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Old 03-03-2008, 01:55 AM   #11
nilo
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Istanbul
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Originally Posted by JCB-Va
Hello all,

I'll be ordering a larger yacht here within the next 8-12 months and was looking for advice on what to look for in a Project Manager/Site Coordinator or someone in general to work with the yard. Would it be better to hire someone who is a Captain, or a Naval Architect/Designer? Should I be hiring both, or should I just deal with a broker/agency?

All advice/criticism/abuse welcome and appreciated.

I can share my recent experience with you. I was building with a quality yard in Holland, but I decided to work with a consultant, who are also brokers. They had a straight forward approach and because I have done a lot of foot work, they only wanted to charge me a fixed consultancy rate. They were indeed helpful in many respects. I also had the chance to employ a captain through them, who had been working as a project manager in one of the leading yards in Holland over 25 years and hence I had a smooth building period.

Hope you have as good luck as I had in finding the right people. It is the individuals that makes the difference.
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