I receive a welcome call from James Troup at Dubois Yachts to say that his central listing, the 42.9m sailing yacht Nelson, was sold last night with James McMaster of McMaster Yacht Management introducing the buyer.
Nelson was built by the Vitters yard in 2004 to ABS class and is MCA compliant. With naval architecture by ... Read more

During a chat with Patrick Coote of Fraser Yachts, he mentions that the company’s brokers seem to be making a specialty of selling both power and sail superyachts from New Zealand’s Alloy Yachts yard, with four sold so far this year.
Firstly there was the sale of the 39.8m superyacht Victoria of Strathearn followed by the ... Read more

I call James Troup at Dubois Yachts and he confirms that he and Ann Avery of Northrop and Johnson in Fort Lauderdale have signed a joint central agency on the 41m sailing superyacht Destination Fox Harb’r.
Built by New Zealand’s Alloy Yachts in 2003 as the seventh yacht for a keen sailor, she was modelled on the ... Read more

As shared central agents with Dubois Yachts for the 33.6 metre Dubois-designed, Alloy Yachts sloop Imagine B, Fraser Yachts advise of a price reduction from €6.1 million to €5.3 million today.
Dennis Frederiksen of Fraser Yachts provided some background details this morning: “She’s VAT paid and has never been chartered,” he explains. “Since her launch in ... Read more

I call James Troup at Dubois Yachts this morning and he tells me that the price of the 41.4m motoryacht Como has been significantly reduced by a keen seller. Built by Alloy Yachts in 2007 to Lloyds class and MCA compliant, this Ed Dubois designed yacht accommodates up to 11 guests in a master suite, ... Read more

On April 1st I wrote that 11 yachts over 24m were sold in the month of March and this provoked an immediate response from Fraser Yachts and Camper & Nicholsons International, who both pointed out that I’d missed two sales at each company. My weak attempt to point out the date and pass it off ... Read more

James Auld in the Monaco office of Edmiston & Company confirms that the 35.11m Dubois-designed sailing yacht Corinthian was sold earlier this week. The central agent in the sale was Dubois Yachts which, with Salperton’s sale yesterday, is clearly on a winning streak. Built by Alloy Yachts in 1994 and refitted in 2002, Corinthian has ... Read more

And now for the good news. Salperton, the 44m fast cruising sloop, was sold yesterday. James Troup of Dubois Yachts was involved in the sale to a South East Florida yachtsman whose previous yacht burned out in Antigua a year ago. Built by New Zealand’s Fitzroy Yachts in 2007 to an Ed Dubois design, Salperton ... Read more