Speaking about the services and amenities included, Dutta adds, “We give our clients an exclusive 5-star experience. There’s a concierge that will pick you up and bring you to the yacht. On board, there are a number of fascinating facilities. There is a cinema, gymnasium, swimming pools, open deck, and some even come with a helipad. You also have a full staff which includes Michelin Star chefs that will cook anything you need.” While Burgess specialises in yacht charter, the process of chartering a yacht goes well beyond the booking stage. “Compiling our intelligence, we can provide guests with the best itineraries to suit their preferences as well as organise private jet transfers, on board celebrations, luxury boat hire, restaurant bookings, spa treatments, fitness instruction and more.” Marine Solutions Established in 2003, Marine Solutions is recognised as one of the earliest leisure yachting companies in India and is tied up exclusively with premier international brands in the boating industry in India. Some of these include elegant Italian models like Ferretti Yachts, Custom Line, American Sea Ray™ sports boats and sports cruisers, Kawasaki’s Jetski™ and many more. Anju Dutta talks about Marine Solutions and its sister company Ocean Air’s association with brokering and chartering yachts. “Marine Solution is concerned with yacht retail and ownership while our sister company, Ocean Air specialises in chartering yachts. Usually many of the boats sold by Marine Solutions are returned to Ocean Air for charter because the owners don’t use it as much.” Although Mumbai based, Marine Solutions has offices in Goa and Calcutta along with a fully functional marina, the Britona Yacht Station in Goa which provides berthing, fresh water, electricity and services to a large number of yachts in Panjim, Goa as well as yacht services at moorings off Gateway of India, Bombay and at Eden Garden in Kolkata. “People usually prefer day cruises.A lot of them want to just go see the lighthouse or go across to Alibaug for the day. That is in Mumbai. In Goa we usually get requests to cruise in the river, visit the Grand Island for snorkelling or even have a beach barbeque, which is a very popular request especially in Goa.” for operations in Mumbai, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Notably, the Asia team comprises very experienced Asian yachting professionals many of whom are able to converse with clients in Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, Thai, Indonesian and Hindi. The company specialises in superyachts and megayachts only measuring 30m and above. To put into perspective, “The smallest yacht at Burgess is bigger than the largest yacht currently in India,” Gautama Dutta points out. These can easily fit fifty to sixty people excluding the staff, although the official guest capacity remains at 12 people per yacht. “Every charter yacht in the Burgess fleet is unique, right from the design on the interiors to the amenities, watertoys and service provides. Based on a client’s requests and requirements, the yacht is prepared to ensure the best experience is enabled,” adds Gautama Dutta. Marine Solutions 12|LUXEBOOK|MARCH 2023
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