Every year the big charter fleets phase out hundreds of well-maintained catamarans in the Caribbean. 2025 US tariffs froze the buyer pool that would normally absorb them. We acquire them in the BVI, handle customs and ocean delivery, and hand you the keys at your US marina — for $50,000 to $100,000 below comparable US-listed inventory.
The big charter operators — Moorings, Sunsail, Dream Yacht — run 5-year fleet cycles. Every year they buy hundreds of new catamarans and dump the predecessor inventory. Moorings alone took 160 new hulls in 2024. The supply is durable and predictable.
The natural buyer is American. But 2025 tariffs took the import duty from 1.5% to 20-25% — overnight. Add customs paperwork, ocean delivery, USCG documentation, and the on-island survey coordination, and most DIY buyers walk. The friction is the moat.
Fleet operators pay ongoing slip fees, insurance, and maintenance on every unsold boat. Each cut they take comes off our cost basis. Ex-fleet boats that retail for $550K-$600K in the US sit at $275K-$400K in BVI brokerage and the asks keep coming down.
Every boat in our inventory is sourced from a major charter fleet — Moorings, Sunsail, Dream Yacht — with complete maintenance records and a fresh phase-out. We don't list anything until we've reviewed the logbook and confirmed the survey allotment.
You request an inspection (in-person sea trial or remote video walkthrough), wire deposit to escrow, and we execute. BVI acquisition, 20% import duty, ocean delivery, USCG documentation, final delivery to your marina — five line items, one wire, one timeline.
Our delivered price is transparent: BVI ask + survey + duty + delivery + customs + our margin. Every boat detail page shows the math. You pay $475K for a Leopard 40 that lists for $580K duty-paid on YachtWorld. The savings are the structural arbitrage.
Public data on the Caribbean catamaran market that shapes our acquisition strategy.
Sources: Moorings Brokerage · BVI Yacht Sales · The Multihull Company · Just Catamarans · US Customs & Border Protection