The society represents the organized voice of individual yachts and their crew. The CYS
advocates, educates and promotes on behalf of its members. The following privileges are
available to every Member of the Charter Yacht Society BVI.
The List of Benefits.
- We are the only government recognized, non-profit
organization representing the unique interests of the crewed yacht industry in the Virgin
Islands.
- We participate in government forums and serve on
committees dealing with key issues affecting the crewed yacht industry.
- We are industry partners with the BVI Tourist Board
thereby benefiting from their global promotions.
- We secure discounts on your behalf at establishments
territory wide including marinas, chandleries and telecommunication providers. (see businesses)
- We provide networking relationships with the BVI Marine Association & BVI Chamber of Commerce and Hotel
Association. We currently have board representation on both organizations, as well
on the Maritime Advisory Board - a Cabinet appointed position.
- We offer individual representation on our website.
- We organize 2 charter yacht shows annually both of which
are discounted for members.
- We circulate industry related updates with frequency.
- Where needed we offer personal assistance navigating
government channels.
- In 2016, National Health Insurance (NHI) became mandatory
for all employees. Payments are made monthly by employer and employee. To find out more
about the benefits visit National Health Insurance.
Supplemental insurance can be obtained through Caribbean
Insurers Ltd
- In addition to National Health Insurance, every employee
with a BVI work permit pays into Social Security. You should understand all SSB benefits
which cover sickness to employment injury. SSB pays either an age grant or age pension
depending on the number of your contributions.
To find out more visit Social Security
Board
- We offer access to a database of more than 200
international charter yacht brokers