Buying a Yacht: Costs, Process, and What the Brokers Don’t Tell You

A used 30–40ft cruising yacht sells for roughly €86,000–257,000 depending on age; a new 40-footer starts around €257,000, and a catamaran costs about double the equivalent monohull. Owning her adds 10–15% of the boat’s value every year — berth, insurance, maintenance — before a single charter week is booked. The pages below take those two sentences apart line by line.