Private Market Access
Over 100 feet, in the market that services them.
Florida is where American superyachts spend their winters and their refit periods, which makes it where they are bought and sold. The state's yards can haul vessels most of the world cannot, and the depth of specialist crew, surveyors and engineers means diligence on a large yacht is simply easier to conduct here.
It also means the market is unusually well-informed. Everyone servicing a 150-foot yacht in Fort Lauderdale has a view on its condition, and that view circulates. A superyacht with a poor maintenance reputation cannot hide behind good listing photography in this market.
The opportunities below are Florida-based vessels above the superyacht threshold, published in masked form.
Sample dataPlatform demonstration. The opportunities shown are sample records used to illustrate how the private market is presented — they are not offers, and no vessel shown is represented as available.
10 opportunities published
Confidential · Masked until qualification
VERIFIED OFF-MARKET· Seller position confirmed
Northern European Build · 2010 · Refit 2024
Florida / Caribbean
$33M–$39M
Estimated asking range
VERIFIED OFF-MARKET· Seller position confirmed
Italian Build · 2014 · Refit 2022
Florida / Caribbean
$26M–$31M
Estimated asking range
VERIFIED OFF-MARKET· Seller position confirmed
Northern European Build · 2018 · Refit 2024
Florida / Bahamas
$28M–$34M
Estimated asking range
VERIFIED OFF-MARKET· Seller position confirmed
Italian Build · 2013 · Refit 2025
Florida
$12M–$14M
Estimated asking range
VERIFIED OFF-MARKET· Seller position confirmed
Italian Build · 2011 · Refit 2022
Florida
$9.2M–$11M
Estimated asking range
PRIVATE LISTING· Seller position confirmed
Italian Build · 2022
Florida
$8.5M–$9.8M
Estimated asking range
PRIVATE LISTING· Seller position confirmed
Italian Build · 2019 · Refit 2025
Florida
$4.2M–$4.9M
Estimated asking range
PRIVATE LISTING· Seller position confirmed
Italian Build · 2023
Florida / Bahamas
$3.6M–$4.1M
Estimated asking range
PRIVATE LISTING· Seller position confirmed
Italian Build · 2021
Florida
$2.4M–$2.9M
Estimated asking range
PRIVATE LISTING· Seller position confirmed
North American Build · 2024
Florida / Bahamas
$2.1M–$2.5M
Estimated asking range
The principal large-yacht facilities are along Fort Lauderdale's New River and Intracoastal, Port Everglades for the largest vessels, Miami's Island Gardens and Watson Island, and the Palm Beach and Rybovich basins to the north.
Yes, and it is one of the best places in the world to do it. Florida yards have travel-lift and dry-dock capacity for vessels well over 200 feet, and the concentration of specialist surveyors means you can get genuinely independent opinions rather than a single view.
Florida caps the total sales and use tax payable on a vessel sale at $18,000, which makes closing in Florida attractive for high-value yachts compared with states that levy tax on the full price. The cap amount and its conditions change, so confirm the current position with a Florida marine tax attorney.
The season runs roughly from the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show in late October through to spring, when many yachts move to the Bahamas and Caribbean, and then north or across to the Mediterranean.
Owners often time a public listing to the show. In the private market that matters less, though the weeks immediately after a show can surface owners who did not achieve what they hoped from the exposure.
Crew do not transfer automatically, but retaining a captain and engineer who know the vessel is frequently valuable and is negotiated as part of the transaction.
Yes, though insurance policies commonly impose named windstorm conditions during hurricane season that restrict where the vessel may be kept. Resolve that with your insurer before you commit to a berth.
The Florida cap limits the total sales and use tax, including any discretionary county surtax, on a vessel sale to $18,000. The Department of Revenue's own guidance is authoritative; rates, thresholds and conditions can change.
Where the yacht is delivered, where it will be kept and how it will be used all affect the tax position. Confirm it with a Florida marine tax attorney before choosing a closing location.
General information only, not legal, tax or financial advice.
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