Professional Yacht Deliveries, providing yacht delivery and yacht management world wide. We will deliver yachts of all sizes as well as super yachts to any port globally.

Yacht Management and Support

From the early days of pyd, owners have asked us to take on the complete management of their yacht.

In 2003 we formalised a service, which now represents a significant part of our business and can be tailored to the individual requirements of each owner.

Under a typical arrangement pyd provide a Skipper, with additional crew if required, for a set number of weeks each year so that the yacht is ready to use and where you want it at all times.

We then provide central office support to ensure that all maintenance, spares, gardiennage and issues such as laying up and insurance are handled systematically.

If required we can also arrange limited chartering to enhance utilisation of the boat and make a contribution to costs.

Details of a typical pyd managed yacht can be found at www.stormbird62.com

Technical Advice and Trials Support

Commercial
An area of expansion for pyd in 2009 will be the provision of expertise to assist yacht builders with R&D and trials work to minimise subsequent warranty claims on new production boats. The unrivalled experience of our skippers in both sailing and managing all types of vessel (sail and power) is an invaluable resource in such work and has the potential to provide very significant savings to builders at a time when cash flow can be a major concern. Recent trials work carried out by pyd for premier builders and companies includes the new Wauquiez 55 and Jeanneau 44i models, with excellent outcomes.

Trials assistance will include the availability of a ‘flying skipper’ at short notice to provide on-site expert opinion to builders and end-users, such as commercial fleet charter companies, to ensure that new vessels are totally optimised for reliable use at sea in all conditions.

Private
Each year we work with hundreds of differently equipped yachts. Our professional team is very well qualified to offer advice on purchasing, specifying and setting up a boat according to the individual owner's cruising plans.

A number of our skippers have wide experience in boat building and other related trades, which enables us to offer supervision, specification and organisation of maintenance, repair and refit activities.

We can also assist with insurance issues and related repairs etc. For example, after Hurricane Ivan hit Grenada in late 2004 we were contacted by an owner whose boat had been badly damaged and who was worried about looting etc. We were able to fly a team to the area as soon as the island's airport re-opened to liaise with insurers and begin repairs. The yacht was ready for the owners use within 6 weeks, when similarly affected vessels were still awaiting inspection by assessors from their insurers. We subsequently handled negotiations with the yacht’s insurers and obtained a substantially enhanced settlement.