Ocean Pearl Launched
YachtPlus added a second yacht to its fractional ownership programme. This 41m yacht is built by Rodriquez Cantieri Navali, also responsible for the naval architecture. Being identical to the Ocean Emerald, it is designed by Foster+Partners. This summer it will operate on a series of cruises in the Mediterranean, after which it will spend the winter of 2011 in the Caribbean.
“We are delighted with the response from the owners who spent this summer on Ocean Emerald and are extremely optimistic about the future of the next three yachts that will continue to grow the YachtPlus fleet. The many enquiries we have received over the past few months and the very positive comments from current owners are a testament to the concept of fractional ownership” said John Hare, Chairman of YachtPlus. “These are challenging financial times and increasingly more people, many former sole yacht owners, are turning to fractional ownership as the most cost effective, stress-free and viable way to own a luxury super-yacht,” he added.
The third yacht of the fleet, Ocean Sapphire is due to be launched in May 2010 and the fourth, as yet unnamed, is scheduled to enter service at the beginning of 2011.