Model guides
Yacht Models for Sale in Africa
FP Lucia 40
Compact cat, island-hopper favourite
$229k to $440k
Cap Camarat 9.0
The dayboat families actually buy
$248k to $372k
Riviera 39
Tough Aussie flybridge, thin supply
$250k to $380k
Portofino 53
Sport cruiser value on the used market
$330k to $540k
Princess V58
British sport yacht, honest miles
$400k to $520k
Sun Odyssey 490
Modern monohull with legs
$440k to $700k
Leopard 45
Cape Town's own, charter-proven
$500k to $800k
Majesty 48
Gulf build with Red Sea presence
$500k to $1.2M
Azimut 55
Flybridge comfort, wide vintage spread
$200k to $1.25M
Leopard 50
The step-up cat with flybridge lounge
$849k to $1.5M
Bertram 61
Blue-water sportfisher royalty
$1.24M to $1.87MBalance 526
Performance cruising cat built at St Francis Bay
$1.25M to $2.33MKnysna 500 SE
Semi-custom cat from the Garden Route
$799k to $1.32MBuyers on this coast ask for boats by name: the Leopard a charter fleet has just released, the Balance or Knysna built a few hundred kilometres away, the Bertram that fishes the Watamu billfish season. Thirteen guides with 2026 ranges, a clear warning where data is thin, and the survey points each hull earns after a life in African water.
Picking the right type for African water
- Catamarans (Leopard 45 and 50, Balance 526, Knysna 500 SE, Lucia 40): the Indian Ocean default, with shallow anchorages, charter income potential and Cape Town parts close by for the South African builds.
- Cruising monohulls (Sun Odyssey 490): for owners who sail passages, the Agulhas current included.
- Motor yachts (Azimut 55, V58, Portofino 53, Majesty 48): lagoon and Red Sea living, mostly from a marina.
- Sportfishers (Riviera 39, Bertram 61): Watamu, Lagos and the blue-water fisheries.
- Dayboats (Cap Camarat 9.0): the sensible first boat for many of the people who write to us.
For the money side read what ownership costs in South Africa, and for survey logic the used Leopard guide. The South African catamaran comparison puts the local builders side by side.
Your questions, answered
Why do some models carry a thin data warning?
Because some boats rarely come up for sale here. For those we give an indicative band and value each boat on its own, rather than publishing a precise number we cannot support.
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