http://www.boatinternational.com/brokeragenews Keep abreast of the latest headlines from the world of luxury yachts, including yacht sales and news from the top manufacturers and builders. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:41:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 en hourly 1 http://www.boatinternational.com/brokeragenews/2009/11/25/swan-megayacht-fantasticaaa-for-sale-by-berthon/ http://www.boatinternational.com/brokeragenews/2009/11/25/swan-megayacht-fantasticaaa-for-sale-by-berthon/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:39:11 +0000 Malcolm MacLean http://www.boatinternational.com/brokeragenews/?p=12271 Ben Cooper at Berthon International tells me that he’s listed Fantasticaaa, a 30.29m Nautor’s Swan megayacht, for sale, adding that, “The current owner is a keen racing sailor and this very pretty yacht has been fitted out for performance sailing. She’s also a great cruising yacht, having completed a leisurely circumnavigation.” Built in 2005 to a [...]]]> http://www.boatinternational.com/brokeragenews/2009/11/25/swan-megayacht-fantasticaaa-for-sale-by-berthon/feed/ 0 http://www.boatinternational.com/brokeragenews/2009/11/12/berthon-drops-prices-on-megayachts-paula-rosa-and-chardonnay/ http://www.boatinternational.com/brokeragenews/2009/11/12/berthon-drops-prices-on-megayachts-paula-rosa-and-chardonnay/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:00:58 +0000 Malcolm MacLean http://www.boatinternational.com/brokeragenews/?p=11641 Berthon International’s Sue Grant sends word this morning of price reductions on two sailing megayachts currently for sale. Firstly, the 24m Paula Rosa, built by Seaway in 2008 and sleeping six guests in a master, double and twin, has come down from €3.8 million t0 €3.5 million. Also, Thackwray’s 25.91m Chardonnay, delivered in 1982 and accommodating [...]]]> http://www.boatinternational.com/brokeragenews/2009/11/12/berthon-drops-prices-on-megayachts-paula-rosa-and-chardonnay/feed/ 0 http://www.boatinternational.com/brokeragenews/2009/09/03/classic-sailing-yacht-berenice-is-sold-by-berthon/ http://www.boatinternational.com/brokeragenews/2009/09/03/classic-sailing-yacht-berenice-is-sold-by-berthon/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:03:19 +0000 Malcolm MacLean http://www.boatinternational.com/brokeragenews/?p=8147 Listed with an asking price of £295,000 (incl VAT), 28.6 metre Berenice has been sold by central agents, Berthon in Lymington, Hampshire. “She’s going to the South of France and will undertake limited charter work,” explains Sue Grant at Berthon. “At the moment she’s making a pitstop in Malta.” Built at the Samuel White yard in [...]]]> http://www.boatinternational.com/brokeragenews/2009/09/03/classic-sailing-yacht-berenice-is-sold-by-berthon/feed/ 0 http://www.boatinternational.com/brokeragenews/2009/07/02/berthon-instigates-sealed-bid-tender-system/ http://www.boatinternational.com/brokeragenews/2009/07/02/berthon-instigates-sealed-bid-tender-system/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:45:15 +0000 Malcolm MacLean http://www.boatinternational.com/brokeragenews/?p=4448 Sue Grant of Berthon International contacts me to describe how her company is trying “to bring certainty to a challenging market” by introducing a method of sealed bid tender.  In this system yacht purchasers have the opportunity to have full disclosure on the yacht offered including full survey and title checks. In addition, the yacht is offered [...]]]> http://www.boatinternational.com/brokeragenews/2009/07/02/berthon-instigates-sealed-bid-tender-system/feed/ 0