Boats and Brokers
Three yachts lost in NDSQ shipyard fire
A building at Nakilat Damen Shipyards Qatar (NDSQ) just north of Doha burned and collapsed on three motoryachts on Aug. 11, according to sources known to The Triton. No injuries…
News in the brokerage fleet: Alia project sells; Admiral new builds listed
Yachts sold Project Al Waab II, a 180-foot (55m) new build from Alia Yachts designed by Vripack, with delivery scheduled for summer 2021, sold with the assistance of SF Yachts.…
Lawrie returns to Merle Wood & Associates
Fort Lauderdale-based brokerage firm Merle Wood & Associates has added veteran yacht broker Iain Lawrie to its sales staff. According to a press release, Lawrie will focus on the purchase…
New build Ferretti 920 delivered
M/Y L’Opera, the 10th hull in the Ferretti 920 series, was sold by Camper & Nicholsons broker Gaston Lees-Buckley and has been delivered to repeat and long-standing clients, according to…
Sirena Yachts launches its largest yacht
Turkish yard Sirena Yachts recently launched the Sirena 88, which at 88 feet (26.8m) is its largest yacht to date. Equipped with twin 1,550-hp Man engines and featuring five staterooms…
Latest in the brokerage fleet: D-Fence sold; Perla listed
Yachts sold M/Y D-Fence, a 107-foot (32.6m) President built in 2008, sold by Denison broker Will Noftsinger. Asking price was just under $3.5 million. M/Y Seabeach (formerly Divina), a 105-foot…
Latest in the charter fleet: April joins NJ
News in the charter fleet M/Y April, a 172-foot (52.3m) Amels launched in 2010, available for summer charter in the western Med through Northrop & Johnson. M/Y Excellence, a 150-foot…
Benetti’s largest yacht sets sail
Benetti’s 354-foot (108m) yacht FB275 left the shipyard in Livorno on July 26. It’s the largest yacht ever built by Benetti, and the first of the yard’s self-proclaimed “Giga Season”…
Latest news in the brokerage fleet: Balista, Praxis sell; Solo, Maybe listed
Yachts sold M/Y Balista, a 153-foot (47m) Cantieri di Pisa launched in 2013, sold by Merle Wood & Associates broker John Jacobi, who represented the seller, and HMY Yacht Sales…
Benetti delivers three
Benetti has delivered three Class category yachts from its Viareggio shipyard: M/Y Big Five, a Mediterraneo 116; M/Y Aslan, the seventh Delfino 95 unit, BD107; and BS011, the eleventh Classic…
