Sea Stats June 09, 2008 Camper & Nicholsons Unveil The (Super) Yachting Index
By Alex Palmer
On May 13, Camper & Nicholsons International unveiled The (Super) Yachting Index at the historic New York Yacht Club in Manhattan. The report includes these facts on yacht chartering in 2007:
Portion of yachts available for charter by size:
• 24m-29m: 27 percent
• 30m-50m: 60 percent
• 50m+: 13 percent
• Average rate for chartered yacht in 2007: $125,000/week
• Number of yachts: 3,800
• Yachts over 24m available for charter: 830
By far the most popular destination for chartered cruises in 2007 was the Mediterranean basin, split between the West Mediterranean (56 percent of all charter destinations) and the East Mediterranean (14 percent). The Caribbean was the second most popular, with 15 percent, followed by Florida with 7 percent and New England with 2 percent.
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