Articles about Buying and Selling

A catamaran broker’s advice to help you maximize your investment. We all know that boats, unlike real estate, tend to depreciate. For those who are about to buy a catamaran, the question is: How much will it depreciate? Here at our brokerage firm it is pretty common for someone to call and ask, “How much am I going to lose over the next two years if I buy this boat?” Alas, no honest broker could answer this question with deep conviction because a wide range of factors—always shifting and unpredictable—impact the resale value of used catamarans. Nevertheless, my experiences as a catama.....

Derek Escher was recently featured in the 2009 July issue of Cruising World. You may read the article here  http://www.cruisingworld.com/curiouscats......

I must apologize for this tardy market report as I have been traveling almost constantly the past few months, with two visits to Asia, one to Australia, and a recent trip to France. I write this in-flight on my way home from a survey in Turkey. The reason for all this travel is pretty simple - as the American market softened because of the recession both buyers and sellers of yachts have increasingly turned their attention to a more global pool of buyers and sellers. The Multihull Company has kept pace with this new marketplace by monitoring regional as well as international trends, currency s.....

SHOPPING FOR A CATAMARAN ON THE INTERNET? HERE ARE 6 QUESTIONS TO ASK WHEN CHOOSING A YACHT BROKER IS THE BROKER YOU ARE CONSIDERING A TRUE EXPERT IN CATAMARANS OR TRIMARANS? Many brokerage companies claim to offer “buyer brokerage” services, but their brokers are not Multihull experts. Any yacht broker who sells a powerboat one day and a single hulled sailboat the next cannot be a true “buyer broker.” At The Multihull Company every broker is a true expert – all we do, year-in and year-out, is sell catamarans and trimarans. We know.....

If you are in the habit of attending boat shows, as I am, it becomes obvious that most catamaran manufacturers would like you to believe they have created the perfect yacht. The general drift of their sales pitches is nearly always the same: “Plenty of room and safety for mom and the kids, loads of performance for dad.” Unfortunately, such hyperbole is not at all helpful when we are trying to decide which sort of catamaran is best for us. While choosing the right catamaran is a highly personal matter, most of us can avoid a serious buying blunder if we pay careful attention to the.....