On 5/25/2016 11:39 AM, wrote:
On Wed, 25 May 2016 07:12:12 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Wed, 25 May 2016 07:08:00 -0400, Keine Krausescheiße
wrote:

Here are some of the little boats docked near us:

http://www.superyachts.com/yacht-cha...lue-moon-1002/

http://www.charterworld.com/?sub=yac...ing-irish-2585

http://www.superyachts.com/sail-yacht-2828/helios.htm

I don't like any of them better than yours!

===

Thanks. Ours is certainly a lot more affordable.

Yeah, they want $325k a week to rent the Blue moon. I assume that does
not cover gratuities.

$65,000 in tips? Split how many ways? = how much per crew member?

Total crew of 14. Split evenly that's $4600 each. Even if the deck hands get only 2k, that's not bad for a week's work. The captain and officers are making some pretty good change!

My IBM buddy in Bradenton from Maryland and before from Connecticut
came to us from being a captain on a 50sumpin foot Bertram. He says
these "rich people" tend to be cheap. He has taken people out on
charters that ran up in 5 figures (in the 70s) and they give you a
$100 tip to split with the mate(s).
He didn't really make that much money but he lived on the boat and the
owner paid all the expenses. Ft Lauderdale in the winter, Annapolis in
the summer. It wasn't a bad way to live.

My buddy in the BVI has captained numerous charters over the years...sometimes only him as the hired help and sometimes one other crew. He was always happy to receive 10% or so and all the left over food. I doubt the total cost would have exceeded $2k for a week.

On Wed, 25 May 2016 14:48:23 -0400, wrote:

On Wed, 25 May 2016 13:59:33 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Wed, 25 May 2016 11:39:44 -0400, wrote:

On Wed, 25 May 2016 07:12:12 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Wed, 25 May 2016 07:08:00 -0400, Keine Krausescheiße
wrote:

Here are some of the little boats docked near us:

http://www.superyachts.com/yacht-cha...lue-moon-1002/

http://www.charterworld.com/?sub=yac...ing-irish-2585

http://www.superyachts.com/sail-yacht-2828/helios.htm

I don't like any of them better than yours!

===

Thanks. Ours is certainly a lot more affordable.

Yeah, they want $325k a week to rent the Blue moon. I assume that does
not cover gratuities.

===

Correct, nor does it cover operating expenses like fuel. That could
easily run $500/hour or more. The best use of the charter would be as
a floating condo/hotel in some cool place like St Barts with maybe a
quick run over to St Maarten just for grins.

If the idea of 300 grand a week doesn't bother you, what does $500k
mean? Go for it. I assume most of these are for corporate junkets that
will be tax deductible and paid for by the stock holders.

===

Tax deductible junkets are actually paid for by all of us.

Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 24 May 2016 22:38:22 -0400, wrote:


I saw some pretty big boats parked there on the aerial.
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Here are some of the little boats docked near us:

http://www.superyachts.com/yacht-cha...lue-moon-1002/

http://www.charterworld.com/?sub=yac...ing-irish-2585

http://www.superyachts.com/sail-yacht-2828/helios.htm

No helicopter tenders? I see those fairly often down here.

On Wed, 25 May 2016 20:22:08 -0400, Alex wrote:

Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 24 May 2016 22:38:22 -0400, wrote:


I saw some pretty big boats parked there on the aerial.
===

Here are some of the little boats docked near us:

http://www.superyachts.com/yacht-cha...lue-moon-1002/

http://www.charterworld.com/?sub=yac...ing-irish-2585

http://www.superyachts.com/sail-yacht-2828/helios.htm

No helicopter tenders? I see those fairly often down here.

===

Where is that? I've seen a few in the BVI.

Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 25 May 2016 20:22:08 -0400, Alex wrote:

Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 24 May 2016 22:38:22 -0400, wrote:


I saw some pretty big boats parked there on the aerial.
===

Here are some of the little boats docked near us:

http://www.superyachts.com/yacht-cha...lue-moon-1002/

http://www.charterworld.com/?sub=yac...ing-irish-2585

http://www.superyachts.com/sail-yacht-2828/helios.htm
No helicopter tenders? I see those fairly often down here.
===

Where is that? I've seen a few in the BVI.


Ft. Lauderdale. I saw one that had two helicopters once. I'll look for
that photo.