Original partners were friends (and friends of friends), a brother, and people I worked with. But we did advertise for additional partners (mostly when somebody wanted out) in Soundings and other boat mags. This lead to partners from further away which made our occasional group meetings a bit more challenging, but not really a problem. Surprisingly, we never had trouble finding new members to join our group(s). Once a partnership is established and working, people find it attractive. In the long run, I'm sure I actually made out better selling my boat in four shares than if I'd sold it to a single owner. But it does take a bit of leg work to get it going. Henry In a message dated 4/10/2006 10:51:07 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, georgs@powercatamaranworld.com writes: Henry Clews wrote: >That's the beauty of joint ownership, it gives you a lot of flexibility. Henry, how did you find the other owners, your partners in the boat? Where they friends, strangers, or what? --Georgs