11-Mar-10
Antoine Larricq at Fraser Yachts in Monaco sends in news of a €300,000 price reduction to his central agency for sale, the 35m motor yacht Stella Fiera.
Stella Fiera was built by Benetti in 1998 as one of the yard’s Benetti Classic 115 series. ABS classed, this superyacht’s Francois Zuretti interior accommodates eight guests and she cruises at ... Read more
18-Feb-10
A call to Marine Marketing in Greece confirms a drop in the asking price of their central agency for sale, the 42m motor yacht Trinity II.
Trinity II was built in 1991 by Benetti and totally rebuilt and refitted at the Mondomarine yard in 1999-2001. This superyacht’s beautifully finished full width saloon offers a chance to ... 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
14-Jan-10
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
12-Jan-10
Kent Chamberlain of Chamberlain Yachts writes to say that his central listing, Benetti’s 30.5m motor yacht Mariah II, has now been sold and generously gives full credit to Jack Robertson of HMY for introducing the buyer.
Mariah II was built in 2004 as the third Tradition megayacht from Benetti and has had the same owner since new. ABS classed, ... Read more
06-Jan-10
And the first email in my inbox today is news of another price reduction, this time by Neil Cheston at Camper & Nicholsons International as Benetti’s 60m motor yacht Xanadu has a pretty significant €6.5 million price cut.
Built in 2008 to an Andrew Winch design, this superyacht is Lloyds classed and ABS compliant, accommodating 12 ... Read more
29-Dec-09
January is named after the Roman god Janus who had two faces – one looking towards the New Year and one looking back to the old one so, taking our cue from him, we examine some of the main stories of 2009 and ask leading brokers for their predictions for 2010.
2009 saw a major price ... Read more
22-Dec-09
A colleague of Peter Thompson at Ocean Independence advises me to call him for some good news, and so when I do he tells me that he’s just signed the contract for a new build 57.5m Benetti motor yacht with the yard designation of FB257.
Commissioned by a longstanding client who’s owned upwards of 20 yachts ... Read more
18-Dec-09
Peter Jones in the London office of Edmiston & Company tells me that he’s signed the central agency for sale of Benetti’s 36.6m motor yacht Quest.
Launched earlier in 2009, the luxury yacht’s had minimal usage and is currently lying in Italy, available for inspection. With a fresh and light limed oak interior, Quest has accommodation for ... Read more
08-Dec-09
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
