would love to ship a tartan27 from annapolis/baltimore to our temporary home here in montengro, on the adriatic coast. however the couple shipping companies that have responded to our inquiry offered very steep quotes. can anyone suggest a solution that we can afford?
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the internet is a wonderful thing
Did a quick search under yacht transportaion and came up with a few. http://www.yacht-transport.com http://www.sevenstar.nl http://www.btx.co.uk/movers.htm http://www.kellysearch.com/qz-product-106312.html Good luck and happy Holidays.!!!
Did a quick search under yacht transportaion and came up with a few. http://www.yacht-transport.com http://www.sevenstar.nl http://www.btx.co.uk/movers.htm http://www.kellysearch.com/qz-product-106312.html Good luck and happy Holidays.!!!
Rent or Lease?
How temporary is your stay in Montenegro? You might want to spend your money on lease or rental, instead of freight. I often see boats on Yachtworld.com listed in Turkey and Greece at prices below US market. You may be able to avoid import taxes as well. If you already own your Tartan, this may be moot point, but in view of the heavy cost of shipping, you may well come out ahead buying there. Jon McClain
How temporary is your stay in Montenegro? You might want to spend your money on lease or rental, instead of freight. I often see boats on Yachtworld.com listed in Turkey and Greece at prices below US market. You may be able to avoid import taxes as well. If you already own your Tartan, this may be moot point, but in view of the heavy cost of shipping, you may well come out ahead buying there. Jon McClain
Trans oceanic shipping
Hi Alan - I found overseas shipping of yachts to be very expensive. In addition to the actual shipping (which can vary considerably depending on availability of ships in the area), you'll need to consider customs, duties, taxes, manufacturing of cradle, disposing of cradle, wharfage fees, agents fees etc. I arranged the shipping of my current boat from Yokohama Japan to Vancouver BC last year. It still made sense since I bought the boat for a very good price - I considered sailing it over briefly, but the boat needs a lot of gear and the cost of outfitting outside the US can be staggering. Anyway, I'm sure you love your Tartan 27, but I can see spending as much as the value of the boat or higher just to get it to your temporary home. As Jon mentioned, it might make more sense to buy or rent a boat over there! Best, Trevor
Hi Alan - I found overseas shipping of yachts to be very expensive. In addition to the actual shipping (which can vary considerably depending on availability of ships in the area), you'll need to consider customs, duties, taxes, manufacturing of cradle, disposing of cradle, wharfage fees, agents fees etc. I arranged the shipping of my current boat from Yokohama Japan to Vancouver BC last year. It still made sense since I bought the boat for a very good price - I considered sailing it over briefly, but the boat needs a lot of gear and the cost of outfitting outside the US can be staggering. Anyway, I'm sure you love your Tartan 27, but I can see spending as much as the value of the boat or higher just to get it to your temporary home. As Jon mentioned, it might make more sense to buy or rent a boat over there! Best, Trevor
Alan, if you haven't, contact Dockwise...
...as they operate deck-well ships all over the world, which would eliminate decommissioning, buying/building a cradle, lowering the mast, etc. (http://www.dockwise.com/index.php) Having said that, you can expect a steep price quote because even a little boat is being given an expensive service. All this business about taxes, duty, wharfage fees etc. is outdated assumption. Thousands of boats are shipped each year from one region of the world to another, and the normal event at the destination is for the boat to be motored off by her crew and taken right into a marina, where cruising in new grounds begins. These boats suffer from no liabilities other than those which exist for any other cruising boat from outside those regional waters. Since your home waters are (for now) outside the EU, talk with your local customs authority about what your experience will be, long term, re: importing vs. taking her foreign occasionally to avoid importing. BTW I have a friend who's taken his Tartan 27 (the later model with the enlarged deck mold) across to Europe where he lived for some years while cruising all over, and he's currently in NZ after an E Pacific crossing. I can see why you are reluctant to give up sailing your own Tartan over there; she's quite a neat boat. Jack
...as they operate deck-well ships all over the world, which would eliminate decommissioning, buying/building a cradle, lowering the mast, etc. (http://www.dockwise.com/index.php) Having said that, you can expect a steep price quote because even a little boat is being given an expensive service. All this business about taxes, duty, wharfage fees etc. is outdated assumption. Thousands of boats are shipped each year from one region of the world to another, and the normal event at the destination is for the boat to be motored off by her crew and taken right into a marina, where cruising in new grounds begins. These boats suffer from no liabilities other than those which exist for any other cruising boat from outside those regional waters. Since your home waters are (for now) outside the EU, talk with your local customs authority about what your experience will be, long term, re: importing vs. taking her foreign occasionally to avoid importing. BTW I have a friend who's taken his Tartan 27 (the later model with the enlarged deck mold) across to Europe where he lived for some years while cruising all over, and he's currently in NZ after an E Pacific crossing. I can see why you are reluctant to give up sailing your own Tartan over there; she's quite a neat boat. Jack
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