Yacht buying season begins

The opening of the Europa private harbour in Eforie Nord in an investment by businessman George Copos and the start of renovations for the Tomis Harbour in Constanta have induced a sudden increase in demand on the boat market. “The orders we’re getting for the new season are bigger, not in terms of numbers, but in terms of boat sizes and implicitly of value. The average price this year is more than 150,000 euros per boat, compared with 50,000 euros last year,” explained Isabela Lupascu, executive manager of Neptun Yacht Company, which sells yachts. Although purchasing power in Romania has been quite high before, the yacht market was until now severely hindered by the lack of suitable harbours. ZF