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Our operating cost calculator is tuned for yachts from 80 to 600 feet. We find operating variables create the largest variances for yachts smaller than 100 feet and larger than 250 feet. We have tested the numbers the most in the range from 100 to 250 feet.

Our budget calculator factors in the fuel burn for a range of engine sizes typically seen installed on yachts by length. By dragging the green “fuel dockage” slider to the right you will increase the projected fuel burn rate and therefore the budget cost for fuel. Our default position would be for a typical displacement fuel burn. Position the slider in the 60-80% range for fuel projections for planning hulls.

Our default values produce a budget number that we believe is generous to run a yacht to a high standard. Perfect is a very expensive word to use in the yachting industry where standards are already high. Moving the crew and maintenance sliders to 80% will provide an “industry best” quality of crew and give them the maintenance budget to operate to a very high standard. If you need to go over the 80% area then you may have unusually labor intensive equipment on the yacht.

Yes, our yacht operating cost calculator can output a budget suitable for this situation. Adjust the owner use to 2 (minimum value), owner slider to 0, crew slider to 10%, Administration to 10%, Fuel and Dockage to 0, Maintenance to 10% and then Capital Repairs to 0. This will remove all of the large charges associated with owner use and vessel movement but leave the essential base maintenance and insurance in place.

Lift on and float in yacht transport is a popular way to transport yachts across large ocean passage. The yachts that this service certainly applies to are ones that may not have the motoring range or structural integrity for blue ocean cruising. The cost of transporting a yacht twice per year is put into our budget once the “Fuel Dockage” slider hits 75%. If your yacht has the range we recommend self-sufficient ocean passages whenever possible. Whilst the transport companies sell their services based upon reportedly well oiled operated schedules the reality is that your yacht may stay waiting for pickup for a week or more with no compensation due. When factoring in all secondary factors of self-sufficient passages (increased fuel, maintenance, potential storm damage, crew time off, extra delivery crew) compared with transporting your yacht (insurance, potential loading / unloading damage, loss of schedule control, no work whilst underway, crew flights, crew accommodation) we believe that there is a 100% premium associated with float in transport and a 75% premium with lift on transport compared with self-powered.

Abandoned yachts crash in value. We recommend that even if you are trying to sell your yacht that you use the yacht for a minimum of two weeks per year so that systems are tested and working every six months. There is nothing worse for a yacht than not being used. If you truly are not going to use the yacht then you should sell it immediately for the first genuine offer as every dollar you put into maintenance will not be recovered at the time of the sale.

We did not build this version with sailing yachts in mind. Early in our development of this version we decided to exclude sailing yachts as a few of the major cost drivers scale very differently for sailing yachts compared with motor yachts. For example: To calculate paint costs we reviewed the surface area of over 100 large yachts and created a formula for painted surface area to length. Sailing yachts just don’t scale in a consistent way. Similarly crew numbers don’t scale in the same manner that they do for motor yachts. If there is sufficient demand we may build a sailing selector switch into a future version of this tool.

We hate to hear when yacht owners were told by their broker to factor in 10% of the purchase price to operate the yacht. This over used saying is sadly right occasionally (particularly for newer yachts in the $20-30M range)… but just because a broken watch tells the right time twice a day you shouldn’t rely upon it to tell the time. As yachts get older their capital value decreases but their maintenance costs increase. There is no way that a fixed 10% of purchase cost rule can be true… if your broker told you this rule then you need a new yacht broker… we know some good ones. 😊

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Laraki yacht designs impressive 163m "prelude".

Absolutely amazing, and yet that still does not not even express how stunning this yacht is. I hope this one actually gets built one day. Its to great of a design not to ever touch the ocean...

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PRELUDE is a 24.05 m Motor Yacht, built in the United States of America by Knight & Carver and delivered in 1988.

Her top speed is 24.0 kn and she boasts a maximum range of 2000.0 nm when navigating at cruising speed, with power coming from two Caterpillar diesel engines. She can accommodate up to 6 guests, with 3 crew members waiting on their every need. She has a gross tonnage of 108.0 GT and a 6.31 m beam.

She was designed by Doug Sharp , who also completed the naval architecture. Doug Sharp has designed 9 yachts and created the naval architecture for 10 yachts for yachts above 24 metres.

PRELUDE is one of 5798 motor yachts in the 24-30m size range.

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• Name: PRELUDE
• Yacht Type: Motor Yacht
• Builder: Knight & Carver
• Naval Architect: Doug Sharp
• Exterior Designer: Doug Sharp

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World’s largest vessel Prelude

Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in South Korea has just launched the world’s largest ship, a 1,601-footer called Prelude — which of course begs the question, “prelude to what?”

