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CATAMARANS FOR SALE NEWS ARCHIVES 2011

Please find archived Catamaran News below for Boat Shows and more Catamaran News in 2011.

Antigua Charter Yacht Show


The Antigua Charter Yacht Show runs from December 4-10th. There will be 15 large sailing catamarans on display (from 50' on up)....this is one of the best places to see the most large sailing catamarans in the world in one place. I plan to be there and would be happy to help any of my clients to see as many catamarans as possible. It's advisable to make some showing appointments as some of these get fully booked up in advance. Contact Gary for show passes and boarding appointments for qualified buyers. 		Antigua Charter Yacht Show
Catamarans and other yachts at the Antigua Show:

  Yacht Length Beam Type
1 ABUELO 150 30 S/CAT
2 AFRICAN QUEEN 80 21 M/Y
3 AIR 266 38 M/Y
4 ANAHITA 62 17 S/Y
5 ANDROMEDA LA DEA 154 30 S/Y
6 ANJILIS 161 28 M/Y
7 ANTARA 152 30 S/Y
8 ARIOSO 130 26 M/Y
9 AURELIA 123 23 M/Y
10 AURORA DIGNITATIS 89 22 M/Y
11 BARAKA 191 32 M/Y
12 BARBUDA BELLE 62 32 S/CAT
13 BIG CHANGE II 126 25 M/Y
14 BIG EAGLE 172 26 M/Y
15 BIG FISH 149 30 M/Y
16 BLACK PEARL 77 18 S/Y
17 BLISS 121 27 S/Y
18 BLUE JEANNIE 62 17 S/Y
19 CALLIOPE 139 28 M/Y
20 CAMPAI 72 19 S/Y
21 CAPRI 192 37 M/Y
22 CHARISMA 153 28 M/Y
23 CHOSEN ONE 120 25 M/Y
24 CINDERELLA IV 128 28 S/Y
25 CLEAR EYES 142 30 S/Y
26 CORAL OF COWES 96 16 S/Y
27 CYAN 160 31 M/Y
28 DAMRAK II 70 30 S/CAT
29 DEJA VU 165 32 M/Y
30 DOMANI 148 30 M/Y
31 DREAM 170 33 M/Y
32 EMELINA 167 31 M/Y
33 GITANA 112 25 S/Y
34 GLAZE 162 28 M/Y
35 GO 129 30 M/Y
36 GRACE E 164 31 M/Y
37 HAMPSHIRE 186 32 M/Y
38 HELIX 149 30 M/Y
39 HEMISPHERE 145 54 S/CAT
40 HUNTRESS 180 31 M/Y
41 HURRICANE RUN 176 34 M/Y
42 ILITHYIA 68 17 S/Y
43 IN THE WIND 58 30 S/CAT
44 INCEPTION 165 32 M/Y
45 INTUITION 80 21 S/Y
46 IPHARRA 102 42 S/CAT
47 ISABEL 75 19 S/Y
48 ISLANDER 192 36 M/Y
49 JAMBALAYA 73 17 S/Y
50 JEMS 144 30 M/Y
51 JO 165 30 M/Y
52 KAI 120 26 M/Y
53 KATYA 151 32 M/Y
54 KOO 142 28 S/Y
55 LA FORZA DEL DESTINO 77 20 S/Y
56 LADY ANGELE 72 17 S/Y
57 LADY BOU BOU 62 33 S/CAT
58 LADY J 142 26 M/Y
59 LADY SHARON GALE 112 20 M/Y
60 LEANDER 245 42 M/Y
61 MAITA 75 35 S/CAT
  
