As a way of measuring the global economy, this has got to be the coolest. From Abramovich’s Eclipse to a simple $250,000 a week charter, let’s have a look to the superyacht industry. Azure shoots are bubbling up in the yachting industry. Just in the past few weeks, Brazilian shipyard MCP, Turkey’s Sunrise Yachts, and [...]
Fourteen superyachts larger than 79 feet were sold in January at asking prices totally more than $113 million. That compares to only four reported sales in January 2009 for about $33 million, according to a recent news report on BoatInternational.com. The largest transaction last month was a 192-foot Capri built by Là¼rssen Yachts and sold [...]
While uncertainty still dominates the global economy, 2010 is set to be a ground breaking year for the superyacht industry worldwide, as bigger, longer and more luxurious boats are being delivered in record numbers and a new dedicated web portal, superyachts.com, is bringing new life to this traditionally closed and secretive industry. In 2010, 19 [...]
