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MMGI Shipyard

The 44.7-metre superyacht <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2423" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Blade44.7m (146'8&quot;)MMGI Shipyard2010">Blade</a> has been sold in an in-house deal with <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/5144" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Smart Yachts (Company)">Smart Yachts</a> brokers Julia Skoptsova and Maria Razumeeva. The yacht had a last known asking price of €5,500,000.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/78486/image/large-50575350d8c9166916da082e5d319b6a.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/78486"><a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2423" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Blade44.7m (146'8&quot;)MMGI Shipyard2010">Blade</a> was launched in 2010 by Italian yacht builder <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/1362" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="MMGI Shipyard (Company)">MMGI</a>. Previously named H2ome, the yacht features exterior design by A Lab and <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/2445" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Dobroserdov Design (Company)">Dobroserdov Design</a> and interiors from A Lab. Her naval architecture was penned by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/177" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Navirex s.r.l. (Company)">Navirex s.r.l.</a> and <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/1234" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Arrabito Naval Architects (Company)">Arrabito Naval Architects</a>. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/195446/image/large-da14fcef171cbea3395e75532ddf17c6.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/195446"><a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2423" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Blade44.7m (146'8&quot;)MMGI Shipyard2010">Blade</a> can accommodate as many as 10 guests between five staterooms, consisting of a master suite, three doubles and one twin. She also accommodates a crew of eight. Her interior design is contemporary, with large windows in the main saloon and modern furniture throughout, including a large padded sofa in cream leather.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/78484/image/large-6b61e0a4bdbc3ffd089e13b8ba111089.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/78484"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/78485/image/large-28a2a57d8cef9f8fea2a79875b825a84.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/78485"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/78482/image/large-5f1a7f45625891ca34cffcb837e7ddcf.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/78482">Externally she has teak decks which lead right down to the water. Her aft deck features a number of sun loungers and the main al fresco dining area is on the upper deck. Her foredeck is characterised by a raised platform also in teak.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/78480/image/large-87269d9fc771f9661d94dbcb6f07f9f7.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/78480"><a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2423" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Blade44.7m (146'8&quot;)MMGI Shipyard2010"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/78479/image/large-e4015dbbbeed1407b573a6f2eab81566.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/78479">Blade</a> cruises at 13 knots and has a top speed of 16 knots.

Superyacht Blade sold 

The 45m superyacht Blade sold, she had a last known asking price of €5,500,000.

