Choosing a flag state is a decision, not a form to fill out.
We're a jurisdiction-decision consultancy for yacht owners weighing a reflag — tax residency, financing, crew rules, and registry timelines, worked through before you commit to a registry. The consultation fee is credited in full toward registration if you proceed with us.
| Cayman | Malta | Marshall Is. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provisional registration | 2–3 weeks | 4–6 weeks | ~24 hours |
| Best suited for | 30m+, private | EU-based charter | Financed, fast close |
| Mortgage recording | Strong | Strong (EU) | Lender-preferred |
Nobody sells the decision itself.
Registration processors will file paperwork for whichever flag you name — Delaware, Cayman, the Marshall Islands — but none of them tell you which one actually fits your ownership structure, financing, or cruising pattern. That question gets waved off to a phone call.
Advisory firms write good articles about the factors involved, then end every one of them the same way: talk to a specialist. The specialist conversation is the product. Almost nobody prices it as one.
We do. You pay for a structured, written comparison against your specific vessel and situation — and if you register through us afterward, that fee comes off the invoice.
How the deposit becomes a credit
The consultation is priced as real work, not a sales call — which is what makes the credit meaningful rather than a discount trick.
Pay the consultation deposit
Sized to your vessel's tier. Non-refundable — it's the fee for the advisory work itself, not a hold.
Receive the jurisdiction memo
A written comparison across the flags that actually fit your case, plus a call to walk through it.
Decide, on your terms
Take the memo to your own counsel, sit on it, or move immediately — there's no pressure built into the fee.
Credit applied at registration
Proceed with us and the full deposit comes off your registration invoice, within the tier's credit window.
Consultation fees, by vessel complexity
Priced by what actually drives the advisory work — financing, crew nationality, commercial use — not just length overall.
Starter
- Delivered: 2–3 flag comparison memo, 30-minute call
- Credit: 100% toward registration
- Window: 90 days
Standard
- Delivered: full comparison modeling tax, financing, insurance; 60-minute call; follow-up Q&A
- Credit: 100% toward registration
- Window: 120 days
Superyacht & complex
- Delivered: full advisory engagement, coordination with your existing counsel, deregistration & reflagging timeline plan
- Credit: 100% toward registration
- Window: 180 days
Deposits are non-refundable if you don't proceed with registration, and are credited only against our registration/reflagging service fee — third-party registry and government fees are pass-through regardless of tier. Vessels above roughly 60m, or engagements coordinating three or more outside advisors, are quoted individually rather than on the Superyacht tier.