A third of June's EUR 1.03bn yacht market was one Feadship
Read the June number twice
Per BOAT International's BOATPro report of 6 July, the brokerage yacht market reached a total value of EUR 1.03 billion in June 2026, more than double the figure for June 2025. The engine of that month was a single transaction. The 99.95-metre Feadship Moonrise, delivered in 2020, changed hands against an asking price of EUR 325 million.
That one hull is roughly a third of the month's entire value. Take it out and June still lands near EUR 705 million, which on its own beats last June's full total. The recovery BOAT International called in its full-year 2025 report, a EUR 7.5 billion year it described as "one of the best performing years on record", is holding into mid-season, but for anyone selling below 30 metres the shape of the number matters more than its size.
What Moonrise actually proves
BOAT International confirmed the sale on 2 July. Henry Craven-Smith of Burgess acted for the seller and Bruce Brakenhoff of Edmiston for the buyer, with the last known asking price at EUR 325 million. She is a 2020 delivery from Feadship's De Vries Makkum facility, 3,945 GT, with room for 16 guests and a crew of 32, which places her at the most documented and most pedigreed end of the market.
The lesson transfers down the size ladder. Moonrise sold against her asking price because that price already agreed with her evidence, and at 28 metres the evidence is the same in kind if not in scale. Survey status, refit records, engine hours and honest comparables set the number a buyer will actually meet.
Pricing a 24-30m now
The mid-year picture hands a seller in this bracket two usable facts. The market is absorbing clearly more tonnage than a year ago even with Moonrise excluded, and capital at the very top is moving again, which tends to loosen decision-making further down the ladder. Neither fact supports an aspirational ask.
Price against sold comparables in your own length and age band, not against a EUR 1.03 billion headline built on one Feadship. Have the refit file and class records ready before the listing goes live, because the buyers this market is producing move quickly on boats with clean paper. The window is open, and it rewards sellers who price like they intend to sell.
What owners and crew report
The selling broker frames Moonrise as a landmark listing, not a routine resale
"We are exceptionally proud to bring Moonrise to the global market. She is one of the most iconic Feadships to come to the market."
Henry Craven-Smith, Burgess
What is good, and what to watch
Strong points
- A genuinely rare hull at the top of the Feadship rangeAt 99.95 m and 3,945 GT with De Voogt exterior and Remi Tessier interiors, Moonrise sits at the most documented, most pedigreed end of the brokerage market, which is why one sale could move a third of a month's global total on its own.
- A real long-range motor yacht, not just a big numberMTU 20V 4000 M73L diesels giving roughly 8,184 nautical miles at 16 knots put genuine transoceanic range behind the size, not merely dockside presence.
- First time on the market since deliveryA six-year-old Feadship reaching the market for the first time carries less uncertainty than a yacht that has changed hands repeatedly, which is part of why brokers positioned the listing as a landmark rather than a routine resale.
What to watch
- The final sale price is not publicOnly the EUR 325m last asking price is confirmed; without a disclosed completion price, the 'third of the month's market' framing rests on an asking figure, not a verified transaction value.
- One sale distorts the headline number for everyone elseThe article's own point stands as a criticism too: a EUR 1.03bn monthly total driven a third by one hull tells a 24-30m seller almost nothing about their own market, and treating the total as a trend risks mispricing a much smaller boat.
- No independent survey or condition report is publicAs with most brokerage-level sales at this size, no third-party survey or class report has been published; buyers and readers alike are working from brokerage marketing material for the vessel's condition.
Practical detail
| LOA / GT | 99.95 m, 3,945 GT, 15.5 m beam |
|---|---|
| Built / delivered | Feadship, De Vries Makkum facility, Netherlands, delivered 2020 |
| Design | Exterior by Feadship's own De Voogt studio, interior by Remi Tessier |
| Accommodation | 16 guests in 8 staterooms, 32 crew |
| Engines / range | Twin MTU 20V 4000 M73L diesels, 4,747 hp each; about 12 knots cruise, 19 knots top, up to 8,184 nautical miles range at 16 knots |
| Asking price | EUR 325 million (last asking price before the sale) |
| What is not published | The final agreed sale price is not disclosed; only the last asking price of EUR 325m is public, and no completion date has been announced |
Questions this story answers
What happened?
Brokerage sales reached EUR 1.03 billion in June 2026, and EUR 325 million of that was a single Feadship, so the headline number says almost nothing about what a 24-30 metre boat should ask. What the sale behind it proves is far more useful to a seller than the total itself.
What is good about it?
A genuinely rare hull at the top of the Feadship range. At 99.95 m and 3,945 GT with De Voogt exterior and Remi Tessier interiors, Moonrise sits at the most documented, most pedigreed end of the brokerage market, which is why one sale could move a third of a month's global total on its own.
What should an owner or buyer watch?
The final sale price is not public. Only the EUR 325m last asking price is confirmed; without a disclosed completion price, the 'third of the month's market' framing rests on an asking figure, not a verified transaction value.
What do owners and crew report?
"We are exceptionally proud to bring Moonrise to the global market. She is one of the most iconic Feadships to come to the market." (Henry Craven-Smith, Burgess)
Who reported this?
BOAT International (BOATPro), Feadship, Burgess, Edmiston.
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