Seeking advice: selling an Extreme 40 catamaran.

[NealB]

This is way outside my own sailing experience (sadly!).

It's a long, and irrelevant, story, but it comes down to these questions:

- what's the best way to sell one of these: http://www.extreme40.org/

- I'm guessing the usual media (ie Appolloduck, boatsandoutboards, etc) aren't appropriate in this case?

- It cost €400k but has never been used.

- it's currently in Holland

- any guesses about a reasonable asking price?

- what's the market like just now for this sort of thing?

- would you expect normal (ie 8% + VAT) type brokerage fees?

Any thoughts most gratefully received.

 

[snowleopard]

Is it like the one in the Thomas Crown Affair?

 

[NealB]

Is it like the one in the Thomas Crown Affair?

Sorry....films aren't my specialist subject either!

 

[flaming]

Is it like the one in the Thomas Crown Affair?

It's the up to date version essentially.

I used to think "what's the fuss?" but then I got buzzed at VERY close range by 3 of them training in the solent.
Unbelieveably quick, and enough of a hnadfull that even the world's top pro's keep flipping them.

 

[Judders]

I could help but you would have to have me and my crew over for a test sail before I could comit

(You coming Ed?)

 

[NealB]

I could help but you would have to have me and my crew over for a test sail before I could comit

(You coming Ed?)

I'd love to invite you all along....but, just to be totally clear - I'm really, really, really, really, sorry to have to say it's not my boat!

 

[bilbobaggins]

There are UK specialist brokers; they are mostly peripheral.

Have a look here...

http://www.multihullsmag.com/
http://www.multihulls.com/
http://multihull.com.au/site/
http://www.multihulls-world.com/us/
http://www.multisailing.com/

You need to ask yourself - who's got the money to run another 'equipe'? An oligarch? It's a very specialised circuit, and the TV money is not what it was.

Nevertheless, I'll help you sail it back from Holland to Devon, should you wish....

 

[Woodlouse]

You could give it to me. Don't have to worry about all the niggly sales things then.

 

[flaming]

This is way outside my own sailing experience (sadly!).

It's a long, and irrelevant, story, but it comes down to these questions:

- what's the best way to sell one of these: http://www.extreme40.org/

- I'm guessing the usual media (ie Appolloduck, boatsandoutboards, etc) aren't appropriate in this case?

- It cost €400k but has never been used.

- it's currently in Holland

- any guesses about a reasonable asking price?

- what's the market like just now for this sort of thing?

- would you expect normal (ie 8% + VAT) type brokerage fees?

Any thoughts most gratefully received.

To actually answer the question, surely the people running the extreme 40 series would be the best bet. They may know people wanting to form a team, or one of the existing teams needing a new boat. (I gather there were some big crashes this week)

 

[pteron]

ebay?

 

[jonic]

Talk to Bill Bullimore at Patrick Boyd Multihulls. He handles exotic boats and even moulds for large Cats. Tell him I sent you, if he can't help he should be able to point you in the right direction.

See http://www.multihulls.co.uk

 

[StephenSails]

Get an advert in the back of Seahorse which is the only serious yacht racing magazine.

 

[islandsailor]

I have pm'd you the email of the guy to contact at OC events who run the ishares cup.

 

[NealB]

Thanks for the contacts....I'll be following them up