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     Captain Rich currently holds a USCG Masters license and is a full time captain and owner of Premier Yacht Services. Rich has been a private yacht captain for 7 years and has experience as a tugboat captain. With over 17 years experience (10 professionally) on the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, ICW, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, Mississippi River and all Great Lakes  on both power and sail boats ranging from 25 to 215 feet, Rich and his crew have the knowledge and experience to safely and efficiently deliver any vessel of any size to any destination. 

       With all of his experience Rich also offers a very popular in depth training program to multiple prominent boatclubs and their members as well as private boat owners of all skill levels, From on the water training in docking, night time navigation and general boating to classroom lessons in charting and navigation, CT / NY boating licenses, and electronics. Rich has been training boaters for over 10 years and averages over 300 on water lessons nation wide per year. 

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We specialize in safe on time yacht deliveries, We offer a full experienced crew from captains, mates and deckhands. We have experience and references from power to sail boats up to 200 feet. We operate Nation wide and have extensive experience on the ICW as well as the ocean on the East coast, West coast, and the Gulf of Mexico. We also have experience on all river/canal systems and Great Lakes.  Free estimates.

We can have boaters of any experience level confident and competent in their boating abilities. From docking to night time navigation we can teach it. We offer on the water training as well as classroom paper chart navigation and CT or NY boating license classes. We provide our training program to multiple boatclubs and private individuals nation wide. 

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How to Hire a Yacht Delivery Captain: Step-by-Step from a Professional Captain

A professional captain’s point of view on everything you need to consider when hiring a delivery captain to relocate your yacht or boat shop current deals & discounts on boat gear.

There are lots of reasons one may wish to have a boat relocated. Perhaps you have purchased your dream boat but it is lies several hundred miles away in a distant and unfamiliar marina. Maybe you have finally reached your golden years and you wish to have your pride and joy with you in your new retirement location. Or maybe you want to simply use your boat on vacation but don’t want to use your vacation time getting her to where you will be.

All of these scenarios require a vessel relocation, especially if your floating slice of heaven is too large to tow or too expensive to haul and truck overland. So what do you do?

You hire a delivery captain…and perhaps a crew.

I am all about research, planning, reviewing, and planning some more. As a boat owner, it is well worth your time to spend time preparing for your move. What follows are my suggestions to help your relocation go smoothly and as close to plan as possible.

Step-by-step, here are all of the things you need to consider for hiring a professional yacht captain.

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Boat Insurance

Always check with your insurance company before you plan any kind of move. Your policy may have navigational (and calendar) limits on it. You can certainly arrange to extend those limits temporarily but be prepared to pay for the additional coverage. While you are having that conversation, you may wish to ask if the insurance company has any input on a preferred route for journey your boat will take. For example, you may pay more for an open ocean delivery versus working your way up or down the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW).

Your captain and crew may well ask, so you should ask now, how to add them as named insureds to your current policy . Doing so offers the protection of your insurance to your hired crew. You have probably already done this for your home marina and/or charter management company. The most important benefit is providing a legal defense. Don’t worry about your policy covering bad decisions or bad sailors. Marine policies consider all factors in an accident and generally assign a portion of the fault to all the parties involved. Be sure to ask if there is an additional premium for adding the named insureds.

One last thing to address with your insurance provider is any Jones Act liabilities to which you might be exposed. The Jones Act, more formally known as the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, essentially provides for a level of workman’s compensation coverage for merchant mariners. In this case, you are the owner of the vessel who would be hiring crew and you may have some obligations under this statute. One simple to understand rule is that the owner is expected to return the crew to wherever they need to be at the conclusion of the trip . Furthermore, a crewperson is allowed to terminate their involvement in a voyage at any time, and what the owner/manager/master is required to do in the most expedient way possible (i.e., putting in at the next port, travel arrangements home, etc.). However and more importantly, an injured crewperson may be able to make a claim for permanent benefits as a result of an injury suffered during the trip. It is this last point that is worth discussing with your insurance company, if not an admiralty lawyer. I will address other issues involving the Jones Act later in this article.

I suggest that you check with the lienholder on your boat loan. They may also have some limitations on when, how, and to where you move your boat.

Destination

Given your selected destination, you may have a choice of routing. For instance if you are moving from the Mid-Atlantic to New England, you could go open water across the Atlantic Ocean for a more expeditious route or you may want to take the inside passage up the East River, through Hell Gate, and through Long Island Sound. However understand there are trade-offs. One route may be safer (and longer) but it will cost you more in running expenses including the per diem for your crew.

