In recent months, Sarnia Yachts have developed new technology which allows clients to run their luxury asset efficiently and effectively. This ultimately results in a smooth operation for our owners so they can get the most satisfaction from their investment. The Crew...
As the world becomes more litigious a number of shipyards have changed the way they work, facilitating subcontractors to carry out work, and it’s not always immediately obvious. Instead of a yacht owner contracting directly with the shipyard for all works, some...
With shipyards bulging with orders for new yachts, there is expected to be an explosion of deliveries in 2022 and 2023. Issues arise well before delivery and Sarnia Yachts has been busy assisting Family Offices, Owner’s Reps and other advisors to ensure these...
The Sarnia Yachts Yacht Ownership and Yacht Registration teams were set quite a challenge recently by a long standing client. With a charter booked just 14 days after a delayed delivery of a new yacht from an Italian yard, the client asked if the Sarnia Yachts team...
The last 18 months of lockdown has given us the opportunity to make some exciting changes at Sarnia Yachts with the introduction of Yacht Management to complement our current Ownership and Crew services. We have also expanded our team in our Southampton office to 13...
Even though the current regulations surrounding Temporary Admission (often referred to as Temporary Importation or ""TI"") have been in place since 2001, we still receive calls on a regular basis asking how long a yacht can remain in the European Union while operating...
We would like to offer a very warm welcome to Kirsty Porritt who joins Sarnia Yachts as a new Crew Services Officer. Kirsty will be based in the Southampton office and will be an integral part of the UK and Guernsey Crew Management Team. Kirsty has 15 years’...
In our latest interview with Onboard Online, Group CEO Tim Joyce and Bruce Maltwood, Director, discuss the Next Evolution of Sarnia Yachts. As the yachting industry has evolved owning a superyacht has become more complex. Drawing on half a century of industry...
Even though the EU was formed nearly 30 years ago, there are still a number of yachts operating within the EU under the status of VAT exempt on age. This status is applied to yachts built before 1st January 1985 and also lying within the EU on 1 January 1993. Yachts...