The Triton
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BOATS / BROKERS
May 2010 B13
Yacht sold, built and listed around the world this spring Dave Ritchie, retired co-founder of Ritchie Bros., sold his yacht at a Cayman Islands auction in late March for $46.6 million, according to The Vancouver Sun. Although the sale of the 219-foot M/Y Apoise was a record price for Ritchie Bros., it is still less than the $90 million reportedly paid for the boat in 2006. Bids opened at 20 million euros ($27 million) and the Sun reported that Ritchie said he felt he received “fair market value” for the boat, given the state of the economy. Ocean Independence has sold its central agency listing M/Y Nomad, a 69m Oceanfast, by Marco Vandoni of Monaco. Originally named Aussie Rules, the vessel was subsequently named Floridian.
provides HMY customers an even broader selection of premier yachts to choose from,” said Steve Moynihan, owner of HMY Yachts Sales. Sunreef Yachts has introduced a new range of performance cruisers, Sunreef 80 Ultimate, which range from 80 to 150 feet. Sunreef Yachts is trying a new market niche with ultramodern sailing catamarans with green appliances. S/Y Maltese Falcon confirmed that they will take part in The Superyacht Cup Palma, June 23–26. The 88-meter Perini Navi will be the largest yacht to have ever taken part in race. “For us, it is all about combining the excitement of the sailing and the fun of the social events,” said Capt. Chris Gartner. “And Palma is such a great location; we are really looking forward to it.”
Turkish builder Vicem Yachts has hired David Croom as its sales representative for North and South Carolina where he has spent more than 20 years in the marine retail industry. “There is an interesting dynamic with the Carolinas,” said Dirk Boehmer,
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Fraser Yachts recently sold M/Y Northern Light, a 150-foot Falcon, with listing broker Dennis Frederiksen of Monaco, and M/Y Quan Yin, above, an 82-foot custom steel boat by co-central agents Michael Selter of San Diego and Tom Allen of Seattle. The brokerage has added the following new central agency listings for sale: M/Y Keikei Kai, a 100-foot Benetti by Neal Esterly, San Diego; S/Y Sir Martin, a 90-foot Molemaker by Jeff Partin, Ft. Lauderdale; M/Y Deep Blue, an 80-foot Cherokee by Jose Arana, Jr., Ft. Lauderdale, and M/Y Fredrikstad, a 75-foot Smedvik Mek by Partin. Northrop and Johnson announced the sale of M/Y Devotion, a 143-foot Sterling, by central agents Kevin Merrigan of Ft. Lauderdale and Gregg Morton of San Diego; and of M/Y Heritage, an 86-foot Burger, by Gregg Child of Ft. Lauderdale. Aegean Yacht Services has launched its 43rd vessel. Construction began in 2009 on M/Y Diva, 24m, and took 12 months to complete. Diva is the second yacht to be delivered from the Aegean Sailor 24 series. HMY Yacht Sales has been appointed the Grand Banks dealer for the east coast of Florida. “The addition of Grand Banks to our collection of the finest fishing and family cruising yachts on the water
Richard Sauter will design Formula Zero, a solar hybrid yacht designed for carbon offset that will use sun, wind and wave energy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 75 to 100 percent. The yacht will have hydro and aerodynamic advances hull design, a diesel electric quadruple counter-rotating propeller system, rotational wingsails, solar cell deployment and A/C and refrigeration waste heat recovery. For more details, visit www. SauterCarbonOffsetDesign.com.
Alloy Yachts announced details on its largest sailing yacht construction project, which began in October 2008, above. The 220-foot Briand ketch S/Y Kokomo is the largest sailing yacht to be built by Alloy Yachts or any other New Zealand boat-builder, according to Alloy. It is scheduled to launch later this year.
The Florida Yacht Brokers Association has elected several new officers for 2010. Officers are, from left, Vice President Lon McCloskey of The Marine Group, Secretary Gary Smith of Sarasota Yacht and Ship, President Crom Littlejohn of Merle Wood and Associates, and re-elected Treasurer Bob Zarchen of Sparkman and Stephens. For more details, call +1 954-5229270 or visit www.fyba.org.
president of Vicem Yachts. “More and more, young families and retirees are relocating there, making this prestigious coastal region an ideal market for both Vicem luxury motor yachts and especially sportfishers. David’s vast experience with the yachting clientele in the region is key to build the Vicem brand and drive sales throughout this market.” Croom began his yacht sales career in 1986 as a broker for American Yacht Sales in the Carolinas. In 2006, he founded Total Offshore Yacht Sales, based in Wrightsville Beach, Croom N.C., specializing in sportfisher and cruiser sales, and related yacht management. “The Carolinas have a tremendous area for exploration and cruising perfectly suited to the Vicem lines,” Croom said. “I am very excited to join the Vicem Yachts family, and look forward to establishing a market for Vicem in the Carolinas by getting out there to sell some boats.” Croom holds a degree in business and finance from the University of Georgia, and attended the Massachusetts Maritime Academy.