The average house in the UK today costs around £290,000. But rather than buying a house, you could spend that money on a yacht instead. While it might sound a…
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Buying a yacht for £100,000-£250,000: Tips and tricks
Visit any of the major boat shows with a view to placing an order and a budget of around £100,000 to £250,000 will put you in the production-built yacht market,…
How to buy a yacht for under £100,000
Between £50,000 and £100,000 might mark the point at which boat buying gets ‘serious’. And while nobody is claiming that £100,000 is not a lot of money, in today’s yacht…
When should you upgrade your yacht and when should you sell it
A well-found GRP hull can, as environmentalists are right to highlight, have a long life. But taking the decision to refit a yacht that’s decades old can involve complex work.…
A second hand yacht that holds its value? Here’s how to get one
Whisper it quietly, but yachts, and perhaps their owners too, quite often have an archetype. A well-worn Amel Super Maramu 2000 anchored in the French Caribbean may have something of…
How to buy an unseen new yacht ‘off-plan’ (and why you might want to)
Buying a brand new yacht off-plan grants the owner, at least for a few weeks after launch, the promise of owning the very latest technology and design development. Buying an…
Finding a great yacht deal in 2025: Expert advice on understanding the market
Three years ago the idea of finding a yacht deal in the used market had ceased to exist, with demand soaring as the world escaped an unprecedented pandemic. Today many…
Buying a ‘Bulletproof’ Yacht: New and Used Adventure Boat Advice
Those planning to sail to inhospitable places tend to have a strong vision of what is needed from the craft that will take them there. In the case of Jean-François…
Taking ownership: Advice for overseas gardiennage
Pass any marina in the Balearics, and you’ll see yachts with a notice on the guardrail detailing who is responsible for their—usually highly polished—condition. Overseas gardiennage, or handing over responsibility…
Do more complex yachts mean owners need to upskill?
What it takes to run a happy, safe – and hopefully fast – yacht demands a diverse range of skills, knowledge, and experience. As a baseline, RYA courses offer an…
Want to buy a yacht in 2024? Here’s what you need to know about the used boat market
For anyone who’s been holding off buying, or selling a yacht things have shifted. “The reality is that the market is not how it was this time last year. We’ve…
How to take on a Caribbean yacht charter for racing
Regatta organisers are reporting a boom in Caribbean yacht charter entries, and, with more yachts available than ever before, the opportunities to pay and play for some racing in the…
Is this the best way to test a yacht before you buy?
A typical first charter holiday, perhaps on a production boat in Greece or Turkey, holds a special place in most sailors’ memories, even if they go on to own their…
How Jasmine Harrison became the first woman to swim the length of the UK
Last month Jasmine Harrison, 23, became the first woman to swim the length of the UK from Land’s End to John O’Groats. Harrison lived aboard her Bavaria 38 support yacht…
Second hand boats: Buying a family yacht
Buying a family yacht with room to accommodate young and old means looking for some very specific characteristics. Having enough space for living, studying and – increasingly commonly – office…
Everything you need to know about commissioning a new yacht
A new yacht emerging from the yard can be far from ready to go to sea. What happens between the build finishing and handover to the new owner – known…
Second hand boats: buying a yacht in Europe
Double VAT, the Schengen zone, the 180-day rule; the list of considerations when considering buying a yacht in Europe is long and, in some cases, very complex. Crucial to understanding…
Second hand boats: buying big charter yachts
Small enough to sail without a large crew, but big enough to charter, pocket superyachts between 55-100ft have become increasingly popular. A compelling proposition for both owners and charterers; buying…
Second hand boats: getting a yacht survey
‘Subject to survey’ might be the most powerful caveat to a serious offer on a yacht, yet what a good yacht survey entails can be something of a mystery. The…
Buying a yacht: hassle-free shared ownership schemes
Neatly coiled lines, highly polished stainless steel and a sense of order tends to grace berths in marinas serving professionally maintained yachts, seemingly in a permanent state of readiness for…