The second-hand boat market in 2025 in France 

 

After 3 years totally out of the ordinary (2020, 2021 and 2022) for the yacht industry, and particularly

for the used boat market, followed by 2 years of “normalization” (2023 and 2024), what will market

conditions be like in 2025 ?

 

In the absence of registration statistics, which are no longer provided by the French administration, we

have to content ourselves with counting our own sales and canvassing our colleagues to get a general

idea of the market.

 

To sum up: the market is much lower than in 2021 and 2022 in terms of the number of sales... but

much higher than in the 2015 / 2020 period.

 

However, the following trends can be identified for 2025 :

 

- The market for used sailboats is stable

- The market for used motorboats is declining

- The price segment above € 300,000 for sailboats is very active.

- Price segment € 50,000 to € 100,000 is declining

 

The average selling time for boats sold by ANTIPODE (number of months between listing and closing

date) is slightly up (5.2 months).

 

The market for “middle market” yachts (generalist brands Beneteau, Jeanneau, Dufour, Hanse...) from

10 to 15 m, less than 15 years old, remained very active, with fast sales but with sales prices negotiated

downwards.

 

Well-maintained boats (up-to-date engine maintenance, recent sails, significant upgrades, etc.)

continue to benefit from a sales “premium”: boats sold faster and for higher prices. Buyers are willing

to pay more for boats that are well maintained and well looked after.

 

For ANTIPODE, export sales are down slightly (27%), driven by sales of multihulls and very recent

yachts. We have delivered boats to the United States, Hong Kong, Canada and the whole of Northern

Europe.

 

In 2025, buying a used boat will remain a “reason to buy” purchase : a much lower price than new,

immediate delivery and a carbon impact close to 0... who can beat that?