Most likely yes, we will start or stop anywhere in the world. However do keep in mind that you will be paying travel expenses at both origin and destination, so if you aren’t starting or ending somewhere in the Chesapeake Bay area, you can expect your costs to be higher.

Each delivery is unique and there are many factors that impact potential costs. Historically, the average cost generally falls between $1,000 and $1,200 a day (plus crew travel and fuel), for a delivery of 7 days or less that includes passage in the open ocean.

There are many Captains and crew that will do this work for free or nearly free for “the sea time.” Jason is a professional, licensed Captain with over 3,000 days underway and 30+ years of experience. You are paying for that experience, the most important of which is the certain knowledge that he hasn’t ‘seen everything,’ but he’s seen enough to solve just about any problem and—more importantly—keep everyone safe.

Also, we generally bring professional or semi-professional crew (many of whom also have licenses). Your vessel is not my classroom.

Yes, for any service that will require extensive advanced planning and obtaining a crew (generally any service of two or more days, but we may ask for one in other circumstances).

If we cancel for any reason, you will receive a full refund of any deposit less any actual authorized incurred/authorized. If you cancel after a contract is signed, you will forfeit at least some portion of your deposit, the terms of which will be spelled out in the contract.

Yes and yes! However, keep in mind that before we sign a contract that includes the owner(s) on board, we’ll want to spend some time getting to know you first.

Any travel at either end of a passage will be at cost if any commercial transportation is used (rail, plane, rideshare, etc.). If we are driving at either end, we will invoice round-trip mileage at the GSA mileage rate ($0.67/mile as of January 2024) plus tolls.

That is up to your insurance company, but in most cases the answer is yes. The most common terminology you will find include “additional insured” and “named operators” clauses. We will ask you to check with you insurance, and if it’s required will ask you to provide proof that it has been done.

Yes, but I generally prefer to handle it directly and invoice you. When things go wrong with commercial travel, my experience has been it is much easier to resolve problems when they arise if the purchaser is also the traveler.

I will of course work with you to develop a travel budget and discuss options before we sign a contract and be fully transparent.

It varies based on the size of vessel, nature of the job, crew requirements, etc. Contact us and request a quote with as many details that you have available.

Since there is no such thing as a boat (even a new one) without issues, yes. However, we do expect it to be safe, and I reserve the right to terminate the passage (or not get underway at all) if there is a significant threat to the safety of everyone on board. If you have a particular challenge, give us a call and let’s discuss. We love a challenge!

Yes. Please contact us to discuss.

Absolutely! Contact us to discuss, however please note that we do not do bare-boat charters.