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Splitting AirsBy Adam Preskill Landlocked a thousand miles from the nearest o__an, with no sound in

SplittingAirs ByAdamPreskill Landlockedathousandmilesfromthenearesto__an,withnosoundinsight,Aspen isn'texactlyatthecuttingedgeoftheluxuryyachtindustry. ButthreelongtimeRoaringForkValleyresidentsh__ecomeupwithabusinessplan thatcouldturnthetop-endboatingworldonitsear.YachtWise--startedbyformerAspen dentistRobertChat__salongwithfiancéeJudySpasserandpartnerRonWei__an--begins operationthismonthasoneofthefirstcompaniesanywheretoofferfractionalownershipof aluxuryyacht. YachtWiseisinthepro__ssofacquiringan85-footluxurymotoryachtwiththreelarge staterooms--worth$4.5millionbrandnew--tobeheadquarteredinSouthFlorida;nowthe companyisselling1/10sharesoftheyachtfor$300,000apop,goodforfourweeksofuse atanyoftheyacht'sportsofcallfrom__inetotheCaribbean. Chat__ssaystheideaforthebusinesscamedirectlyfromthefractionalownership modelforvacationhomesthatexplodedintheRoaringForkValleyoverthelastfewyears. "Ourresearchhasshownthatownersofboatslikethisonlytendtousethemforabout onemonthayear,"saysChat__s."Wesawanichethatwascreatedbythesuc__ssof fractionalownershiphereinthevalley,andwedecidedtotryto__keaventureoutofit." Similarownershiparrangementsh__ebeentriedonlargerandmoreexpensiveyachts andfailed,Chat__ssays.Timeshareson__allersailingyachts-especiallyinthe20-to30-foot range--arewidely__ailablein__nyboatingcommunities.Butthereareveryfew,ifany companiesoutthereoperatingafractionallyownedluxurymotoryacht. Chat__shasstructuredthecompany'spricingscalebasedonsuc__ssfullocalventures likeTheRitz-CarltonClubatAspenHighlandsandTheTimbersClubinSnow__ssVillage. "Ithink$300,000reallycomparestothepri__offractionalownershiphere,"Chat__s says."Ithinkthat'sanichepeoplewillbewillingtowriteacheckfor." Thepri__for1/10shareoftheYachtWisecruisersplitsthemiddleoffractional ownershippri__sofferedintheRoaringForkValley.A1/8shareinathree-bedroomunitat