If you want to enjoy boating without the burden of owning one, a number of Boat Share services are around offering a way for you to enjoy luxury boating without having to bear the huge cost of buying and maintaining something like a large sports cruiser.

As a boat share owner you can enjoy the use of a boat without having to cover all of the costs of purchase and maintenance yourself as a sole owner.

Why could this be a cood option? A lot of the time a boat is not in use as the owner is at work, vacationing elsewhere, the weather is unsuitable, or the boat is out of action for maintenance. However as the sole owner of a boat, you still have to cover all of the ongoing costs for your boat, even while you are not using it.

A not uncommon joke I have heard from boat owners is that “owning a boat is like owning a large whole in the water into which they continually throw money”.

For many boat owners the costs of luxury cruising may not be a noticeable burden, but if that is not you, the purchase cost and ongoing expense might prevent you from even enjoying this category of boating at all.

So, a boat-share program may allow you as a boating enthusiast to enjoy a level of boating recreation that might not be possible otherwise.