Choosing the right flag state is about the numbers, not the name.

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.

Start a consultation Deposits from $500, credited 100% toward registration.
Jurisdiction comparison — extract SCALE 1:1
  Cayman Malta Marshall Is.
Provisional reg. 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
One page of a full comparison memo — the deliverable from a Standard-tier consultation.
FIG. 01 — SIDE PROFILE, NOT TO SCALE REV A

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.

That comparison isn't only registration fees and processing time. It covers the rules that actually govern the vessel afterward — port-state inspection regimes, crew-nationality and certification requirements, and where a foreign flag can and can't carry paying passengers — the details a fee schedule doesn't show, and the ones that actually catch owners out.

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.

01

Pay the consultation deposit

Sized to your vessel's tier. Non-refundable — it's the fee for the advisory work itself, not a hold.

02

Receive the jurisdiction memo

A written comparison across the flags that actually fit your case, plus a call to walk through it.

03

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.

04

Credit applied at registration

Proceed with us and the full deposit comes off your registration invoice, within the tier's credit window.

Registration and reflagging can take weeks — you shouldn't have to chase us for status.

  • EmailA note at every real milestone — provisional registration filed, documents ready to sign, certificate issued. Not routine noise.
  • WhatsAppFor clients who'd rather get a text than dig through an inbox.
  • Your captain or managerAdd them as a second contact if they're the one tracking logistics day to day.
  • A direct callIncluding to a satellite line if that's how you're reachable underway, for anything that needs your signature or immediate attention.

Consultation fees, by vessel complexity

Priced by what actually drives the advisory work — financing, crew nationality, commercial use — not just length overall.

Starter
Under 24m (79ft) · private use · single owner
Delivered
2–3 flag comparison memo, 30-minute call
Fee
$500
Credit
100% toward registration
Window
90 days
Superyacht & complex
40m+ · commercial/charter · multiple stakeholders
Delivered
Full advisory engagement, coordination with your existing counsel, deregistration & reflagging timeline plan sequenced to avoid a stateless gap
Fee
from $5,000
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.

Tell us about the vessel and we'll size the right consultation.

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Confidential by default. Vessel, ownership, and financial details you share with us are used only to prepare your consultation — never shared with third parties, and never sold or used for marketing, without your consent.