Brokerage sales There were 48 superyacht sales in May according to our records, the highest May tally for at least five years. It’s nearly three times the sales figure in April 2009 and the third highest tally of any month in the least five and a quarter years. The largest…

‘We’re over the hump.’ ‘We’ve turned a corner.’ ‘We’re back in business.’ The numbers from the first half of this year back-up the words of so many brokers – the superyacht market has returned to health. A tally of 221 yachts over 24 metres have been sold in the first…

Continuing strength in superyacht sales and new orders suggest the industry and market are in good health, while delivery and launch figures show the summer season is in full swing. Brokerage sales Forty-five superyachts were sold on the brokerage market in June, only slightly down on May’s tally of 48…

October’s sales tally indicates another bumper end-of-year number. With the 356th yacht of the year sold , luxury yacht sales have just topped the 2013 record figure – itself the best-selling year since before the global financial crisis. Brokerage sales We know of 34 superyacht sales in October, up on…

The last month of 2014 ended respectably, with unspectacular but solid numbers across yacht sales, new yacht orders and launches, plus a couple of extremely large superyacht deliveries on the record. Brokerage sales We know of 26 superyacht sales in December 2014, down only slightly on the previous month’s 29,…