The biggest yacht sales of 2023 so far

While the pre-loved market has not quite been able to keep pace with last year's brokerage boom, there was still plenty of movement in the opening five months of 2023. According to BOATPro, more than 1.5 billion in sales has been secured so far, including the biggest known brokerage deal in history...

Ahpo (now Lady Jorgia)

Length: 115m  Builder: Lurssen

The 115-metre Lürssen Ahpo was sold in-house by Moran Yacht & Ship just three months after joining the brokerage market, in what is believed to be the biggest brokerage deal in history. Now been renamed Lady Jorgia, her striking design is the work of Nuvolari Lenard and features her trademark half-moon windows with wide tapered decks. Nature is a dominant theme throughout the yacht and is seen in the central staircase, which depicts an olive tree, and her water lily-themed dining room. A vast beach club and wellness centre is home to a nature-themed spa complete with a massage room, Himalayan salt sauna and a Turkish-style hammam, while a 12-seater cinema with a starlit ceiling offers a different kind of R&R on board.

Ahpo was asking €330,000,000.

Soaring (now Starlust)

Length: 68.2m  Builder: Abeking & Rasmussen

Abeking & Rasmussen's Soaring changed hands in March 2023 and has since been renamed Stardust. The original owner wanted an exterior that wouldn’t be mistaken for any other yacht on the horizon, which was achieved through her distinctive pale grey hull and vivid orange boot stripe, a boomerang-like curve of glazing from the wheelhouse windows down to the upper deck, and scalloped windows that punctuate the bow. Accommodation is for 12 guests spanning six cabins with a rear-facing owner's cabin that looks out over a private aft deck, and its own observation lounge forward. The sale was secured by Ocean Independence.

Soaring was asking €88,000,000.

Lady Jorgia (now Andrea)

Length: 74m  Builder: CRN

The biggest known off-market deal closed this year was sealed by Edmiston for the 74-metre Lady Jorgia. While the asking price was not disclosed, she was sold as Odyessy in 2020 and was, at the time, asking €84,000,000. The CRN superyacht was built under the name Cloud 9 and delivered in 2017 with an exterior by Zuccon International Project and an interior by British studio Winch Design. Across her five decks, open-air spaces include a private deck forward of the owner's suite, a main deck pool lounge with a glass-bottomed, 10,000-litre swimming pool, and a large beach club with an espresso bar. Ideal for hosting at-anchor parties, the foredeck can be transformed into a dancefloor when the helipad is not in use, or set up as a cabana with loungers placed beneath an awning.

Lady Jorgia's sale price was not disclosed. 

Solo

Length: 72m Builder: Tankoa Yachts

The sale of Tankoa's flagship superyacht Solo was closed in May with Edmiston representing both buying and selling parties. Solo is based on the same platform as Tankoa's Suerte but her three metres of extra length allowed her to gain volume on every deck with the help of designer Francesco Paszkowski. On board, she features every conceivable luxury – six cabins, a beach club, saltwater pool, two spa pools, 18 crew and a tropical fish aquarium designed to keep the water still even as the yacht moves. Yet Italian classification society RINA has bestowed Solo with its Green Plus Platinum notation, the highest level of its environmental certification. 

Solo was asking €66,000,000.

Sarafsa (now Pure)

Length: 82m  Builder: Devonport Yachts

After less than a year on the brokerage market, the 82-metre Sarafsa was sold with Burgess and renamed Pure. Sarafsa was built for a member of the Saudi Arabian royal family and is the second-largest yacht built by British shipyard Devonport Yachts. The 3,200GT superyacht was delivered in 2008 but her interior remained a mystery until she publically joined the brokerage market in 2021, when her rich furnishings and brocades were revealed to the world. Standout features include an explosion-proof garage large enough to house six Jet Skis, tenders and a Mini Moke cark and a two-storey owner's apartment. Pure is now undergoing a major refit with her new owner managed by JMS Yachting.

Sarafsa was asking €65,000,000.

Icon (now Loon)

Length: 67.5m  Builder: Icon Yachts

Icon, the flagship of the Dutch shipyard Icon Yachts, was sold in April with Fraser representing the seller and Allied Marine acting on behalf of the buyer. The 67.5-metre yacht, designed by RWD and benefitted from a full refit in 2014, where she received a five-metre extension, resulting in an impressive glass-bottom infinity pool on the aft deck that filters a dappled blue light through to the beach club bar and lounge below. Accommodation is for 12 guests in seven en suite cabins, including a master suite with an observation lounge and office. Now renamed Loon, she will join the charter fleet.

Icon was asking €45,000,000.

Sea Pearl (now Alfa G)

Length: 60m  Builder: Oceanco

Sea Pearl, now known as Alfa G, changed hands in March 2023 with Superyacht Partners representing both buyer and seller. The 60-metre Oceanco has been well looked after since her launch in 2004, and was the recipient of several multi-million-euro refits throughout her life, with her previous owner having spent in excess of $20,000,000 in maintenance and refit work prior to her sale. Highlights include a sun deck swimming pool, with a bar, gym and shaded al fresco dining area, and a helipad also doubles up as an additional lounging area. Accommodation is for 14 guests across six cabins accompanied by 18 crew.

Sea Pearl was asking €37,500,000.

Ciao

Length: 52m  Builder: CRN

The 52-metre CRN-built yacht was sold in a multiple broker deal with Ocean Independence as the central agent, Royal Yacht International and Christie Yachts representing the buyer and Kitson Yachts representing the seller. Having only hit the water in May 2022, she was sold in February of this year in new condition. Her contemporary, light-filled interior is courtesy of Studio Massari with floor-to-ceiling windows illuminating her accents of red that feature throughout. Ciao boasts a waterfront lounge-style beach club with an overwater balcony, TV, and wellness zone with a hammam. Meanwhile, a Jacuzzi and bar area can be found on the sundeck.

Ciao was asking €32,900,000.

White (now Daisy D)

Length: 49.8m  Builder: Heesen

The 49.8-metre Heesen superyacht White started construction on speculation and was delivered in 2018 as one of the yard's 500 Aluminium models. Her interiors were highly customised to the first owner who joined the project during the build, with Cristiano Gatto dreaming up a glossy ebony and Canaletto walnut interior concept inspired by the work of New Deco designer Jean-Michel Frank. She is crowned with a sundeck kitted out in Hermes fabrics, a Jacuzzi and a bar area perfect for entertaining charter guests. Following her sale in February by Edmiston and One Brokerage Australia, the newly christened Daisy D now continues her life in the Edmiston charter fleet.

Daisy D was asking €32,500,000.

Sairu (now Julia)

Length: 49.6m  Builder: Heesen

Another Heesen build, this time a custom project named Sairu, was sold in-house by Arcon Yachts this April after less than a year on the market. Sairu was delivered as Ann G in 2015 and marked the shipyard's first partnership with designer Clifford Denn. She is just shy of 50 meters and sits below the 500GT threshold making her an appealing option on the brokerage market. British studio Reymond Langton was awarded the interior contract and created a monochromatic, Art Deco interior with black Portoro marble, backlit onyx and silk velvet walls.

Sairu was asking €28,500,000.