The management company IYC proudly describes its charter fleet as having more Mangustas than any other, with the yachts ranging in size from 92 to nearly 150 feet length overall. Charter manager Monisha Issac in Monaco personally oversees several of them, including the 131-foot Beachouse, which recently returned to the IYC fleet.

“It has always stood out among the other Mangusta 130s because of its layout, its selection of water toys and the standards of its crew on board,” Issac says. “It’s very strong—one of the best Mangusta 130s on the market.”

The yacht, which is accepting inquiries for the Caribbean and Bahamas this winter, has numerous repeat clients, several of whom have returned four or five times. In some cases, the clients will not even consider any other brand of yacht for charter, Issac says.

“Some will only charter a Mangusta,” she says. “They love the sleek lines, the speed—so many things. I have one client doing a one-month charter on a Mangusta. Some clients will change their destination just to get a Mangusta.”

The Italian builder currently offers the 104 REV, 165 REV and 132E in its Maxi Open line, in addition to two additional lines of yachts: the Gransport line, from 109 to 177 feet long; and the Oceano line, from 128 to 196 feet length overall. But it’s the Mangusta 130 that tends to populate the charter market—and with Beachouse, there’s an unusually long list of tenders and water toys.

Charter clients have access to a 33-foot Scorpion, Sea-Doo Sparks, Seabobs, an electric foiling board, paddleboards, tow toys and floats. Fitness enthusiasts will find a surprising list of onboard equipment too, including a boxing bag, a speed ball, dumbbells, kettlebells and a suspension training kit.

And, when it’s time to relax, the yacht has Starlink unlimited satellite internet. That’s a feature Issac says she’s seeing aboard an increasing number of charter yachts in the IYC fleet: “If you’re in the middle of nowhere, it’s really useful.”

Easy Water Access

Port and starboard staircases with railings lead down to the swim platform from the aft deck, making it easy for charter guests to use the yacht’s extensive list of water toys.

The Mangusta Story

When Mangusta premiered its 80-footer in 1985, it was a revelation. Until that time, open yachts had been smaller. The 80 became the basis for the Maxi Open line that is still in production today.

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The market for brokerage yachts becomes a loudly buzzing hive of activity around the autumn boat-show season, with brokers making big sales pushes before, during and after the shows. This year, the good news for brokerage buyers is that quite a few respected brands of yachts are available, with styling and performance capabilities that can suit all different types of cruising plans.

Here’s a look at a few of the yachts for sale on the brokerage market right now, along with the features that make each of the yachts worth a look.

Article At-A-Glance

• It’s a busy time of year for brokerage-yacht listings, just after the autumn boat shows.
• Brokerage yachts from pedigree builders are among those for sale right now.
• Current listings for brokerage yachts can satisfy many types of cruising itineraries.
• Features aboard yachts available today include all kinds of creature comforts.

The Need for Speed

Some of the yachts available on the brokerage market right now are from builders that place a premium on the ability to cruise faster than competing yachts of similar length. These yachts will get their owners from Point A to Point B in a shorter amount of time than many other yachts, leaving more hours in the day to relax and enjoy the surroundings.

Sunseeker 95 S-Cape

The Sunseeker 95 S-Cape is a 2017 build with a top speed of 26 knots and a cruising speed of 22 knots, according to sales broker Mark Elliott at IYC. He describes the yacht as being “in immaculate, turnkey condition” at an asking price of $5,499,000.

Accommodations are for 10 guests in five staterooms, including a split-level, full-beam master on the main deck. Guest spaces for relaxation are indoors and outdoors, including outdoor dining options. Elliott says S-Cape is also charter-ready for an owner who wants to offset some ownership costs with charter income.

Mangusta 109 Dopamine

The name Dopamine says it all about this Mangusta 109, which is for sale through broker Alex G. Clarke at Denison Yachting. Top speed is 26 knots with a cruising speed of 21 knots, and with the Volvo Penta engines showing just over 1,000 original hours (the IPS is still under extended warranty on the 2021 build).

Ten guests are accommodated in five staterooms, including an on-deck master. There’s a hot tub on the bow with a lounge area, making this yacht a good option for buyers who want privacy while moored stern-to at the marina. The asking price is $13,250,000 for this yacht, which also has a sizable tender garage for a RIB and toys.

Go-Anywhere Ability

Several of the yachts on the brokerage market right now fall into the explorer category, which means they’re built with features and systems that allow them to cruise farther for longer periods of time away from the dock.

