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Presenting: BABAR BENETEAU OCEANIS 444. 1994   Already berthed in stunning Rebak Marina, Langkawi, right on the edge of the Andaman Sea, this Beneteau has 4 double cabins! Perfect for family and friends! Babar has been in Malaysia for over 10 years. Her current owner has just completed extensive upgrades and maintenance on her, inclusive of ( in the last 2 years) * A new Main Sail and head sail * New rigging ( 2017) * New electronics * New fridge compressors. * The hull, (2023) was completely stripped back and epoxy resined, and antifouled. * New Wind Generator * New House batteries and starter battery ( late 2022) She has just returned from another cruising season in Thailand, with her owners, who are now finding that juggling work and family, are not allowing them enough time onboard. They want to see Babar loved and used.

Presenting: SIRIUS B 2007 MOTOR CRUISER

Have you had enough of trying to catch the wind?Tired of hoisting sails? Are you looking for a comfortable, capable, and charming motor cruiser to use as a live aboard base, for full time living, or periodic seasonal coastal cruising? Then look no further! This boat has charm of plenty! She has a classic traditional design, the hull built from strip planked heavy hardwood, glued with Epoxy, and layered with four layers of biaxial glass 600g. 

She is safe, and strong, and definitely an alternative to your options if a life on the sea is what you are after. She is a unique boat, with extra thought and input from both of her owners. Extremely well maintained and ready to go.

An immediate home awaits. 

Presenting: KIRRALANA BRUCE ROBERTS 58 STEEL

Kirralana has arrived!!!!!  Berthed now in Rebak Marina, this full time live aboard family are packing up reluctantly, after an amazing life on the ocean. Heading back to Australia to work and school, they are making sure Kirralana is stowed and packed well for her next owners, who will be extremely lucky indeed with this sturdy, strong ocean going sailing ship.

She is seriously finished. 

She is available for viewing immediately by appointment. Super excited to have her on our listings, so please let me know ASAP if a solid, ready to go, steel yacht is what you have been after, as you rarely find one better maintained and speced than Kirralana.

WELCOME TO OUR LISTINGS! 

Since 2007, Seaspray Marine Services has been a leader in Yacht Project Management, Marine Supplies, and Vessel Maintenance in the Langkawi area. Seaspray Yacht Sales Langkawi is a division of this service. Making that perfect match is important to us, and we realize it is much more than just a "boat" passing hands. It's a life, a story, an opportunity, an integral part of you.

With our experience and knowledge of boats, we help make that match a smooth and enjoyable transaction.

We are here to help you "Live The Dream."

We are resident contractors in the famous Rebak Island Marina where resident yacht owners get full use of the Resort facilities. For more information on the rates and contractors please see the link below for the Rebak Island Resort and Marina PDF download. 

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45 Aquila 2024 Boat For Sale

Asking price: $260,000.

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45' Aquila 2024

Seize this exceptional opportunity and become a co-owner of an Aquila 44 Yacht for as little as $250,000 Canadian dollars.

With this offer, you'll have a 16% ownership stake in this boat, allowing you to enjoy 8 weeks per year in sought-after destinations along the American East Coast and in the Bahamas.

Furthermore, we offer a fully personalized management program that will spare you any headaches.

Don't hesitate to contact us for further information. This opportunity is unique and could change the way you experience your adventures at sea.

THE BOAT INCLUDES:- 3 CABINS + 3 BATHROOMS- RAYMARINE GPS AND RADAR- RAYMARINE AUTOPILOT- VOLVO PENTA ENGINE DISPLAY- WET BAR AND GRILL- CAMPER CANVAS- FUSION SOUND SYSTEM- TELEVISION- AND MUCH MORE!DIMENSIONS-> LENGTH OVERALL 44.11"-> BEAM 21.6"-> MAX DRAFT 3.3"ENGINE-> 2 X 320 HP VOLVO D4CAPACITY-> CABINS 3-> SLEEPS 8-> WATER 680L-> GAS 1100L

Denison Yachting is pleased to assist you in the purchase of this vessel. This boat is centrally listed by MARINE 360.

Denison Yacht Sales offers the details of this yacht in good faith but can’t guarantee the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of this boat for sale. This yacht for sale is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal from that yacht market without notice. She is offered as a convenience by this yacht broker to its clients and is not intended to convey direct representation of a specific yacht for sale.

