Does using a charter broker cost me anything?

Chris de Kock
Yacht charter broker, DMA Yachting

No. Our service is free to you. Like a travel agent, we are paid commission from the yacht’s side, and the charter fee is the same whether you book through us or go direct. There is no markup for using a broker.

What you get for that same price in the BVI specifically: we know which catamarans and crews actually deliver, which chefs earn their reputations, which boats hold their all-inclusive promises, and we handle the preference sheet, the route, and any accounting questions afterwards.

The one thing we ask: pick one broker and work with them. The same inquiry sent to five brokers means managers see your name five times, and nobody can negotiate well for you after that.