August 2021 – Enjoying the Summer Season

The Berthon Sales Group do hope you are all enjoying the summer season, wherever you may be, and are finding time to spend some of it out on the water.

We are delighted to have welcomed Oyster 825/03 CHAMPAGNE HIPPY (pictured above) to the Berthon fleet. Originally launched in 2014 as POLINA STAR III, she has since been totally rebuilt to MCA Category 0 with all new systems and interior from 2019. CHAMPAGNE HIPPY now has a busy charter programme and is available for inspection by appointment. She will be participating in the 2021 ARC and will be positioned in the Caribs this winter.

Next on our boat show agenda is the Öppet Varv Ellös (Open Yard), scheduled to take place on the Island of Orust in Sweden from 27th-30th August. Berthon Scandinavia will have a selection of yachts both at the show and available for viewings locally. Hosted in Hallberg-Rassy’s own harbour, this year’s event offers free admission, free parking and of course lots of great yachts to see and touch!

Spirit 54-007, SOUFRIERE, film star of James Bond’s ‘Casino Royale’, is now with us in Lymington. This very pretty regatta yacht has recently had a price tumble and you can come and admire her impeccable mahogany superstructure, cockpit and interior behind our Sales Office. Impressive race record too…

As the regatta season continues, Berthon USA’s Bill Rudkin has been sailing aboard Ker 50, TEMPTATION for the Martha’s Vineyard Edgartown Regatta, one of the oldest yachting events in the country. Participants were blessed with glorious sunny days and perfect sailing conditions. Congratulations to TEMPTATION’s crew on achieving four 1sts and a 2nd place in the two day Round the Buoy racing event – a great result!

The Berthon Book #4 will be available this September. It contains some fantastic articles from Berthon supporters on subjects from the stunning cruising grounds of the Balearic Islands to Sweden’s sculpted Ice Hotel, the evolution of fabulous Ferrari motor cars and the history of Martha’s Vineyard and much more. The entire Berthon fleet also features within its pages. Please do contact us to pre-order your copy at listings@berthon.co.uk.

With offices in the UK, Spain, France, Sweden and the USA we always have a local Berthon broker available to help you find your perfect yacht. For those unable to visit us in person, we provide granular particulars about all our yachts, offer FaceTime viewings and our yachts are also captured on film for you to watch at leisure on our YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/BerthonGroup-BerthonInternational/.

With fair winds from the Berthon Team! Please stay safe and well!

ARC Bluewater Preparations

Following on from the popular ARC Bluewater Cockpit Conversations run in association with Berthon in May, World Cruising Club are hosting another online event in September, offering a mix of live sessions, pre-recorded webinars and video playlists, to launch the 2022 ARC routes. It will take place in the week preceding the Southampton Boat Show and aims to begin the process of bluewater preparations needed to sail in the ARC. There will be a mix of short midday chats on specific topics, something to watch and enjoy over your lunch, and longer more involved panel discussions each evening. All supported by an engaging mix of pre-recorded webinars and video playlists for you to watch at your leisure.

Free to attend. Register at https://www.worldcruising.com/training.aspx. Image © James Mitchell.

If you would like to stay up to date with news about our fleet (from all our international offices), upcoming events, sneak peeks at new listings, launch events and much more, please subscribe to our monthly e-Newsletter in the form that follows (see ‘Subscribe to Our Mailing List’).

• Oyster 825/03 CHAMPAGNE HIPPY is now for sale
• The James Bond Spirit 54 is at Berthon, UK!
• The Berthon Book #4
• Berthon International YouTube Channel
• ARC Bluewater Preparations

Contact listings@berthon.co.uk.