Bluewater is a yacht charter company based in Antibes, in the South of France. Bluewater is a cutting edge company with a particular focus on personal service and attention to detail. Established in 1991, the company has five branches – Brokerage, Charter, Crew Training, Crew placement and Management. Bluewater operates globally in Zug, Switzerland, Palma [...]
Sunreef Yachts Charter, originally launched in 2002 as a small in-house broker office, has today rapidly grown into a major player on the international market with an elite niche. A fine selection of power and sailing yachts are offered for charter in the most beautiful charter destinations worldwide, guaranteeing the most unforgettable charter vacations. Beyond [...]
From the point of view of brokerage sales, May 2010 proved to be a solid if unspectacular month with 21 superyachts over 24 metres sold at total asking prices of €145 million, a dip from the previous month’s 24 yachts sold asking €261 million. The largest yacht sold was DCAN’s 75.31m Phocea asking €9.9 million, [...]
Brokerage: a buyer’s market April 2010 saw 23 superyachts over 24 metres sold at total asking prices of €253 million, a marked increase over the March 2010 figures of 14 yachts sold asking a total of €153 million. This also represents a 36% increase on April 2009 when 21 yachts were sold asking €186 million. [...]
The ongoing economic crisis in Greece isn’t just of concern to the EU – it has also now started to worry the charter sector. “The big concern coming from brokers is about client fund escrow accounts in Greek banks that are holding charter funds,” explains Missy Johnston, owner of Northrop & Johnson Yacht Charters. “One [...]
Consumers today have the privilege of choice. You can customize almost every detail of our luxury vacation, but also packaged the package as an all-inclusive vacation, if he so wishes. They cost the cruise ship lifestyle and have had their fair share of aircraft. Now they want something a little different. Whether it is a [...]
Roger Horner, founder of the yacht electronics company, began to notice an unfamiliar trend in the superyacht market this past winter after a heady decade of expansion: customers were calling his Mallorca headquarters to see whether they could cancel or cut back their orders. If the radar was broken, it had to be fixed. But [...]
