LIVING BOATS

Presentation

Living on a boat… a dream for many. Enjoying the waterfront-living yet still benefiting from the same perks.

Clearly a trend in the tourism sector, the living boats offer a unique blend between traditonal housing (on land) and living on water, be it for cruising or not. Families opt to stay on a boat which delivers “fun and function” in all discretion and luxury. Sealease has identified this niche potential and proposes a unique long-term financial package.

Originating in the Netherlands, Germany and Scandinavia, this concept is becoming more common place across a variety of countries. As an example, in the UK there was a 65% increase in the number of finance deals for liveaboard vessels between 2019 and 2021… just a Covid-reaction ? Surely not !

Many of these boats are not really designed to sail too far nor to sail too fast yet are more floating cottages. In the UK, 25% of the boats on water are already living boats, a rise from 15% since 2011.

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