Your goal in considering this now is to be better prepared to discuss it with the Captain that you hire. Additionally, if you have that conversation as part of your interview process, you may filter out some candidates based on their responses during this line of discussion.

One of my pet peeves when considering deliveries is that an owner will call me Tuesday asking me to move their boat on Saturday. There are two big problems with this. The first and maybe the most important is that by leaving so little time to find crew, you may wind up settling for whoever is available and the consequences could be expensive and disastrous. The second problem is that you leave yourself so little time to make the move that your vessel may not be fully prepared for the voyage and there could be significant weather conditions in which your boat and your crew will have to sail.

It is my recommendation that you begin your preparations and interviewing early enough that you have at least 4 weeks prior to the departure date. This gives you and your captain a reasonable amount of time to prepare. One of the things a good captain will want to do is spend at least a day going over the vessel thoroughly. The bigger the boat and the more accessories and systems there are, the longer this pre-trip inspection will take. If conditions permit, she or he may well want to take a test drive to get a feel for how she handles.

Delivery Crew

There are several things to know when searching for and hiring a delivery crew. I will address some of the more important topics below.

Legal Responsibilities

As discussed earlier, as the owner or manager of the vessel, you have certain obligations under the Jones Act . You may wish to discuss this fully with your insurance carrier and/or an admiralty lawyer. The important take-away for this article is that the person hiring the crew bears the responsibility. So hiring a captain makes you liable to the captain for Jones Act coverage. However, if your captain hires crew for the voyage, he is responsible for any Jones Act liabilities which the crew may invoke . Admiralty lawyers advising delivery captains would say that I, as a delivery captain, should have the owner hire all of the crew (sign their contracts). What follows is my opinion on that point and should be taken with a grain of salt. As the master of the vessel on an extended voyage, I prefer to identify and hire my own crew whenever possible. This allows me to know with whom I am working and the risk of Jones Act liabilities is consequently reduced. I am sure many of my fellow Captains are rolling their eyes at that suggestion but it is a personal choice with which I am very comfortable. Do not expect all captains to feel as I do.

Crew Selection

Ideally, you want to find your captain first. He can then work with you plan the trip and help hire any crew that might be required. For smaller boats and shorter runs, you may find a captain who would be comfortable in sailing solo.

If you find a captain who thinks as I do, finding additional crew may be easy. The only issue at hand here is with whom do the crew contract for the voyage: the owner or the master? Regardless of the answer to that, the owner should have fully executed copies of the shipping articles for all persons sailing on the delivery voyage, regardless of who has signed which ones.

Sometimes owners want to go along for the run. That is fine. You might want some additional training in things like pilotage and navigation or ship’s systems and maintenance. Most captains will not mind but some captains will charge extra if the owner is aboard. This is particularly true if you do want some training while underway. And being aboard can be a good thing. The owner may know if that left engine routinely runs a few degrees warm.

However, it is vital that you understand this: If you do come along on the delivery and you are either not licensed or licensed below your delivery captain, the master that you hire is in command of your vessel, NOT you. You have hired a professional. He or she will certainly consider your input but in the end, the captain is practically and legally responsible . He will use his best judgment to make those decisions. Let him or her do the job without getting in the way. It is not just a courtesy, it is also a matter of law. If there is an incident, the highest licensed master aboard bears primary responsibility. Period.

Always get it in writing. You should never have anyone aboard your vessel working for you if you do not have a fully executed contract. Regardless of the Jones Act and whether the owner or the master signs it, you will want to have and understand those contracts. You may have individual contracts or you may have a single contract naming all the crew members in one place.

A yacht delivery contract should touch on the following points at a minimum:

• Point of embarkation
• Point of debarkation
• A window for departure
• Estimated time underway
• Optionally, a stipulated route
• Details of travel and running expenses to be paid
• Per diem rates for the master and crew
• Setting limits on repairs and running expenses that the crew may invoke on your behalf without additional explicit approval
• Defined means for settling disputes

It is not uncommon for the contract to stipulate that a portion or all of the estimated crew compensation be paid in advance . If the crew has to travel to the vessel, those costs may be paid up front as well. Captains ask for this because, sadly, there are people who would engage a crew for a move and then go completely off the grid when the time comes to pay the crew and reimburse the expenses. Running expenses and repairs are generally paid at the conclusion of the trip assuming that the master can produce acceptable documentation of those expenses.

