Services
Captain Trace's own description of the business is the clearest one there is: two tiers of service, then other services billed for his time. There is no third tier hidden behind a sales call and no package that quietly includes hours you are not using.
Both tiers run on The Program: the weekly check aboard the boat and the bi-weekly wash. Full Management adds the planning, the vendors, and the seasonal work on top of it.
Monthly retainer
The monthly retainer that keeps eyes on the boat. A weekly check, sea strainers cleaned on schedule, and a bi-weekly wash.
Best for: Owners who want someone licensed looking at the boat every week and reporting back, who still want to be hands on.
Monthly retainer
Everything in Essential Care, plus a written maintenance plan, vendors managed for you, and the boat opened and closed for your trips.
Best for: Owners who do not want to coordinate anything: the schedule, the yard, the parts, and the trip turnaround are all handled.
A la carte work is billed for our time on top of your monthly retainer, so you pay for hours actually worked and nothing is buried in the tier price. That covers captain services, repairs, maintenance, and provisioning and concierge, which you can also use without a retainer at all.
Most owners start on Essential Care and move up to Full Management once they see how the weekly visit runs. Nothing in either tier is a surprise line item: the retainer covers the rows below, and anything outside them is quoted before it happens.
| Service | Essential Care | Full Management |
|---|---|---|
| Weekly check, aboard the boat | Included in Essential Care | Included in Full Management |
| Sea strainer cleanings | Included in Essential Care | Included in Full Management |
| Bi-weekly wash | Included in Essential Care | Included in Full Management |
| Written report back to the owner after every visit | Included in Essential Care | Included in Full Management |
| Preventative maintenance plan | Not included in Essential Care | Included in Full Management |
| Vendor management | Not included in Essential Care | Included in Full Management |
| Boat opening and closing | Not included in Essential Care | Included in Full Management |
| Post-trip washdowns | Not included in Essential Care | Included in Full Management |
| Fluid checks and top-offs | Not included in Essential Care | Included in Full Management |
Swipe the table to see Full Management.
Pricing is quoted per boat, because a 34 foot center console and a 62 foot convertible are not the same monthly job. Send the make, model, length, and where she sits, and you will get a number built around that boat.
Both tiers are also moving onto the YachtWave owner portal, so maintenance history and documents live somewhere you can open yourself. See where that stands today.
A la carte work is billed for our time on top of your monthly retainer, so you pay for hours actually worked and nothing is buried in the tier price.
These are also available without a retainer at all. An owner who handles their own boat the rest of the year can still hire a licensed captain for a delivery, a relief week, or an afternoon of training on a boat they have just bought.
Captain Trace holds a current USCG captain's license, so the same person who looks after the boat can also run it.
The boat stocked and ready before you land, and the errands around a trip handled so your first day aboard is not spent shopping.
The work billed beyond the two monthly tiers.
Most owners are not, before the first walkthrough. Send what the boat is and how you use her, and you will get a straight recommendation along with pricing for both.