Boats and Brokers
Latest in the fleet: Minderella sells; Virago listed; Elegant 007 with HR
Yachts sold M/Y Minderella, the 188-foot (57m) Feadship launched in 1986, sold by Merle Wood & Associates and Y.Co, who jointly represented the seller. M/Y Endeavour II, a 163-foot (50m)…
Latest in the brokerage fleet: Tugatsu sold; Perle Noire listed
Yachts sold M/Y Tugatsu (ex-September Blue), a 149-foot (45.2m) Feadship launched in 1989, in an in-house deal at Y.Co. S/Y Blue Too, a 112-foot (34m) Ron Holland-designed sailing yacht built…
Latest in the fleet: Bacchus sells; New Sunseeker listed
Yachts sold M/Y Bacchus, a 146-foot (44m) Trinity launched in 2004, by Denison broker Chris Daves. Broker Nicholas Scherb of 26 North Yachts represented the seller. It was listed at…
Detroit firm acquires Luke Brown
Detroit, Michigan-based KAM Yacht Sales has acquired Fort Lauderdale-based brokerage firm Luke Brown Yachts. Founded in 2006, KAM Yacht Sales is a subsidiary of Lormax Stern, a commercial real estate…
Fort Lauderdale broker launches firm, acquires Neptune
Fort Lauderdale-based yacht broker Frank Grzeszczak has launched FGI Yacht Group and acquired Neptune Group Yachting. Industry veteran DJ Parker, who launched NGY in 1997, will stay on and lead…
Latest in the brokerage fleet: Mag III, Jedi sell; Flag listed
Yachts sold M/Y Mag III, a 148-foot (45m) Benetti launched in 2009, sold by Merle Wood & Associates brokers Merle Wood and John Cohen, who brought the buyer. Fraser brokers…
YPI hires new head of fleet operations
London-based Yachting Partners International has appointed Yves Damette as head of fleet operations within the yacht management department. Damette previously was fleet operations manager for one of the world’s largest…
Lyman-Morse adds two brokers
JP Shipman and Erik Ekberg have joined the brokerage sales team of Lyman-Morse in Maine. Shipman is an avid yachtsman with more than four decades of offshore maritime experience. He…
Latest news in the charter fleet: Savannah joins NJ
News in the charter fleet M/Y Savannah, a 118-foot (36m) Intermarine launched in 2000, now for charter with Northrop & Johnson in the Bahamas and in New England in summer.…
Latest news in the brokerage fleet: Sunrays, The Goose listed
New in the sales fleet M/Y Sunrays, a 280-foot (85m) Oceanco launched in 2010, jointly listed with Merle Wood & Associates and Edmiston for €129 million. M/Y The Goose (ex-Brave…
