The Yacht Of Your Dreams - A Fraction Of The Cost

Based at the finest metropolitan marinas in Chicago, Manhattan, Stamford, Boston, Annapolis, Detroit, New Buffalo, Seattle, Miami, Ft. Myers, and Tampa / St. Pete - with others opening soon - Members in Pinnacle's shared-yacht program make personal use of a new, stylish, well-equipped Jeanneau sail or Sea Ray power yacht across the entire season for an all-inclusive lease fee as low as $4,650.

Spectacular Yachts by Jeanneau & Sea Ray

The Pinnacle fleet is comprised of sail and power yachts ranging in size from 34 to 42 feet. All are new yachts crafted by Jeanneau and Sea Ray - renowned international yacht builders. Each yacht is equipped and finished to the highest standards, with sleek hulls and topsides, richly appointed interiors, and advanced instrumentation. They are performance-cruising yachts that move smoothly and swiftly across the water. < more >

The Finest Metropolitan Marinas Close To Your Home

Pinnacle Members use their personal yacht in the wonderful waterways near their home, and have access to their yacht across the entire season. Pinnacle bases are located at the finest marinas in major metropolitan areas, allowing Members to use their yacht frequently without traveling great distances to do so. < more >

Expert Instruction - Sail & Power

Pinnacle provides instruction for Members new to yachting, or who wish to further their skills prior to heading-out on their own. Instruction is conducted on a yacht of the size and type that the Member will later lease in the Pinnacle fleet. Instruction focuses on seamanship and navigating the waters near the Member's home. Members are encouraged to have family and friends attend lessons as well. < more >

Flexible Online Scheduling Plus Free Spontaneous Use

Pinnacle's flexible online scheduling system allows Members to design and manage a schedule that satisfies their specific needs - and guarantees use of the boat for extended trips and special occasions if desired.

Pinnacle Members may also use their yacht spontaneously if it is not otherwise scheduled. If the schedule shows the boat as open, Members simply confirm online that they are taking the boat and enjoy an extra day on the water free of charge.

Pinnacle provides a proprietary web-based scheduling system that allows Members to create and manage a schedule that satisfies their specific desires. Developed by Pinnacle, the system is unrivaled in the yachting industry. Without this technology, it would be impossible to fairly manage the schedule for shared use of a yacht.

Conventional yacht scheduling systems allow users to "grab" open time on the calendar with minimal rules for fairness to others. This means that unless you are first in line ready to reserve your dates at the moment they become available online, you will likely miss-out on dates that are very important to you, and will be forced to take the leftovers. These systems serve Johnny-on-the-spot very well - and everyone else very poorly.

Pinnacle's scheduling system takes into account each Member's desire to use the yacht for extended periods of cruising, for getaways, and for special occasions such as anniversaries, birthdays, business entertaining, and city events. With these preferences as input, an initial schedule is created that satisfies the unique needs of each Member in a way that is fair to all. Members then select additional dates as the season progress, and may trade dates with other members, providing tremendous flexibility. All this is accomplished by the Member via Pinnacle's wonderfully easy-to-use web-based system.

Each day of the season is comprised of two timeslots. Day timeslots run from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. the same day. Evening timeslots run from 5:00 p.m. overnight through 9:00 a.m. the following morning. The exact number of timeslots and breakdown of weekend and weekday timeslots is provided by base under Pricing & Availability. < more >

Outstanding Maintenance & Support

Pinnacle meticulously cares for each yacht with a professional staff that tends to all preventative and emergency maintenance. Each week during the season, every yacht is cleaned, inspected and serviced to exacting standards, keeping each yacht in pristine condition. Critical maintenance items are tended to 24/7. Pinnacle also enhances each yacht when they are placed new into the fleet, making them more robust and reliable from the onset.

If a yacht were to become unavailable because critical maintenance is required, the Member would receive an alternative timeslot or a pro rata refund. Pinnacle is pleased to report that over the past three seasons, no Member has lost time as the result of a yacht being down for maintenance. Pinnacle Members spend their time cruising yachts - not fixing them.

A+ Rated Insurance Protection

Each yacht is covered by insurance to its full value less a deductible of $1,500 to $4,000. $2,000,000 of liability insurance is also carried by Pinnacle on each yacht. Coverage is provided by an A+ rated insurance company.

An Exceptional Value

The typical Pinnacle Member spends about 13-times less during the first year, and 5-times less during subsequent years, for comparable use of the same yacht, than if they owned the yacht themselves. Also, Pinnacle Members make no down payment, have only a single-season lease rather than a fifteen-year mortgage, and have no maintenance obligations whatsoever. < more >

Pricing and Availability

Pinnacle offers the opportunity to share a magnificent private yacht for a simple, all-inclusive, single-season lease fee. Since our inception in 1998, our yachts have been entirely sold-out every season. Because of the popularity of the program, it is best to act well in advance of the season to secure a spot. < more >