Step by step loading procedure of sailing catamaran Mira V
Lagoon 45 Mira V Loading on Ship Carrier
The Essentials:
It is crucial to understand how this works in order to avoid missing the ship loading time and losing your money!
Once you book you are required to pay full balance with no refund (unless they change schedule). From that moment all you know will be approximate, and booking a yacht delivery company or just a personal skipper will be a real mission. Dates will not mach ever. The agency will be very good and inform you at all times, but only with schedule changes and at the last minute as that is when they know as well. Why? Well ships have to travel long ways an d along the way they might get more bookings and possibly even additional stops.
…This will delay the whole programme for everyone involved. To avoid missing the ship your appointed crew will need to be booked in advance and be available for the whole duration till loading is completed. This goes from joining the yacht anywhere, sail the yacht to the closest marina and wait. Dates will change again and marina bill will also increase. But this is the only way to do it. More information about ship loading and how to optimise time and money can be obtained by Delivery Captain upon request.
Before you leave this page please take a moment and read this article: Delivery by Ship or Crew?
This is an article from YachtingWorld.com I found it very interesting and in line with my experience. I am sure it will help you too. The more you know the better.
Loading on Ship
Sailing Catamaran Mira V is carefully wrapped up to avoid fumes to stick to main sail and deck. Genoa is also taken dawn and all boat is covered in soapy water to avoid dirt to stain the deck. Approaching Ship Carrier and waiting for loading instruction. Loading is finally performed by the shipping company. Delivery Captain team will follow up procedure till the end, till she is completely secured on deck before leaving. All this is filmed and pictures are taken by our Captain.
Loading procedure
Sailing Catamaran Mira V is now been lifted and will be taken up to the ship height level to her appointed parking spot.
Loading off Lagoon 45
The Catamaran is now been unloaded and placed down to her final position. The crew on board the ship will sit her on woods place holders to make sure she is stable and straight before securing her.
Securing the boat
This is the final step. Mira V will be secured on deck and she is fastened with strong lines ready for the voyage. This catamaran is going to Dubai. Yacht delivery is a service not only intended to long distances sailing to final destination. Our service extends also to provide assistance to ship carrier loading. The loading port are not always next to where the boat is located and therefore someone needs to move the boat from one point to another and assist the all loading procedure including standing by on call for the loading. This is due to the fact that ships carrier will have only approximate dates to load the vessel, and this may change as their schedule changes. It is very hard to be there when asked….so we have to provide this service of being on call on the boat not to miss loading and not to miss the ship.