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45' Aquila HIGHLIGHTS

• Yacht Details: 45' Aquila 2024
• Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL
• Engines: Volvo Penta
• Last Updated: Feb 1, 2024
• Asking Price: $260,000
• Max Draft: 3' 10''

45' Aquila additional information

• Beam: 21' 6''
• Hull Material: Fiberglass
• Fuel Tank: 1 x 290|gallon
• Fresh Water: 1 x 180|gallon
• Holding: 1 x 63|gallon
• Max Passengers: 21
• Double Berths: 3

Born of innovation and experience, the luxurious Aquila 44 Yacht Power Catamaran is a world leader in its class. Designed to be both a long distance cruising yacht and a highly social platform, the highly experienced Aquila design and engineering team created the Aquila 44 Yacht to optimize performance. 

Two Volvo Penta diesels are situated aft behind the living compartments reducing noise and vibrations. Bulbous bows increase the waterline for greater efficiency while reducing pitching moments. Multifunction displays, digital controls, joystick operation, engine monitoring displays, thrusters, and widely spaced main engines make operating the Aquila 44 Yacht easily accomplished by a single couple.

With an enormous amount of attention to detail and knowledge of how owners use their boats, both the exterior and interior spaces are perfected to serve those utilizations. The stairway from the flybridge to the foredeck gives safe easy access to the ground tackle locker and forward cleats when anchoring or docking. Wide side decks and safety handrails are another example of the Aquila 44’s commitment to owner’s and guests’ comfort and safety. 

Available with a 3-cabin layout featuring a salon and galley with 360° views and an extensive flybridge, the layout of the Aquila 44 Yacht makes entertaining a crowd aboard easy. Boarding from the port or starboard swim platforms, guest step up to the aft deck with an al fresco dinette. The window partition between the aft deck and the interior galley lifts and the countertop folds out to create a service bar. The galley is strategically placed between the aft deck and the salon and dinette on the main deck making it easy to serve guest inside and outside. A summer kitchen is centrally located to attend to guests in the aft mounted dinette and those on the flybridge can enjoy panoramic views along with the operator while underway.

• Resin infused hull and deck construction creating high strength and stiffness
• Solid FRP lamination at hull centerlines including all through hulls
• Vinylester resin with excellent corrosive and water resistant properties
• NPG gelcoat with superior UV resistance
• Resin infused bulkheads
• All main FRP components resin infused construction including bulkheads Bow crash box in each hull
• Bulbous bows separately molded and attached to each bow to improve fuel efficiency, speed, and stability
• Windows in hull and deck high quality tempered shatter proof glass meeting ISO standards
• Custom built salon and flybridge support structure using composite structure

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The YBC process for selling your yacht is as follows:

The first order of business is a signed listing agreement which defines the conditions by which we will be working for you to sell your boat.

We will conduct an initial interview with you to get an idea of the specifications and capabilities of your boat. We will provide forms to collect all the details and specifications which will enable us to complete the listing page on our website.

We will visit your yacht to take a good collection of photos for the website presentation and we will gladly take some of your own if you have some under sail or at anchor.

In addition to listing your yacht on the YBC website, we will also:

• Circulate your yacht's details to those clients on our database whose requirements she matches.
• List your yacht on YachtWorld, The YachtMarket, Yachthub.com any other suitable websites.
• Over the following weeks we will publicise your yacht though our social media networks, including Facebook , Twitter and Youtube .

Once we have found a buyer we conduct the sale on your behalf.

We are members of The Association of Brokers and Yacht Agents. http://www.abya.co.uk/ exists to promote the highest standards of professionalism and expert knowledge in the field of yacht sales, and expects high standards of its members. Membership is only open to existing practicing brokers and new boat sales personnel with a proven track record in the industry. For all grades of membership there is rigorous scrutiny of the applicant's work. A Continuous Professional Development scheme exists to ensure that members update their knowledge regularly, and Members' work is monitored on a regular basis as they work to the strict Code of Practice.

The Purchase Agreement is drawn and signed by yourself and the buyer. When we receive the deposit as stakeholders we exchange.

The yacht is then under contract to the purchaser.

The deposit may be returned to the purchaser if the yacht is not satisfactory after survey/sea trial.

All costs relating to the survey are the responsibility of the buyer; the yacht is sea trialed at your cost and under your insurance and control. YBC can assist in conducting a sea trial if circumstances demand.

