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Yacht management, refit, crew, owner services, the operational topics owners ask about most.
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Operations · 7 min read
Yacht crew. What the captain plans and how the week is delivered.
How a yacht charter is delivered operationally: captain’s pre-charter planning, crew roles, the daily rhythm, and what shapes the week.
May 2026
Operations · 7 min read
The charter toolkit. APA, gratuities, and what they cover.
The APA, the gratuity convention, the contract framework, and what they actually cover, the operational mechanics of a charter, demystified.
May 2026
Operations · 7 min read
Yacht management, explained from the owner’s side.
What a yacht-management firm actually does, what the costs are, and how the relationship should run, from a brokerage that coordinates managers across the year.
Apr 2026
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Guides
Regional overviews, charter-format primers and considered explainers: the pieces a Balthazar advisor sends ahead of a brief.
Events
Notes on the calendar weeks that move the international fleet: Grand Prix, Festivals, regattas, shows.
Transactions
Pieces on buying, selling and the brokerage process: sale-side and acquisition-side perspectives.
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