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  • Worldwide Catamarans News - Episode 3: Charter, Fractional Ownership & EU Tax Rules

    Worldwide Catamarans News - Episode 3: Charter, Fractional Ownership & EU Tax Rules
    2026/09/09
    Worldwide Catamarans News - Episode 3 We use advanced audio modeling to turn our long-form engineering blogs into an easy-listening monthly briefing. This episode: ⛵ Crew-Cost-Sharing: The Big Easy — a real 2002 Fountaine Pajot Belize 43, sailed 2,800+ nautical miles from Turkey to the Balearics, now for sale in Barcelona. Crew join to contribute and learn, not as paying guests — the real daily-contribution model, and why it doubles as a genuine "test sail" before buying. Listing: https://worldwidecatamarans.com/boats-for-sale 💰 Professional Charter Management — two real structures compared: fixed guaranteed income vs. revenue-sharing, and why "their margins are already made without a single charter." https://worldwidecatamarans.com/blog/charter-management-will-it-pay-for-your-catamaran 🤝 VOYAGE's Fractional Co-Ownership — real quarter-share title (not a timeshare), on the VOYAGE 510 and 590. https://worldwidecatamarans.com/new-catamarans/sailing/voyage 🇪🇸 EU VAT & Spanish Tax Rules — 21% IVA, the 12% matriculation tax, the commercial-charter exemption, AEAT's real audit requirements, and the 18-month temporary admission window for non-EU vessels. 📖 Full written guide with a side-by-side comparison table of all three models: https://catamaransforsale.net/blog/catamaran-ownership-models-charter-fractional-eu-vat-tax-guide 📖 Read every newsletter issue in our archive: https://catamaransforsale.net/newsletter 🌐 OUR NETWORK CatamaransForSale.net — the multihull-focused marketplace, 253+ active listings across 56 countries https://catamaransforsale.net Worldwide Catamarans — a 25+ year multihull brokerage and the official new-build dealer for VOYAGE Yachts https://worldwidecatamarans.com Catamarans For Sale Facebook Group — 130,000+ members https://www.facebook.com/groups/worldwidecatamaranscom --- ABOUT WORLDWIDE CATAMARANS NEWS Worldwide Catamarans News is a monthly briefing on the multihull world — new-build engineering, safety myths, brokerage news, market trends, and the tools reshaping how catamarans get bought and sold. Brought to you by the team behind WorldwideCatamarans.com, a 25+ year multihull brokerage and official VOYAGE Yachts dealer based in Javea, Alicante, Spain, and CatamaransForSale.net, the multihull-focused marketplace built on the "Catamarans For Sale" Facebook group. Note on this episode: generated with Google NotebookLM from our own blog content and newsletter, then fact-checked against the original source articles before publishing. Worldwide Catamarans Ltd. AVGDA De Paris, Suite 351, 33, 03730 Javea, Alicante, Spain graham@worldwidecatamarans.com
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  • Worldwide Catamarans News - Episode 2: Surveys, Diesel Bug, Orcas & the Family Who Sold It All for a Lagoon 450F

    Worldwide Catamarans News - Episode 2: Surveys, Diesel Bug, Orcas & the Family Who Sold It All for a Lagoon 450F
    2026/09/09

    Worldwide Catamarans News — Episode 2

    We use advanced audio modeling to turn our long-form blogs into an easy-listening monthly briefing.