After survey the buyer may wish to renegotiate if serious defects are revealed. If mutual agreement cannot be met then the sale will be void and the deposit returned.

Once the purchaser accepts the yacht following survey and sea trial we ask that a Notice of Acceptance is signed. The deposit then becomes part payment for the yacht. If the sale fails to complete at this stage the deposit is retained and split 50/50 between the seller and YBC .

After acceptance, we will ask you to sign a Bill of Sale and produce all the original documentation details listed in the Purchase Agreement and we will handle the transfer of clear title, as well as settling any outstanding yard accounts if requested.

You have the option of an Exclusive Listing arrangement with YBC . Exclusive Listings receive priority treatment as we control all aspects of the marketing. We are more than happy to work on Non Exclusive agreement but by the very nature of a non-exclusive agreement we will not have as much control over marketing and promotion of your vessel.

At YBC , our aim is to find a purchaser for your yacht promptly at market value.

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Langkawi Yacht Broker or YBC is the sole agent that matches the needs of boat buyers and sellers at the Royal Langkawi Yacht Club.

Langkawi Yacht Broker’s tagline “It’s smooth sailing with YBC” lives up to customers as they expect nothing but great results. YBC has a wide international client network and comes with minimum fuss when it comes to having your needs fulfilled for buying or selling boats or yachts.

Possessing decades of experience, Managing Director Paul Jackson is just the man when it comes to liaising with buyers and sellers, putting the customer’s interests first.

“We have an intimate knowledge of the fleet of yachts and our experience in fast-tracking deals sets us apart from our peers. Our services have received positive feedback from customers. We will go the extra mile to engage surveyors to value a boat before we set the deal between buyers and sellers,” Jackson said.

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Royal langkawi yacht club.

The Royal Langkawi Yacht Club is Malaysia’s only award-winning marina and host of the Royal Langkawi International Regatta with 250-berths that can accommodate a variety of vessels including sailing boats and mega-yachts up to 90 metres.

With the marina’s perfect location in the heart of Kuah, you are within walking distance from plenty of duty-free shops, eateries, banks, a ferry terminal (Jetty Point), and even the offices of Immigration and Customs. This allows easy access to shopping, transport, and other business facilities.

The Royal Langkawi Yacht Club is right by popular tourist destinations like Eagle Rock and home to another hotspot, The Fisherman’s Wharf Langkawi, which has a multitude of local and international restaurants and bars, shops and cafes, yacht charter companies, travel agencies, dive and tour operators, and a convenience store. Located on the south-eastern corner of Langkawi, the marina is the launching point for a host of exciting tours, activities, and experiences in which you can explore Langkawi’s spectacular tropics.

The marina is fully equipped as their pontoons have a direct electricity, fuel and water supply with complimentary Wi-Fi connection. Royal Langkawi Yacht Club also provides 24 hour security, maintenance, and laundry services, and access to a telephone, fax, showers, toilets, swimming pool, and jacuzzi.

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MARINE SUPPLIES ASIA

MSA is part of Marine Solutions Asia Pacific Group which is a direct manufacturer distributor for marine equipment popular brands such as MasterVolt, B&G, Simrad and Vetus. Managing Director David Wharton says the competitive edge of MSA lies in its ability to serve different yachts’ requirement.

“We are very customer-oriented, and the quick response time enables us to remain a preferred choice for seafarers to order spare parts for equipment on board. “Despite our modest size, our quality services speak volume through word-of-mouth among the yachties,’ Wharton says.

The outlet offers navigation system design, boat hardware essentials, sales and after-sales series for essentials for yachties. Wharton and his co-owner Sarah Nicholson also have a team of certified installation engineers and electricians to attend to individual needs.

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NAUTICAL BITS

Seafarers can count on Nautical Bits to help them reinforce and replenish their boating resources while mooring at the marina at Royal Langkawi Yacht Club (RLYC). Two of the company’s core services are fixing boat parts and carrying out maintenance work for their customers at Nautical Bits, located at the lower ground floor at RLYC.

Co-owner Sheila Brennan said Nautical Bits stands out amongst the others as it can cater to custom-make requests from yachts of various sizes. “Our customers can dock their yachts at the pier and engage any services needed, and some of the most popular requests are for upkeep and maintenance work. “We help to liaise with the Immigration Department and Health Department officials to process mandatory paperwork that is needed upon arrival to the marina,” she said. Nautical Bits also offers pest control services on board docked boats. Other services available are boat care services, safety life raft service and flares, mechanical repairs, yacht registry as well as parts sourcing.

