Yachts for Sale, EUR 2m to 5m

Roughly twenty to twenty-eight metres. The real choice in this band is between a recent hull from a series yard and an older, larger yacht from a well-known builder: more metres, or fewer years and a warranty. Three to five cabins and a crew of two to four is the usual shape either way, and refit history is what separates two yachts of the same length and age.

It depends far more on how the yacht is used than on what she cost. Crew salaries, berthing, insurance, fuel, annual service and a reserve for the next refit are the standing items, and a yacht that cruises for four months a year costs more to run than one that moves twice. The figure the industry works to is around a tenth of the purchase price a year, which is a starting point for a conversation rather than a quotation.

VAT paid means European Union value added tax has been settled on the yacht and she can be used privately in EU waters without a further liability arising from that. VAT unpaid means it has not been settled, which suits a buyer who will keep the yacht outside the EU or import her under an arrangement of their own. The difference is a significant part of the asking price, so it is worth establishing before an offer is made. Where the seller has given us the status, it is printed on the listing.

You tell us which yacht interests you through the enquiry form on her listing. We confirm she is still available at the price shown, collect the documents the seller holds, and arrange a viewing wherever she is lying. From there the usual sequence is an offer subject to survey and sea trial, a deposit held in a client account, the survey and trial themselves, and then closing and registration. The Boatcrowd team coordinates each step and stays with you through it.