SailTime reports superb response from Southampton Boat Show
by SailTime / ADPR 2 Oct 2007 10:26 BST
SailTime reports superb response from Southampton Boat Show © SailTime / ADPR
The recent financial market jitters and possible interest rate increases have resulted in people looking at alternative ways to fund their boating activities. This is the conclusion reached by Jonathan Duffy, MD of the UK’s leading fractional sailing company SailTime. He continues, “It also coincides with more people understanding the concept of fractional ownership, and now SailTime has been established in the UK for five years, the credibility and benefits of such a scheme are more familiar.”
At a buoyant Southampton Boat Show that reported visitor numbers up by around 8%, SailTime signed up a large number of new members as well as coming away with a healthy pile of leads to be followed up after the show. “The interest came mostly from the well established sailing areas of Lymington and Hamble, “ reported Jonathan, “and we also signed up members to join our newer bases at Gosport, Poole and Falmouth.”
SailTime offers the concept of fractional sailing for everyone from novices through to experienced sailors, enabling them the regular use of a brand new boat for a monthly fee that is considerably less than the cost of the marina berth alone. Members have the choice of sharing a Bénéteau sail yacht or a Sealine flybridge motor cruiser, for an all inclusive fee, giving them opportunity to enjoy time on the water at least seven times per month.
Visitors at the Southampton Boat Show demonstrated a real interest in fractional ownership of sailboats, resulting in SailTime placing orders through Ancasta for six brand new Bénéteau boats. This includes the first Oceanis 37 to be delivered in the UK which will be on SailTime’s stand at the London Boat Show at Excel and which will be based at Poole along with an Oceanis 31. In addition, SailTime will be ordering further new boats, both from Bénéteau and Sealine, as the new members’ requirements for Hamble, Lymington and Gosport are processed.
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