Yacht Market Report

Berthon publishes an annual Market Report, reviewing yacht sales over the previous year and looking at what we believe will be the important trends and changes in the year ahead. Berthon are bluewater specialists and manage luxury yacht sales through a network of international offices.

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• The Market Report 2024 by Sue Grant
• Sailing Yacht Review by Alan McIlroy & Harry Lightfoot
• Motor Yacht Review by Hugh Rayner & Harry Hamson
• Performance Yacht Review by Ben Cooper
• New Motor Yacht Sales by Robert Steadman
• Marketing Team Report by Lawrence Carter, Sophie Kemp, Harry Shutler & Isabel Moss
• Berthon USA Review by Jennifer Stewart, Alan Baines, Bill Rudkin, Peter Houghton & Jeanie Houghton
• Berthon Spain Review Yacht Sales by Simon Turner & Nathalie Miquel-Elcano
• Berthon Spain Review Service and Refit by Rowan Fairbrass
• Berthon Scandinavia Review by Magnus Kullberg
• Solaris Yachts Review by Richard Baldwin & Alan McIlroy
• VAT / Customs – It’s a New Dawn, It’s a New Day… by Simon Anslow of PKF Francis Clark
• Bluewater Cruisers – The Future Is Now by Marko Paš of Marine Designs (founder & director of Pegasus Yachts)
• World ARC – Sailing Your Dream by Rachel Hibberd, World Cruising Club
• Checkmate (Our New Look Cool Board)
• Mending the Marine Industry Skills Gap by Keith Longman
• Yacht Ownership – the March Towards an Easier Life by Sue Grant
• Yacht Brokerage Bumps in the Road for 2024
• Berthon Forecast 2024 by Sue Grant

The Adjoining Berthon Collection

Last Year’s Market Report 2023

• The Market Report 2023 by Sue Grant
• Sailing Yacht Review by Alan McIlroy; Footnote by Harry Lightfoot
• Motor Yacht Review by Hugh Rayner; Footnote by Harry Hamson, on Windy Brokerage
• Performance Yacht Review by Ben Cooper
• New Motor Yacht Sales by Robert Steadman
• A word from Michael White, affectionately known by the team as Chalky
• Berthon USA Review by Jennifer Stewart, Alan Baines, Bill Rudkin, Mark von Drashek and Peter Houghton
• Berthon France Review by Isabelle Skaf
• Berthon Spain Review Service & Refit by Rowan Fairbrass
• Berthon Spain Review Yacht Sales by Simon Turner, Ben Toogood and Nathalie Miquel-Elcano
• Berthon Scandinavia Review by Magnus Kullberg
• Solaris Review by Richard Baldwin and Alan McIlroy
• VAT / Customs – A Brave New World by Simon Anslow
• Keep Calm and Carry on Yachting by Sue Grant
• Yacht Transport by Mike Herrebrugh, Sevenstar Yacht Transport
• COOL to the point of freezing
• Harry Camera @ Berthon by Sue Grant
• Yacht Finance in 2023 – Close Brothers, Aviation and Marine by James Crew, Marine Sales Director
• Information Overload by Sue Grant
• Yacht Sales in the 21st Century by Sue Grant
• 2023 Berthon Forecast by Sue Grant

Last Year’s Market Report 2022

• The Market Report 2022 by Sue Grant
• Sailing Yacht Review by Alan McIlroy; Footnotes from Sophie Kemp & Harry Lightfoot
• Motor Yacht Review by Robert Steadman; A footnote from Harry Hamson
• Performance Yacht Review by Ben Cooper
• New Motor Yacht Sales by Hugh Rayner
• Berthon USA Review by Jennifer Stewart, Alan Baines, Bill Rudkin and Mark von Drashek
• Berthon France Review by Bruno Kairet
• Berthon Spain Review Service & Refit by Andrew Fairbrass
• Berthon Spain Review Yacht Sales by Simon Turner and Ben Toogood
• Berthon Scandinavia Review by Magnus Kullberg
• Canine Stick Report by the Canine Division
• Solaris Review by Richard Baldwin and Alan McIlroy
• VAT Life After Brexit – One Year On By Simon Anslow
• The Practicalities & Possibilities of Delivery by Sea by Peter Kloezeman
• COOL to the point of freezing
• The Wallflowers of a Buoyant Market by Sue Grant
• Yacht Insurance by Richard Power
• COVID-19 and the Yacht Market by Sue Grant
• Yachting & the Supply Chain by Sue Grant
• 2022 Berthon Forecast by Sue Grant

