Pelagic Ownership Roundtables

Structured Discussions for Meaningful Decisions

Pelagic Roundtables are small, structured discussions designed for those navigating meaningful boating decisions.

Your boat — the actual vessel used for roundtables. Shot from the dock or an adjacent dinghy. Shows the real setting, not a stock photo. Should feel inviting but honest — working boat, not showroom.

The Approach

Facilitated, Not Prescriptive

My role is not to sell, persuade, or prescribe. It is to facilitate considered thinking — drawing from 20+ years of capital-intensive leadership experience and 15 years of lived vessel ownership — while creating space for candid peer dialogue.

These sessions are educational and conversational — not promotional.

Topics

What We Examine

We examine real ownership trade-offs in context: capital allocation, system complexity, utilization patterns, exit timing, and the practical and emotional dimensions that shape long-term satisfaction.

Shared Perspective

The Ownership Dynamic

Because ownership decisions are rarely individual, sessions may also incorporate an additional lived ownership perspective — particularly where couples or shared-family dynamics influence usability, comfort, operational rhythm, and long-term alignment.

This perspective is informed by real cruising experience and the day-to-day realities of operating and living aboard.

Details

Roundtable Format

  • Small group (4–6 participants or couples)
  • Half-day (3–4 hours)
  • Docked or short harbor run
  • Hosted on-boat in an intimate, practical setting
Interior of the boat's salon or cockpit configured for a roundtable discussion — chairs arranged for conversation. Shows the intimate, practical format. No clipart or staged stock.

Interested in attending a roundtable?