    This episode:
    🔍 Finding the Right Surveyor — why a pre-purchase survey is non-negotiable, who pays for what, and the real war stories (sacrificial keels, burned cooker knobs, a boom that parted company with the mast) that prove why it matters.
    https://worldwidecatamarans.com/blog/finding-the-right-surveyor

    ⛽ Are We Pumping Milk Into Our Tanks at the Fuel Dock? — diesel bug, what it is, and why fuel contamination is personal for our broker Graham Stimson.
    https://worldwidecatamarans.com/blog/are-we-pumping-milk-into-our-tanks-at-the-fuel-dock

    🐋 Is Your Catamaran on the Menu? — the orca-vs-rudder pattern from Portugal to Galicia, including a recent sinking off Spain's north-west coast.
    https://worldwidecatamarans.com/blog/is-your-catamaran-on-the-menu

    ⛵ VOYAGE Yachts spotlight — the Cape Town-built, award-winning bluewater catamaran line we're proud to represent.
    https://voyageyachts.com

    👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Featured: Sailing SV Smile — an Australian family of four who sold everything and moved aboard a 2016 Lagoon 450F, now cruising Greece. Their real off-grid upgrade story, and their actual boat is for sale on our site right now.
    Listing: https://catamaransforsale.net/listing/lagoon-450f-2016-greece
    Follow their journey: https://www.youtube.com/@SailingSmile | https://www.instagram.com/sailing_svsmile

    📖 Read this and every issue in our newsletter archive:
    https://catamaransforsale.net/newsletter

    Buying, selling, or just exploring? Get matched with your perfect catamaran on our AI-powered Buyers Hub, or advertise with us:
    https://catamaransforsale.net/buyers-hub
    https://catamaransforsale.net/advertise


    🌐 OUR NETWORK

    CatamaransForSale.net — the multihull-focused marketplace, 253+ active listings across 56 countries
    https://catamaransforsale.net

    Worldwide Catamarans — a 25+ year multihull brokerage and the official new-build dealer for VOYAGE Yachts
    https://worldwidecatamarans.com

    Catamarans For Sale Facebook Group — 130,000+ members
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/worldwidecatamaranscom

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    ABOUT WORLDWIDE CATAMARANS NEWS

    Worldwide Catamarans News is a monthly briefing on the multihull world — new-build engineering, safety myths, brokerage news, market trends, and the tools reshaping how catamarans get bought and sold. Brought to you by the team behind WorldwideCatamarans.com, a 25+ year multihull brokerage and official VOYAGE Yachts dealer based in Javea, Alicante, Spain, and CatamaransForSale.net, the multihull-focused marketplace built on the "Catamarans For Sale" Facebook group.

    Note on this episode: generated with Google NotebookLM from our own blog content and newsletter, then fact-checked against the original source articles before publishing. Whenever we catch something worth flagging, we'll say so here.

    Worldwide Catamarans Ltd.
    AVGDA De Paris, Suite 351, 33, 03730 Javea, Alicante, Spain
    graham@worldwidecatamarans.com
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  • Worldwide Catamarans News - Episode 1: Vacuum-Infused Hulls, Unsinkable Myths & the AI-Powered Yacht Market

