Charter support: we co-ordinate with other specialised agencies for the placing of vessels on the charter market, manage mailing lists to promote yachts to charter, advertise yachts on Floating Life web site and on yachting specialised web sites. We acquire the final client directly or through other brokers, we deal with contractual matters, reception and management of the commission on the boat account. We deal with logistics and administration during the Charter period except if the final client has been acquired by a broker. In this last case the broker will maintain the responsibility for logistics and administration. We manage the final verification of expenses, chargeable to the charterer or the owner, in cooperation with the brokers if engaged.

Yachts buying and selling assistance: through our sales network we buy and sell yachts worldwide. We participate to boat shows and dedicated events to promote yachts and to look for new clients. We use dedicated internet sites and our company internet site www.floatinglife.ch for promotion and information purposes. We look for yachts to buy on request of our private clients and international brokers. We deal with buying and selling negotiation on behalf of our clients taking care of all administrative and legal aspects until delivery.

Technical Consulting: we carry out valuations for sale or purchase of vessels, and deal with insurance matters in case of accident, we check the status of certification attesting to seaworthiness and class kept at the Naval Register, we offer technical valuation consulting, arbitration for the out-of-court settlement of disputes and expert consulting for legal studios, shipyards, leasing companies and private parties.

New Constructions: the range of Floating Life services is complete and goes from the drawing up of the technical specifications to the analysis and study of the new construction drawings, from the contract terms definition to the papers management, from the supervision of the new construction on the stocks to the sea trials and the launch. Floating Life objective is the best quality of the new construction according to the Owner’s personalisation requests. In November 2004, Floating Life has started a new construction of a 45 metres Expedition Yacht in China which has been launched in August 2006 and will be presented to the market in Spring 2007. The last launch of a new construction supervised by Floating Life has been in June 2005 with a 31 metres Jongert.

Here following is an example of standard agreement with a Private Client:

• Study of the project and of the preliminary technical specification for the shipbuilding contract Support during the dealing and the closure of the contract. Study of the contractual technical specification and relative drawings
• Study and development of the final project and of the interior. In case the client wish to involve an interior designer, Floating Life assist and cooperate for the technical nautical aspect.
• Construction survey for the client to check the product quality in compliance with the contract technical specification. Relation with the Naval Registers for the coordination, the survey and the requested test and trials necessary during the construction. Final sea trials, check of the stability test and signing of the ‘Protocol of Delivery’ on behalf of the Owning Company.

  During the construction period, Floating Life contract includes:

• About n. 20 visits in the shipyard with relative local accommodation for the necessary checks (from 3 to 5 days/visit in China).
• About n. 10 days for the final sea trials. Delivery of the yacht (in Chinese waters for Chinese constructions).