Yacht sales & acquisition advisory
Off-market yachts.
Programmes available but not publicly listed, accessible through introduction only.
The transaction
Access by introduction.
A share of the yacht market never reaches a public listing. Owners who value their privacy, yachts changing hands within a family or a company, yachts between charter seasons, and owners testing the market before deciding to sell: these yachts trade through introduction rather than through search.
We follow them through the brokers, shipyards, captains and owners' representatives we work with, and through the owners who sell with us. An off-market yacht is presented only to a buyer whose brief fits, usually under a confidentiality agreement and with the owner's consent, and the names of the yacht and of her owner stay private until both sides wish to go further.
Off-market does not mean outside the usual safeguards. The same records are read, the same independent survey and sea trial take place, and the same contract and escrow protect both parties. What changes is the audience, and sometimes the pace: an owner who has not advertised is often open to a direct, well-prepared offer.
For buyers, the value is a choice the public market does not show, particularly among larger yachts. For sellers, it is a sale without exposure. The conversation starts with a brief, and yachts are presented on introduction.
How we work
A transaction in four moves.
01Step 01
The brief
Size, use, budget and timing, and the yards or yachts the buyer already has in mind.
02Step 02
Confidential search
Brokers, shipyards, captains and owners' representatives, approached discreetly for yachts that fit.
03Step 03
Introduction
A yacht presented under confidentiality, with the owner's consent, before names are exchanged.
04Step 04
Transaction
Records, survey, sea trial, contract and escrow: the same safeguards as any sale.
Related services
Related sales services.
Buy a yacht
Acquisition advisory for first-time and seasoned owners, on the open and off-market.
Sell a yacht
A private brokerage process for owners selling discreetly.
Yachts for sale
Yachts on the market now, from the Mediterranean to Florida, the Gulf and Asia, with buyer-side advice from the first viewing to the closing.
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 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 is an off-market yacht?
- A yacht whose owner is open to selling but has not listed her publicly. She is offered through introductions between brokers, owners' representatives and buyers, usually under confidentiality, so that the owner's name and the sale itself stay private.
- Why do owners sell off-market?
- Privacy first: some owners do not want their yacht, or their decision to sell, visible to the market. Others are testing interest before committing, managing a change within a family or a company, or keeping a charter season intact. A discreet sale lets them choose who sees the yacht.
- How does a buyer get access to off-market yachts?
- Through a brief and an introduction. Once we understand the size, the use, the budget and the timing, we approach the brokers and owners' representatives who know of yachts that fit, and present them under confidentiality. There is no public catalogue to browse.
- Are off-market yachts cheaper?
- Not by definition. The price depends on the yacht, her condition and the market, as with any sale. What an off-market sale can offer is room to negotiate directly with an owner who has not advertised, for a yacht that other buyers have not seen.
- Is an off-market purchase as safe as a listed one?
- It should be, and we run it that way: the records are read, an independent surveyor inspects the yacht, a sea trial takes place, and the deposit is held in escrow under a standard contract. Only the marketing is different.
- Can I sell my yacht off-market?
- Yes. We present the yacht only to qualified buyers and trusted brokers, without public advertising, after agreeing the price and the conditions of disclosure with you. If the discreet route does not bring a credible offer, the yacht can move to a full listing when you decide.
Plan
Request an introduction.
A private advisor returns a short, considered reply within the hour.