Proper registration is the foundation of safe, compliant and worry-free yacht ownership. Yacht Broker Caribbean guides you through the entire process, from the first form to the final certificate, so nothing is left open.
We register vessels across multiple jurisdictions — Europe, the United States and throughout the Caribbean — giving your boat recognition and flexibility wherever you sail.
For a Curaçao registration we handle the full process with the relevant authorities on your behalf:
If the boat was shipped in, customs comes first. Any import duty due on arrival has to be settled before registration can go ahead — we handle both, in that order, so the file does not stall halfway. See yacht transport for how that runs.
Not every owner wants a local flag. Depending on where you sail, where the boat is kept and how it is used, a European or American registration can be the better fit. We will tell you which jurisdiction makes sense for your situation before you commit to one.
Registration is largely a matter of knowing which office needs which document, and in what order. We have been doing this in the Dutch Caribbean for more than 25 years and deal with these authorities regularly — which is usually the difference between a file that moves and one that sits.
Tell us what the vessel is and where it lies, and we will set out which route applies and what it involves.