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Marina World HEAD OFFICE MAILING ADDRESS & SUBSCRIPTION ENQUIRIES Loud & Clear Publishing Ltd, School Farm, School Road, Terrington St. John, Cambridgeshire PE14 7SJ, UK Editor Carol Fulford T: +44 (0) 1945 881018 F: +44 (0) 1621 855 867 Email: carolfulford@marinaworld.co.uk Special Correspondent Charlotte Niemiec Email: charlotte@marinaworld.co.uk Advertisement/Commercial Director Julia Hallam T: +44 (0) 1621 855 890 F: +44 (0) 1621 855 867 Email: juliahallam@marinaworld.co.uk Accounts Manager Magdalena Charman T: +44 (0) 1403 733678 Email: accounts@marinaworld.co.uk Advertisement Production Nick Hing T: +44 (0) 1323 490384 Email: adstudio@marinaworld.co.uk NORTH AMERICAN OFFICE Publisher’s Representative Philippe Critot PO Box 29759, Los Angeles, CA 90029-0759, USA T: +1 323 660 5459 F: +1 323 660 6030 Email: pcritot@marinaworld.com FRENCH OFFICE Publisher’s Representative Catherine Métais PARIS RAI, 67 avenue André Morizet, 92100 Boulogne, France T: +33 1 46 10 47 50 F: +33 1 46 10 47 51 Email: c.metais@parisrai.com ITALIAN OFFICE Advertisement Representative Ediconsult Internazionale srl piazza Fontane Marose 3, 16123 Genoa, Italy T: +39 010 583 684 F: +39 010 566 578 Email: genova@ediconsult.com CHINESE OFFICE Publisher’s Representative Simon Ding Bridge International Holding, Rm. 401, Building A, No. 55 Jinyu Road, Minhang District. 201103 Shanghai, China T: +86 21 33231328 F: +86 21 33231366 Email: simon@chcbiz.com Marina World (ISSN 1471-5856) is published bi-monthly by Loud & Clear Publishing Ltd, School Farm, School Road, Terrington St. John, Cambridgeshire PE14 7SJ, United Kingdom. The 2015 US annual subscription price is 0. Airfreight and mailing in the USA by agent named Air Business Ltd, c/o Worldnet Shipping Inc., 156-15 146 th Avenue, 2 nd Floor, Jamaica, NY 11434, USA. Periodicals postage paid in Jamaica NY 11431. US Postmaster: Please send address changes to MARINA WORLD, c/o Worldnet Shipping, Inc., 156-15, 146 th Avenue, 2 nd Floor, Jamaica, NY 11434, USA. Subscription records are maintained at Loud & Clear Publishing Ltd, School Farm, School Road, Terrington St. John, Cambridgeshire PE14 7SJ, United Kingdom. Air Business Ltd acts as Loud & Clear Publishing’s mailing agent. Marina World is available on subscription at the following cost: 1 year (6 issues) - £80.00 Sterling (0) 2 years (12 issues) - £140.00 Sterling (0) No part of this publication may be reproduced without the prior permission of Loud & Clear Publishing Ltd, the copyright owners. Upon application, permission may be freely granted to copy abstracts of articles on condition that a full reference to the source is given. Printed in the UK by Stephens & George © 2015 Loud & Clear Publishing Ltd Views expressed by individual contributors in this issue are not necessarily those of Loud & Clear Publishing Ltd. Equally, the inclusion of advertisements in this magazine does not constitute endorsement of the companies, products and services concerned by Loud & Clear Publishing Ltd. The publisher reserves the right to refuse advertising. FROM THE EDITOR Invest in shares For various reasons, we are becoming increasingly comfortable with the concept of leasing. In many cases, it enables us to benefit from something we may not be able to purchase outright, e.g. a luxury car, and also gives us the option to upgrade more frequently. But, significantly, it also reduces the hassle of ownership. Research undertaken by Alex Parés (p.19) reveals a rise in charter and boat share practices via boat clubs, and many boat owners, according to boatsharefinder. org, have turned to boat sharing schemes as a way to spread costs and maximise enjoyment. There are many options, including: fractional ownership; boating syndicates; private boat share and managed boat share syndicates; membership schemes; and charter purchase. In July, Freedom Boat Club, which claims to be the largest and oldest boat club in the USA with 10,000 members in 19 states, added a dozen new franchise clubs in locations coast-to-coast. The club provides reciprocal access to 850 boats nationwide and attracts newcomers and seasoned boaters alike who prefer the convenience and cost savings that club membership offers. “The sharing economy and collaborative consumption trend is alive and well in the boat club sector as we continue to experience record-setting franchise and membership growth nationwide,” says Freedom Boat Club president and CEO, John Giglio. This view is supported by US boat-sharing company Boatsetter, which reported in October that it had secured over 165 marina partnerships. The company manages vessels that are privately owned and maintained but might rarely leave their slips. For a marina, increase in activity translates into income. Slip occupancy is guaranteed, fuel sales rise, and retail and dining outlets enjoy increased traffic. “It’s highly strategic,” explains Boatsetter CEO, Jaclyn Baumgarten. “If we get more people actively participating in boating, we end up stimulating the marine economy in a very significant way. Marinas, a major segment of the industry, see the long-term financial benefits of embracing boat-sharing.” The existing partnerships range from large groups to small regional and local facilities and the company has thousands of boat listings located in top destinations worldwide. The Boatsetter concept could ironically also help reverse the trend away from private boat ownership by making it more financially viable. Carol Fulford Editor www.boatsharefinder.org www.freedomboatclub.com www.boatsetter.com Meet the Marina World team at METS, Amsterdam in the Marina & Yard Pavilion, EF01 www.marinaworld.com - November/December 2015 5

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