The short answer
- Our catalogue shows a clear age ladder in price per foot across 229 priced 50–110 ft motor yachts.
- A used-band yacht cuts the entry figure sharply, but takes the running budget with it only partly: crew, berth and insurance track size and complexity more than age.
- The index curve is flatter after the first years, so an older yacht also carries less percentage depreciation over the next five.
Price per foot by age band
Each row is the median of the band in our own catalogue on the snapshot date. The last two columns apply the same 70 ft example to each band so the bands are comparable.
| Age band | Median €/ft | Median asking | 70 ft: entry at 4 | 70 ft: 5-yr net at 4 | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New (0–1 yr) | €36,806 | €2,333,723 | €644,105 | €554,776 | 53 |
| Recent (2–5 yrs) | €40,346 | €2,743,500 | €706,055 | €608,135 | 87 |
| Used (6–15 yrs) | €21,097 | €1,599,990 | €369,198 | €317,995 | 89 |
Original GetBoat data: 415 euro-converted asking prices of 50–110 ft yachts listed for sale by GetBoat and its partners on 2026-09-20, plus the GetBoat market index (8,474 priced sale listings, 85,489 charter listings). Asking prices, not completed sales. Individual listings are never identified. Model: annual running budget 10% of the yacht price growing 3% a year, resale after 5 years at 72% of the price (per-brand depreciation in the GetBoat market index) less 7% selling costs, 40 owner weeks a year. Excludes VAT, financing, personal tax and programme fees. Illustration, not an offer. Bands are model-year ranges relative to 2026; the 70 ft example applies each band’s median €/ft to a 70 ft hull.
Why the newest band is not always the dearest
Composition explains most reversals between adjacent bands: which models, sizes and specifications happen to be listed changes between age groups, and a handful of large or highly specified boats moves a median. Compare within a band and within a class, never across them.
That is also the reason we publish listing counts next to every median. A band with a few dozen boats is indicative; a band with a hundred is a benchmark.
What age does not change
The running budget scales with size and systems more than with age, and an older yacht often needs a larger maintenance reserve, not a smaller one. Our model applies the same 10% of price, which flatters older boats — a group buying in the used band should budget above the model, not at it.
The survey matters more as age rises, and in a group it matters to every partner. Agree in advance who commissions it, who reads it and what findings trigger a renegotiation or a walk-away.
Decision checklist
- 1Age band chosen before shortlisting, with its median €/ft noted
- 2Running-cost reserve increased for older hulls and systems
- 3Survey scope and walk-away thresholds agreed by all partners
- 4Refit history and hours documented for every candidate
- 5Depreciation modelled from the yacht’s current age, not from new
- 6Warranty and yard support status confirmed for newer boats
What buyers ask next
Does a share of an older yacht carry more risk?
It concentrates a different risk: less depreciation in percentage terms, more exposure to unplanned maintenance. Both are manageable with a reserve and a proper survey; neither disappears because the yacht is shared.
How old is too old for co-ownership?
Our bands stop at 15 years because beyond that the maintenance and systems-obsolescence risk dominates the price advantage for this size of yacht, and group decisions about major work become harder to align.
This guide is general information, not legal, tax, financial, insurance or survey advice. Requirements vary by yacht, provider and jurisdiction; use qualified independent professionals for the transaction. Read our editorial policy.
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