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Strategic Yacht Acquisition 2026
Yacht buyers in 2026 evaluate fuel consumption, crew requirements and resale value before purchase, and shipyard order books remain full through 2028 and 2029 despite the shift away from impulse buying.
Mike Soertsz12minUpdated Aug 2026
Alternative assets
Luxury Collectibles & Superyacht Evolution
Luxury collectibles are being institutionalised, with a Christie's-backed Hermes handbag hedge fund raising 1 million dollars in November 2025 and reporting a 34 per cent net return over its first 43 days.
Mike Soertsz14minUpdated Aug 2026
Alternative assets
Real Estate Secondaries & PE Mega-Deals
The real estate secondaries market is projected to reach 15 billion dollars in 2025, up from 8 billion in 2023, an 88 per cent increase in two years.
Mike Soertsz15minUpdated Aug 2026
Alternative assets
The Debasement Trade
Gold passed 4,000 dollars per troy ounce and silver rose 75 per cent during 2025 as ultra-wealthy investors rotated from financial assets into tangible ones, a shift the yacht market is now absorbing.
Mike Soertsz12minUpdated Aug 2026
Alternative assets
BRICS De-Dollarization Impact
Foreign central bank Treasury holdings at the New York Fed fell to 2.78 trillion dollars in October 2025, the lowest level in over a decade, as BRICS members expanded non-dollar settlement systems.
Mike Soertsz12minUpdated Aug 2026
Alternative assets
The Great Convergence
McKinsey estimates the convergence of traditional and alternative asset management puts 10.5 trillion dollars in motion, driving portfolios from the 60-40 model toward a 60-20-20 split with 20 percent in private alternatives.
Mike Soertsz19minUpdated Aug 2026
Alternative assets
Family Office Marina Boom
Single-family offices are projected to reach 5.4 trillion dollars under management by 2030, and private equity is reclassifying marinas as infrastructure, evidenced by Blackstone paying 5.6 billion dollars for Safe Harbor Marinas in February 2025.
Mike Soertsz18minUpdated Aug 2026
Alternative assets
Private Credit Fund Boom 2025
H.I.G. WhiteHorse closed its Middle Market Lending Fund IV at 5.9 billion dollars in August 2025, the largest private credit closing of the year and a marker of the asset class moving into mainstream allocation.
Mike Soertsz18minUpdated Aug 2026
Alternative assets
From Bonds to Buildings
Prime residential prices rose in 85 of 100 key markets during the 2022 bond selloff, illustrating why investors treat property rents and replacement costs as an inflation adjustment mechanism that fixed coupons lack.
Mike Soertsz9minUpdated Aug 2026
Alternative assets
Rethinking Risk-Free Assets
The 2022 government bond drawdown, one of the worst calendar years for Treasuries in the modern era, pushed investors toward floating-rate private credit in search of yield less exposed to duration.
Mike Soertsz8minUpdated Aug 2026
Fractional ownership
Hidden Financial Trap
Fractional yacht owners typically face total costs 40 to 60 per cent above their initial projections, driven by emergency assessments, insurance loading and deferred maintenance.
Mike Soertsz12minUpdated Aug 2026
Fractional ownership
All Eggs in One Basket
Fractional yacht ownership places 100 percent of an investor's exposure in one hull in one market, so a single event such as Hurricane Irma in 2017 can eliminate the entire position.
Mike Soertsz16minUpdated Aug 2026
Market intelligence
Vision Marine’s M&A Playbook
Vision Marine Technologies recorded a 504 per cent increase in boat sales within seven weeks of acquiring Nautical Ventures Group in June 2025, selling 8.2 million euros of boats between 20 June and 8 August.
Mike Soertsz18minUpdated Aug 2026
Fractional ownership
Legal Landmines
Any single co-owner of a fractionally held yacht can force a sale through a partition action, a process that typically runs 12 to 24 months from filing to completion and usually ends the ownership entirely.
Mike Soertsz15minUpdated Aug 2026
Living with a yacht
Luxury Watches for Yachting
A yachting watch needs water resistance of at least 100 metres, corrosion-resistant case materials, sapphire crystal and high-contrast luminous legibility, with regatta timers and tide indicators as the complications that matter at sea.
Mike Soertsz16minUpdated Aug 2026
Fractional ownership
Trapped in Paradise
Fractional yacht shares have no secondary market, so a one-eighth share does not clear at 12.5 per cent of vessel value, and the only reliable exit is a partition action taking one to two years from filing.
Mike Soertsz14minUpdated Aug 2026
Market intelligence
Superyacht Market Surge 2025
Ten superyachts over 100 metres came to market simultaneously in 2025, led by the 101-metre Kusch-built I Dynasty at 240 million euros, an inventory level that has restored negotiation to the top of the market.
Mike Soertsz18minUpdated Aug 2026
Charter income and returns
Yacht Investment Guide
Yacht investment income comes almost entirely from charter operations across four vessel categories, motor yachts, sailing yachts, catamarans and superyachts, and no audited measurement of global yacht market value is published.
Mike Soertsz8minUpdated Aug 2026
Alternative assets
Collectibles Investment Guide
The Knight Frank Luxury Investment Index rose 7 per cent in the twelve months to June 2023, but dispersion inside the basket ran from art up 30 per cent to classic cars down 7 per cent.
Mike Soertsz8minUpdated Aug 2026
Charter income and returns
Yacht Investment Risks
Yacht investment returns depend on charter income net of maintenance, crew, insurance, berthing and fuel, and are exposed to 4 distinct risk categories: market, operational, regulatory and geographic.
Mike Soertsz3minUpdated Aug 2026