The contract will specify a general date for the voyage to commence. This is always a best-effort and “as conditions permit” issue. Weather and unforeseen repairs or other logistical issue can affect that. No one can be held at fault for that. Note “unforeseen” is the relevant adjective here.

There is usually a clause where the owner/manager attests to the seaworthiness of the vessel . The owner is also expected to keep all insurance policies in full effect from the time that the delivery crew takes possession of the vessel until the crew have secured and debarked the boat. A good captain will report directly to the owner/manager when this happens and often include photos. Smart phones, text messages, and email are very useful tools for situations like this.

Lastly there is typically a hold harmless clause to protect the captain and crew against any civil or criminal actions which may arise from either the contract or the actual delivery. For instance, if a claim is made for an incident during the delivery and if your insurance company takes exception to a clause in the contract, the hold harmless clause keeps the delivery crew from any liabilities that might arise from that claim. (More reasons to involve your insurance company prior to relocating your boat!) By way of examples, if your boat has to be towed off of a soft grounding where there is no damage and the grounding was not due to overt carelessness, the owner’s towing insurance is expected to pay that charge. However, there is always a gross negligence caveat. If one or more members of the delivery crew sail your boat onto the rocks because they blatantly attempted a shortcut outside the marked channel, then the master and crew may be held liable for damages in that case.

Everything is negotiable. The contract is simply the terms to which both parties have agreed. When reviewing or negotiating the contract, try not to be too adversarial. The captain and crew just want to be sure the vessel is seaworthy, that you have the legal right to have it relocated, and that they will be reasonably compensated. You will want to know that your vessel in good hands, that it will get to its destination within a reasonable time, and that you are getting a fair price for the effort.

A Vessel Relocation Contract template is available on my website Chesapeake Flotillas . This template is intended to be used the basis of negotiations between the owner and the delivery captain. Be sure to read the disclaimer and the information at the end of the document.

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When you need to have your yacht moved, do your research. Start early so that none of the planning or preparation has to be rushed. Use the delivery captain as a resource. Her input into matters regarding crew selection, route planning, and the tactical decision of when to leave should carry a lot of weight. If you plan well and properly execute your plan with the help of qualified maritime professionals, you may look forward to enjoying your boat in her new location.

If you would like a one-on-one consultation to have your specific questions answered on this topic or others related to boating, please sign up for 30 minute video consultation with me!

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An up close and personal talk with the captain of mv Yacht Servant

A rotterdammer sailing a ship with amsterdam printed on her hull..

Patrick Nowee started sailing when he was 20. Sailing has always been his passion and his life, and it still is. But it’s no surprise really, it runs in his father’s family. The stories and growing up in the South of Rotterdam near the old ports have ensured that he started sailing.

The Yacht Servant has just left Rotterdam to take its load to Port Everglades. She was on her way to Barbados and Le Marin (Martinique) to load yachts for Genoa. But Captain Patrick Nowee is now sailing east of the Azores – a little detour due to the poor Atlantic Ocean weather – but he is on his way to the sun. Four large yachts and several tenders will be loaded in Port Everglades, and then he will sail onwards towards Barbados where the Yacht Servant will be unloaded.

Wonder at the elements When nature shows its strongest side and reminds us that we are not the ones pulling the strings, those are the moments that Patrick enjoys the most. It’s the feeling of being very small, leaning in against the wind and the waves, and endlessly watching what is happening outside, observing how Mother Nature operates. The Captain likes to marvel at the elements, at the highest waves, and the heaviest wind.

At home on the water Naturally, the sea also gives him a certain sense of freedom. Indeed, setting out to sea on a ship helps you let things go. It is always calm at sea. Patrick loves that. He can do his own thing, on his own time and in his way. The water gives him a powerful feeling of infinity and independence. Once you have experienced that, you are infected with some kind of virus. You leave everything behind, while the wind blows through your hair and you allow a sense of open-mindedness and bliss to take hold of you on the way to enjoy a maritime adventure for a few months. The Yacht Servant has two permanent captains: Patrick and his so-called back-to-back. Both sail four months on and four months off. In this way, there is always someone at home for Christmas, and the summer holidays are split the same way.

I’m away from home for four months, which means I miss a lot; but then I’m home again for four months and I can dedicate myself to my home and being a dad.

