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Both sides · Timing

Buy April to June. Sell September to November.

Yacht transactions in Indonesia follow the charter calendar, and whoever understands that rhythm negotiates from strength. Timing moves real money in this market.

Talk about timing The sell-side desk
Yachts at a Bali marina in the early dry season

In short

Buyers get the widest selection when owners list ahead of the high season and surveyors have open diaries. Sellers get the strongest evidence when a season of verified earnings has just closed.

  • The best months for chartering are also the best months for sea trials — the same weather decides both.
  • High season is the worst time to transact in either direction: owners are unhurried and haul-out slots are scarce.
  • Wet season rewards patience. Fewer buyers compete, motivated sellers surface, and sea trials wait on weather windows.

The calendar

Four windows, four different deals

The same twelve months look completely different depending on which side of the table you are on.

  1. April–June · listing season

    Owners who decided over the quiet months bring vessels to market. Selection is widest and surveyors have open diaries. The buyer’s window.

  2. July–August · high season

    Charter vessels are earning, owners are unhurried and haul-out slots are scarce. Expect firm prices and slow logistics.

  3. September–November · selling

    A season of verified earnings has just closed — exactly the evidence an income-vessel buyer wants to see. The seller’s window.

  4. December–March · negotiation

    Fewer buyers compete and motivated sellers surface. A patient buyer finds the year’s best value, accepting that sea trials wait on weather.

Time it with the desk, not against it.

Tell us whether you are buying or selling and roughly when you want to move. We will tell you which window actually suits your vessel and your deadline.

Talk about timing