  Yacht Length Beam Type
63 MATAU 72 36 S/CAT
64 MELINKA 80 19 S/Y
65 METSUYAN IV 119 26 M/Y
66 MIRACLE 115 24 M/Y
67 MORE MAGIC 67 18 S/Y
68 MRIYA 50 28 S/CAT
69 MUSE 70 34 S/CAT
70 MYSTERY 112 24 S/Y
71 NAHEMA IV 72 37 S/CAT
72 NEFERTITI 91 21 S/Y
73 NEKI 66 19 S/Y
74 NEMO 47 25 S/CAT
75 NORTHERN LIGHTS 132 28 M/Y
76 NUMPTIA 230 40 M/Y
77 OASIS 194 37 M/Y
78 OHANA 154 32 M/Y
79 ON LIBERTY 57 16 S/Y
80 ONE MORE TOY15528M/Y
81 PANTHALASSA 50 30 S/Y
82 PARAFFIN 198 35 M/Y
83 POLAR STAR 208 42 M/Y
84 REE 112 25 S/Y
85 ROSEHEARTY 185 38 S/Y
86 RUNNAWAY BUNNY 74 20 S/Y
87 SAFARA 72 23 S/Y
88 SCOTT FREE 120 25 M/Y
89 SEA QUELL 108 25 S/Y
90 SEQUEL P 179 31 M/Y
91 SEVEN SINS 135 27 M/Y
92 SHALIMAR 118 24 M/Y
93 SHERAKHAN 39 M/Y
94 SIERRA ROMEO 136 28 M/Y
95 SIGNE 115 22 S/Y
96 SLIPSTREAM 197 37 M/Y
97 SOLEMAR 190 35 M/Y
98 SPARROW 60 31 S/CAT
99 SPIRIT 30 M/Y
100 STOP THE PRESS 106 22 M/Y
101 SWEET ESCAPE 130 26 M/Y
102 SYRENKA 137 26 M/Y
103 TELEOST 162 28 M/Y
104 THALIMA 110 24 S/Y
105 TILLY MINT 67 18 S/Y
106 TIVOLI 90 23
107 TOTO 110 24 S/Y
108 TOUCH 120 25 M/Y
109 TROYANDA 165 31 M/Y
110 TURQUOISE 181 31 M/Y
111 VA BENE 157 30 M/Y
112 VAIMITI 130 27 S/Y
113 VELACARINA 82 19 S/Y
114 VICTORIA D 104 22 S/Y
115 VOLTERRA 80 19 S/Y
116 WATERSHED II 116 21 S/Y
117 WHIRLWIND 92 22 S/Y
118 WHISPER 116 27 S/Y
119 WORLDS END 65 31 S/CAT
120 YOGI 198 30 M/Y
121 ZENJI 184 38 S/Y


Record-breaking super catamaran SWIFT now for sale
Super catamaran SWIFT now for sale
If you’re looking to purchase a piece of sailing history, then check out this 32.8m catamaran Swift which is now for sale.

Swift was beautifully converted from the world’s fastest racing catamaran into an equally fast cruiser last year and still reaches speeds of over 30 knots under sail.

Designed by Gilles Ollier and built at the Multiplast yard in 2000, she has notched up numerous achievements and accolades including Innovation Explorer for the Around The World Race for G Class catamarans and the 2002 record for the Jules Verne Trophy as Orange. Ellen MacArthur sailed her asKingfisher 2 in 2003 and in 2006 she joined the record-breaking Gitana Team, racing under the name Gitana 13.

Swift’s record 43 days New York to San Francisco, 11 days San Francisco to Yokohama and 41 days Hong Kong to London still stand.

Jacky Setton bought her in 2010 to travel the South Pacific, and she underwent a six month refit at Lorient, transforming her into a cruising yacht with light and comfortable accommodation for up to 6 guests. Even so, special care was taken to keep the weight as close as possible to her ’round the world’ racing configuration with only 3 tons added in total.

