Fraser Yachts - 2011 Superyacht Sales Leaders - Fact!

    ST. TROPEZ, FRANCE, January 20, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Since 2009 when superyacht sales were at their lowest, sales figures have continued to increase gradually year on year. This was until 2011 when sales in superyachts, yachts of 24m or more, increased by an impressive 28% from 2010's sales figures.

Nick Martin, Head of Digital at Boat International Media comments, "the only statistics worth analysing are accurate ones. We're therefore doing our utmost to research, track, log and monitor every single superyacht sale across the globe. This demands daily attention by our market analysts who, I believe, are the only team scrutinizing the brokerage market to this level of detail."

Boat International's report for 2011 proves Fraser Yachts' continued efforts to provide an exceptional yacht brokerage service has placed them well ahead of their industry neighbours for total sales in the superyacht range.

"In recent years, the superyacht industry has seen numerous brokerage houses clamouring for market share, each trying to claim the number one spot and attempting to gain prominence with bright colours and big logos" says Patrick Coote, Global Marketing Director of Fraser Yachts.

"Our philosophy has simply been to work hard and get the best results for our clients. Our whole company ethos is founded on expertise and integrity and the new Market Intelligence statistics reassure me that these are the values our clients respect."

Data has been gathered from yacht brokerage deals representing both the sellers and buyers of superyachts in 2011 from all major yacht brokers. Figures show Fraser Yachts were involved in 45 of the year's 263 superyachts sold, 27 from deals representing the seller and 18 from deals representing the buyer, 12 more than their nearest competitor.

Signs appear to be positive for the continued improvement of the industry as we look ahead into 2012. Of the 263 superyachts for sale in 2011 the average asking price was EUR9.8m with a total combined asking price for all 263 superyachts sold in 2011 of EUR2,570,416,095. Improvements also appear to have been had in the shipyards with 173 launches counted in 2011 and 72 new orders placed in 48 different shipyards.

Fraser Yachts is a full service yachting company offering superyachts for sale and mega yachts for sale, yacht construction, as well as yacht management and crew-placement services. For further information luxury yachts for sale please visit the Fraser Yachts website at www.fraseryachts.com.

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