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Co-ownership maths

What a share of a 50–110 ft yacht costs, proved on GetBoat’s own catalogue and index.

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Yacht co-ownership maths: what a share of a 50–110 ft yacht really costs

A share of the median motor yacht 62-85 ft costs €602k at entry against €2.41m outright — and €519k net over five years.

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The same budget, a bigger yacht: what partners change about your shortlist

€500k funds nothing at the 50 ft+ medians on its own, a 50–62 ft sailing yacht with one partner, and the median motor yacht 62-85 ft with five.

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The idle-weeks problem: what a yacht costs per week you actually use

Eight weeks a year on the median motor yacht 62-85 ft costs a sole owner €51,866 per week — the same weeks cost €12,967 per week to a partner in a group of four.

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Depreciation is the biggest cheque you never write — and it divides

The median motor yacht 85-110 ft loses €1.5m in five years on our index — €375k if four owners carry it.

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Two partners or six? Where the maths of a yacht group stops improving

Going from two partners to four halves the entry to €602k; going from four to six saves €201k but costs you 4 weeks a year.

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New or five years old? What the age of the yacht does to a share

Motor yachts of 6–15 years ask €21,097 per foot against €36,806 for new — a different share entirely.

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Motor, sail or catamaran: the same share buys very different boats

At four partners the median 50–62 ft sailing yacht needs €152k of capital; the same band in motor costs €278k.

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Where a yacht share buys more boat: price per foot by country

Per-foot medians in our 50–110 ft catalogue run from €18,779 to €50,422 depending on where the yacht lies.

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Charter or co-own? The break-even, using our own charter and sale data

At class-median charter rates a 70 ft motor week asks €7,840; a quarter share of the median motor yacht 62-85 ft works out at €10,373 a week — plus a resale share at the end.

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Exit maths: what comes back when the group sells the yacht

On the median motor yacht 62-85 ft, each of four partners sees €403k back after selling costs — about half of everything they put in.

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