Far from home Of course, he has lonely moments on the ship as well, but nowadays there are so many options on board that make communication with home and family very easy. Technology such as Teams, WhatsApp, phone calls, and Facetime reduce the number of lonely moments and make a home seem not so far away. Patrick finds it quite easy to combine sailing with his private life. The balance they have at home is what he and his wife feel good about. When he is at home, he is not distracted with work. He has occasionally looked at other employment options, and he has even worked in an office. Still, he says:  “In these situations, you have to leave the house early in the morning and don’t get home until the end of the day. If you’re lucky, you get to grab a bite together.”  For many people that’s a good balance, but not for Patrick and his family. And to make it easy, his wife is a flight attendant. She flies part-time, so she is sometimes away from home for a few days as well.

From A to B as best and safely as possible As a captain, you oversee the entire logistics process and ensure the crew does what they have to do. Patrick is the contact between the ship and the office: the technical service, operations, crewing, finance, and, obviously, with all the ports in which they arrive. There is also a first mate and chief engineer on board, but they are much more concerned with the ship’s duties. The engineer is, of course, more concerned with the technical side. But together they ensure the ship gets underway so the cargo can be transported from A to B as quickly, efficiently, and safely as possible.

I am only as good as the people around me.

Patrick is currently on board with a fairly permanent team. Together they watch over the ship, cargo, and crew to ensure everything and everyone is safe. Patrick likes to go to places where they can do the work well together. Yacht transport is a real service, he says. We do it for customer satisfaction. “ Most yachts have charter guests on board, and we need to treat the yacht owners – and captains – as charter guests so that next time they say: The crossing with DYT was great, I want to make the return journey with them.”

Is the Yacht Servant a real “wow” to sail in? For what the ship does and what she can do, this is next-level stuff, he says, but for Patrick, the Yacht Servant is just a ship. It’s his job. It is a somewhat larger and more modern ship. It all works better than the other ships on which he has sailed. And he especially likes the controlled sinking or submerging work.

It is simply against human nature to sink a vessel. The first time you run the calculations 30 times to make sure nothing can go wrong.

The Yacht Servant is truly a monster of a ship. It is the largest and most technological vessel of the Spliethoff fleet. For a yacht owner, the float-on float-off system is super easy because the boat only needs to be sailed in. The lines are attached, and then it’s done. There’s nothing else to do. DYT’s regular customers know our track record. DYT is simply a fantastic and reliable company.

How does the loading process work? When we book a load, it goes through to a loadmaster. We receive a cribbing plan from the loadmaster and ensure the cribbing is prepared. Cribbing is nothing more than blocks of wood that we position in the dock for a yacht, river cruiser, or barge to stand on. When we get to the harbor, we start pre-ballasting before the water enters the dock. The final preparations are made and the watertight doors are closed. We then start ballasting and submerging (controlled sinking) to a depth agreed with the loadmaster. This can be quite intensive with yachts. They are sailed in, lines are secured, and then our divers enter the water. The yachts are dried in the dock, divers show which yachts will hit the blocks first and yachts get sea-fastened. The whole process requires a lot of attention from both ship and crew, office, and loadmasters.

Last year in Port Everglades I had two loadmasters and 15 divers in the water. There were five divers in front, five in the middle, and five in the back. It was a fairly intensive exercise.

Service on board Once the divers are out of the water, the yachts are connected to the ship’s network by the electrician. They receive cooling water to run the AC units directly from the fire extinguishing system. This means the pumps will start to work again, and the occupants can shower on board again. The transition must be arranged properly and quickly.

The Yacht Servant can take an additional 30 staff members on board (riders, service engineers, deckheads, etc.). They have two weeks on board to put their yachts in order. For example, if they want to clean the underwater hull, we can offer them the use of a high-pressure sprayer. We are continuously providing a service to our customers.

“If they sail over themselves, our customers will be busy for about four weeks. And then they will need a full crew to get from A to B. They are also seasonal because the weather is too bad in the spring or autumn and yet they often have to sail. But a crossing with the Yacht Express or the Yacht Servant means a large part of the crew can go home. Usually, two crew members stay on board for minor maintenance and cleaning work. The captain can then come back on board in Palma de Mallorca or Genoa two weeks later with a few crew members who have been on leave. The yacht is then completely ready to sail again, and the crew can start the charter season refreshed.”  Patrick says.

On board the Yacht Servant, we also offer relaxation in the riders’ lounge. There is a TV, a DVD player, a PlayStation, table football, an air hockey system, and, of course, a good coffee machine to make yourself a nice latte if needed. In addition, the Yacht Servant also has a swimming pool and a fairly large gymnasium to ensure customers do not lack anything in terms of exercise.

