Vela is a 50-metre luxury sailing phinisi carrying 12 guests — up to 14 with two children — in six ensuite staterooms. Built in Sulawesi in the traditional way and chartered through international brokerage, she runs private whole-boat Komodo itineraries from Labuan Bajo, with pricing on request.
Vela belongs to the small club of Indonesian phinisi that circulate in the international superyacht market rather than the local cruise trade — the boats a broker in Monaco can name. Hull and rig came from Sulawesi master builders; the management and crew standard came from the charter yacht world. For a client comparing a komodo superyacht charter against flying the family to the Mediterranean, Vela is usually the boat that settles the argument.
Vela at a glance
| Class | Luxury yacht (sailing phinisi) |
|---|---|
| Length | 50 m |
| Guests | 12 adults; up to 14 with 2 children |
| Cabins | 6 ensuite staterooms |
| Crew | Full professional crew with chef |
| Base | Labuan Bajo |
| Style | Private whole-boat charter only |
Kristo’s curation note
Vela is the boat I shortlist when three couples or a full family want real staterooms without stepping down to a smaller boat’s fourth and fifth cabins. Her honest tradeoff is calendar, not quality: she works an international season and Komodo windows go early, so the clients who get her are the ones who commit six months out rather than six weeks.
Best for
- Three couples or multi-family groups filling six genuine staterooms
- Charterers used to Med or Caribbean yachts trying Indonesia for the first time
- Milestone trips — significant birthdays, reunions — that need a flagship
- Guests extending beyond Komodo into longer east-Indonesia legs
A typical 3D2N route in her class
A 50-metre yacht charter Labuan Bajo itinerary runs the park at anchor-hopping pace. Day one clears the harbor for Kelor’s short summit and a first swim, then the Kalong anchorage for the bat exodus at dusk. Day two front-loads Padar’s sunrise ridge, follows with Pink Beach and the ranger-led dragon walk on Komodo Island, and ends drifting Karang Makassar with the mantas. Day three gives the Taka Makassar sandbar its low-tide hour, a quiet pass by Rinca, and a long lunch on the sail home. Three nights and up, the south — Horseshoe Bay in season — comes into play; the framework is on our 3D2N Komodo charter page.
Life on board
Six staterooms is the number that makes Vela work for real groups. On a five-cabin boat, someone always draws the short cabin; here the accommodation reads as one class, which changes the politics of a shared charter more than any brochure line will admit. The build itself is the other half of the appeal — Sulawesi ironwood craft carrying an interior finished to international charter standard, so guests get the romance of a traditional hull without the compromises that usually come with it. Days run yacht-style: the crew proposes, the principal disposes. Children are welcome within the operator’s stated limit of two, and the crew are practiced at running a kids’ afternoon at a sandbar while the adults hold the shade deck. For groups continuing past Komodo, her range makes the longer east-Indonesia legs a genuine option rather than a stretch.
Pricing: how Vela is quoted
Vela quotes on request, whole-boat per trip, in line with international brokerage practice — expect the rate quoted plus expenses (fuel beyond the standard allowance, park fees, premium provisioning) rather than one blended number. We publish no rack rate here because her calendar and rate genuinely move with season and routing. Send dates and we return the live quote, documented, alongside a like-for-like comparison against Amandira and Lamima so the shortlist argues on paper rather than on brochure adjectives. Contracting and permits run through our operating team at Komodo Luxury, TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice 2022–2025.
Check dates for Vela
WhatsApp us at (+62) 811 3823 875 with your dates and group size, or email sales@komodoluxury.com.
Similar boats in the yacht class
- Amandira — Aman’s 52-metre sailing phinisi, service-first
- Lamima — the largest traditionally built phinisi in the class
- Mutiara Laut — classic schooner lines, small-party elegance
See every graded vessel on the Labuan Bajo charter fleet page, or the tier overview on luxury yacht charter Komodo.