Buyer-side yacht intelligence
A yacht purchase is decided on information the buyer rarely holds. These entries set out what a pre-purchase survey covers, what it does not, what a sale contract permits once defects are found and how to judge the person you are about to trust with a seven-figure decision. They carry no sales material.
7 earlier entries
7 October 2026
Records and lifecycle
A docking record is not a list of work done. It is a dated account of what was found, what was repaired and what was written down and left. Planned work shows a vessel being looked after. Unplanned work is the signal.
7 October 20269 minute read
Read the entry2 October 2026
Class and ownership
A condition of class is work a classification society requires within a stated time limit. It is written down and dated. It stays with the vessel when she is sold. The buyer who completes inherits the work and the date together.
2 October 20269 minute read
Read the entry25 September 2026
Cost of ownership
A condition report describes a vessel on the day it was examined. The other half of the question is what that condition will cost over the years that follow. Why deferred maintenance and missing records are a forecast rather than untidiness.
25 September 20268 minute read
Read the entry16 September 2026
Choosing a surveyor
The listing broker is engaged by the seller and the commission is paid by the seller. The buyer pays for the survey. Why the choice of surveyor is the one part of the arrangement a buyer controls. What to verify before instructing anyone.
16 September 20267 minute read
Read the entry30 July 2026
Scope and access
A surveyor reports on what they can reach. Panels opened where they expose structure. Tanks opened and cleared. Admission to every space aboard. Settle access before anyone boards.
30 July 20267 minute read
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Records and lifecycle
A yacht can present immaculately and still be materially compromised. The maintenance record shows whether the work the manufacturer required was actually done. The damage from a missed interval is internal and cumulative.
30 July 20268 minute read
Read the entry29 July 2026
After the survey
Three routes open after a pre-purchase yacht survey finds defects: require the repairs, reduce the price or withdraw. Which ones you hold depends on your contract, on the notice period and on whether the defect was disclosed beforehand.
29 July 20268 minute read
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21 October 2026
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4 November 2026
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