Luxury yachts for sale.

The Mediterranean luxury yacht market splits along builder geography and use case. Italian yards — Ferretti, Sanlorenzo, Azimut-Benetti, Pershing — dominate the 24 to 45-metre planing and semi-displacement segment, and most of that inventory surfaces first in Italy and the South of France. British builders Sunseeker and Princess hold the strongest 60 to 90-foot owner-operated following, with deep supply in Spain and the Riviera. Northern-European custom yards — Feadship, Lürssen, Heesen, Amels — define the displacement superyacht tier above 40 metres, almost always traded through specialist brokers.

For buyers, three variables move final value more than location: flag and VAT status, refit history, and builder pedigree. A yacht with a clean EU-VAT-paid trail, a recent five-year survey and refit, and a recognised yard behind it commands a premium and sells faster. Conversely, an unclear VAT position or a deferred refit is the single most common reason a luxury listing stalls — and the strongest lever a buyer has on price.

A vetted broker matters more in this segment than any other. Survey scope, sea-trial protocol, escrow and closing mechanics, and flag administration are materially more complex above 500,000 euros. Our buying guides and VAT explainers cover the process country by country.