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Mectra Synergy

MECTRA SYNERGY (M) SDN BHD, a Bumiputra owned company headquartered in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia is aspired to be South East Asia leading provider of technology, engineering, mechanical and electrical tools to the Marine industry. With business presence in more than 15 countries, MECTRA SYNERGY supplies the industry’s most comprehensive, durable and reliable range of products. With a group of our expert logistics team along with our extensive network/trading partners which spans from all parts of the world, MECTRA SYNERGY is able to provide solutions promptly at a competitive price. 

MECTRA SYNERGY offers the following competitive advantage:

 1. Commitment to the agreed service delivery at anytime, anywhere.

2. Competitive and fair pricing.

3. Secure and reliable delivery of goods.

4. Approachable and pleasant customer service support. 

5. Swift responses on urgent inquiries and requests.

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Pulau Langkawi  is a cluster of 99 islands offering the best of many worlds; beautiful beaches, world class infrastructure, mangroves rich in flora and fauna and fascinating legends. Ask anyone on the island about the tragic story of a beautiful young lady named Mahsuri, and you’ll hear a tale of love, jealousy and a curse that was placed upon the island by her for seven generations.

Experience the beautiful countryside and peaceful landscape of paddy fields by taking a leisurely drive around the island. You’ll pass small villages with wooden houses framed by palm trees, and children pedalling their old bicycles on errands. There is no shortage of things to do in Langkawi. Head up the thrilling new cable car to the summit of Mount Mat Cincang, Langkawi’s second highest mountain for an unrivalled view of the entire main island and beyond.

The sprinkling of jade green islands that make up Pulau Payar Marine Park lie just 30km south-east of Langkawi. When you charter a yacht through  Platinum Charters , Pulau Payar would be a must place to visit as this island offers excellent marine life experience. If you’re into scuba diving, the best diving is along the reef system that skirts the south, east and west of Pulau Payar. Boat charters can be organised through Platinum Charters to Tasik Dayang Bunting (Lake of the Pregnant Maiden), Gua Cerita and Gua Langsir and not forgetting the mangroves.

Platinum Charters operates either from Royal Langkawi Yacht Club or Telaga Harbour Marina. We can pick guests from both Marina’s as both of them have great facilities. The Royal Langkawi Yacht Club, the award-winning 200-berth marina is situated on the south-east corner of Langkawi Island. It is located in Kuah, the island’s main town, providing excellent access to duty-free shops and business facilities.

Telaga Harbour Marina, a gateway and destination for the many yachts plying the region. This safe and sheltered harbour that has evolved from a small fishing village, feature a self-contained township accessible both by road and sea. The facilities and services available also make it an ideal destination for transient, and home base to yachts of various sizes including mega yachts.

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Business | south florida yacht brokers hit with lawsuits that claim 10% commissions violate antitrust laws.

Two newly filed federal lawsuits claim that 10% sales commissions required by South Florida’s yacht broker industry are anticompetitive and violate antitrust laws.

The claims follow an October finding by a federal jury in Kansas City, Missouri, that the National Association of Realtors conspired with brokers to artificially inflate commissions paid to real estate brokers. The ruling, and a March 15 settlement by the Realtors, is expected to radically change how homes are sold in the United States.

Both lawsuits involving yacht brokers name as defendants the International Yacht Brokers Association, based in Fort Lauderdale, the Yacht Brokers Association of America, Boats Group LLC and YATCO LLC.

Also listed as defendants in both suits are a who’s who of South Florida-based yacht brokers, including Denison Yacht Sales, MarineMax Inc., Galati Yacht Sales Inc., Allied Marine Inc., Tournament Yacht Sales LLC and Northrop & Johnson Yacht Ships, among others.

Nearly all of the defendants are headquartered in South Florida.

The most recent suit, filed on March 22, proposes a class of plaintiffs that includes anyone who listed vessels on certain Multiple Listing Services using a listing agent or broker affiliated with one of the defendants and paid a buyer’s broker commission since March 22, 2020.

The lead plaintiff in the lawsuit is Kip Lamar Snell, identified as an Alabama resident. Snell entered into an agreement with Galati to sell a 41-foot Express Cruiser Sea Ray in July 2020 and ended up paying a $12,000 commission on the $120,000 sale price, the suit states. The lawsuit lists as defendants 15 brokers and six organizations that promote the yacht trade or operate Multiple Listing Services.

