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Berthon’s sailing yacht broker Alan McIlroy has openly professed his enduring admiration for Sweden Yachts, citing the exceptional qualities of the Sweden Yachts 42 and her larger counterpart the 45….

Challenge 67’ WHIRLWIND was built in 1992 by Devonport Dockyard to designs by David Thomas. One of the first of 2 fleets of Challenge 67s to be commissioned by Chay…

The Windy 31 Zonda has long been an incredibly popular boat in the Windy range coming from the ever-amazing older brother the Tornado 31. The Zonda is described by Windy…

The FPB (Functional Power Boat) fleet from Steve and Linda Dashew’s Dashew Offshore are for sure, the last word in go anywhere, long distance Explorer Yachts. With their rugged aluminium…

SAPPHIRE II OF LONDON is one of our favourite bluewater cruising yachts. Built in 2011 to designs by the legendary Ron Holland with a Ken Freivokh interior, she was the…

Robust engineering that has timeless appeal, the Dale Classic 45 is well respected by sailors and motorboaters alike. In the yachting world, certain yachts stand out for their stunning design,…

Pegasus Yachts are, on the face of it, a new start-up company, producing semi-custom yachts to the performance cruising market. It would be easy to assume that the design of…

When looking at boats, be they old friends, or new acquaintances, it is always interesting to explore and equally worth considering what company they keep in terms of Owners. In…

Berthon International and Pegasus Yachts are very excited to announce their sales partnership aimed at expanding the current fleet of award-winning Pegasus 50 yachts. https://www.berthoninternational.com/new-yacht-sales/pegasus-yachts/ Pegasus Yachts are led by…

We are delighted to be listing the exceptional CNDB Don Shead 45, ALLIAGE. She was built by the Antibes-based yard of Chantier Naval de Biot, using the structurally superior, yet…

Since its introduction in 2016, the Hallberg-Rassy 44 has established a remarkable standard for high-quality bluewater cruising vessels, quickly becoming the yard’s most sought-after model. With a contemporary and efficient…

Built in 1895 by Stow & Sons in the UK of English oak on grown English oak frames with forged iron floors. The beam shelf is English oak and the…

Hunt Yachts was founded by the legendary Ray Hunt designer & yacht captain, who cracked the code and patented the deep-V hull design in the 1960’s which is still widely…

When Steve and Linda Dashew of Dashew Offshore decided that that an ‘unsailboat’ might be a good replacement for their 78’ BEOWULF, they lofted the plans of the first of…

TICKETEEBOO has been cruised part time throughout her lifetime, eight weeks in the spring and eight weeks in the autumn. Her current, and original owners have sailed her two handed…

Nineteen Sweden Yachts 50s were built on the magical island of Orust in Sweden between 1987 and 1996. PAPER MOON emerged from the factory in 1990, exuding 90’s glamour. Designed…

FLORENCE OF DART was built in 2017 and is #50 of these benchmark short-handed bluewater cruising yachts. You can see a walk through video of FLORENCE OF DART here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuHftViNNuY…

A Bit About Chris Hills Chris Hills has long been a friend of Berthon, growing up in Lymington, the home town of our UK HQ. His family have kept yachts…

From 2018, X4.3, BABY X is the sports version of this pretty sisterhood. She sails upwind with ease and slices through the water like a knife. Her form stability gives…

One of the last of the Oyster 72s to launch in 2011, Oyster 72, LATOBE is offered with an awesome spec including maple interior with teak floors, hall automated rig….

The Eagle 44 is the prettiest yacht I have seen for quite some time. It is tempting to say that she is reminiscent of a J class yacht in miniature,…

The Contest 50CS, MISS MILLIE OF VALETTA is for sale and was recently caught on video by Senior Yacht Broker Alan McIlroy. At 50ft/15m, she is a superbly useful size…

From 2014, Bestevaer 66, ANABEL is an extraordinary world cruising yacht, built for her current owner. Every aspect of the design and build has been carefully thought through with redundancy…

From 2019, Oyster 625, YOLO was built for her current owner for world cruising and was highly customised to his specific wish including crown cut oak interior woodwork. Customised layout…