22-Feb-10
And there’s more news in of a quality yacht sale, as Alev Karagulle at Burgess tells me that the company represented the vendor in last week’s sale of the 53.4m motor yacht Pegaso.
Pegaso was delivered by Turkey’s Proteksan Turquoise yard in 2002 with naval architecture by Ed Dubois. With a proven history of world class cruising, ... Read more
16-Feb-10
Alev Karagulle at Burgess advises me that new to the sales listings is Benetti’s 49.9m Platinum, delivered in 2009. With generous and varied deck spaces, rich interiors and a flexible accommodation layout, she offers a new owner an opportunity for a successful charter yacht.
Built to ABS class, this superyacht sleeps 14 guests in a master, VIP, two ... Read more
29-Sep-09
The 19th Monaco Yacht Show opened almost exactly 53 weeks after Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy on September 15th 2008, precipitating a global financial crisis and plunging the superyacht brokerage market into a steep decline. Offers made at last year’s show evaporated into thin air and, finally, the bubble in prices of second-hand yachts burst.
Now ... Read more
23-Sep-09
The first day of the Monaco Yacht Show sees sensational news as Alev Karagulle writes in to say that the 70.5m Boadicea, launched by Amels in 1999, has been sold, with Burgess acting for both buyer and seller. Burgess have a long association with this yacht, having supervised her build and subsequent management, as well as ... Read more
16-Sep-09
Alev Karagulle at Burgess tells me of two new central agencies recently signed for sale. Firstly, their charter central agency Siar Moschini’s 43m Sea Dream is now on the sales market. Built in 1991 and refitted in 2006, she’s been a popular choice with charterers and has been well maintained throughout. Accommodating 10 guests in ... Read more
24-Aug-09
More news from Alev Karagulle at Burgess as she sends details of the yachts to be displayed at this year’s Monaco Yacht Show, from September 23 to 26. Heading the list is the 75.3m Siren, to be shown in association with Nobiskrug. Then there’s Talisman C, Pegaso, Elandess II, and Meamina (in association with Benetti) followed by ... Read more
19-Aug-09
Alev Karagulle of Burgess confirms to me that one of the world’s largest sailing yachts, Perini Navi’s 88m Maltese Falcon has been sold – yet another milestone in the company’s history of selling very large yachts and the most significant sale since the start of the credit crunch. According to Burgess CEO Jonathan Beckett, the ... Read more
07-Aug-09
Alev Karagulle at Burgess tells me of an highly unusual yacht for sale in the shape of the 55.8m Alucia, originally built as a submarine tender to carry French deep diving submersibles on historic missions around the globe. In 2007/2008 she was completely stripped, rebuilt, re-wired, re-equipped and re-tasked to deliver a wide range of ... Read more
22-Jul-09
News just in from Alev Karagulle at Burgess that the company has signed the new Oceanfast 48 for sale. Recently delivered by the Australian yard, this 48m all-aluminium vessel accommodates 10 guests in a master and four cabins, along with 10 crew. Lloyds classed and MCA compliant, she has a range of 4,000 nautical miles at ... Read more
13-Jul-09
Alev Karagulle at Burgess writes in to say that Nobiskrug’s 75.3m Siren, launched in 2008, is now a central agency for sale. Newcruise Design have created a stunningly streamlined exterior profile with a thoroughly contemporary interior providing accommodation for 12 guests in an owner’s suite, a VIP cabin and four double/twin guest cabins. Her versatile ... Read more
