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LifestyleThree of the Four Charter Yachts With Public Accounts Lose Money. Here Is What a Superyacht Costs to Own for a Year
Crew and berthing dominate the stack, depreciation belongs in a line of its own, and of the four charter yachts whose owners have published accounts, three lose money. Break-even lands at about 5.6 weeks of a yacht's own charter rate.
LifestyleThe Biggest Yacht Ordered This Year Arrives in 2032: What a Large New Build Now Costs in Time
The largest new superyacht contract of 2026, Lürssen's 125 metre Project M, will not be delivered until May 2032. With fewer but bigger yachts in build and yard slots committed for years, time has become the scarcest part of a large new yacht.
LifestyleSanlorenzo Booked 18.3% More Orders on 3.8% More Revenue
Sanlorenzo took EUR 496.4 million of orders in the first half of 2026, up 18.3%, while revenue rose only 3.8%. The Superyacht Division grew 12.4% and boats under 24 metres went flat. A builder's order book is the cleanest forward evidence of where the money is going.
LifestyleHalf a Billion Dollars of Brokerage Stock Opens the Yacht Season
The brokerage fleet at the Cannes Yachting Festival is worth about half a billion dollars, with more than 45 boats over 25 metres on offer. At Monaco two weeks later, 71 of the 116 yachts examined are listed for sale. The autumn selling season opens with an unusually deep book of large tonnage.
LifestyleAround 150 Artworks Made Nearly 60% of Global Auction Sales
Around 150 works accounted for nearly 60% of global auction sales in the first half of 2026, while the three big houses took $6.8 billion between them, up 70% year on year. Collector cars, superyachts and preowned business jets are concentrating value in exactly the same shape.
LifestyleFifteen Percent of Billionaires Own an Aircraft, Three Times the Share That Owns a Yacht
Altrata's Billionaire Census 2026 counts 3,795 billionaires worth a combined $15.1 trillion, and puts aircraft ownership at 15 percent against about 5 percent for yachts. What the demand-side census says about the buyer behind business aviation, and about the $6.6 trillion due to change hands within a decade.
LifestyleSwiss Watch Exports Flipped in a Month: America Down, China Up
Swiss watch exports to the United States fell 19.4 percent in August 2026, a month after taking 26.7 percent of global output, while China rose 15.8 percent. Averaged over two months the American share is about 20 percent, and the UAE grew while its region shrank.
LifestyleSuperyacht Market 2026: September Sold More Yachts for Less Money
Brokers sold 34 superyachts of 24 metres and above in September 2026, eleven more than a year earlier, for €771.9 million against €961.1 million, according to BOATPro. After a half year of fewer sales and higher value, the pattern flipped. One month cannot say whether prices are softening.
LifestyleCollector Cars Set a $756M Record at Monterey While the Blue Chips Stalled
The Monterey Car Week auctions sold $755.6 million of collector cars in mid-August 2026, lapping the previous record of $471.2 million. Volume was flat. Price did all the work, and only for a narrow band of cars.
LifestyleDubai Sold 335 Homes Above $10m in Eight Months as Palm Jebel Ali Climbed
Dubai registered 335 home sales above $10 million between January and August 2026, worth about $5.55 billion, on fäm Properties' reading of Land Department data. Palm Jebel Ali now outsells Palm Jumeirah in trophy villas, while three firms counting the same registry still cannot agree on the first half total.