Boat International – August 2019

“When I had a 46 Hatteras back

in 1980, there weren’t many guys

my age who owned the same size

boat – they simply couldn’t afford

them. But all that’s changing”

WAYNE DUCOTE

“Ithinkthere’sagapinthemarketfortheowner-

operatoryachtinthe25-metrerange.Thereisa

certaingroupofownersthatenjoythechallenge

ofmanagingtheirownjourney”TS

“USyachtstyleisevolving–thedesign

emphasisisnowoncasuallivingand yachts

thatareopentothesea”MARKMASHBURN

“A lot of American first-

timebuyersaregoing for

Asianyachts,because of

thelowerpricepoints” WD

“USownerswanta

brokertodomorethan

justsetupdeals.They

wantsomeonewho

willunderstandtheir

needsandsurprise

themwiththingsthey

otherwisewouldn’t

havethoughtof”VB

“We are

beginning to

understand that

you can have

exactly what

you want in a

custom boat

that does not

cost much more,

if any, than

a production

boat” MV

“US owners tend to favour a private, casual way of

living, which can be at odds with boats that have

interiors that look like grandma’s castle” MV

ANDREWHELLER

YACHT:TANZANITE

LENGTH:44.2METRES

MARK MASHBURN

YACHT: MOSAIQUE

LENGTH: 49.9 METRES

...ON HOW US OWNERS

ARE CHANGING

...ON WHAT US

OWNERS WANT

“Younger owners want to explore and travel beyond

traditional cruising grounds. For me, yachting

is all about experiences, whereas for my parents,

it’s about getting away and relaxing” VICTOR BARED

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