Explorer yacht cost

New explorer yachts are built to order and few prices are published. The new explorers priced on YachtBuyer's explorer page run from £9.95 million for the 27.4 m Arksen 85 to €99 million for a 60 m Damen Xplorer 60 due in 2030 (YachtBuyer, October 2026). Fraser says industry benchmarks put annual running costs at 10–15% of a yacht's purchase value, crew included (Fraser, April 2026).

Only prices with a source and a date are listed here. Where a builder does not publish a price and we found none in a checked source, the table says so.

YachtBuyer calls the "10% rule" an often-quoted theory: annual running costs of about 10% of the purchase price, covering fuel, mooring fees and maintenance (YachtBuyer). Fraser puts the industry benchmark higher, at 10–15% of purchase value, covering crew salaries, fuel, berthing, insurance and routine maintenance (Fraser). Boat International breaks out two items: industry experts typically estimate maintenance at 5–10% of the original purchase price, and insurance costs 0.5–2% of the yacht's value a year (Boat International).

YachtBuyer calls the rule mildly useful for new owner-operated yachts but says it has major shortcomings for larger, crewed or older yachts: as a yacht ages its value usually falls while its running costs rise, so the rule can become obsolete or even misleading (YachtBuyer).

Prices move. The Arksen 85 was announced at £5.95 million ex VAT in 2021 (MBY, data 2021), reported at £6.5 million in an article published in May 2023 and first printed in July 2022 (MBY, data 2023) and is listed from £9.95 million in 2026 (Arksen). The 2023 and 2026 sources do not say whether VAT is included. For the models themselves, see Explorer yacht builders and the explorer yachts list.