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

I call Moritz Bracht of De Valk in Antibes for more news on the recent sale of Benetti’s 25m classic motor yacht Perihan and he confirms that he acted for the seller with Charter Italy representing the buyer.
Originally launched in 1974, Moritz says that she’ll be going back to Italy to be fully restored as ... Read more

Speaking to Robert Drontmann at De Valk International, he confirms that he acted for both buyer and seller in the recent sale of the 36.3m Evanna built by Philipp Ebert & Sohne in 1997. This is the second time that De Valk has sold this yacht in a year, as it was initially sold to ... Read more

Speaking to Derk Jan Rolff at De Valk International, he confirms his appointment as central agent for the sale of the partly-built 46m motoryacht Dream at the Aarhus yard in Denmark. Designed by Setzer Architects, the steel hull and aluminium superstructure are now complete and Lloyds has confirmed that Dream meets its classification requirements for ... Read more

De Valk France has sold the classic 24m motorsailer Esmeralda. The yacht had been kept in immaculate condition by her owner who had invested in two extensive refits in 2007 and 2008. The new owner also purchased a 23 x 6m berth in Antibes via De Valk, which was a key condition for the purchase ... Read more