Flagship is actually the indispensible link between the charter yacht Crews and the charter vacation yacht Brokers.
Who is Flagship? Flagship was originally HomePort. Then Flagship was
purchased by the Virgin Islands Charter Yacht League in the late 1980’s, and has grown to be one of the premier clearing houses in the Caribbean. Flagship, Inc. is operated, not by an owner, but by a volunteer Board of Governors comprised of working yacht owners and Captains. All members of the Board of Governors are members of the Virgin Islands Charter Yacht League (VICL). VICL is a non-profit agency whose mission is to promote 
tourism in the Caribbean through promotion of crewed chartered yacht vacations.
What is a Clearinghouse? A yacht clearinghouse is the primary link between you and the charter brokers. Your clearinghouse keeps your calendar along with the all 
the rate, specifications and other details about your yacht and your crew. We provide that information to the charter brokers. Think of us as your “on the spot” information services. We will distribute your information to charter yacht brokers on our two websites - one for in house details and one a non-contact source for brokers to use in marketing. We also keep your information up to date on Central Yacht Agent, Book A Yacht and the CDI Guide.
Flagship is also your secretarial and mail service. We track receipt of contracts and preference sheets and will fax or email to you (at no charge) regardless of your location. We offer faxes, photo copies, scanner, computers (with DSL or dial up for your laptop), telephones and filing of your electronic Notice of Departures/Arrivals
for your US based pickups/dropoffs. Flagship stays current on all regulations that apply to YOUR business and make it our business to keep you on top of all current regulations in the USVI, BVI and down island. Our friendly staff is on hand to assist you with any information you need to help keep YOUR business professional and profitable.
Calendar Desk Functionality: Our personnel strive to stay knowledgeable of our yachts, their accommodations and their crews. We maintain up-to-the-minute calendars on each yacht as well as current yacht and crew information sheets. Our information is only as current as what your provide us.
The Charter Owners/Crews would not be able to replace the services that Flagship provides them. If they had to, it would require them adding an entire layer of staff, which would be cost prohibitive. Flagship is managed by Sue Maki and her amazing team of Josey and Elizabeth. Please contact me if you have any further questions about Flagship, or if you would like to explore what it would be like to have your charter yacht become a member of this important service organization for the Owners/Crews of the charter yacht industry.