It took a year to build the vessel to the point that she could float out of dry dock, and fitting out will continue until 2017, when the official launch is planned. The owner is Shell, which is going to use Prelude as a floating liquefied-natural-gas facility. The vessel will be able to produce 3.6 metric tons of the stuff each year and store it at minus-260 degrees Fahrenheit.

Prelude ‘s size is hard to fathom; her beam is 243 feet. For comparison’s sake, the beam on Azzam , the world’s largest superyacht, is a “mere” 68 feet, 4 inches. Prelude ‘s storage tanks would fill 175 Olympic-size swimming pools, and she reportedly can withstand a Category 5 hurricane, also making even the largest yachts seem like tub toys.

“A prelude to what?” we ask again. Time will tell, but Azzam is jaw-dropping at 590 feet long, so it will likely be a good, long time before Prelude has any competition from the luxury yachting sector.

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How Much Does a Superyacht Cost?

21st apr 2024 by samantha wilson.

Superyachts are some of the most astounding machines on the planet. Their innovation and luxury have fascinated us for decades as we’ve watched them grow in length—and cost—by the year. Today, some of the most expensive yachts in the world can measure a staggering 590 feet and cost hundreds of millions of dollars. Yet the purchase price is just the beginning, and you need to have extremely deep pockets to consider owning a superyacht. Here we take a closer look at how much it costs not just to build or buy a superyacht, but to run it, as well as the price of chartering one of these magnificent vessels. 

Superyachts are some of the most expensive luxury items on the planet and the largest ones can cost hundreds of millions of dollars. 

The Cost of Buying a Superyacht

There are 5,396 superyachts (classified as over 98 feet in length) gracing our oceans as we speak according to SuperYacht Times reporting in 2022. It’s a surprisingly small number when you consider the vast industry that supports them. Although when we look at the cost of owning a superyacht—the build or purchase price , as well as the annual ownership costs—it perhaps shouldn’t come as quite such a surprise. Superyachts are expensive! In fact, they’re one of the most expensive luxury items in the world, and some of the largest superyachts cost not just millions but hundreds of millions to build. 

The gargantuan Azzam holds the title of the world’s largest superyacht (for now), and at 590 feet long, it is huge. (See our analysis on Superyacht versus Megayacht .) The industry has estimated it cost $600 million to build, a figure that few people in the world can afford. One of those people is Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, whose 533-foot superyacht Eclipse cost an estimated $700 million to build in 2009. Jeff Bezos' recently completed the 417-foot superyacht Koru for an estimated $500 million.

While the largest superyachts hit headlines with their jaw-dropping sizes and build prices, the term “superyacht” covers a broad spectrum of sizes, from the smallest 80- to 100-foot (30-meter) yachts straight up to 230-foot yachts (70 meters) and on to those in the 330-foot (100 meter) range. According to Triton Charters, a good rough estimate for a small, custom-built superyacht is $1 million for every 3.3 feet in length. That means a custom 100-footer might cost $30 million. The formula is less likely to work for a larger superyacht, however, such as a 330-footer that could easily have a price tag of $275 million. 

When discussing prices it’s important to point out that custom and semi-custom vessels built in a production series hull) superyachts will vary in price accordingly. Many brands such as Princess Yachts or Sunseeker offer a production hull with a range of customizable options, from the layout to the finishings. The specifications chosen may increase the final price 20 percent or more. Even so, a new 130-foot semi-custom superyacht might cost in the region of $12-15 million, less than half what a fully custom yacht would cost due to being built from scratch from the very design upwards. 

Pre-owned superyachts of reasonably large size are likely to sell for prices in the $20 to $30 million range, according to a report by Insure4Boats. Older yachts on the market may fetch prices as low as $1.5 million to $2.5 million for a 15- to 20-year-old 90-foot superyacht. 

Superyachts vary hugely in size, from 100 feet to the largest at 590 feet in length. 

Cost of Owning a Superyacht

Buying a superyacht is one thing, keeping it running is quite another. Where the industry once used the figure of 10 to 12 percent of the price of the boat in running costs per year, today that figure has risen to closer to 20 percent, according to Insure4Boats. So what goes into the running of a boat and why does it cost so much?

As we’ve seen, the sale prices of used yachts vary widely, from $11 million in the 130- to 160-foot category, $24 million in the 160- to 230-foot category, and perhaps $80 million for yachts of 230 feet or more. The running and maintenance costs of any vessel always need to be taken into account when looking at luxury yachts for sale , but when we’re talking superyachts for sale, the figures rise exponentially. 