Buyers who have an interest in exploring remote destinations, as opposed to hanging out closer to shore, might want to consider these listings.

Vitters Dardanella

The 121-foot Vitters Dardanella is listed for sale with Y.CO at an asking price of about $9.47 million. The Dutch firm Vripack designed this yacht, whose reported range is 5,400 nautical miles at 9 knots.

“Dardanella isn’t like other explorer yachts on the market today,” says Y.CO sales broker Max Bulley. “The vessel was built to explore and was not converted from another life.”

Dardanella was built in 1996 and was most recently refitted in 2018. Accommodations are for 10 to 12 guests in five staterooms, including a full-beam master. The yacht is also available for charter through Y.CO at a weekly base rate of $125,000 in Costa Rica.

Lürssen Ice

The 295-foot Lürssen Ice is for sale through broker Gregory Gheraia at Blackorange Superyachts. Built in 2005, Ice has a reported range of 6,000 nautical miles for world cruising.

Asking price is about $103.5 million for Ice, which underwent what Gheraia calls “a massive refit” from 2019 to 2021. Exteriors are by Tim Heywood with interiors by Terence Disdale. Features include an elevator that services all decks, accommodations for 14 guests in seven staterooms, diesel-electric Azipod propulsion, Quantum Zero-Speed stabilizers and an aft-deck swimming pool.

Classic Styling

Buyers have quite a few options on the brokerage market today for yachts with traditional lines that never go out of style. These classically styled vessels come in various lengths with an array of features, and are often used for cruising with friends or family.

Here’s a look at two of the classically styled options for sale on the brokerage market today.

New England Boat Works Sea Bold

The 96-foot Sea Bold is a custom, fast-expedition yacht with a C. Raymond Hunt hull and construction by New England Boatworks. Delivered in 2003 and refitted in 2019-20, Sea Bold has an asking price of $2,999,000 through 26 North Yachts.

The build was done with Kevlar and carbon fiber epoxy for a lightweight, strong hull that can achieve a high-speed cruise of 22 knots. The top-end is reportedly 25 knots on Sea Bold, which retains a New England-style profile.

Features include a fully enclosed, air-conditioned pilothouse, stabilizers and a bow thruster for easier, more comfortable maneuvering on long-distance runs and in close quarters at the dock.

Hargrave Renaissance

The 116-foot Hargrave Renaissance is a 2016 build that’s offered through Hargrave Custom Yachts at an asking price of $8.75 million. This is a raised-pilothouse design with a hull by Jack Sarin and décor from Yacht Interiors by Shelley.

Accommodations are for 10 guests in five staterooms, including an on-deck master. Cruise speed is 18 knots with a top hop of 22 knots, according to the Hargrave team. The power package is Caterpillar C32 engines, with each one showing about 3,500 hours. At-rest and underway stabilizers are installed for guest comfort at sea.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can any sales broker help you buy any yacht?

Yes. Yachts are listed for sale with specific brokers, but buyers can work with any other brokers they’d like to explore various listings and make offers. The process is similar to real-estate listings on land.

Are the listed asking prices set in stone?

The answer depends on the seller. Some yacht-owners are willing to negotiate on price, while other yacht-owners are not.

Are any of these yachts available for onboard walk-throughs?

Yes. Contact the listing company or your own broker to learn the yacht’s locations and discuss arrangements for a tour.

Where are more specs available about each of these yachts?

On the websites of the listing brokers. Click through the links to see full specs and, in many cases, a selection of photos.

Where are there more articles about other yachts on the brokerage market?

Check out the brokerage section on Yachting’s website for the latest news about brokerage yachts.

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Roald Dahl’s character Willy Wonka had a great glass elevator that transported him wherever he wanted to go. Hull No. 1 of Overmarine’s Mangusta Oceano 44 reminded me of that story. This yacht is elevated by glass, and it has the potential to take owners just about anywhere.

This 146-foot, 461-gross-ton steel-and-aluminum design, perhaps more so than any other yacht I have seen recently, takes the tri-deck concept to new heights. Based on a hull platform from Pierluigi Ausonio and with design by Alberto Mancini, this superyacht has a particularly strong, modern profile and a light, bright, contemporary interior. Mancini is skilled at blending inside and outside spaces, in this case with sole-to-ceiling windows, sliding doors, and ghost bulwarks and balustrades.

