Yacht management
Full operational responsibility for the vessel: crew, technical supervision, budgets and accounts, flag and class, insurance, berthing and suppliers — supported wherever the yacht is.
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Owner representation & yacht management
Westmar takes on operational responsibility for the yacht — crew, technical condition, maintenance, budget and compliance.
Kept ready for use, wherever in the world the yacht is.
Owners are represented at ownership level too: one point of contact across yards, suppliers, insurers, registries, counsel and banks.
One manager, one point of accountability, and a full paper trail.
Comprehensive care
What management covers
The scope is agreed to the vessel and to how involved the owner wants to be. In practice it usually spans all of the following, and rarely stops there.
Crew
Recruitment, MLC-compliant employment and SEAs, STCW certification tracking, rotation planning, hours of rest and payroll
Technical
Supervision of condition, maintenance planning, works coordination and defect tracking
Financial
Budget preparation and control, account administration and payment execution
Compliance
Flag state and class liaison, ISM and ISPS where applicable, Port State Control readiness, certification and survey windows
Insurance
H&M, P&I and crew medical cover, and claims handled end to end
Operations
Berthing, agents, suppliers, connectivity and logistics — supported worldwide
Scheduling
Owner usage calendars for shared ownership, itinerary planning and the seasonal programme
Reporting
Regular owner reporting and condition updates, in English, Spanish, French or German
Two ways this is delivered
Refit & project oversight
Independent oversight throughout refits, maintenance periods and technical projects — scope review, contractor coordination, workmanship checks, final sign-off before payment, and post-works inspection where the work is already done.
Read moreOwner representation & corporate liaison
Acting as the owners' single point of contact across the parties that sit above the vessel itself.
- Single point of contact across corporate service providers, registries, counsel and banks
- Coordination with company administrators — register, filings, resolutions
- Support through governance issues: budget approval, capital contributions and restructuring of the management or control layer
- Instructing and briefing legal counsel on the owners' behalf
- Owner reporting and communications, delivered in the owner's language — English, Spanish, French or German
At the difficult end
Where the work has gone further
Most management is routine, and should be. These are not the normal case — they are included because they show what the service can absorb when a situation is not routine at all.
Taking over from a failed management company
Management of a vessel has been taken over mid-season following the collapse of the previous manager. That meant reconstructing records from a fragmented handover, then re-establishing banking, crew employment, insurance, berthing and supplier relationships in sequence — and building an auditable paper trail where none existed. If a management arrangement is failing, the position is recoverable.
Shared and fractional ownership
Owner groups inside a partnership structure have been represented and administered: co-owner coordination, budgets, capital calls, usage calendars, and the interface between day-to-day operations and the legal entity that owns the vessel. Shared ownership fails on administration far more often than on goodwill.
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Describe your vessel and situation. Thomas will review your enquiry and respond promptly to recommend the most appropriate next step.
Direct contact
Westmar Surveys
- +34 658 597 597
- Phone
- +34 658 597 597
- Based in
- Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Europe-wide coverage - Hours
- Monday to Friday, 09:00–19:00
- Languages
- English · Spanish · French · German
- Company NIF
- ES Z0508269C
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