BOATPro Monthly Digest - August Edition
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Welcome to the August edition of the BOATPro Monthly Digest, a carefully curated recap of everything superyacht-related you might have missed from the past month, found exclusively on LinkedIn. Stories are powered by BOATPro, an award-winning superyacht market intelligence tool bringing you real-time, accurate and reliable superyacht data.
10 superyachts travel record distance in first half of 2024
From a record-breaking journey to reach one of the world's most inaccessible points to round trips encircling the African continent, BOATPro takes a closer look at some of the wildest superyacht itineraries so far this year.
Sale of 93m seized superyacht Royal Romance cancelled
Ukrainian government officials have announced they have lost the right to sell the 92.5-metre superyacht Royal Romance. According to a statement, the District Court of Split cancelled the seizure of the yacht due to a lack of an indictment after its arrest in 2022.
MarineMax shareholders respond to acquisition offer from founder of IGY Marinas?
In response to an open letter from IGY Marinas founder Andrew L. Farkas to buy back the company from MarineMax, the MarineMax board of directors stated that it would consider the offer based on its potential to “enhance shareholder value”.
Interview
"Competition is good": CMC Marine CEO Alessandro Cappiello on capturing the yacht stabiliser market
By Lucy Dunn
In its 19 years since it was first founded, market-leading CMC Marine has forged ahead with creating stabilisers so reactive and intuitive they can almost predict a ship's roll before it happens. CEO Alessandro Cappiello discusses how he convinced major yards such as Azimut-Benetti and Sanlorenzo to take a chance on the innovative technology…
Market report
The forces driving Australia's billion-dollar superyacht sector
By Michelle Singer
In the past five years alone, BOATPro indicates there has been a 52.5 per cent increase in the number of 24-metre-plus yachts cruising Australia’s waters. But what is driving the rise in traffic, and what effect is this having on the nation’s domestic economy? BOATPro investigates…
Brokerage report: big slump in sales in July
July was a slow month for the brokerage yacht market, with the latest data from BOATPro showing depressed figures across the board. That said, there were still some high-profile sales completed during the month, such as the arrested 81.3-metre yacht Alfa Nero. There were also some exciting new listings that joined the market in July, including the 89-metre Amels superyacht Here Comes the Sun.
Expert Insight: How a Silent-Yachts buyer turned into the shipyard's new owner
BOATPro catches up with the new owner of Silent-Yachts, which was rescued from the brink of insolvency earlier in 2024. German-American lawyer and investor Michael Said explains why he felt the need to step in and save Silent-Yachts, where he thinks the yard’s issues stemmed from and how he plans to ensure its future success.
“I have big plans for Silent-Yachts. How quickly they will realise, we’ll see […] We'd like to expand my production, build up to 120 feet. There are also plans for a 160, but it’s just plans right now. To do all this we need a bigger facility.” – Michael Said
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