Inside the Yachting Industry

Some key findings from Camper & Nicholsons (Super) Yachting Index, 2008:

• Orders for superyachts - defined here as yachts over 24m - grew 18% from 2007 to 2008
• 60% of all yacht charters come from American and British consumers
• 56% of all yacht charters are bound for the Western Mediterranean, 15% to the Caribbean and 14% to Florida