Management
Captain and crew management, weekly onsite integrity checks, USCG and OSHA compliance, and elite vendor access at VIP rates — passed through at cost.
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Fort Lauderdale · Miami · Florida Keys · Bahamas · Yacht management, charter, concierge
The lead
The 50-to-70-foot yacht is the most poorly managed asset in South Florida.
It rarely justifies a permanent captain, so it gets looked after by whoever is free that week. Nothing is logged. Small failures compound quietly. By the time a surveyor finds them, the owner is paying twice.
Ark & Air runs these vessels the way a well-crewed 120-footer is run: scheduled onsite checks with timestamped photo reports, a preventive schedule driven by engine hours, and every vendor invoice passed through at cost and attached to the job it paid for.
Charter, concierge, and events sit in the same operation — because the people booking the weekend already know the crew hours and the maintenance calendar.
Boat-Bridge software
Our proprietary owner portal. Approve work in two taps, see the invoice attached to the job, and watch budget vs actual without waiting for a statement.
Read more →Charters
20% central-agent commission, customizable itineraries from Miami to the Florida Keys and the Bahamas, and per-charter profit and loss.
Read more →Concierge & events
Transfers, private chefs, dining and entertainment lineups, sporting rentals, and VIP upgrades — arranged around the actual cruising plan.
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Entry management fee per month, published
0%
Markup on vendor and parts invoices
50' – 150'
Vessels managed, power and sail
24/7
Owner line during any active trip or charter
Published rates
Our fees are on the website, not behind a meeting
Watch
$850 – $1,500 / mo
50' – 70', no permanent crew
Steward
$2,000 – $3,500 / mo
60' – 85', part-time captain
Command
$4,500 – $8,500 / mo
70' – 110', full crew
Flag
3% – 5% of budget
100'+, fleets, charter programs
The underserved segment
Most yachts under 70 feet have no full-time crew — and no real management either.
A 55' to 70' vessel rarely justifies a permanent captain, so it gets managed by whoever is free that week. Nothing is logged, small failures compound, and the boat's value quietly erodes. Our Watch and Steward tiers were built specifically for this range.
- Weekly or twice-weekly onsite checks with timestamped photo reports
- Preventive schedule driven by engine and genset hours
- Part-time captain sourcing, scheduling, and payroll administration
- A complete service history you can hand a buyer or a surveyor
Boat-Bridge
The software owners actually open in the marina parking lot
One screen shows what the boat needs, what it costs, and what was already done. No training, no email threads, no calling four vendors for a status.
- Two-tap work order approvals with the quote and photos on the same screen
- At-cost vendor invoices attached to the job they paid for
- Crew certification, medical, and visa expiry alerts in advance
- Budget vs actual that updates as invoices land, not at month end
The transparency guarantee
Four commitments, in writing, in the contract
01
Costs at cost
Vendor and parts invoices pass through untouched. You see the original document.
02
Disclosed incentives
Any rebate, discount, or referral fee we receive is disclosed and credited to you.
03
No brokerage conflict
We do not list vessels we manage for sale, so we never profit from your exit.
04
Your data, exportable
You keep read access to your vessel's full history — even if you leave us.
Request a vessel review
A no-charge walkthrough of your vessel, your current spend, and what a transparent management program would cost. We publish our fees before you ask.