Powered with twin 1,700 hp MTU 12V 2000 M86 diesels, the Oceano 44 reportedly reaches a top speed of 15 to 16 knots, depending on load. That said, an efficient 11 to 12 knots will be more than enough for typical cruising. At that speed, and with a fuel capacity of almost 19,000 gallons, this yacht is capable of more than 4,000 nautical miles. In theory, that’s enough for at least a trans-Atlantic crossing.

Whether it’s a long passage or a long weekend, the owner can spend overnights in the main-deck master stateroom. It occupies the full 28-foot-6-inch beam and has full-beam en suite facilities forward that include a bathtub and a shower stall, a vanity desk to port, a dressing area with flanking closets and a fold-down balcony.

Guests aboard Hull No. 1 can stay in what could easily be called a second owners’ stateroom aft on the deck above the master—an optional layout that replaces the standard sky lounge. In the stateroom configuration, this space includes a walk-through dressing area with flanking closets and mirrors, a portside en suite head, a vanity desk and a free-standing seat to starboard. The views from this space are spectacular, given full-height glazing on three sides that, to some degree, will slide open. Glass upper bulwarks on either side also help make the vistas impressive.

The remaining four en suite guest staterooms are on the lower deck. Two have double berths, and two have twins as well as Pullmans.

There is walkaround room outside the upper deck. Inside, a captain’s cabin and ship’s office are abaft the wheelhouse, which also has wide-open views through full-height wraparound vertical windows. The bridge has doors to the port and starboard side decks and wing stations. Up front are double-bunk crew cabins, the crew mess and the yacht’s laundry.

For guests to relax seaside, there is a beach club aft with a teak-clad lower-deck lounge that occupies the full beam abaft the engine room. On the first Oceano 44, this space includes a bar, wraparound Minotti sofas and a day head. Underway, all that is seen around the waterline aft is a narrow swim platform, but at anchor, the stern can be transformed with fold-down surfaces. Part of the transom becomes a swim deck, and “beach lounges” open to the sides, effectively creating a walkaround stern. Tenders and toys are kept in a garage beneath the foredeck with a portside hinge-up door and gantry crane.

Additional guest relaxation areas include the cockpit, which has stand-alone furniture and great views, thanks to an absence of opaque bulwarks and transom structure. Glass panes inset into the aft-deck sole serve as skylights to the beach club below. A foredeck pool has sun pads and chaise longues, creating what the shipyard calls an “island spa.” The pool has glass walls and glazed panels in its base that serve as skylights for the master stateroom en suite below.

Up top, half of the 1,100-square-foot sun deck has hardtop protection. Free-standing furniture from Paola Lenti with upholstery from Mariaflora is here, along with a wet bar and stools. Staircases head down to the upper-deck guest lobby and pantry, aiding circulation for guests and crew. A few discreet doors also let crew move around with minimal impact on guests.

When guests want the sanctuary of ceilings and air conditioning, there’s a conventional main salon. Hull No. 1’s is open plan, with Poltrona Frau sofas and armchairs, and an amidships dining room flanked by full-height sliding-glass doors.

Overmarine Group has considerable experience building semicustom yachts. It has been turning out Mangustas for 40 years, with more than 120 bigger than 100 feet length overall. The Mangusta Oceano 44 continues this tradition of excellence.

Where It’s Made

Northwest Italy-based Overmarine has many production areas in and around Viareggio, Massa and Pisa. Mangusta Oceano 44s are built in Pisa, close to the city’s airport and backed up to a canal that connects to Livorno and the sea. 

In the Works

Owned by the Balducci family, Overmarine has around 20 yachts in progress with an average length of 130 feet across three ranges: full-displacement or fast-displacement  composite and steel aluminum builds, semi-displacement aluminum Gransports, and composite planing Maxi Opens.

The Mangusta Oceano 44 replaces the Oceano 42/43, six of which delivered between 2016 and 2021. Thus far, five of the new model have been sold. One was delivered as Sagas, and four are under construction. The second hull should be delivered this spring, with the next available slot allowing a 2025 handover.

The first three composite Mangusta Oceano 39s are also sold and under construction. The first is due to launch this spring. Two Oceano 50s have been delivered, and another three are in build.

Five Gransport 33s have been delivered, and four are in build. The next available slot is for delivery in 2025.

