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Is There Really a Peer-to-Peer Market for Yachts?

Patrick Whyte

Photo Credit: A selection of yachts. Is the yachting industry really ripe for disruption? Flickr / Marco Verch

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While yachting is undeniably attractive for luxury travelers, is it really ripe for disruption? The practical and logistical concerns make an intermediary or manager seem more attractive than in other sectors.

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“Airbnb, but for …” is a sentence you’ll read in pretty much any press release for a company looking to bring a new sector into the sharing economy. It’s a convenient if lazy approach. Of course, some industries are ripe for disruption but with others it's more questionable. In theory, a yacht is a place to stay, like a villa or apartment. However, the big difference is that it moves. The logistics are therefore pretty challenging. There is also the issue — a

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