SuperyachtNews.com - Operations - Tenders - the good, the bad and the ugly

By SuperyachtNews

Tenders - the good, the bad and the ugly

We want yacht crew and managers to tell us which work, and which don’t…

Ahead of the publication of The Superyacht Captains Report this summer, we would like to take a different tack from our traditional analysis of the tenders market.

Here in the UK, we remain in lockdown, and this makes it very difficult to directly interact with the raft of new tender models currently on the market by getting out on the water and experiencing them first-hand.

So we thought the best way to provide a fair and objective analysis of this market – our ultimate aim for any report – was to reach out to those who are purchasing and driving tender for their feedback on what does and doesn’t work.

In yachting, it’s rare that honest opinions on quality and safety of specific models gets communicated to the market. But we are giving operators and fleet managers the opportunity to do exactly that.

This short survey, below, which should take no more than five minutes to complete and is submitted completely anonymously, with no obligation, will help to provide a more honest appraisal of the best models available to owners, and perhaps go some way to separating the wheat from the chaff in this crowded and confusing market.

Tenders sentiment survey

Tenders sentiment survey


What size yacht(s) do you currently own/manage/operate?


What is the tender/s model your vessel currently carries?


Which tender models have you used abroad, purchased or personally driven over the last decade?


Of the models listed above, can you rank them in order of quality.


For the highest- and lowest-scoring models, why did you give that score?


If you could request one improvement with regards to technology among tender manufacturers, what would it be?


If you could request one improvement with regards to after-sales support among tender manufacturers, what would it be?


If you could request one improvement with regards to service and maintenance among tender manufacturers, what would it be?



NEW: Sign up for SuperyachtNewsweek!

Get the latest weekly news, in-depth reports, intelligence, and strategic insights, delivered directly from The Superyacht Group's editors and market analysts.

Stay at the forefront of the superyacht industry with SuperyachtNewsweek


Click here to become part of The Superyacht Group community, and join us in our mission to make this industry accessible to all, and prosperous for the long-term. We are offering access to the superyacht industry’s most comprehensive and longstanding archive of business-critical information, as well as a comprehensive, real-time superyacht fleet database, for just £10 per month, because we are One Industry with One Mission. Sign up here.

Related news

Image for Q-Yachts: an increasingly attractive proposition

Q-Yachts: an increasingly attractive proposition

As electric propulsion solutions continue in development, Q-Yachts contemplates the potential for e-tenders

Design

Image for FunAir Toy Island launching at MYS 2019

FunAir Toy Island launching at MYS 2019

The Island will make its debut outside the Captains and Crew Lounge next week

Owner

NEW: Sign up for
SuperyachtNewsweek!

Get the latest weekly news, in-depth reports, intelligence, and strategic insights, delivered directly from The Superyacht Group's editors and market analysts.

Stay at the forefront of the superyacht industry with SuperyachtNewsweek

The SuperyachtNews App

Follow us on