Boats and Brokers
Azimut-Benetti receives five awards at Cannes
The Azimut-Benetti Group was named “Shipyard of the Year” at the Cannes Yachting Festival, which took place Sept 11-16. The group also earned four other awards during World Yacht Trophies…
Latest news in the brokerage fleet: Ontario sells; Days, Okto listed
Yachts sold M/Y Ontario, a 152-foot (46m) Lürssen launched in 1992, sold in an in-house deal by Yacht & Villa broker Mark Seaton. Asking price was €7.95 million. M/Y Wanted,…
Brig USA named No. 2 distributor worldwide
Brig USA has signed 15 dealers in the past 11 months, making it the No. 2 distributor worldwide for the Kharkov, Ukraine-based boatbuilder of rigid-hull inflatables. Brig USA started in…
Turkish yard plans mini-series based on new build
Turkish shipyard Alia Yachts has delivered the custom-built, 102-foot (31m) Virgen del Mar VI to its owner. The full-displacement yacht is 235 gross tons with a steel hull and aluminum…
Yacht fire at Lurssen yard
A large yacht under construction caught fire in Lürssen’s production shed at the Bremen-Aumund shipyard in Germany on Friday. The company issued this statement: “In the early morning at approximately…
Latest in the charter fleet: Christina O, Force Blue
News in the charter fleet M/Y Christina O, a 325-foot (99m) passenger vessel originally launched in 1943 by Canadian Vickers Limited as a frigate in the Royal Canadian Navy and…
Latest news in the brokerage fleet: Azimut, Viking sell; Moon Sand listed
Yachts sold M/Y Persistence, an 85-foot (26m) Azimut delivered in 2009, sold by listing agents Peter Quintal and Juno Prudhomm of Denison, and Allied Marine broker Ariel Taubas, who brought…
Latest news in the brokerage fleet: Luchya sells; Areti, Herculina listed
Yachts sold S/Y Luchya, an 89-foot (27m) sloop built by Dubbel and Jesse in 1993, sold by Northrop & Johnson broker Joost Goverts. Asking price was €800,000. New in the…
Latest news in the brokerage fleet: Azzam, Excellence listed
New in the sales fleet M/Y Adamas II (originally Azzam), a 200-foot (61m) boat built by Dauphin Yachts in 1987, listed with Camper & Nicholsons for €14 million. M/Y Maybe,…
New Johnson 93 yacht for sale
Taiwanese yacht builder Johnson Yachts recently presented its latest version of the Johnson 93, a wide-beam, 93-foot (28.36m), four-stateroom yacht featuring dual-level vertical windows. The lower bank of nine curved…
