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Thank you for visiting the Prout Catamarans web site. We feature yacht industry news about new boat models from Prout Catamarans, Boat Shows, new yacht listings, boats sold, buyer and seller tips and other interesting information for the Prout Catamaran owner. See the latest news below! Prout Catamarans will be at this year's Miami Boat Show, Contact Us for more information. |
Thank you for attending the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show. Prout Catamarans was present at this year's Fort Lauderdale Boat Show teaming up with Monocle Fractional Ownership for the Show. Prout Catamarans and Monocle Yachts are very close to selling a Prout 93 sailing cat into fractional ownership and there are only a couple more 10% shares available!
CATAMARAN SALES CONTINUE TO BE ROBUST
| Sales of catamarans remain brisk, despite signs of a looming recession. Large catamarans continue to be sold worldwide. Of note, sales valued at greater than a million dollars seem sustainable. A 2009 Prout 72SVFS-04 sold for between $2 to $3 million Thailand most recently. Prout also sold a P-45S-05 this quarter. Meanwhile, a 2000 56' Aikane sold for $1.1 million in January, while a 2004 58' Catana sold for $1.6 million in February. Furthermore, the worldwide reach of sales illustrate that catamarans are popular throughout the globe. |
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In the U.S. alone this year, 14 transactions were recorded between January and March. U.S. sales in January included a 44' Lagoon 440 for $660K, a 44' Lagoon 440 for $540K, a 44' St. Francis Mark II for $405K, a 42' Lagoon for $598K, a 42' Manta for $296K, a 42' Manta MK II for $395K, a 41' Lagoon for $325K, a 40' Manta for $275K, and a 40' TRT Multihull for $160K. In February, a 44' Lagoon 440 for $689K was sold in the U.S. U.S. sales in March comprised of a 47' Alwoplast SA Crowther for $400K, a 47' Robertson and Caine for $265K, a 46' Robertson and Caine for $640K, and a 42' Fountaine Pajot Venezia for $214K.
| Another hotspot for catamaran sales was the French West Indies. In January, a 56' Aikane sold for $1.1 million. In February, a 75' Fountaine Pajot sold for $672K, a 58' Catana Catamaran sold for $1.6 million, a 56' Fountain Pajot sold for $869K, and a 41' Lagoon Catamaran sold for $308K. Among other locales in the Caribbean, a 42' Custom Balicat sold for $200K in Trinidad and Tobago (January), a 41' Jeanneau Lagoon 410 sold for $295K in the British Virgin Islands (January), a 47' Lagoon sold for $390K and a 41' Lagoon sold for $397K in St.Maarten (February and March, respectively), a 45' Robertson and Caine sold for $255K in Martinique (February), and a 40' Robertson and Caine sold for $406K in St. Lucia (February). |
| In Europe, catamaran sales are healthy. France boasted a 43' Outremer Outremer 45' sale for $474K in January, a 50' Custom Class Multi for $395K in February, a 47' Oceanos for $316K in February, and a 45' Leopard for $356K in February. In the UK, a 50' Lerouge Custom sold for $821K in January. In Italy, a 41' Lagoon was sold for $442K in February. In Greece, a 43' Catana 431 went for $490k in March. |
PROUT MULTIHULLS MAKING A COMEBACK
Southeast U.S. Sales Manager Gary Fretz said, “Prout built over 4,200 cruising catamarans in the U.K. and lost their leadership in innovation in later years. Our new designers and engineering team have come up with some exciting new models that will propel Prout back to the pinnacle.?
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Catamaran sales found popularity far and wide; Prout recently sold a 2009 Prout 72SVFS-04 sold for between $2 to $3 million in Thailand, as well as a P-45S-05 this quarter. In the Seychelles, in January, a 44' Nautitech sold for $632K. In Australia, in February, a 43' Easton catamaran sold for $414K. In the French Polynesia, in February, a 50' Custom Pulsar Racing boat sold for $788K. In Mexico, in February, a 41' Lauren Williams Custom sold for $104K while a 40' Robertson and Caine sold for $285K. Other catamaran sales include a 41' Lagoon for $200K in January;a 46' Fountaine Pajot Bahia for $472K in February; and a 47' Robertson and Caine for $496K in March.
The all new Prout 45S (Pictured Right) and the Prout 50S (sailing catamarans) will be introduced at the 2008 Annapolis Boat Show. These sleek new designs are under construction now and impressed a group of buyers who visited the Thailand facility and one of each was sold in January 2008. Prout also has factories in Dalian, China and Zhuhai, China, where they build their popular brand of motorboats for the Asian markets. A Prout 72 sailing catamaran has been ordered by a European and should be unveiled in June 2008. 
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All Catamaran Sales First Quarter 2008