Editorial byline: comparisons and pricing

Chiara Vitale

Chiara Vitale is the editorial byline used by The Boat Platform for comparisons between boat categories (rigid inflatable boats, motorboats, sailing boats, catamarans, yachts) and analyses of nautical marketplaces. Chiara Vitale is not a real person. This is an editorial identity used to organise content in this subject area under a recognisable name. Content is produced with AI assistance and verified by the editorial team before publication. The methodology is disclosed openly: comparison tables are based on aggregated data from listings published on The Boat Platform, never on individual prices, and always state the observation period and sample size. Marketplace comparisons use only official, publicly verifiable sources, such as published contractual terms, 'how it works' pages and platform FAQs. They avoid unverifiable subjective claims and use neutral language in line with our Editorial Policy on legal-safe disclosure. When a competitor platform is cited, commercial terms are expressed as public ranges and never as point values, with the source linked at the foot of the article. Content in this area is designed for people hiring a boat for the first time: each article defines a typical use case (number of passengers, range, period, budget) and develops recommendations that are readable without prior nautical experience. The articles do not report personal charter experience and must not be read as personal accounts.