Rosemont Yacht Services looks here at the state of the Superyacht market before the mediterranean Yacht Shows. For Rosemont Yacht Services, as a specialised corporate service provider focused on yachts and superyachts, market activity matters for more than sales volumes alone.
Each acquisition, delivery, refinancing, charter transition or resale can trigger a wider set of corporate, tax, VAT, registration, compliance and administration requirements. The most relevant question is therefore not simply whether more yachts are being sold, but where transaction values are concentrated, which segments are growing, and what that means for the complexity of yacht ownership structures.
Prior to the Monaco Yacht Show we look below at the reported market activity.
Brokerage values continue to rise
Brokerage activity has remained resilient through the first half of 2026.
BOATPro data records approximately 281 sales of yachts over 24 metres in H1 2026, representing an aggregate value of around €4.05 billion, compared with approximately €3.61 billion during the same period in 2025.
The strongest activity has been towards the larger end of the market. The 50–70 metre segment recorded particularly strong growth, while the 40–50 metre market also remained positive. By contrast, parts of the smaller superyacht market have been more subdued.
The result is a market in which transaction value is growing faster than transaction volume.
New-build activity: fewer projects, but larger yachts
The global new-build market tells a similar story.
The 2026 Global Order Book contains around 1,093 yachts of 24 metres and above under construction or on order, below the recent peak of more than 1,200 projects.
However, average yacht size continues to increase. The average yacht in the order book is now approximately 40.8 metres, while average internal volume has risen to around 551 GT.
In other words, shipyards may be building fewer yachts, but the projects being built are generally larger, more complex and more valuable.
Italy remains the dominant production centre, with 568 projects in the 2026 order book and by far the greatest number of yachts under construction.
Builders are seeing very different results
Performance among the major yacht builders is increasingly differentiated.
Sanlorenzo has reported particularly strong first-half results. Its H1 2026 results were published on 3 September, continuing the group’s recent strong order momentum.
The results suggest that Sanlorenzo is benefiting directly from the market’s shift towards larger yachts and from continued demand for differentiated and increasingly sophisticated projects.
Ferretti Group remains profitable and financially strong but has reported softer commercial momentum. H1 2026 net revenue from new yachts was €585.6 million, down 5.6%, while order intake fell to €341.4 million from €467.3 million a year earlier and net backlog declined to €564.9 million. Adjusted EBITDA remained robust at €92.5 million, with a 15.8% margin.
Azimut Benetti continues to lead the global production pipeline, with 163 projects representing 5,924 metres of yacht construction. Sanlorenzo, including Nautor Swan, follows with 130 projects and 4,698 metres.
At the very top of the market, Lürssen is having an exceptional year, with six yachts over 75 metres delivered during 2026. Feadship also retains an exceptionally strong custom pipeline, while Damen Yachting continues to secure large-yacht sales, including further Amels 80 and Xplorer projects.
Delivery activity remains particularly strong
The number of major yachts entering service during 2026 is another important feature of the market.
For corporate-service providers, each delivery can create immediate work around ownership entities, corporate governance, VAT and customs, flag registration, financing, insurance, crew employment, charter arrangements, fiscal representation and ongoing administration.
What does this mean for yacht owners?
The overall picture is therefore less about the number of yachts being sold or constructed and more about where capital is being deployed.
Wealth is increasingly concentrated in larger yachts, where ownership and operation are inherently more complex.
For owners and family offices, acquisition planning increasingly requires coordinated consideration of ownership and succession structures, VAT and customs treatment, flag and registration, financing, private versus commercial use, crew and employment, AML and source-of-funds requirements, and long-term administration and eventual resale.
Outlook
The 2026 market can perhaps best be summarised as one of fewer, larger and more valuable yachts.
Brokerage values remain strong, major builders continue to secure large-yacht orders, and demand at the top end of the market appears considerably more resilient than in smaller segments.
For a Rosemont Yacht Services, that trend is significant: larger yachts generally mean more sophisticated ownership structures, more jurisdictions, more regulatory interfaces and greater ongoing administration.
Rosemont Yacht Services supports yacht owners and their advisers throughout this ownership cycle, combining corporate structuring and administration with accounting, VAT and fiscal representation, regulatory compliance and practical support from its Monaco and Malta teams. The objective is not to replace specialist yacht lawyers, brokers, managers or tax advisers, but to coordinate the corporate and administrative framework around the yacht so that ownership remains efficient, compliant and workable throughout the life of the asset.
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Sources
- Monaco Yacht Show & BOATPro Market Report 2026 — 28-page market report covering the Global Order Book, brokerage, refit, charter and Monaco Yacht Show data. (Monaco Yacht Show)
- BOAT International — Global Order Book 2026 — builder rankings, project numbers, total length under construction and country data. (cdn.boatinternational.com)
- Sanlorenzo — H1 2026 Consolidated Results, published 3 September 2026. (sanlorenzoyacht.com)
- Ferretti Group — H1 2026 Consolidated Financial Results, published 31 July 2026. (Ferretti Group)
- SuperYacht Times — “A year of giants: Six 75m+ Lürssen superyachts delivered in 2026”, published 31 August 2026. (SYT)
- Damen Yachting — Xplorer 60 sale, 15 July 2026, and Amels 80 Project Apex sale, 10 July 2026. (damenyachting.com)