That lawsuit follows one filed on Feb. 29 that proposes a class of plaintiffs that includes anyone who paid a commission to a listing broker affiliated with the defendants since Feb. 19, 2020. It lists as defendants 11 brokers and five organizations that promote the yacht trade or operate Multiple Listing Services.

The lead plaintiff in that suit is Ya Mon Expeditions, a Wyoming company that paid a “substantial broker commission” when it sold a vessel in January 2023 while represented by Tournament Yacht Sales of Tequesta.

The most recent complaint accuses the trade associations of colluding with brokers to “enforce an anticompetitive restraint that requires (sellers of pre-owned yachts and boats) to pay a brokerage fee to the buyer’s broker and a total aggregate commission fee that is inflated as a condition for selling their yachts.”

The complaint states the typical commission is 10% and is shared between the seller’s broker and the buyer’s broker under terms spelled out in Central Listing Agreements provided by the brokers associations, including the International Yacht Brokers Association and the Yacht Brokers Association of America.

Only boat brokers are able to list boats and yachts on such Multiple Listing Services as YachtWorld.com, BoatTrader.com and Boats.com, and the Multiple Listing Services will not accept listings from owners who want to sell their vessels themselves, the lawsuit states.

Yacht owners are “severely disadvantaged” if they do not list their boats for sale on the listing services, while buyers suffer because their brokers are “financially incentivized” to show boats that will earn them standard “and inflated” commission rates of 4% to 5% through co-brokerage transactions, the complaint states.

None of the defendants contacted for this story responded to a request for comment, and no response has been filed yet in either case.

Robert Allen Jr., whose Miami-based law firm Robert Allen Law represents the International Yacht Brokers Association, did not respond to emails or return a phone call.

A woman who answered the phone at the International Yacht Brokers Association said, “We have no comment on that,” and hung up after a reporter asked for her name.

Of six brokers contacted for comment about the lawsuits, only Tournament Yacht Sales responded to emails. “No comment,” the company’s response stated.

Overall commissions have increased faster than the rate of inflation in recent years as the price of larger boats and yachts have increased, according to the lawsuit that lists Snell as lead plaintiff.

The result is that boat owners pay “hundreds of millions of dollars” in inflated commissions each year, the suit alleges.

Both lawsuits allege violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act that are upheld by “brokers who should be competing with one another but, instead, cooperate with each other to the detriment of pre-owned boat sellers.”

Some brokerages represent both buyers and sellers and retain the entire 10% commissions, the suits state.

The trade associations enforce rules requiring brokers to offer their boats through a listing service and to share commissions, the suits state, adding that they can impose significant penalties on members who do not comply with their rules.

Yacht purchasers are disadvantaged by the current system, the lawsuit alleges, because their agents would otherwise negotiate for their business by decreasing their commission rates.

But buyer brokers’ commissions have remained constant despite their diminishing role, the suits state. Many buyers today find boats they are interested in purchasing through online searches and enlist the services of a buyer’s broker only after identifying the yacht they want to buy, the suits claim.

The lawsuits seek an order declaring the commission structure to be illegal, a permanent injunction outlawing what they describe as anticompetitive conduct, plus damages and/or restitution, pre- and post-judgment interest, and attorneys’ fees.

Paul Geller, an attorney for one of two law firms representing the class that includes Snell, acknowledged “parallels between the allegations relating to commissions in the real estate and yacht markets.”

In the real estate matter, the National Association of Realtors on March 15 agreed to a $418 million proposed settlement that would free home sellers from paying commissions to brokers for both sellers and buyers.

After a jury ruled for the plaintiffs in the case against the National Association of Realtors in October, numerous lawsuits were filed across the country with similar allegations, including one in December against the Florida Association of Realtors and 16 brokerages.

“At bottom, the goals of (the suit against the yacht brokers) are similar: protecting consumers by challenging what we allege to be anti-competitive conduct,” Geller said by email. “We believe in the universal truth that consumers benefit by increased transparency and the competitive pricing that results from negotiated terms, including commissions.”

Geller is a partner at Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, which specializes in securities litigation on behalf of investors. The firm has offices in 10 cities, including Boca Raton.

Ron Hurtibise covers business and consumer issues for the South Florida Sun Sentinel. He can be reached by phone at 954-356-4071, on Twitter @ronhurtibise or by email at [email protected].

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