Feel free to ask us anything – our team is on your side!
For any yacht sales questions during the office hours please call our booking team in our Split headquarters on +385 21 332 348 or send us an e-mail on the address croatia-yachting.hr.
Owning a yacht often seems like a big commitment, not only in financial terms. You must arrange for the berth, regular maintenance and check-ups while you also have to spend time getting the yacht ready for your holiday every time you want to use it. If you would like to own a yacht without worrying about anything, or if you are not sure you could finance it, maintain it or you do not have enough available time to use it as much as you would like to, our Yachting World charter management is something that you should seriously consider.
The Yachting World Charter Management program is essentially our range of services that ensure our care of your yacht and its charter guests, making sure that your yacht reaches its charter income potential and retains as much value as possible over the years. This program is designed to provide you with the easiest way to owning your own yacht by financing the yacht’s purchase, its maintenance and running costs out of charter income. In certain charter management models you can make considerable profit and view your yacht purchase as an investment.
With all this in mind, charter management makes yacht ownership a breeze as you get to spend your holidays on a yacht that is ready to sail any time you decide to use it while you do not have to worry about the berth, maintenance, insurance or cleaning.
We are the exclusive authorized dealer for Bali Catamarans, Hanse, Dehler, Sealine, Fjord and Ryck yachts for Croatia and an award-winning charter company with our head office in Split and our charter bases in Marina Kaštela, ACI marina Dubrovnik and Marina Kornati in Biograd na Moru where we maintain and manage a fleet with over 120 yachts. We will take you through the entire process of buying the yacht and placing it in our fleet, providing all legal support and documentation and establishing a company for you if needed.
Multiple awards as Hanse dealer of the year 2019, Best charter company in 2017 and a special recognition for developing the best charter quality management system in 2018 speak for us as do our charter management clients that are willing to be contacted as a reference.
You can think of us as a one-stop-shop when it comes to charter management.
Once you enter our Yachting World Charter Management program, your yacht will be based on the Croatian coast, in one of our charter bases.
The Croatian coastline is unique with its 1185 islands and islets and offers fascinating places to discover. You can be a fan of ancient ruins, peaceful bays with crystal clear water to swim in or vibrant and trendy towns, the Croatian coast has it all.
Fascinating nature, a long chain of rugged islands of Croatia’s mountainous coast, an abundance of anchorages and a stable climate make Croatia a cruising haven with the perfect sailing conditions. For all those keen on privacy or those who prefer untouched nature Croatia offers Mediterranean wild beauty, warm colours with beautiful light, generous and fragrant vegetation. Its coast alternates cliffs and caves, rocky inlets, fine pebble beaches and majestic bays. Traveling to Croatia is fast and easy, within 2 hours by plane you can reach it from almost any corner of Europe.
Different models of our charter management program bring different benefits, you can browse through them on the links below and see what suits you best.
My name is Jozsef Devenyi, friends call me Joe and I am an electrical engineer, founder, co-owner and CEO of Anico Kft HU. My company is in the radio communication business, but I am also a founder, co-owner and CEO of Happy Sailor d.o.o., used for our charter business in Croatia. Before investing in charter management, I used to charter sailing boats in Croatia at least once a year, for family vacations, usually through a Hungarian agent and we often attended regattas held by Hungarian organizers, along with our friends. In Spring of 2018 I was attending the so called “Golden shackle Regatta” with my friends and Murter Hramina was our base marina.
One evening, we were checking the Internet for boat shows in Croatia and realized that there was an upcoming show in Split on the following weekend. When the regatta has finished, we went to Split. There we met Igor from Croatia Yachting. We were very impressed with Hanse yachts and the professionalism of Croatia Yachting staff during the show. We made a quick calculation and found out that if we purchase a new boat with leasing and leave it in the Croatia Yachting charter fleet, would be a better option than buying 10-year-old boat just for personal use. Of course, I had a few concerns about the entire process, such as finding a partner for financial leasing. Hungarian banks did not finance boats that are based in Croatia and Croatian banks did not finance Hungarian companies. The suggested solution was to establish a Croatian company we had professional support from the Croatia Yachting team and their affiliates through the entire process. The business and taxation environment in Croatia is little bit different than in Hungary so it was greatly appreciated that Croatia Yachting provided an attorney and an accounting company to establish our company and run it.
I would say that the cooperation Croatia Yachting, the attorney and the accountant was very smooth. They all speak very good English and were very helpful and cooperative. We use approximately 3-4 owners’ weeks a year, usually one week in, or close to high season, during June or September and sometimes in August for a family vacation and other weeks during low season in April, May or October with our friends who also love to sail. On top of that, if there is a vacant week left during the charter season, we make sure to use it for ourselves. Bear in mind that, when owners use their own boats registered for charter, they have to pay some VAT. It is same in Hungary, so we fully understand.
If I disregard the current pandemic, I am very satisfied with the booking results. In a normal charter season, we reach 24-26 booked weeks, including the owners’ weeks. Hopefully, the pandemic will be behind us soon or at least decreased and we can all get back to our lives and business as normal. I am also very satisfied with the maintenance standards for my boats. If I happen to have some questions about the incoming invoices, related to the maintenance and I ask for an explanation, Croatia Yachting is quick to respond.
Even though 2020 charter season was shorter, the full maintenance still had to be done to keep the boats in top shape, so the maintenance costs remained almost the same as in the full charter season. We have even decided to add some extra features to make our boats even more attractive for charter. These were Webasto heating for pre and after season, radar, cockpit grill, stern thruster and unlimited sailing area registration.
The transparency of the cash flow and maintenance costs are great. Having access to NauSYS, an online booking platform, makes everything transparent for us and it is easy to track everything.
Based on my experience with the charter management program, I would recommend Croatia Yachting as reliable partner and for those who are thinking about a new boat and the charter management program, I would suggest bigger boats, above 50ft. There is less competition in the category above 50 feet and the annual overall outcome could be more appealing to those who are aiming for higher return on investment.
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Charter Management teamYou can find us in our headquarters:
Address: Dražanac 2/a , 21 000 Split, CROATIA
Sales Office: +385 21 332 348
E-mail: croatia-yachting.hr
Office working hours: 8:00 – 16:00 CET
Feel free to ask us anything – our team is on your side!
For any yacht sales questions during the office hours please call our booking team in our Split headquarters on +385 21 332 348 or send us an e-mail on the address croatia-yachting.hr.
For urgent inquiries after working hours, you can contact our sales advisors individually on their mobile phones or send an e-mail and you will get a response as soon as possible:
Mr. Domagoj Milisic
(Yacht sales director)
Tel: +385 91 332 3320
Mr. Igor Karmelic
(Yacht sales advisor)
Tel: +385 91 332 3322
Mr. Ivan Grabovac
(Yacht sales advisor)
Tel: +385 91 332 3330
After Sales
E-mail: croatia-yachting.hr