Yacht sales & acquisition advisory
Buy a yacht.
Acquisition advisory for first-time and seasoned owners, on the open and off-market.
The transaction
How an acquisition runs.
We open the brief with a short questionnaire (programme, budget, flag preference, cruising profile) and audit the listed market against our private network. The result is a short list of yachts that match the principal’s actual cruising patterns, not just the search terms. Sea trials, surveys, negotiation and registration follow under a single point of contact. The transaction is run alongside the principal’s legal and family-office teams.
Field notes
Related reading.
Events
Dubai International Boat Show.
The Dubai International Boat Show now opens the Dubai season: five days at Dubai Harbour, and how an advisor prepares a client to buy, sell or host during the week.
Sep 2026
Events
Monaco Yacht Show.
The Monaco Yacht Show is the one week of the year when Port Hercule is the exhibition: where owners, charterers, shipyards and brokers meet, and how an advisor prepares a client for it.
Jun 2026
Frequently asked
Practical questions.
- What does the buying process involve?
- Brief, listing search, viewings, survey, negotiation, contract, closing. Each stage has its own lead time; the full cycle typically runs 4 to 12 months. The brokerage manages the operational sequence end-to-end.
- How is the brokerage compensated?
- Standard market practice is a 5–10% commission paid by the seller. We work as the buyer-side broker (or jointly with the seller-side broker) and structure the engagement to align with the buyer’s interest.
- What does a pre-purchase survey involve?
- A full survey covers hull, machinery, electrical, systems, and a sea-trial run. The report is the basis for the post-survey negotiation on works and price. We coordinate the survey through specialist surveyors in the yacht’s home port.
Plan
Brief an acquisition.
A private advisor returns a short, considered reply within the hour.