And we are also busy carrying out maintenance, such as painting, cleaning and sometimes resolving small technical problems, while sailing on the Yacht Servant. Together they ensure everything looks neat for the next port and cargo. The forklift trucks are prepared and the cribbing for the next yacht trip is set up. This ensures they can immediately give their attention to the cargo when they enter a port.

The best memories Patrick has been to Russia twice during his time with BigRoll, which was the joint venture between Biglift and RollDock. He sailed from the Bering Strait to Norway, and from Norway back to the Bering Strait. The Bering Strait is the strait between the Pacific Ocean and the Arctic Ocean. It is 82 kilometers wide and has an average depth of 30-50 meters. It was given the name in honor of the Danish explorer, Vitus Bering. The sea has many species of animals and plants. It is considered an important marine ecosystem. When Patrick was there, he thought:  “I will not experience this very often. The nature, the silence, and everything I saw was breathtakingly beautiful. I felt really small when I was there with nothing around me except for ice floes carrying up to 300 sea lions. It was magical!”

Unfortunately, with the war and the boycotts, we can’t go there anymore. And the Yacht Servant can’t get there because the ship does not have an ice class.

Captain’s wishes His wish list includes the Northern Lights and the winter voyage of the Yacht Express from the Caribbean to Central America, Tahiti, New Zealand, Australia, and back again.  “They can call me in for that.  And I have an extra month to spare for it as well.”

He also says he is a real team player.  “As long as everyone on board is having a good time, knows what responsibility he or she has and whom to contact if something goes wrong, then I am a happy person.”

And when a crew member says,  “I hope I get to sail with you again,”  Patrick is a satisfied man.

Team Captain

Chris Jongerius

Thailand, Malaysia & Singapore

Chris is like the Swiss army knife: full of skills, a variety of specialties and experience in more than one trade, this makes him the ideal person to service Sevenstar’s transport clients in Asia and especially Phuket.

Direct contact

• [email protected]
• +66 86 045 4634

Charles Massey

Charles is active in the yacht transport business for almost 20 years. Since 2014 he has operated from Hong Kong and is responsible for the Asian market. His profound knowledge and experience makes him the right man for all your transport related questions. Work makes him a very frequent traveler.

• [email protected]
• +852 551 48029

Julia Sebastiani

Sales Germany

Julia looks after our German clients who are transporting their yachts Worldwide. She operates within the German Sevenstar team and can frequently be found at one of our boat shows.

• [email protected]
• +49 421 80718273

Astrid Schulte

USA East Coast

Astrid is a valuable Dutch asset to the international team in Palm Beach, Florida. She is very focused and conscientious in her work combined with her open personality makes her a great contact for her clients. She is responsible for the USA, Australia and Asia yacht transport market.

• [email protected]
• +1.561.465.0106
• +1.561.906.3891

Dave Starkey

Trade Manager: Continent to Mediterranean

Dave is a well appreciated member of the Sevenstar UK team in Southampton. Experienced in both Liner specialist transports and chartering on our own vessels, Dave has worked for large shipping carriers making his knowledge and relationships valuable to Sevenstar. He is currently responsible for yacht transports to and from Northern Europe and Mediterranean.

• [email protected]
• +44 2380821034

Uta Scarlata

Uta Scarlata established Sevenstar Yacht Transport’s USA presence with the successful launch of our Florida office in 2005. For more than a decade, Uta has overseen the USA, Caribbean and European yacht transport markets. Uta’s experience and passion for her clients will ensure you and your yacht receive first class service throughout the transportation process.

• [email protected]
• +1.561.465.0103
• +1.561.309.8333

Andrew Pickering

Andrew is Sevenstar’s client service star performer! His amiable communications skills and eye for detail makes your yacht transportation a smooth and happy ride leaving you to relax in the knowledge your vessel is being looked after. Andrew is responsible for UK clients transporting their yachts worldwide.

• [email protected]
• +44 2380215062

Valerio Del Becaro

Sales Monaco

Valerio is Sevenstar’s multi lingual power house based in Monaco. He has been transporting yachts for the past 20 years making him a great source of knowledge to clients and colleagues and specialist in the Italian - French Riviera, USA and all other exotic destinations worldwide.

• [email protected]
• +377 97707535

Kris started his career working in Amsterdam, Spain and the Monaco office for the Spliethoff Group, Sevenstar's parent company. In 2014, Kris moved to San Francisco to support the North and Central American yacht transport markets. He speaks fluently French, English and Spanish.

• [email protected]
• +1.415.316.3072

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