Upgrade Girl

The lady Quintess boat looks pretty nice. Does anyone know if it was leased or bought by the club? Also ,after the East Coast itinerary where else will it cruise?

DC4MS

Lady Quintess is a Viking Sport Cruiser 70' motor yacht with three staterooms and a fourth bunk room (for kids).

Dates in Each Port:
Miami: February 29 to May 22
Annapolis: June 2 to June 23
Hyannis: June 30 to September 11
Annapolis: September 19 to October 20
Miami: November 3 to May 2009

Here is a link to Lady Quintess
Eastern Seaboard | Luxury Vacation Club | Quintess, LRW

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DC4MS

According to Helium Report:

Booking a trip on the yacht will come at a premium for members, with an added charge on top of the base plan nights used during the trip. A weekend reservation, with three nights aboard the yacht, costs $8,000. A trip of the same length during weekdays costs $6,000 and a weeklong, six-night cruise runs $14,000.

LTTravel

That makes the DHH 86ft yacht a possible bargain, depending on how much fuel you use. The DHH yacht is 8 assigned days for a 7 night use of the yacht. $1000 of food is included. But you must pay for fuel and docking fees. I have no idea but I guess that could be from $5000-$14,000 for the week. Any ideas?

Kagehitokiri

i believe nick said $200/hr for fuel.

and the space available weekly cost would only be $2400.

LTTravel

I think that was at 12 knots. So $10,000 would get you 50 hours or 600 nautical miles, just over 7 hours of motoring a day and give it another $2,000 for just running the electric while in dock. I don't know anything about these things but that's what i would guess. Most would not cruise that many hours in a day, probably 2-4 a day, so it may be less, depending on how much you want to cruise.

vineyarder

My understanding is that it will just rotate between the 3 home ports (Miami, Annapolis, Hyannis) throughout the year; Miami in the winter (Nov - May), then Annapolis in the late spring & early fall, and Hyannis during the summer, repeating each year.

vineyarder

I wonder whether fuel, food, docking & crew gratuities are included in the $14K fee...

According to "The TravelGuy Approved Cost-Per-Night Summary", the cost-per-night for a 30 night Quintess membership is $1653, so if fuel, food, docking & crew gratuities are included, then the total cost for a 6 night charter is $24,000, but if fuel, food, docking & crew gratuities are extra, then the total price would probably add up to about $40 - $42K.

I haven't researched charter rates in awhile, but a quick search found charter rates for 65ft - 77ft yachts running $16K - $30K + expenses.

Anyone out there have experience in thise area? Is this a good deal for Quintess members or just a very expensive marketing tool?

LTTravel

The price of the boat appears right. A 1 year old is for sale at $3,395,000 here:
Boats For Sale around Naples, FL - Oodle.com

which means the Quintess boat is probably worth $3.5- $4.5 million.
Maybe a Quintess member can tell us what other fees are extra in addition to the weekly fees. I would expect that fuel, docking, etc would be included, but what limits would there be on how much you could cruise then?

3DH

I don't know, but if I were coughing up upwards of 14k to cruise on the Lady Quintess, on top of the already steep annual dues, I doubt I would be repeating it annually! I would bet that limits aren't a necessity...

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Steamboat Bill

I chartered an all-inclusive catamaran with captain and crew via Orca Yacht Charters for a weeklong BVI summer cruise. All total it was about $2k per day.

The motor yachts are priced higher due to fuel costs, etc. and a 60-70 foot yacht runs about $3k per day.

Check this one out - HEAVEN CAN WAIT (66 Foot yacht)

Orca Yacht Charters

If Quintess is charging an additional $2,000-$3,000 per day to use the boat in addition to using some of your allocated days per year (that typically run $1,500 per day), then the total cost is about $3,500-$4,500 per day and does not seem like a good deal. Perhaps a Quintess member can clarify the pricing.

Additionally, the DHH and PE yachts seem like a much less expensive alternative.

LTTravel

I guess I was not clear. By limits I meant the number of hours the boat was cruising per day (burning up fuel). At $200 per hour or more of fuel burn, if you are not paying for the fuel separately, I would guess they would put a limit on the number of hours per day the yacht is cruising. 24 hours of cruising would cost at least $4800 per day in fuel alone. Even at 12 hours per day it is $2400 per day in fuel or $16,800 per week in fuel alone. 6 hours per day/ $8400 per week in fuel (plus the fuel it burns just to keep the boat running, even when docked.)

3DH

Hmmm... guess I was having a blonde moment there, LT! I obviouslly thought you were implying limits on how often a member could use the boat annually!

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Kagehitokiri

looks like some more info here
Introducing Lady Quintess - a Floating Destination Club Home - SherpaReport