Smart Yachts

YACHT TRANSPORTATION

Yachts are built to move, but moving one is still a complex operation. A delivery voyage requires the right captain, a suitable weather window and appropriate insurance cover. Transport by freight requires bookings, cradles, load surveys and customs clearance at both ends.

We coordinate both options. Tell us where the yacht is and where she needs to be, and we will provide a clear comparison of delivery under her own power and transport by freight, including cost, timing and wear, then manage the chosen option from initial planning to final delivery.

Moving a yacht across an ocean is a project, not a booking. Done properly, she arrives exactly as she left.
Julia SkopFounder of Smart Yachts
A motor yacht strapped down on a low loader trailer on a hard standing, ready to travel by road.

Both ways
she can travel.

01

Delivery captains

Proven crews for own-keel passages, with the boat left as found.

02

Yacht transport ships

Lift-on and deck cargo bookings on the seasonal routes.

03

Cradles & prep

Cradling, mast and canvas prep, load and discharge surveys.

04

Customs & paperwork

Temporary import, export and transit documents handled.

05

Transit insurance

Cover that actually contemplates the voyage.

06

Recommissioning

Launched, rigged, tested and ready at the far end.

From here
to there.

  1. Step 01

    Route & method

    Own keel or freight: the honest comparison, priced.

  2. Step 02

    The booking

    Ship space or delivery crew secured, insurance placed.

  3. Step 03

    Preparation

    Cradles, surveys, customs and the boat made ready.

  4. Step 04

    The move

    Tracked throughout, with someone answering the phone.

  5. Step 05

    Arrival

    Discharged, launched, recommissioned and handed back ready.

Asked every week,
answered here.

Own keel puts hours on the machinery and crew costs on the trip; freight costs more upfront and adds no wear. Distance, season and the boat herself decide it, and we price both before you choose.
The full FAQ

Contact the team.

Tell us what you are after: a yacht, a service, or simply where to start. The reply comes from a broker, not an autoresponder.

The Smart Yachts team