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Ownership and investment: management, running costs, refit, charter yield and fleet economics.
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Ownership & Investment
As an asset class, a luxury boat in Bali behaves like a depreciating operating business, not a store of value:…
Ownership & Investment
A balanced Indonesia position pairs two asset classes that behave in opposite ways. Yachts and phinisi generate charter cashflow from…
Ownership & Investment
Plan a yacht refit in Indonesia around three tiers. A cosmetic refresh of a fibreglass yacht runs US$15,000 to US$40,000…
Ownership & Investment
The Komodo charter season runs roughly April through November. An owner modeling income from a charter phinisi should not plan…
Ownership & Investment
A well-run phinisi in the Komodo expedition trade almost always out-earns a catamaran on gross revenue: luxury phinisi command roughly…
Ownership & Investment
A charter-management agreement places your yacht with an operator who markets, crews, maintains and sells charters on it in exchange…
Ownership & Investment
Bali has one purpose-built marina, Bali Marina at Benoa, a mooring field at Serangan, and a few anchorages for short…
Ownership & Investment
A 30–35 metre charter yacht or phinisi in Indonesia realistically costs US$185,000–455,000 a year to run, before commissions; with marketing…
Ownership & Investment
Insuring a commercially operated charter boat in Indonesia takes three layers of cover: hull and machinery insurance for the vessel,…
Ownership & Investment
A custom phinisi built in Indonesia costs roughly USD 800,000 to USD 6 million delivered. The spread comes down to…
One conversation is usually enough to shortlist vessels — or to give you a realistic first read on what yours would fetch in this market.
