You get impartial, owner-side advice with no boat to sell you: help sourcing, surveying and negotiating the right vessel; oversight of a new build or refit as your owner's representative; guidance on ownership and flag structuring; and insurance and budget planning. Unlike brokerage, you are paying purely for expertise that sits on your side of the table. [[State the consultancy fee basis — hourly, per project, or an owner's-rep %.]]

There is no single right answer: a new yacht brings warranty cover and current technology but a higher price and less room to customise; a pre-owned brokerage yacht is the most budget-friendly route but carries more maintenance risk; a full custom build gives complete control at the cost of a much longer timeline. Center of the seas lays out this trade-off objectively against how you actually plan to use the boat before you commit.

Registering under the Thai flag brings 7% VAT but makes local cruising and chartering straightforward, while an offshore or international registry is what most owners choose to defer that VAT and keep resale abroad simpler. Our consultancy weighs this against where you intend to cruise, charter and eventually sell the yacht. [[Verify tax-deferral specifics with a Thai marine lawyer.]]