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Camper & Nicholsons International has been appointed as the joint central agent for sale of the most recent Mangusta 165 to be delivered from Italy’s Overmarine shipyard.

The yacht, AAA, has an asking price of about $27.2 million. It was launched in 2021 and is still under shipyard warranty. The brokerage house says the vessel has “low engine hours.”

Accommodations are for 12 guests in six staterooms, all of which are on the lower deck. The master stateroom has a hammam.

Additional guest spaces include a massage room and two hot tubs, one on the sundeck and the other at the bow.

Design features aboard AAA include an interior of pale woods and cool gray stonework with neutral upholstery. The yacht is equipped with zero-speed stabilizers for guest comfort on the hook.

Where is the Mangusta 165 AAA lying? The yacht is in Cannes, France, and is available for tours by appointment.

Take the next step: contact a sales broker at camperandnicholsons.com

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Space is not an issue aboard the Mangusta Oceano 50. At 164 feet length overall, the Oceano 50 accommodates up to 12 guests in a five- or six-stateroom layout and up to 11 crew while still having room for a full-beam gym and 732 square feet of space across its aft, cascading, three-deck beach area.

Atop on the flybridge, a hardtop protects a rectangular dining table with seating for 12. Forward of the dining area is a four-seat bar and a hot tub; aft, there are four sun pads and space for either two chaise longues or two exercise bikes overlooking the upper deck.

Forward and outside of the enclosed, two-seat helm station on the upper deck, there’s forward-facing, C-shaped seating with space for two settees and at least four sun pads. This deck is also home to a 21.3 x 8.5 x 4.2-foot swimming pool with a counterflow system.

The main deck is focused around its villa living room-inspired aft salon with amidships, L-shaped seating and a dining area for 10. In addition to the aft door opening completely to allow natural light and fresh air to flow through, there are sliding doors on both sides. Abaft the salon is square-shaped, alfresco seating with two tables. The main deck is also where the 560-square-foot master stateroom with a starboard-side, automated balcony is located.

Stairs inside the salon and outside flanking the square-shaped seating lead belowdecks. There are two guest staterooms and two VIPs amidships. Abaft the guest accommodations are the service area and an additional relaxation space at the stern. Along with flanking extendable decks that can accommodate two chaise longues each, the transom door unfolds to create a swim platform and an open-air living space right on the water.

Power for the Oceano 50 is twin 1,700 hp MTU 12V 2000 M86 engines, providing a top hop of 16 knots. Range is 4,500 nautical miles at an 11-knot cruising speed. Exteriors are done by Alberto Mancini and Overmarine Group.

The first Mangusta Oceano 50 is set to be delivered at the end of July 2021, with two more hulls under construction.

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The Overmarine Group has launched two yachts in just over a week’s time.

First to splash was Hull No. 2 of the Mangusta Gransport 33, which is destined for an American owner. (Hull No. 1 also went to an American; it’s based in Florida.) Hull No. 2 is different from Hull No. 1 because the newer boat has an open sundeck. The owners intend to use the yacht for open-air cruising in the Bahamas.

The Gransport 33 has four 1,000-horsepower Volvo Penta D13 engines coupled to pods, which the builder says provide a maximum speed of 25 knots. Design is by Alberto Mancini.

Second to splash was Hull No. 14 of the Mangusta 165, the fifth in that line’s “E” series. It’s bound for a European owner, who plans to offer the yacht for charter through L’Echo Nautique.

The Mangusta 165E can reach a maximum speed of 37 knots, according to the builder, thanks to four MTU 16V 2000 M96L engines and four Kamewa water jets. There also are four Seakeeper stabilizers on board for guest comfort.

This particular Mangusta 165 has an unusual layout, with six staterooms plus an extra cabin that can be used for massage and beauty treatments.

When is delivery expected? Sometime within the summer.

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Overmarine Group in Italy has announced the sale of a Mangusta GranSport 45. The 147-foot motoryacht is currently known as Project Amalfi.

The yacht is being built for a man who owns another Mangusta yacht. The new vessel is expected to be delivered in 2020.

“Many of our owners have kept choosing us over the years, growing alongside us and, more recently, showing great appreciation for our new lines too, as proven by the sale of 10 Mangusta Oceano and GranSport units in only three years since their presentation,” Mangusta Commercial Director Francesco Frediani stated in a press release.