• Fuel: One of the biggest expenses is fuel, as superyachts are thirsty machines. As an example, a 230-foot yacht will use around $2,000 of fuel per hour while underway at 20 knots. A smaller yacht will use much less fuel, so a 150-foot yacht will use around 150 gallons per hour at a rough cost of around $500/hour. Assuming a figure of 500 hours of cruising time a year, that’s a total of $250,000 (excluding all the time spent at anchor with generators running). 
• Dockage: Dockage costs for the largest superyachts can be extraodinary, and at any size point they will still be one the biggest expenditures. Prices are based on the length of the yacht per night. The more sought-after and prestigious addresses will carry the largest price tags, with $4,000 per night in the high season commonplace according to the Luxury Yacht Group. Towergate Insurance estimates that docking fees for larger boats can run up to $350,000 per year. 
• Crew Salaries: Depending on the size of the superyacht, a full-time crew is usually required, and the size of that crew goes up with the yacht size, ranging from three or four members to in excess of 70 members. From the captain all the way down, the total sum of crew salaries will add up. A comparatively modest 150-foot superyacht could have an annual crew salary of $800,000 according to Luxury Yacht Group, which is around 45 percent of the total annual running costs. 
• Maintenance: The upkeep and maintenance of these behemoth yachts is constant and, according to CNN, the annual estimated maintenance costs for Azzam are around $60 million. A much smaller yacht would of course be quite a bit less, but the same yacht maintenance costs need to be factored in. Add to that surveys every few years, which can run into the hundreds of thousands. 
• Provisions: Whether the boat is being used by the owner or for charter, there will be a significant cost to provisioning, both for high-profile guests and the crew. Food, alcohol, flowers, water sports equipment, and much more will all be of the highest caliber and run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Consider that a single jet ski to run off the back of the yacht can cost between $5,000 and $20,000. 
• Insurance and administration: The insurance on a 150-foot yacht would be around $73,000 annually, according to Luxury Yacht Group, with management and administration costs on top of that. 

The annual maintenance and running costs of superyachts can run into the millions including crew salaries, fuel, and dockage fees. 

How Much Does it Cost to Charter a Superyacht

If the numbers above have got you reassessing whether superyacht ownership is right for you, then fear not. Chartering a superyacht can be a stress-free way to enjoy the luxury yachting lifestyle with more predictable prices. The cost of chartering a yacht will depend on several factors such as the size and age of the yacht, the destination, the length of the charter, and the level of provisioning required. 

Superyachts usually operate on a pricing structure that is based on the base cost of chartering the yacht including the crew, facilities, and insurance. Other expenses such as fuel costs, food and drinks, special events, and dockage, which will all vary from charter to charter, are charged in advance in what is known as an Advanced Provisioning Allowance (APA).

According to Northrop and Johnson, superyacht charters can cost anywhere from $150,000 per week to over $2 million per week plus expenses. The 278-foot yacht O’ptasia , for example, has charter prices starting at $868,000, while 196-foot Scott Free starts at £395,000 per week.

Buying a Superyacht

If you think purchasing a superyacht might be right for you some day, read our  Top Tips on How to Buy a Superyacht  and our article on  Superyachts 101: All Your Questions Answered . You can get started by browsing for superyachts for sale and megayachts for sale on Rightboat. 

Written By: Samantha Wilson

Samantha Wilson has spent her entire life on and around boats, from tiny sailing dinghies all the way up to superyachts. She writes for many boating and yachting publications, top charter agencies, and some of the largest travel businesses in the industry, combining her knowledge and passion of boating, travel and writing to create topical, useful and engaging content.

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This Bonkers 262-Foot Explorer Concept Has a Giant Glass-Bottomed Pool That Floats Over the Dining Table

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Another noticeable change is the aft beach club. Aberdoni says it has more in common with a New York penthouse than a traditional swim platform. Indeed, the double-height glass structure is laid out like an upscale duplex apartment, with a lounge area, an indoor garden, a fire pit, a bar and, of course, prime views of the sea.

The interior decor is as chic as a Manhattan pad, too, with a good dose of Scandinavian style. Think of a subtle white palette, sleek contemporary furnishings and sculptural light fixtures throughout. Prelude sports six generous cabins that can collectively accommodate up to 12 guests, along with crew quarters that can sleep 18. The owner suite takes the lion’s share of the upper deck and comes with a lengthy foldable balcony that creates a private lounge. That’s not Prelude’s only expanding part, either. Foldable platforms run along each side of the vessel so you can create more space when needed.

