The vessel
A newbuild commissioned for charter, an existing vessel acquired into the fleet, or a fractional share — holding, or on a clear path to, the licensing to charter commercially.
Own & invest · Komodo corridor
Capital in a vessel that earns, instead of one that sits.
The most active market for this model is the Komodo National Park corridor out of Labuan Bajo, where licensed phinisi and motor yachts run near year-round itineraries for an international clientele.
In short
We arrange; we do not operate. That distinction keeps our incentives aligned with yours — we are assessing operators, not defending our own fleet.
- Think in a horizon of five years or more. Vessels are illiquid, and value is realised through the income stream plus an eventual resale of the vessel or share.
- Most programmes include an owner-use allocation — a set number of nights a year, typically outside peak weeks so the vessel keeps earning when demand is strongest.
- A beautiful boat that cannot legally charter is a liability. Paperwork is treated as part of the asset.
The programme
What your capital actually enters
Management & crew
Crew employment, provisioning, scheduled maintenance, dry-docking, insurance, mooring and compliance handled by the operator, who spreads shore teams and spares across many hulls.
Bookings & revenue
Your vessel plugs into an existing demand engine. Rate setting, agent relationships, guest operations and revenue reporting sit with the operator.
Reporting & exit
How performance is reported, how costs are accounted, and what the realistic exit routes are — in writing before anyone commits.
Modelled ranges
Gross charter income by vessel class
Every figure here is a modelled range drawn from market research on the Komodo and Labuan Bajo market. Actual results depend on occupancy, seasonality, rate discipline and maintenance events.
Mid-range catamaran
~USD 180K/ year gross
Operating cost share 35–60% of gross.
Mid-size phinisi
USD 250–450K/ year gross
Six to eight cabins. Operating cost share 35–60% of gross.
Large luxury phinisi
Up to ~USD 600K/ year gross
Operating cost share 35–60% of gross.
None of this is guaranteed. The 35–60% band is wide partly because maintenance reserves and dry-docking cycles live inside it — a major unplanned event can push a given year toward or beyond the top of it.
The corridor
Why Komodo rather than Bali itself
Komodo National Park is where multi-day charter demand concentrates. Guests fly into Labuan Bajo specifically to board vessels for two- to five-night itineraries, and that is what supports the overnight rates driving the income models.
Bali generates strong day-charter demand, but the high-gross programmes are built around the Komodo corridor.
Before you allocate
Questions investors ask
Real programmes and real workings, not a brochure.
Tell us your capital range and objectives, and we will tell you plainly what is open, what it models, and what it costs to run.