The Mangusta GranSport 45 is part of the builder’s fast displacement line of vessels. The yacht is an Alberto Mancini design with a configuration that can be adapted to an owner’s needs. A key feature is the beach club aft, with two terraces that rotate to connect with a central platform, creating a more than 800-square-foot space in contact with the sea.

What’s the Mangusta GranSport 45’s top speed? It’s 26 knots, according to the builder. At 11 knots, she has a reported transoceanic range of 3,500 nautical miles.

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A yacht’s arrival in the Caribbean from the Med in time to celebrate Christmas and New Year’s Eve is nothing unusual. It is uncommon, though, for a yacht to do so on her own bottom, rather than aboard a transport ship. It’s even more ­unusual when that yacht is from Overmarine Group, the company ­behind the Mangusta brand.

Or is it? If the Mangusta name makes you think of the builder’s maxi opens, then yes, you’d never expect one of these fast cruisers to make such a ­journey. But when you realize the yacht in question is Hull No. 1 of the Mangusta Gransport 54 series, then it’s perfectly logical. Gransport is a fast-displacement line, blending good speed with economical range, open-model looks and the comfort of displacement yachts.

El Leon boasts a top speed at half-load around 30 knots, and a fast cruise exceeding 25 knots. Hull No. 1’s owner, having owned two Mangusta maxis, was accustomed to getting where he wanted to go quickly. But t­he same quadruple 2,600 hp MTU diesels also allow for efficient performance. At 12 knots, El Leon reportedly sees a range of about 4,200 nautical miles. That’s more than enough for a transatlantic crossing.​

Since the owner was seeking something for long-range ­cruising, he stepped up to sign a contract when he learned of the Mangusta Gransport line. He was eager to put the hull design, which the builder calls a fast surface-piercing hull, to the test on both sides of the Atlantic. Designed by Pierluigi Ausonio, the yacht has a bulbous bow that pierces the water’s surface without planing. The hull also remains in displacement mode at speeds higher than those of typical displacement yachts.

Paolo Bozzo Costa, El Leon’s captain, says he and the owner were happy with the design and engineering package during her first season, last summer in the Med.

“This ­fast-displacement line is very ahead with the technology, style and innovation,” Costa asserts. “It is a silent boat that navigates at 27 to 28 knots in absolute comfort.”

There were no qualms in ­heading for the open Atlantic in early December, to cross to the ­Caribbean on her own bottom. El Leon left the shipyard’s dock in ­Viareggio, Italy, on December 1, 2018, making stops in Gibraltar, the ­Canary Islands and Cape Verde for fueling, provisioning and the like. On December 11, she left Cape Verde in her wake. Even with “well-formed swell waves further strengthened by the constant trade winds,” Costa says, “the yacht impressed us with her great comfort, stability and performances. I kept an average speed of approximately 14 knots.” A few hours after sunset on December 17 in Bridgetown, Barbados, El Leon was setting her anchor in the harbor “with enough fuel in our tanks to relaxedly enjoy our first Caribbean cruise.”

The owner can enjoy the Caribbean with leisure areas ­inside and out. El Leon’s beach club alone encompasses 753 square feet. It’s a sunken day lounge, three steps down from foldout hatches aft and to each side. The sunken aspect is a good idea, as anyone who’s had their furnishings splashed by swells can attest. And, the three-sided openings make lounging here all the more enjoyable.

El Leon has more than 2,900 square feet of alfresco space, including an infinity pool with ­hydromassage jets on the foredeck with sun pads, creating an oasis at anchor. A glass sole between the sun pads serves as a skylight for the master stateroom’s en suite bath just below.

The owner intends to spend months at a time on board, so El Leon accommodates working vacations. There’s a desk in the main-deck master suite, as well as a separate office ­behind a ­sliding door in the foyer. The space is a good example of ­Mangusta’s semicustom approach for the Gransport 54, since in the ­original layout, this concealed office was a breakfast nook. For coffee and croissants, El Leon’s owner has a table and chairs ­adjacent to a picture window at the suite’s entry.

El Leon has already set two records. Not only is she Overmarine Group’s first yacht to cross the Atlantic Ocean, but she’s also the yard’s largest project to date. If the owner keeps on his intended first year’s path, then El Leon should set additional records. A trip through the Panama Canal and up the West Coast, cruising to Vancouver and eventually Alaska, is on the list. After that? “El Leon will take us on new exciting voyages across the world,” her captain says.

All on her own hull bottom, of course.

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