The real pièce de résistance of Prelude is the glass-bottomed swimming pool. Not only does it act as the centerpiece of the spacious upper deck, but it also creates a striking visual for the guests below it. Under the pool, the main deck’s dining room and lounge are fitted with undulating wooden panels that are meant to mimic the shape of the waves above.

Elsewhere, Prelude’s sundeck offers plush seating and uninterrupted vistas, while the bow is equipped with a Jacuzzi and sun pads. To top it off, the vessel’s touch-and-go helipad turns into another lounge area once the chopper is in the air.

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Prelude - a luxury yacht inspired by a New-York style penthouse

Designed for a billionaire and his family to explore the uncharted reaches of the high seas, the Prelude Explorer yacht features a glass-enclosed swimming pool, a New York penthouse-style beach club, an enclosed garden and a one-touch helipad...

The Monaco-based firm has breathed new life into the explorer yacht, with the 80m luxury beauty now resembling a glamorous penthouse belonging to a young billionaire. First of all, the concept, with its modern, minimalist aesthetic and clean, elegant lines, mimics a duplex more than a yacht, regardless of its imposing proportions.

Spread over three levels, Prelude features a glass-bottom pool that takes centre stage on the upper deck. A glass-bottom pool serves as a visual treat for guests on the lower level, as below the pool is the main deck with formal dining and living areas.

The 80-meter yacht boasts a never-before-seen beach club, which is the highlight of this impeccable design. The double-height glass beach club is more like a spacious living room, with an enclosed garden, fire pit, bar and uninterrupted sea views. Guests enter Prelude through its glass main entrance and sliding glass panels to discover a spacious living area dominated by a mezzanine with sky-style pendant lights.

At night, Prelude's high ceiling allows guests to become one with the sky and enjoy breath-taking sea views. Aberdoni prefers to call the area a "beach house" rather than a club: "When your yacht's beach club has more in common with a New York penthouse than a swim platform, it's no longer a beach club."

The interior of the "beach house" is as important as the exterior, and is designed as a place to relax. The space showcases a Scandinavian style with a white colour palette that "brings peace to your senses" and allows guests to enjoy the most elegant events in the ultimate style.

Interior of the yacht deserves special attention. Imagine a sparkling, immaculate white setting surrounded by contemporary furniture, a floating staircase and stunning lights. Prelude also includes six generous cabins for up to 12 guests and accommodations for a crew of 18.

The explorer yacht continues to impress with extras such as a helipad, a large garage for water toys and a bow hot tub. The Prelude is the first of Aberdoni's designs to include a touchable helipad. The helipad is also multi-purpose and can be transformed into a lounge when the helicopter leaves the yacht.

Although this is only his third design, Prelude proudly displays a pirate flag at the stern, a key defining feature of the Jay Aberdoni-designed yacht. "I adopted it a long time ago as a subtle signature that is always present in my work! That will always be one way to know that I designed the yacht!”

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• Sleeps 6 overnight
• Able to access shallow bays and coves

The 24.4m/80'1" motor yacht 'Prelude' was built by Knight & Carver in the United States. This luxury vessel's exterior design is the work of Douglas Sharp.

Guest Accommodation

Prelude has been designed to comfortably accommodate up to 6 guests in 3 suites. She is also capable of carrying up to 3 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht experience.

Range & Performance

Built with a GRP hull and GRP superstructure, she benefits from a semi-displacement hull to provide exceptional seakeeping and impressive speeds. Powered by twin diesel Caterpillar (3412TA) 1,000hp engines, she comfortably cruises at 15 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 18 knots with a range of up to 2,000 nautical miles from her 15,140 litre fuel tanks at 14 knots. Her low draft of 1.52m/5' makes her primed for accessing shallow areas and cruising close to the shorelines. Her water tanks store around 2,271 Litres of fresh water.

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Search our catalog, go direct, enter a boat reference, prelude 19 day sailer (weekender), £ 0 sold / unavailable.

• Boat REF#  ·  172375
• Length  ·  5.86m
• Year  · 
• Construction  ·  GRP
• Underwater profile  ·  Bilge
• Sleeping berths  ·  4
• Engine  ·  1 x gas 2 stroke 4hp, Mercury (1997)
• Lying  ·  Suffolk

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Sloop rigged Aluminium spars () with Stainless Steel standing rigging ()

Sail cover New 2014

Construction

Accommodation

2 sheet winches 3 anchors (Fishermans & Rhond) 1.00m of chain 4.00m of rode

Safety Equipment

BSS - May 2017 1 x Fire Extingusher

Broker's Comments

The Prelude 19 is a very popular 4 berth sailing boat ideal for learning to sail or weekends away, fun to compete with just a good all rounder at a price. The accommodation is spaciouse for the size of the boat and they sail extremely well this one has an A frame for lowering the mast which can be done single handed, along with a boom cover / tent making the cockpit additional living space if required. These boat details are subject to contract. Note: Offers on the asking price may be considered.