    Worldwide Catamarans News - Episode 1: Vacuum-Infused Hulls, Unsinkable Myths & the AI-Powered Yacht Market
    2026/09/08
    Worldwide Catamarans News - Episode 1In our very first episode, we dig into how VOYAGE Yachts' new vacuum-infusion build process is changing catamaran engineering, why a hull breach doesn't sink a modern catamaran the way it would a monohull, how Worldwide Catamarans structures charter management transparently with TrueYacht, and how EasyMLS plus AI-matched listings (via our Buyers Hub) are changing how multihulls actually get bought and sold.We use advanced audio modeling to turn our long-form engineering blogs into an easy-listening monthly briefing — this episode was generated from our own newsletter and blog content, then fact-checked against the original source articles before publishing.WHAT'S IN THIS EPISODE- VOYAGE Yachts' move to a vacuum-infusion composite build process at their new Montague Gardens factory in Cape Town, and why it makes hulls lighter and stiffer without sacrificing strength- The real physics of why a modern catamaran generally stays afloat after a hull breach — and why that's not the same as "unsinkable"- How engine placement and skin-fitting position limit progressive flooding on a well-designed catamaran- How Worldwide Catamarans structures charter management transparently with Samuel Hayek of TrueYacht — yard pricing instead of inflated operator pricing, honest projections instead of fictitious ones- Why the VOYAGE 510 and 590 are strong candidates for charter-fleet use- How EasyMLS's single-entry distribution and auto-translation are solving decades of fragmentation in the global yacht brokerage market- How the Buyers Hub uses AI matching to notify you the moment a listing matching your exact criteria goes live📰 THIS MONTH'S NEWSLETTER131,500 Members, New MLS Partnership, and a VOYAGE Waiting for the Right Personhttps://catamaransforsale.net/newsletter/new-mls-partnership-voyage-factoryBrowse the full newsletter archive: https://catamaransforsale.net/newsletter📖 BLOG POSTS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODEInside the Yard: The Next Generation of VOYAGE Catamarans Is Taking Shapehttps://worldwidecatamarans.com/blog/next-generation-voyage-catamarans-taking-shapeAre Catamarans Unsinkable?https://worldwidecatamarans.com/blog/are-catamarans-unsinkableCharter Management: Will It Pay for Your Catamaran?https://worldwidecatamarans.com/blog/charter-management-will-it-pay-for-your-catamaranWhat Is an MLS, and Why We Just Started Using Onehttps://catamaransforsale.net/blog/what-is-an-mls-easymlsBuying a New Catamaran? Why We Chose to Work With VOYAGE Yachtshttps://worldwidecatamarans.com/blog/buying-a-new-catamaran-why-we-chose-to-work-with-voyage-yachts⛵ VOYAGE YACHTS — CAPE TOWN FACTORY VISITTest-sail a brand-new VOYAGE 510 or 590 in Table Bay, then tour the Montague Gardens factory where it's built. Order within a year of your test sail and get a $10,000 credit toward your new VOYAGE.https://worldwidecatamarans.com/voyage-cape-town-event🔍 THE BUYERS HUB — FREE AI-MATCHED LISTINGSTell it what you're actually looking for — budget, size, cabins, VAT status — and get a personalised shortlist of matching catamarans sent to your inbox twice a month. No manual browsing required.https://catamaransforsale.net/buyers-hub🛥️ BROWSE LISTINGS OR SELL YOUR CATAMARANFree listings, forever, on CatamaransForSale.net.https://catamaransforsale.netFull pricing & plans: https://catamaransforsale.net/pricing📢 ADVERTISE WITH USReach a high-intent, internationally diverse audience actively shopping for a multihull across CatamaransForSale.net, WorldwideCatamarans.com, and our Facebook group.https://catamaransforsale.net/advertise🌐 OUR NETWORKCatamaransForSale.net — the multihull-focused marketplace, 253+ active listings across 56 countrieshttps://catamaransforsale.netWorldwide Catamarans — a 25+ year multihull brokerage and the official new-build dealer for VOYAGE Yachtshttps://worldwidecatamarans.comCatamarans For Sale Facebook Group — 130,000+ membershttps://www.facebook.com/groups/worldwidecatamaranscom---ABOUT WORLDWIDE CATAMARANS NEWSWorldwide Catamarans News is a monthly briefing on the multihull world — new-build engineering, safety myths, brokerage news, market trends, and the tools reshaping how catamarans get bought and sold. Brought to you by the team behind WorldwideCatamarans.com, a 25+ year multihull brokerage and official VOYAGE Yachts dealer based in Javea, Alicante, Spain, and CatamaransForSale.net, the multihull-focused marketplace built on the "Catamarans For Sale" Facebook group.Note on this episode: generated with Google NotebookLM from our own blog content and newsletter, then fact-checked against the original source articles before publishing. Whenever we catch something worth flagging, we'll say so here.Worldwide Catamarans Ltd.AVGDA De Paris, Suite 351, 33, 03730 Javea, Alicante, Spaingraham@worldwidecatamarans.com
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    23 分