Market Report 2021

• The Market Report 2021 by Sue Grant
• Sailing Yacht Review by Alan McIlroy; A footnote from Sophie Kemp
• Motor Yacht Review by Robert Steadman; A footnote from Harry Hamson
• Performance Yacht Review by Ben Cooper
• New Motor Yacht Sales by Hugh Rayner
• Berthon USA Review by Jennifer Stewart, Alan Baines, Bill Rudkin and Mark von Drashek
• Berthon France Review by Bruno Kairet
• Berthon Spain Review Service & Refit by Andrew Fairbrass
• Berthon Spain Review Yacht Sales by Simon Turner
• Berthon Scandinavia Review by Magnus Kullberg
• Solaris Review by Richard Baldwin and Alan McIlroy
• The Other Side of Brexit – VAT & Customs by Simon Anslow
• Brexit & Yacht Registration by Duncan Swanson – The UK Ship Register & Yachts in a post Brexit environment by Duncan Swanson of Ocean Skies.
• COOL to the point of freezing
• The Recreational Craft Directive by Alasdair Reay
• International Boat Shows by Sue Grant
• COVID-19 and The Yacht Market by Sue Grant
• The Business End of the Yachting Business and Meeting the Yachtsman’s Expectation by David Tydeman
• 2021 Berthon Forecast by Sue Grant

Market Report 2020

• The Market Report 2020 by Sue Grant
• Sailing Yacht Review by Alan McIlroy; footnote by Sophie Kemp
• Motor Yacht Review by Hugh Rayner
• Performance Yacht Review by Ben Cooper
• The Windy UK and Pearl Yachts Review by Ben Toogood
• The Iguana Yachts Review by Robert Steadman
• Berthon USA Review by Jennifer Stewart and Alan Baines
• Berthon France Review by Bruno Kairet
• Berthon Spain Review by Andrew Fairbrass
• Berthon Scandinavia Review by Magnus Kullberg
• Solaris Review by Alan McIlroy and Richard Baldwin
• VAT vs. Brexit by Simon Anslow
• Brexit and getting on with life…
• COOL to the point of freezing
• Saving the Planet and Yachting
• Our Old Friend Currency
• Buying a New Yacht – some of the pitfalls, along with the fun
• The 2020 Berthon Forecast by Sue Grant

Editor’s Note: Much of the 2020 Berthon Market Report was written before the Covid-19 crisis gathered momentum. We decided to continue with this publication, just updated slightly. Of course we cannot know the impact of this crisis on all aspects of life going forward not just yachting, so we will not guess. We ask you all to stay safe, keep well and we hope that you will enjoy these jottings.

Market Report 2019

• Market Report 2019 Opening Remarks By Sue Grant
• Sailing Yacht Review By Alan McIlroy; footnote by Sophie Kemp
• Motor Yacht Review By Hugh Rayner; footnote by Robert Steadman
• Performance Yacht Review By Ben Cooper
• The Windy UK, Pearl and Iguana Review By Ben Toogood
• Berthon USA Review By Jennifer Stewart, Alan Baines, Bill Rudkin and Mark von Drashek
• Berthon France Review By Bruno Kairet
• Berthon Spain Review By Andrew Fairbrass
• Solaris Review By Richard Baldwin and Alan McIlroy
• THE CONFIDENCE & CURRENCY GAME
• INTERIOR DESIGN FOR YACHTS and why it matters…
• INFORMATION DELIVERY and the WORLDWIDE WEB in 2019
• COOL to the point of freezing
• HIGH LATITUDE CRUISING Steve & Linda Dashew look at the design and the risks
• IPV – BERTHON BRINGS YOU ANOTHER NEW ACRONYM TO CONJURE WITH…
• TECHNOLOGY and the YACHT MARKET
• 2019 Berthon Forecast By Sue Grant

Market Report 2018

• Market Report 2018 (Opening Remarks) By Sue Grant
• Sailing Yacht Review By Alan McIlroy and Sophie Kemp
• Motor Yacht Review By Hugh Rayner
• Performance Yacht and Advanced Yachts Review By Ben Cooper
• Solaris Review By Richard Baldwin
• The Windy UK Review By Ben Toogood
• Berthon USA Review By Jennifer Stewart, Alan Baines and Bill Rudkin
• Berthon France Review By Bruno Kairet
• A word about GDPR
• The Pacific and Southern Hemisphere as a cruising destination
• Technology in Design moving through the build process
• Residual Yacht value and the cost of having fun
• Talking points – cool to the point of freezing
• VAT and Brexit- What it might, might not and certainly won’t mean
• The Magic of Film
• General overview of the international stock markets and economies
• 2018 Berthon Forecast

Download Past Issues of the Berthon Market Report

• Berthon Market Report 2023 (PDF 9.16MB)
• Berthon Market Report 2022 (PDF 9.75MB)
• Berthon Market Report 2021 (PDF 3.20MB)
• Berthon Market Report 2020 (PDF 2.19MB)
• Berthon Market Report 2019 (PDF 1.96MB)
• Berthon Market Report 2018 (PDF 2.1MB)
• Berthon Market Report 2017 (PDF 2.5MB)
• Berthon Market Report 2016 (PDF 2MB)
• Berthon Market Report 2015 (PDF 7MB)
• Berthon Market Report 2014 (PDF 2MB)
• Berthon Market Report 2013 (PDF 2MB)
• Berthon Market Report 2012 (PDF 2MB)
• Berthon Market Report 2011 (PDF 2MB)
• Berthon Market Report 2010 (PDF 1MB)
• Berthon Market Report 2009 (PDF 3MB)
• Berthon Market Report 2008 (PDF 8MB)