Pacific Gate by Bosa, a collection of luxury condo residences in Downtown San Diego, is offering a first-of-its-kind amenity — a boat share program.
Residents who buy now at Downtown San Diego’s most coveted urban address can board Pacific Dream and enjoy all the benefits of boat ownership — and San Diego Bay — without the hassle. Pacific Dream’s luxurious and comfortable interiors beautifully integrate the warmth from the sun and sea. The interiors feature spacious entertaining areas, a glass enclosure, and sightlines that expand a guest’s experience beyond the horizon.
Pacific Dream is versatile, offering amenities for entertaining such as wraparound seating that comfortably fits up to 10 people. There is a master stateroom with a queen bed and a second stateroom with settee, side lounger seats with footrests that convert to an additional sleeper. The boat also is equipped with two spacious private bathrooms with showers.
Pacific Dream’s kitchen features a two-burner electric stove, microwave and convection oven for cooking while onboard, as well as a refrigerator and freezer for storing the day’s necessities. Additional features include two removable cockpit tables to entertain with ease, and a washer and dryer onboard to deliver the comforts of home while away.
Pacific Gate is a 41-story building, containing 215 spectacular residences, and as pre-completion sales are coming to a close, there is still a great variety of two and three-bedroom residences available. Ranging from 1,276 to 2,608 square feet, two-bedroom residences are priced around $1.1 million and three-bedroom estates are priced around $3 million.
Photos courtesy of Bosa Development
Moving from Amsterdam to the Mediterranean sea, the staff at Boatsters now works remotely on a superyacht.
By Alyssa Gautieri
As the first startup company in the world to open an office on a yacht, Boatsters now works, meets with clients, and sleeps on the boat. Sailing from harbour to harbour on the Pershing 88, Boatsters, a global rental platform for yachts and boats, enjoys all the comforts their aqua office has to offer. Complete with two double rooms, two twin cabins, and office space, the Pershing 88 is the perfect aqua office.
“Being on a yacht is already a rare and unique experience,” says Raoul Milhado, the managing partner at Boatsters. “Every day you wake up, it feels like you are in paradise. Therefore it doesn’t feel like working anymore at all. We usually work every day, because we rent out boats while we are on a boat, so it’s a lot of fun.”
Boatsters rents the boat from one of its long-time clients, Roberto Vazquez. “Boatsters is not only a charter company, they have a new life concept which is about enjoy and improve your life,” Vazquez said. “When I met the young partners a while ago, I believed in them.”
Because Boatsters has partners, clients and events spread out along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, the Pershing 88 is an ideal way of transportation. The yacht office is moored in Mallorca, cruising to all the major harbors such as Menorca, Ibiza, and Formentera, as well as all the coasts of the French and Italian Riviera. “It’s very special, more productive and a lot of fun,” Milhado says. “We go from place to place, while meeting interesting people, clients, partners, etc. You can’t imagine how cool it is!”
More and more companies are realizing that employees need freedom in order to maximize productivity and creativity. Is it possible that aqua offices might become a trend? Milhado believes that the concept may gain traction. “Due to rise of online companies, people don’t have to work in a regular office anymore,” he says. “They can work from everywhere.” While many companies may not have the luxury of working from a yacht, Milhado “really believes that working in a regular ‘cubicle’ office is changing fast.”
“Unique offices are popping up everywhere and nowadays it’s a trend to have a unique office with all sorts of amenities at hand for the employees,” Milhado adds. “These office vibes also creates an atmosphere that’s pretty unique for a startup. We’ve noticed a lot of people do want to work with us for that reason.”
Boatsters, a world leading rental platform for yachts and boats, has a portfolio of over 10,000 rental boats spread across 63 countries. Boatsters, while simultaneously changing the maritime industry, is innovating what it means to “go to the office.”
Photos courtesy of Boatsters
