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NEW LEASE OF LIFE If you have an underused boat, or do not feel you can justify the expense of a boat, here is an ownership option to consider. As Dhara Thompson explains, RYA Sailability organisation Sail Boat Project has an on-going lease arrangement with the owner of Jalapeno to use his boat for sail training. MUTUAL AGREEMENT It was a very exciting short sail and, most importantly, we all got to know each other better, and the connection between Lars, Jalapeno and Sail Boat Project has grown every year since then. We drafted a lease agreement, whereby the Project would cover insurance, moorings in Chichester Harbour and the costs of commercially coding the vessel. The agreement included agreed third party members to adjudicate if we had to decide if maintenance was fair wear and tear or caused by excessive sail training use. In reality, Lars has continued to be very generous in the contributions he makes to maintenance and we have mustered
Jalapeno was given a revamp at the start of the lease with Lars
volunteers and staff to give her lots of TLC: new rigging, a new genoa, new engine and recaulking the deck. All this and more has taken place in partnership and to each party’s mutual benefit. From participating in the 2017 Fastnet race and taking out larger groups on community sails to faster cross channel passages on our sailing holidays, the boat has been a great addition to the fleet and has supported our development as an organisation. SAILING SCHEDULE We form our yearly sailing schedule in consultation with Lars so he can, for example, have a week in Brittany, with our own trips delivering the boat. Talking about the relationship with
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of an underused Standfast 43 yacht, hen we were which was lying at moorings in Portland looking to increase harbour. A small group of us from Sail capacity at Sail Boat Project, along with Lars, drove down Boat Project, to Portland to take a closer look. which provides Despite the skirt of weed, Jalapeno a range of learning activities based stood out like a beauty and we were around sailing, we knew this meant soon charging around Weymouth Bay, an additional, larger vessel that was slicing through two metre waves, as suitable for sail training. a foggy day kept the Jurassic coast While making enquiries we were concealed from view. put in contact with Lars Schuy, owner ATS brokerage DPS DEC edition:Layout 1 18/11/2020 10:51 Page 1
An agreement between Sail Boat Project and Jalapeno’s owner clarifies who has responsibility for aspects of the boat
Sail Boat Project, Lars Schuy explained: “In 2015 I handed over our 43ft sailing boat, Jalapeno, to Sail Boat Project in Brighton. This was a big step. “A boat is something very special, not just an object. Most boat owners have a strong emotional connection with their boat and so did I - and I still do up to this moment. Jalapeno took us to places I always dreamt of going, she protected me, we lived on her for weeks, travelled with friends and family and slept, ate and sailed around Europe for 10 years. “But then this era came to an end, my personal circumstances changed and I could no longer justify keeping her on my own. However, getting her into the right hands was very important to me. “By chance, Sail Boat Project came along, took her over, got her ready for commercial work and to take customers on board. I have not regretted a single moment with them. The people at Sail Boat are dedicated, knowledgeable, trustworthy, honest and really nice. My boat now has a purpose and enables, motivates and makes countless numbers of people happy. She is well looked after and as much loved by them as me. “I talk ‘sailing’ with a lot of people and occasionally it turns out that they have sailed with Sail Boat Project on Jalapeno. Then, figuring out that I am the owner, there are big eyes and wide smiles, and they tell me how much they loved their time on the boat and how exciting and inspiring it was. Then I know I have done the right thing and I am grateful to Sail Boat Project for keeping things going so that we all can enjoy and learn on the water.” www.sailboatproject.org If you have an underused yacht that could be given a new lease of life why not get in touch with a Sailability organisation.
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