Crick boat show provided a wonderful opportunity to meet potential new owners as well as seeing many past owners who have gone on to buy their own boats.
The sun shone on Saturday and Sunday and our stand was incredibly busy on all three days.
It was lovely to see so many people interested in shared ownership and boating in general.

May is just around the corner and another bank holiday has arrived.
Share sales are increasing and the number of shares available are hence decreasing.
If you are wishing to purchase a share with summer holidays for 2017 we still have a few available why not take a look at our boats with shares for sale pages.
Our booking system to choose your 2018 holidays will start in July 2017 so purchase of your share before this date ensures you choose your own holiday dates.

With the springing forward of the clocks comes the longer cruising evenings.
Late spring and summer evenings can provide some wonderful sun sets providing a totally different complexion to the landscapes.
The changes in light levels can transform the scene from the lovely English countryside to a magical view.
One of my most memorable evenings (but this is one of many over the years) was at the top of the Hatton flight where we were moored with the sun setting in the galley hatch and the moon rising in the galley window.

Now is the perfect time to purchase as share in a very well maintained shared boat.
A number of our syndicates have this year chosen to roll all of the boats cost together so you can budget.
These boats have included gas, winter maintenance, and savings in addition to the moorings, management, licence, insurance, servicing and general running costs.
The National Shared Boat Show is fast approaching see all of the shared boat management companies in one place, pop the date in your diary 23rd and 24th April at Braunston Marina Northamptonshire.

With most of our boats now starting back into service after their annual maintenance, now is a perfect time to purchase your holiday share.
In recent weeks I have received several new instructions to sell owners shares and with so few shares coming up for sale it is vital to keep checking our shares for sales page.

We are looking forward to a wonderful 2017 will new bases and a new boat due this year.
Our engineers are very busy doing the annual winter maintenance to ensure the shared boats are well prepared for the coming cruising season.
Sales have continued over the winter period and I will have several new shares coming available in January.
Happy New Year From all of the Ownashare Team.

With our boats AGM now in full swing it is a great time of year for us when we meet our customers and enjoy a nice meal and discuss our boats.
This year we are meeting at The Globe on the Ashby canal, this has enabled owners to bring the boat to the meeting, now that is being very inclusive.
Most groups have already decided their moorings for next year and many boats have already moved to their new base and if the owners were lucky enough to have booked an autumn week can even enjoy an early cruise too.

Autumn has started this week with a distinct change of temperature.
This is the season in which our boat annual general meetings occur with owners getting together to meet and chat and decide the future of the boats mooring location upgrades and maintenance.
For the management company this is a lovely time when we actually get to see the person behind the voice on the phone and likewise for new owners they meet all of the team.

Our stand at Over water Marina Audlem Cheshire on the 3rd and 4th September was considering the very poor weather, very well attended.
We met some lovely potential owners over the weekend and provided a great deal of information about our boat share listings.
I am pleased to say that even though we did not have a boat at the show several bookings were made to view boats during this week.

As we approach August I am totally over whelmed this year with the number of shares we have sold.
I have been selling shares for 6 years now and I have never experienced as much interest, even selling three shares whilst cruising on my holidays.
Enquiries are still coming in, something two years ago would have been unheard of.
Currently my stock of available shares is at a record low but this should change as owners return from their summer cruise and evaluate their circumstances.