Fairline · Flybridge
Fairline Squadron 58 Cost of Ownership
A British flybridge cruiser at the size where a single crew member starts to make sense rather than being a luxury.
Purchase price
$2,200,000
58 ft
Running cost / year
$306,854
13.9% of price
All-in per year
$485,142
Including depreciation
Charter instead
$39,760
Per week, all in
Baseline: 250 engine hours per year, berthed year-round, marine diesel at $5.50 per gallon, over 5 years. Adjust everything below.
Model your Squadron 58
Pre-filled with Fairline Squadron 58 figures. Crew count and engine hours move the total more than anything else on this page.
The yacht
Length drives dockage; value drives insurance and refit reserve.
Crew
Above roughly 80 feet, crew becomes the single largest running cost.
Zero for an owner-operated boat.
A further 30% is added for payroll tax, insurance, and provisioning.
Berth, insurance & refit
Insurance and refit reserve are struck against the declining hull value.
Reduce if the yacht cruises or lies at anchor for part of the year.
Covers haul-out, paint, systems, and the periodic refit.
Fuel
Wildly variable — a planing hull at speed burns many times what it does at displacement speed.
Fairline Squadron 58 — annual running cost
$306,854
per year before depreciation
13.9% of purchase price — the 10% rule check
- Crew23%$71,500
- Maintenance & refit29%$89,100
- Dockage8%$25,056
- Insurance8%$24,948
- Fuel31%$96,250
First-year running costs, excluding depreciation.
Value falls to $1,210,000
Running costs plus depreciation
1,250 hours over the period
Year by year
Insurance and refit reserve fall with the hull value; crew and dockage do not.
| Year | Crew | Dockage | Insurance | Maintenance | Fuel | Depreciation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | $71,500 | $25,056 | $24,948 | $89,100 | $96,250 | $418,000 | $724,854 |
| Year 2 | $71,500 | $25,056 | $22,484 | $80,300 | $96,250 | $176,000 | $471,590 |
| Year 3 | $71,500 | $25,056 | $20,328 | $72,600 | $96,250 | $154,000 | $439,734 |
| Year 4 | $71,500 | $25,056 | $18,480 | $66,000 | $96,250 | $132,000 | $409,286 |
| Year 5 | $71,500 | $25,056 | $16,940 | $60,500 | $96,250 | $110,000 | $380,246 |
| Total | $357,500 | $125,280 | $103,180 | $368,500 | $481,250 | $990,000 | $2,425,710 |
Fairline Squadron 58 at a glance
- Length overall
- 58 ft
- Engines
- 2 × Volvo Penta D11-725
- Top speed
- 32 knots
- Guests
- 8 in 3 cabins
- Crew
- 1
- Class
- Flybridge
Where the money goes
Fifty-eight feet is roughly where owner-operation ends for most people. Adding one crew member costs about $72,000 a year with overhead — the single largest step change in the cost curve across this entire directory.
| Crew1 full-time, including 30% overhead | $71,500 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance & refit reserve5.0% of hull value | $89,100 |
| Dockage58 ft at $36/ft/month, year-round | $25,056 |
| Insurance1.40% of hull value | $24,948 |
| Fuel250 hrs at 70 gal/hr | $96,250 |
| Running cost per yearBefore depreciation | $306,854 |
Depreciation curve
From $2,200,000 over five years.
Depreciation over five years totals $990,000 — 41% of the all-in cost of ownership.
Fairline Squadron 58 — common questions
- How much does it cost to run a Fairline Squadron 58 per year?
- Excluding depreciation, roughly $306,854 per year — about 13.9% of the $2,200,000 purchase price, against the industry rule of thumb of 10%. That breaks down as approximately $71,500 crew, $25,056 dockage, $24,948 insurance, $89,100 maintenance and refit reserve, and $96,250 fuel at 250 engine hours.
- What is the true cost of owning a Fairline Squadron 58?
- Including depreciation, the Fairline Squadron 58 is modeled at about $485,142 per year over five years — roughly $40,429 per month. Depreciation alone accounts for 41% of that, which is why the purchase price is the smaller half of the decision.
- Is it cheaper to charter a Fairline Squadron 58 than own one?
- At 6 weeks aboard per year, chartering is substantially cheaper. A comparable charter runs about $39,760 per week including APA and extras, so 6 weeks costs roughly $238,560 against $485,142 to own. Ownership only wins beyond about 13 weeks aboard per year.
- How much does a Fairline Squadron 58 depreciate?
- The Fairline Squadron 58 is modeled to retain about 66% of its value after three years and 55% after five — a loss of roughly $990,000 over the five-year hold. Fifty-eight feet is roughly where owner-operation ends for most people. Adding one crew member costs about $72,000 a year with overhead — the single largest step change in the cost curve across this entire directory.
- How many crew does a Fairline Squadron 58 need?
- Approximately 1 full-time crew. At an average salary of $55,000 plus payroll taxes, insurance, training, and provisioning, that is about $71,500 per year — 23% of the total running cost.
Compare with
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- Price
- $2,800,000
- Running cost / yr
- $294,279
- Charter / week
- $32,000
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- Price
- $1,600,000
- Running cost / yr
- $167,374
- Charter / week
- $22,000
Prestige
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46 ft · 8 guests · 0 crew
- Price
- $1,100,000
- Running cost / yr
- $119,007
- Charter / week
- $18,000
Ferretti
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- Price
- $6,900,000
- Running cost / yr
- $702,467
- Charter / week
- $55,000
Path to own
How long until you can own this?
Carrying a Fairline Squadron 58 costs about $41,391 a month once finance and running costs are combined — implying roughly $165,562 of net monthly income at 25% of net monthly income, plus $440,000 up front. Enter your own figures to see which of those two is actually your constraint, and when it clears.
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