12-Aug-10
Mark Duncan at Yachting Partners International has confirmed some of the yachts they will be presenting at the upcoming Cannes Boat Show and Monaco Yacht Show.
Two sailing yachts are so far confirmed for Monaco – Valquest, the 41-metre Dubois-designed fast cruising sloop built by Bloemsma Van Breemen in 2009, asking €17.5 million; and the recently ... Read more
05-Feb-10
I call Will Bishop at Yachting Partners International for more details of his latest joint central agency, with Hoek Brokerage, the new build 44m sailing yacht Lionheart and Will says that she’s scheduled to hit the water in May 2010, with delivery in June or July.
Lionheart is the first of a new breed of aluminium J-Class yachts ... Read more
21-Jul-09
Acting on a tip-off, I call Steve Doyle, owner of the Boston office of Northrop and Johnson who’s happy to confirm that he acted for the buyer in yesterday’s sale of Benetti’s 49.95m Cuor di Leone, with Alex Lees-Buckley of Camper & Nicholsons representing the seller.
As recently as July 6th this column carried the news ... Read more
06-Jul-09
Alex Lees-Buckley in the Monaco office of Camper & Nicholsons sends news that the price of his central agency for sale, Benetti’s 49.95m Cuor di Leone has been reduced by €2 million by a ‘keen seller’. Launched in 1999 as Lionheart, she was refitted in 2005 and accommodates up to 12 guests in a full-beam ... Read more
12-Feb-09
Alex Lees-Buckley at Camper & Nicholsons in Monaco has signed the worldwide central agency for sale of Benetti’s 49.95m Cuor di Leone. Launched in 1999 as Lionheart, she was refitted in 2005 and offers accommodation in a full-beam master suite and four other cabins for up to 12 guests. A successful charter yacht and currently ... Read more
