The Owner's SideBy an owner, for owners · Western Med
The Owner's Side · Independent yacht advisory · Western Med

Boat ownership, made easy —
by someone who's actually done it.

Independent advice for owners and buyers of 40–75ft motor yachts in the western Mediterranean. I owned and ran mine on this coast for over a decade — something most brokers, consultants and managers have never done. No listings, no commission. Just an owner, on your side.

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The difference

Ask anyone advising you on your boat one question: “Have you ever owned one?”

Most brokers have sold hundreds of boats and run none. Most consultants and managers have never paid a berth invoice, never argued a yard quote, never had a genset die in August with guests aboard. Their knowledge is second-hand.

Mine isn't. From 2014 to 2025 I owned motor yachts from 48 to 65 feet in the western Mediterranean — mostly the South of France — and ran them myself: captain, maintenance, yards, marinas, crew, paperwork, the lot, with my wife and the occasional deckhand.

I hold no listings, take no commission, and have nothing to sell you but a decade of doing exactly what you're doing now.

Pasquale at the flybridge helm of his motor yacht, underway on the Côte d'Azur
At the helm of No Choice 2 — Princess 56 (58ft), 2023.
Motor yacht hauled out on stands at a Mediterranean boatyard for antifouling and underwater maintenance
Hauled out for the yard list. The part of ownership the brochures leave out.
Sound familiar?

Owning from a distance throws a hundred things at you at once.

  • A maintenance quote landed and you've no idea if it's fair.
  • Something's not working and you don't know who to call.
  • You're not sure what you should be doing to the boat — or when.
  • You hired a captain or crew, and now managing them is the problem.
  • Winterising, surveys, insurance, VAT, flag — it never stops.

You don't need a €30k-a-year superyacht management company. You need someone who's been exactly where you are — and answers the phone.

Three ways in

Wherever you are in ownership, start with a call.

BUYING RIGHT NOW

Buyer's Advocate

The broker works for the sale. I work for you — shortlist to survey to keys. Flat fee, never a percentage, never a success fee.

from €350MODULAR · PAY PER STAGE · FIRST MODULE GUARANTEED
  • Pressure-test the shortlist
  • Real cost-of-ownership picture
  • Survey & sea-trial, read properly
  • VAT, flag & paperwork traps flagged
For buyers →
STUCK ON SOMETHING

Advisory Sessions

One problem, solved on a video call: a quote, a fault, a marina decision. Honest answers from someone with no commission to earn.

from €15030–90 MIN · 7-DAY MONEY-BACK
  • Quote & invoice sanity checks
  • Fault triage by video & photo
  • New-owner day aboard, in person
  • Season pass for ongoing backup
For owners →
WANT BACKUP ALL SEASON

Season Support

A whole season with an experienced owner on speed-dial: ask anything as it comes up, quotes checked before you pay them, and straight answers when something breaks.

€950PER SEASON · FIRST MONTH GUARANTEED
  • Unlimited reasonable async questions
  • Every quote reviewed before you pay
  • A scheduled call every month
  • Priority response in season
For owners →
The founding-client promise

Every service is guaranteed: advisory calls refunded within 7 days if they weren't worth it, the first stage of any buyer engagement refunded if I'm not adding value, and your first month of management refunded if you don't continue. I can offer this because in ten years of doing it for myself, I learned what good looks like.

Why this exists

Everyone else in this market is selling you something.

Everyone else

The broker earns on the sale — usually the seller's. The yard earns on the work. The apps give you a checklist and wish you luck. The management companies start at superyacht sizes and superyacht fees. And almost none of them have ever owned a boat like yours — they've sold them, serviced them, billed them. Not lived with them.

This service

Built on ten years of actually owning and running 48–65ft motor yachts on this coast — the berth invoices, the yard negotiations, the 2am bilge alarms. Paid by you, loyal to you: flat fees and retainers, never commission, never a cut of the work. Plus trusted local eyes on the dock when something needs a human present.

No generic guides here

The internet is full of yacht advice written by people who've never owned one.

I don't publish how-to articles. I publish one thing: my real numbers — a decade of my own running costs, line by line, because nobody else in this market will show you theirs. What "VAT paid" means for your purchase, whether your yard quote is fair, what your boat will really cost to run — these have specific answers, not generic ones. Bring the question to a call and get the answer that applies to you, from someone who's lived it.

Ask me on a call → Or see my real numbers →

Start here

Book a call. If it wasn't worth it, you won't pay for it.

Whether you're mid-purchase, mid-crisis or just tired of running the boat from your inbox — a single call is the easiest way to find out if I can help. Seven-day money-back guarantee, no questions asked.

Book your call →

Prefer to just message? WhatsApp me or write to info@theownerside.com — I reply within 24 hours.

REPLIES WITHIN 24H · WHATSAPP · VIDEO OR PHONE · ENGLISH

Full year-round boat management is coming later. If that's what you're after, email me to join the founding list.

Sunset over the bay from the helm of a motor yacht in the South of France
Heading home at sunset, Gulf of Saint-Tropez. Ten years of evenings like this one.