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Cost Of Ownership

Worth more than Jeff Bezos’ Koru and Mark Zuckerberg’s Launchpad yachts combined, this is the most expensive superyacht in the world. Its fuel tank is so massive that it could fuel 4,344 Hummers.

Note – A Hummer H3 has a fuel tank capacity of 87 liters.

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About the Association

This association exists to provide a link to owners of the Prelude Class designed by Ian Proctor and build initially by Rydgeway Marine and later by Pegasus.

As far as we know 300 Preludes were built by Rydgeway Marine and 208 by Pegasus, so we would be very keen to hear from other proud owners and would like to welcome you to join the association.

Membership is free so if you are a Prelude owner join today.

What can you find here

On this site you can find information about the Prelude and get the opportunity to contact other Prelude owners and share tips or ask questions.

There is a forum set up where you can ask questions, give answers, tell stories, chat and get to know eachother.

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There is also a knowledge page which we hope to gradually build with more and more tips as you send them in.

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In order to use the Forum and the Gallery you must first register. By registering for the one it does not mean that you will automatically be registered for the other. The Forum and the Gallery are two separate programs and they don't exchange information.  You could use the same user name and password for both, but you must register on each one separately. 

When you register for the Forum please fill in the fields: "Boat Name" and "Sail Number". This will enable the administrators of this site to place your Prelude on the map.

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This Honda Prelude Costs More Than A New Toyota Supra

• By Thomas Hundal
• June 19, 2024
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It’s worth noting that the window of desirability for collector cars is a shifting thing. It was once hot rods, then cars of the ’50s, then ’60s machines, then the Radwood era kicked off, and you know the drill. As it happens, that period is rolling through the early 2000s, and while that explains an uptick in values of certain cars, it doesn’t exclusively explain what you see here. This 2001 Honda Prelude just sold on Bring A Trailer for an astonishing $60,000. We’ll give you a minute to pick your jaw up off the floor.

For those keeping track at home, that’s more than a brand new Toyota GR Supra 3.0, more than a new Honda Civic Type R, more than a new Nissan Z Performance. For a final-generation Prelude that was more of an about-town coupe than an out-and-out performance car. So what on earth is going on here?

Well, it’s certain that the price tag of this Prelude isn’t directly attached to the driving experience. With rev-happy motors and notchy shifters, these Preludes are fun in an everyday setting, but they’re far too nose heavy to be considered anything adjacent to a sports car. Besides, the 2.2-liter H22A4 four-cylinder engine had plenty of midrange torque to lope about town in, generally unconcerned about looking as hard as a full-on sports car owner would.

Still, part of what makes this Prelude special is that it’s an SH model. That trim level’s name stands for Super Handling, partly because the Active Torque Transfer System torque-vectoring cross-axle transfer box on this trim was the first bit of kit to fall under the Super Handling marketing banner, and partly because SH-ATTS isn’t a brilliant trim name. Regardless, this complex set of planetary gears and clutches did its best to inflate this car’s window sticker to $26,540 in 2001 dollars, or about $47,803 in today’s money. Sure, it was pricey for a Honda, but is it really that bad by today’s standards?

However, this Prelude didn’t just manage to match inflation, it managed to beat it, and there’s a good chance part of that is due to attrition. With many semi-attainable tuners cars, a combination of questionable modifications, rust, collisions, and thefts all add to a dwindling supply of nice ones. By 2024, nice Preludes are few and far between, and this is an exceptionally nice one indeed.

With just 4,900 miles on its odometer, this might be the nicest fifth-generation Prelude in the country outside of Honda’s possession. It’s Nighthawk Black paint still looks like a mirror, its seats are still as dark as Adrian’s wardrobe, none of the door panel upholstery is peeling, and there’s not a lick of rust visible on the chassis. Every factory paint marking is still visible, every patch of factory-installed sprayable seam sealer looks right, it’s just an absolutely pristine example.

Oh, and to put the cherry on top, the winning bidder was a collectible car dealer in Auburn, Mass., which could explain the sheer money being thrown around here. It’s yet to be seen whether this gambit pays off, but the result is still quite the spectacle. The $60,000 final-generation Honda Prelude. How about that?

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My first two cars were Preludes, an 87Si and an 88Si. I wasn’t a big fan of the 6th gen when it came out, but it grew on me. Never could afford one though.

But really, just how satisfied were you when you wrote “ partly because SH-ATTS isn’t a brilliant trim name?”

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