A separate, small part of the practice

Maritime Services.

A small, limited-capacity specialism, run alongside the main accounting practice. Built from professional engineering and yachting qualifications, backed by significant firsthand experience, including experience in the high latitudes.

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3.1

Crewing

Experienced skippering and crew for owners who need a capable hand aboard.

Delivery skippering: moving your yacht safely between ports, cruising grounds or yards.
Race crew: offshore and inshore racing.
Expedition & high-latitude crew: remote, cold-water and long-distance passages, where planning, self-sufficiency and seamanship matter most.

3.2

Engineering

Practical, hands-on engineering as well as the project management around it.

Refit project management: planning, budgeting and running refits with yards and contractors, keeping cost and timeline under control.
Systems specification & oversight: specifying, sourcing and overseeing new systems and upgrades.
Maintenance planning: realistic maintenance schedules and budgets.
Hands-on work: practical engineering and maintenance aboard, not just the organising.

Read: keeping a refit on budget →

3.3

Consultancy

Where the maritime and financial sides of the practice meet.

Ownership structuring: personal or company ownership, flag and VAT considerations.
Yacht financing: arranging and structuring finance for purchase or refit.
Tax treatment of ownership: the tax position on owning, chartering and selling.
Crew tax & residency: Seafarers' Earnings Deduction and UK tax residency for crew.

Read: yacht ownership structures →
Read: crew tax residency →

In the field

From racing to refit to high latitudes.

Crew on watch approaching a glacier at high latitude — On watch among the ice, high-latitude passage

Offshore racing yacht under spinnaker — Offshore racing pedigree

View from the helm at sunset — Safe skippered passages - delivery ahead of a charter

Yacht hauled out on stands for survey — Yacht prepared ahead of the race season

Inside a yacht refit and build hall — Inside a refit and signficant fibre glass (and carbon) structure amends

Yacht suspended in a marina travel-lift — Haul out, ready for 2 months intensive yard refit

Superyacht suspended in a boatyard lift — Yard lift, following a full hull repainting project

Yacht alongside during a mast operation — Running research surveys across the Hebrides

Yachts at anchor in a quiet bay at dusk — A quiet anchorage at dusk, skippered work - having knowledge of the best places to visit

This is a small, personal specialism run alongside the main accounting practice rather than a core service line; capacity is limited, so get in contact to check availability before making plans around it.