Jane Hardy at Peter Insull’s Yacht Marketing asks me to mention that their joint central agency for sale with International Yacht Collection, Trinity’s 49.07m Blind Date is a finalist in the best semi-displacement motor yacht over 40 metres category at this year’s World Superyacht Awards.
Says Jane: “Blind Date was delivered in late 2009 to her proud owner who insisted ... Read more

Caroline Walters at Burgess sends me word of a new central agency for sale: the 42.9m sailing yacht Vent D’est, built by Vitters to a Dubois design in 2002.
ABS classed and MCA compliant, this pedigree Dutch sloop has a beautiful Redman Whiteley Dixon interior sleeping eight guests in a master, two doubles and a twin ... Read more

Rory Trahair at Edmiston & Company tells me that Chris Cecil-Wright has now signed a joint central agency for sale, with Eric Lepeingle of Lepeingle & Associates, of the 46m performance motor yacht Pure One.
Pure One was built by Arno in 2008 as one of the Leopard range of superyachts and has an interior by ... Read more

January 2010’s brokerage sales are already shaping up to be far better than the equivalent month in 2009 when only four superyachts were sold. So far this month 11 yachts have been reported sold, the latest being Feadship’s 39.05m Liberty GB, sold by Burgess with no other broker involved.
Delivered from the Van Lent yard in ... Read more

Talking to Toby Maclaurin at Ocean Independence, I find out more about Peter Hurzeler and Axel Douque’s new central listing, the 38.5m motor yacht 4H.
4H was built by Sanlorenzo in 2008 as the first in a highly innovative series of aluminium superyachts called the Alloy 40 range. A notable, radical  feature is four folding platforms that create ... Read more

Belated news indeed as Joe Marino at Atlantic Yacht & Ship confirms the sale of his central listing, the 26.5m motor yacht Serenity, in December 2009 with Mike Scalisi at MarineMax acting for the buyer.
Serenity was built by Johnson Yachts in 2004 and features high gloss cherrywood cabinetry accented by warm-coloured fabrics. Her four staterooms, including ... Read more

Patrick Coote at Fraser Yachts emails me to say that Neal Esterly’s central agency for sale, the 39.7m motor yacht Lady Zelda, has had a price cut.
Lady Zelda was built by Christensen in 1993 to ABS class and her 2006 refit saw a new interior installed by Patty Walker. The main saloon has ample seating ... Read more

It looks like the 64m motor yacht Trident is off on her travels again as joint central agents Chris Cecil-Wright at Edmiston & Company and Merle Wood and Peter Croke at Merle Wood & Associates write to say that she’s currently heading for Abu Dhabi where she’ll be available for inspection during the Yacht Show ... Read more

Vassilis Fotilas at Fraser Yachts in Monaco writes to say that he’s signed the 24.2m motor yacht Lady K of Monaco for sale.
Lady K of Monaco was built by Falcon Yachts in 1994 and refitted in 2000, sleeping 10 guests in four staterooms. A spacious aft deck leads into the main saloon, forward of which is the ... Read more

More news in from  John Cohen and Merle Wood of Merle Wood & Associates  as they send word that they’re now joint central agents for sale of the 37.5m motor yacht Temptation.
Temptation, delivered by Palmer Johnson in 2005 and refitted in 2009, has an exterior styled by Nuvolari Lenard who also designed the interior decor. And their ... Read more