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Sailing in the Sunshine State

Superyacht Investor Contributor

4 Nov 22

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The largest in-water boat show in the world opened its gates for the 63rd time last week as more than 100,000 attendees and 1,300 watercraft…

The SEA Index was developed with the Yacht Club de Monaco in 2020.

Strains on supply chains

Superyacht Investor Contributor

25 Oct 22

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There is good news and bad news when the market is this buoyant. The good news is that record highs reported in the post-pandemic boom…

The SEA Index was developed with the Yacht Club de Monaco in 2020.

The full Monte (Carlo)

Superyacht Investor Contributor

6 Oct 22

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The strong gales at the Monaco Yacht Show may have prevented superyachts from anchoring around Port Hercule (pictured) this year. But showgoers seemed resilient to…

No second wind needed for new build sector

Superyacht Investor Contributor

20 Sep 22

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The superyacht industry looks buoyant. Despite rising inflation, sanctions, worries of an impending global recession and the looming prospect of the sales bubble bursting, yacht…

Superyachts in Cannes harbour.

Yes, we Cannes

Superyacht Investor Contributor

8 Sep 22

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There is nothing quite like the French Riviera at this time of year. In Cannes, Vieux Port (pictured) and Port Canto this week welcomed more…

Why superyacht investors should put their money on green

Superyacht Investor Contributor

1 Sep 22

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A green tide is rising. For evidence, look no further than next week’s Cannes Yachting Festival, where the new Green Route initiative will showcase environmental…

Hammer time for seized yachts

Superyacht Investor Contributor

25 Aug 22

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We all love a bargain. Many were looking for one this week, as brokerage Howe Robinson Partners auctioned the seized superyacht Axioma in Gibraltar. The yacht belonged…

Blackstone is eyeing MarineMax, which owns superyacht brands Fraser Yachts and Northrop & Johnson.

Testing positive

Superyacht Investor Contributor

16 Aug 22

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Reporting a positive result has a slightly different connotation in a post-pandemic world, but there is only good news coming from publicly listed companies. Unlike…

Russian yachts are having a Rotter-dam

Superyacht Investor Contributor

22 Jul 22

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Imagine spending €1.654bn ($1.682bn) on superyachts. What would your investment buy? One answer is 24 luxury vessels. That is the combined value of 24 yachts…

Superyacht berth rates

Superyacht Investor Contributor

15 Jul 22

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Marinas are on the frontline of the yachting boom. More superyachts mean more superyacht berths are needed in ports around the world, particularly in evergreen…

Old is gold

Superyacht Investor Contributor

5 Jul 22

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While many are enjoying the superyacht industry’s new Roaring Twenties of the 21st Century, 100 years ago, revellers were donning pin-stripe suits or flapper dresses,…

Sharing is sparing (on costs)

Superyacht Investor Contributor

24 Jun 22

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There are lots of industry sceptics when it comes to yacht co-ownership. But brokerage, management and co-ownership specialists, Floating Life and SeaNet do not care.…

Smoke on the water

Superyacht Investor Contributor

14 Jun 22

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In 1971, one of rock’s greatest ever guitar riffs was conceived after a fire incinerated a venue on the Lake Geneva shoreline. Today, however, smoke…

Amadea first yacht for the Lisa O. Monaco Yacht Show

Alasdair Whyte

7 Jun 22

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The long arm of US law reaches at least 7,767 miles (12,500km). Today it took control of the motor yacht Amadea, which was seized in…

US sanctions Imperial Yachts and CEO Evgeniy Kochman

Alasdair Whyte

4 Jun 22

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The US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has added Imperial Yachts and its CEO Evgeniy Kochman to its sanctions list. It has also sanctioned…

Superyacht Investor London 2022: Sanctions lead to choppy waters

Alasdair Whyte

27 May 22

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There were no Russian yacht owners at Superyacht Investor London 2022 for obvious reasons. But the effects of the Russian invasion of Ukraine dominated much…

Superyachts, the Fifth Amendment and the French Revolution

Superyacht Investor Contributor

10 May 22

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The Founding Fathers, the French proletariat and 205ft luxury yachts may never have been mentioned in the same instance before; yet all are prominent features…

Seized yachts: What we know so far

Superyacht Investor Contributor

25 Apr 22

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More than 50 yachts, valued in billions of dollars, have been detained worldwide in connection with sanctions imposed after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, according…

UK government sanctions owner of Heesen Yachts

Alasdair Whyte

14 Apr 22

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The UK government has sanctioned Vagit Alekperov, who owns Heesen Yachts. Alekperov is subject to a UK travel ban and asset freeze. Alekperov bought the…

As sanctions bite, what happens to Russian-owned superyachts?

Superyacht Investor Contributor

14 Apr 22

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In the past eight weeks at least 25 Russian superyachts have been seized, arrested or detained by governments, banks and law enforcement agencies. This includes…

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