Currently en route to the Caribbean, Swift is asking €2.95 million. For more information contact Gary Fretz.

fort lauderdale boat show
 FORT LAUDERDALE
BOAT SHOW

October 27-31, 2011
The 52nd Annual Fort Lauderdale Boat Show was from October 27th-31st, 2011 ... It is held in the Yachting Capital of The World and is the largest in-the-water boat show in the world. Featuring a large variety of superyachts, motor yachts, catamarans, sailing yachts, express cruisers, cabin cruisers, high performance boats, exotic cars, sportfishers, runabouts, canoes, and everything else that floats. There are five locations and 3 million square feet of space connected by a network of shuttle busses, riverboats, and water taxis. Gary Fretz would be happy to pre-arrange appointments for yacht showings. The most popular yachts get booked up several days prior to the start of the Show. Contact Gary for show passes and boarding appointments for qualified buyers.


Just Added!
Owning a Charter versus Privately Owned Catamaran
By Gary Fretz, Catamaran Broker

Annapolis SailBoat Show ANNAPOLIS SAILBOAT SHOW
Oct. 5 - 9, 2011 on the all new Catana 50
Catana 50 Gary Fretz, catamaran specialist in catamaran sales and new construction was at the Annapolis Sailboat Show, Wedneday Oct. 5 through Sunday Oct. 9 on board the all new Catana 50 at B dock. The ultimate experience of speed, comfort and safety through cutting edge technology are all hallmarks of this new sailing catamaran from Catana of France. Contact Gary for more information.

August 2011 Yacht Market Commentary

Catamarans for Sale News My crystal ball is pretty clear today........Here is what I see going on....

- the cost of all commodities including petroleum products (necessary to ship components of new yachts to factories and used to make fiberglass resins) is going up because government is printing money like gangbusters and more dollars are chasing the same number of goods ... look for significant price increases for all new yachts...the manufacturers I represent keep reminding me to not quote prices until I get price-updates every month.....this price inflation may drag prices up for used yachts, especially for models that are still produced, because buyers will readily switch to a used yacht if there is the "right" price advantage and this drives prices for those models up....

- I see strong demand for any catamarans priced under $200,000 (lots of liveaboard buyers looking and it's relatively affordable at these levels) and yachts in the $3,000,000-$50,000,000 price range (the older guys in this league still have plenty of cash and have limited time to enjoy it, so "might as well have some fun before they kick the bucket") ....

- right now, most of the buying for yachts in the $100,000-$3,000,000 range, is coming out of Australia and Scandinavia because of foreign-exchange considerations and their economies are doing fairly well ...the yacht delivery companies are swamped with inquiries from these countries! .....Also we see buying from Switzerland and Singapore. My personal opinion about why we see this, is that Singapore is "the new Switzerland" (one of the only places where bank secrecy is still intact and all the wealth of Asia is migrating there...the actual buyers are Middle Eastern, Russian, Indian, Chinese and traders/bankers working in Singapore). In the case of Switzerland, they just manage their economy better than everyone else (not involved in expensive foreign wars and their currency is semi-backed by gold) so their economy is humming away and people working there have lots of money to spend.

- There are a significant number of buyers who feel that the stock market, bond markets and real estate stink so bad that hard-assets that aren't taxed (like offshore-registered yachts) and "bought right" make sense, and so we are seeing a tremendous change in that 90% of all yachts are now bought with all cash...whereas before 2008, 70% of all yachts were financed...the yacht-loan brokers are all going out of business because of this.....

- bank repos are up but (surprising to me) mainly just for motorboats 18'-36'...otherwise the repo numbers are the same as we've seen for 2 years. All the repos are being sold quickly to Russian buyers. Some Russians told me that "You guys in the West have had boats and fun for many years and now it's our turn!" ... 5,000,000 Russians/year now fly into Nice, France to go boating and to the beach there. I see some crazy things with these Russians and the way they are spending money (like there's no tomorrow).

I hope this helps give you a better picture of what's going on.... I graduated from Tulane with a degree in Economics which hasn't helped me much, except when I get to write a market commentary like this...so it makes me feel like those 4 years weren't a total waste of time...

Contact Me now to buy your next catamaran!

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