Gage Powell at Ardell in Fort Lauderdale sends in the news that his central agency for sale, the 40.5m sailing yacht Marlin Delrey V, has had a price cut.
Designed and built by a team at the top of their game in 1993, this superyacht’s naval architect was Ron Holland, exterior stylist Tony Castro and interior designer Ken Freivokh, ... Read more

Craig Cadwalader tells me that Ardell, as central agents for Hakvoort’s 34.1m motor yacht Sea Eagle, will be representing the Federal Receiver to sell this superyacht at auction.
The auction begins on March 11 and lasts for 60 days, concluding on May 10 with demonstration rides held on April 10. Built in 1990 and rebuilt from the ... Read more

News in overnight from Craig Cadwalader at Ardell in Fort Lauderdale of a major reduction in price to the 33.5m sailing yacht Toto.
Built in 1983 by Palmer Johnson to a John G. Alden design, this superyacht has had several refits, the most recent being in 2009. She sleeps up to eight guests in a master ... Read more

News in from Randall Greenfield at Ardell in Fort Lauderdale that he’s signed a central agency for sale of Inace’s 28.7m motor yacht Pier Pressure.
Delivered in 1990, this superyacht has had numerous upgrades over the years including having zero speed stabilisers fitted and new Caterpillar engines installed in October 2009. Sleeping six guests in a ... Read more

I contact Tom Corkett in Ardell’s California office regarding the recent sale of his central listing, the 28.83m motor yacht Maverick and he confirms that the deal is done, with Roy Sea at Ocean Alexander introducing the buyer. As Tom aptly says, “It’s nice to know there are still buyers out there.”
Built by Holland’s Kuipers ... Read more

Tim Johnson at Ardell in Fort Lauderdale emails me to say that there’s been a $2 million price reduction on his central listing, the 35.05m motor yacht Codene.
Codene was built to Lloyds class at Australia’s Tenix Defence yard in 2004 and has spent some time as a charter yacht in the Pacific area. This superyacht ... Read more

News just in from Craig Cadwalader of Ardell and Bjorn Vang-Mathisen at Ocean Independence that their joint listing, the 47.09m motor yacht Arethusa, has had a €3 million price cut by a highly motivated owner.
Arethusa was built to a Michael Leach design by Nereids in 2008, the third superyacht from this Turkish yard. With full MCA ... Read more

If 2009 welcomed the New Year like the proverbial lamb, with only four yachts over 24 metres sold in January, it ended like a lion as no less than 30 superyachts roared off the sales books in December – a record for the year. The total value of sales for the month, by asking price, was ... Read more

A note arrives from Craig Cadwalader at Ardell to say that broker Ron Rickard in Fort Lauderdale has just sold Trident’s 29.3m motor yacht Janika, with Tom Corkett and Todd Rittenhouse in the California office acting for the seller.
Built in 1993 to a Tom Fexas design, Janika had a major refit in 2004 including new ... Read more

Talking to Bjorn Vang-Mathisen at Ocean Independence in Geneva, I discover more about his new joint central listing – with Craig Cadwalader at Ardell – the 67.35m luxury motor yacht Pherousa, currently under construction at Turkey’s Nereids Yachts yard.
The superyacht’s crew quarters are now complete and the main engines, generators and technical installations are aboard. Bjorn ... Read more