The British Virgin Islands, “Natures Little Secret” are a collection of more than 60 islands for you to explore. The BVI caters to the charter yacht industry and offers something for everyone, including diving, snorkeling, beachcombing, white sandy beaches, famous beach bars, and restaurants. The currency is the US Dollar (USD), and the language is English.

The MarineMax Vacations fleet is comprised of the award-winning Aquila range of Power Catamarans, custom made for MarineMax. Aquila Power Catamarans is the world leader for high quality, innovation, and exceptional performance catamarans. No other vessel on the planet offers more features, reliability, durability, and value than our power catamarans.

The decision of which boat is best depends on two factors: how many people will be enjoying the islands with you, and what you plan on doing with the yacht at the end of the program. Some retain the boat for personal cruising, others resell to capture depreciation, and others trade-in for a new vessel in the fleet.

Under the Charter Yacht Ownership Program, an owner has up to nine weeks of usage a year, depending on how time is used. Owners in the Split Revenue Ownership Program enjoy unlimited personal use.

In the Charter Yacht Ownership Program, the payment from the charter company to you is fixed regardless of charter activity and how much the owner uses the yacht. The charter company assumes all risks that the boat will charter enough to cover all operating expenses, including dockage, insurance, and maintenance. Under the fixed payment option, the charter company benefits if they boat charters more than forecasted.

There is an option for a Split Revenue Ownership Program. Advantages to this program include unlimited owner usage; an owner can earn a higher return after expenses, and potential tax advantages. Under this program, an owner covers the operating expenses (dockage, maintenance, insurance, parts, etc.).

As an owner, you can reserve your yacht as far out as you like. If you know there is a week that you want every year, you can book that week for the term of the program.

The program varies in length between 12 months up to five years, depending on the program selected. After the first 12 months, you can exit the program with a three-month notice to allow us to relocate charters.

No. Unlike time-share or fractional ownership, there is only one owner per boat. You even get to name her (with MarineMax approval).

Yes. We can help you with financing. The banks usually require a 25% down payment and will finance the yacht for up to 15 years. Interest rates are driven by the bank at the time of purchase. Under the MarineMax Ownership Program, the payment from us is the same regardless of how you pay for the yacht.

You may qualify for potential tax advantages. Check with your accountant, as all situations are different.

You have options, and we will help you find the right one for you: 1. Trade-in for a new boat and stay in the program. 2. MarineMax Vacations Yacht Brokerage can sell the vessel for you. We have a long list of customers waiting for the boats coming out of the fleet 3. Go cruising. We have many owners that buy into the program with the plan of enjoying the cruising lifestyle. 4. Place the vessel into a second-tier charter company that takes older model yachts into their fleets. Most of the second-tier charter companies have a revenue split program.