Service
Yacht sales & acquisition advisory.
From first acquisition to off-market opportunities: Balthazar Yachting advises private clients on the purchase and sale of yachts with clarity, discretion and global market access.
The transaction
How a transaction runs.
A yacht is rarely the right yacht the first time it is offered. We work alongside the principal, the family office or the trusted advisor to define the brief (programme, budget, flag, cruising profile) before the market is touched. The right acquisition is rarely the first yacht seen. The advisor's role is to narrow the field before inspections begin. From the brief we audit the market across the listed inventory and the off-market network, shortlist programmes that hold up under inspection, and run the surveyors, the negotiation, the registration and the handover through a single advisor. Sale and acquisition advisory are handled with the same discretion.
How we work
A transaction in four moves.
01Step 01
Defining the brief
Programme, budget, flag, cruising profile and the principal’s actual usage pattern. Sometimes this includes specific shipyards or pedigrees the owner has in mind.
02Step 02
Auditing the market
The listed inventory cross-checked against the off-market network. We work with brokers, owners’ representatives and shipyards we have history with, and with disclosure on commission structures.
03Step 03
Inspection and negotiation
Surveys, sea trials, broker negotiation, contract structuring. The buyer’s interests are represented straight.
04Step 04
Closing and handover
Registration, flag transfer, crew continuity, post-sale operational set-up. The advisor remains a point of contact after closing for the owner-services brief if the principal wants one.
Specialist services
Areas of focus.
Buy a yacht
Acquisition advisory for first-time and seasoned owners, on the open and off-market.
Off-market yachts
Programmes available but not publicly listed, accessible through introduction only.
Sell a yacht
A private brokerage process for owners selling discreetly.
Yachts for sale
A short selection of yachts currently on the market through our network.
Standards
Family-office discipline, applied to yachts.
Confidential representation.
The brief stays inside the advisor and a small set of trusted introducers. Discretion is the default posture across the engagement.
International reach, local depth.
We work with brokers, shipyards and owners’ representatives across the principal markets. Disclosure on every chain is the default posture.
Owner-aligned across the engagement.
The advisor’s incentive is the long relationship. The right acquisition is rarely the first yacht seen. The advisor’s role is to narrow the field before inspections begin.
Field notes
Related reading.
Events
Cannes Yachting Festival.
Europe's season-opening show fills the Vieux Port and Port Canto each September. Attending by yacht, what berthing that week realistically involves, viewing yachts with an advisor, and folding the festival into a Riviera cruise.
Jul 2026
Events
Monaco Yacht Show.
The Monaco Yacht Show is the one week of the year when the harbour is the exhibition, and a yacht is both a seat and a hosting room.
Jun 2026
Plan
Speak to a sales advisor.
A private advisor returns a short, considered reply within the hour.