News in overnight from Neal Esterly of Fraser Yachts in San Diego that the price of Christensen’s 39m Lady Zelda has been reduced from $7.95 million to $7.45 million. Built in 1993 and benefitting from a thorough interior refit in 2006, she accommodates 10 guests in five staterooms including a master and VIP suite. Her ... Read more

We don’t usually carry news of new launches on this site – yet, but this one, Baglietto’s 53m Baraka, is for sale by Merle Wood and Peter Croke at Merle Wood & Associates.  Built in steel and aluminium, Lloyds classed and MCA compliant, she has six large staterooms. There’s also a library, study and gymnasium ... Read more

On March 20th this column carried the news that Josh Gulbranson in the Fort Lauderdale office of Fraser Yachts had reduced the price of Monte Fino’s 28.4m Babe so that, as Josh put it, “She’s the best value yacht on the market today and is priced for a quick sale.” Just over a month later, ... Read more

More news in from Rory Trahair of Edmiston & Company as Mike Horsley in the Antibes office reduces the price of the 29m classic sailing yacht Adventuress by $950,000 to $1.95 million. Built in 1924 by William Fife & Sons, she was refitted in 2004 and accommodates six guests. Meanwhile, Jonathan Zwaans in Monaco is ... Read more

When I mentioned in this column on January 19th that Chris Cecil-Wright of Edmiston had listed Heesen’s 47.6m Blowzy for sale at a highly competitive price, I had no idea that she would sell so quickly, with the buyer introduced by Inigo Nicholson of Engel & Voelkers in Madrid. Launched in 1998, Blowzy accommodates up ... Read more

A call from the ever-enthusiastic crew at Dahm International reveals that Jongert’s 42T Passe Partout is now for sale through Herbert Dahm. She’s the third Jongert for the same owner and was named after the faithful servant in Jules Verne’s novel ‘Around the World in 80 Days’ and has certainly lived up to her name, ... Read more

Jan-Jaap Minnema in the Monaco office of Fraser Yachts emails me to say that he was the central agent for sale in two transactions that were completed earlier this week. Firstly, San Lorenzo’s 30.5m African Queen D was sold on Monday, with David Legrand and Sean Doyle acting for the buyer. Built in 1995 and ... Read more

Rory Trahair of Edmiston & Company sends in the news that Chris Cecil-Wright in the Monaco office has listed Feadship’s 71.6m Utopia for sale. Built in 2004, she accommodates 12 guests and cruises at 14 knots. Currently en route from the Caribbean to the Mediterranean, her asking price is $69 million.
Also in the Monaco office, ... Read more

I’m afraid that I interrupted IYC’s Frank Grzeszczak’s lunch to ask him about his recent new central agency for sale, Oceanco’s 37.5m Caprice. Frank points out that she’s a co-central agency with Cheny Sabates III and is currently available for viewing in Fort Lauderdale. Built in 1994 to a Gerhard Gilgenast design and with ... Read more

You can now read the latest edition of Ocean Views, Ocean Independence’s 16 page newsletter, online. With descriptions of yachts currently under construction and available for sale, including Rossi Navi’s 54m motor yacht launching in 2011, plus new central agencies of pre-owned yachts and opinions on the state of the market, it’s a pretty solid ... Read more