The 45m superyacht Blade has been sold 

SuperYacht Times chats to Julia Skoptsova, yacht broker and founder of Russian brokerage firm, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/5144" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Smart Yachts (Company)">Smart Yachts</a>, about her entrance into the profession, the foundation of her firm and what it is like to be a woman in the superyacht industry.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/195431/image/large-973427ea7745de05be8c9b321814041c.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/195431">How did you come to be involved in the yacht brokerage business and how did you come to open&nbsp;<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/5144" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Smart Yachts (Company)">Smart Yachts</a>?To give you the short version, as a student I got a receptionist job at the 2006 Moscow Boat Show. My duties were mostly to register clients at the desk and bring coffees to meeting rooms. At that time the market was particularly active and the sales team was extremely busy, so I started to do viewings for the clients while they waited for a broker to become available. As a result, on the third day of the show I sold my first yacht, a 33-foot Canadian Doral Intrigue, for $254,000.From then I began working as a sales manager’s assistant, and worked my way up to a full sales position and then head of sales a few years later. In 2012 my friend and I started <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/5144" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Smart Yachts (Company)">Smart Yachts</a> — the first office was in my kitchen and the logo was made by a friend for my birthday.&nbsp;When I worked as an employee, I was really disappointed by the company's strategy to push options we had in our list or in stock. So the idea for <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/5144" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Smart Yachts (Company)">Smart Yachts</a> was to offer smart solutions for our clients, by checking the client’s needs first and finding the proper yacht for their mooring place and their lifestyle. We look at a range of parameters, such as the draft, nearest service point to their mooring, fuel capacity, weather conditions in their region and quantity of guests they want to host aboard. In fact, when clients email us about a specific yacht that they’re interested in, we respond with a selection of vessels within the same category which would also be potentially great options, to show them a broader range of the market.I would say that finding the proper yacht for the particular client is the biggest inspiration for me. Happy clients and their happy days on board makes me feel that, as a company, we are moving in the right direction. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/195446/image/large-da14fcef171cbea3395e75532ddf17c6.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/195446">With 14 years in the industry – how have you seen yacht brokerage change?The market has changed completely, from this crazy fast Mangusta &amp; <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/362" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Leopard Yachts (Company)">Leopard</a> with jet or Arneson propulsion and huge consumption, to the idea of long range and Explorer style yachts. Also new technology such as hybrid or diesel-electric, and the increased use of glass. Yacht owners have become more responsible to the environment, carbon footprint and sustainability.&nbsp;Also conversion has become more and more popular in recent years. When I started the business, conversion was not even heard of, but now our clients are more educated about yachts and have clearer access to information than they did before. This means that they have a better understanding of what is out there, and the potential for conversion yachts is huge, especially since the launch of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/6788" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Ragnar68.2m (223'9&quot;)Koninklijke Niestern Sander2012">Ragnar</a>, so there are definitely more people asking about that!&nbsp;<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/195441/image/large-0fdc23d20a476dc6322f33c9296a8f50.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/195441">Do you have any standout yachts sales that underline your career and that you’re particularly proud of?Any sale in my company I’m proud of. Again, it’s a long journey and we are very concentrated in long-time relations, preferably life-time relations. I’m very proud of all our repeat clients and their friends who have decided to choose our services by their recommendations. So, it’s less about the yachts, and more about the people and relations.&nbsp;As an example, we have a client who I sold a 28-foot yacht to in 2012, and over the years we have brokered his purchase of gradually larger vessels and he is now on the hunt for an 80-footer. That is a wonderful relationship and the best compliment we could have as a brokerage.&nbsp;Some notable yacht that we can mention are the 45-metre <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/1362" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="MMGI Shipyard (Company)">MMGI</a> superyacht <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2423" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Blade44.7m (146'8&quot;)MMGI Shipyard2010">Blade</a>, the 39-metre <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/112" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Custom Line Spa (Company)">Custom Line</a> superyacht <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/6478" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Amelia38.36m (125'10&quot;)Custom Line Spa2018">Amelia</a>, ex. O, and one of the Majesty 120 line from <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/955" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Gulf Craft (Company)">Gulf Craft</a>. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/170639/image/large-1c15dde64948872fed4d4229f76d5aa4.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/170639"><a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/5144" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Smart Yachts (Company)">Smart Yachts</a>&nbsp;are now in London, Monaco as well as in Russia. How do you find the Russian market compares to the British and Mediterranean market?I would say that we have about 70% Russian speaking clients, not only from Russia but also from Ukraine, Belarus, etc., though we do have an increasingly international client base. Russian clients are an unusual market because in Russia, most buyers start off with smaller yachts, up to the 24-metre mark, which can be used for inland cruising on the rivers and the Black Sea.&nbsp;Gradually the size of their yachts increase as they get comfortable with cruising, and they tend to move onto superyachts in the Mediterranean after a few years. That's another reason why it’s so important to build a loyal client base who come to you for all of their yacht purchases over the years, as well as their refits and restorations.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/195447/image/large-ce7c9bd19a10e15d96f7bfcc3289df8b.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/195447">As a young woman in the yachting industry, what advice would you give to other women starting out in the majority male field?I would say that it’ll be a long journey and there is no sense to start out in this industry without a passion for yachting. And you would need to go deep into the details, I would say much deeper than your male colleagues, because during most of the meetings you’ll be examined for your technological competence and knowledge.&nbsp; <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/195433/image/large-245b336cc50561a55c062df6ca63725e.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/195433">

Interview with broker Julia Skoptsova 

SYT chats to yacht broker Julia Skoptsova, founder of Smart Yachts, about the Russian market and how brokerage has changed.

Broker Insight: 5 questions with Julia Skoptsova 

Launched at the Italian shipyard MMGI earlier this month is yachting brand Omega Yachts’ first 101 foot Forte class explorer yacht. The vessel takes on a masculine and true ocean-going exterior designed and engineered by Innave that is paired with luxurious yet functional interior spaces. The yacht will now undergo final outfitting and sea trials now with her delivery expected to take place over the coming weeks.<img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/160377/image/large-48663d40f415f560bd9aa7c3c1bba69f.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/160377">The vessel is built for comfort on the high seas with an extra-thick steel hull, four stabilisers and a lightweight aluminium superstructure to reduce any top-heavy rolling affect. Her beam of 8 metres adds further stability but also more space for her customized interior.<img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/160378/image/large-04ad4def2590fcbcb794e3823686f05b.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/160378"> <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/160379/image/large-92a9b74931e644e6a27968858fe514ac.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/160379">Hull number one is fitted with heavy duty CAT C32 engines allowing the vessel to reach a range of 4,000 while cruising at 10.5 knots.<img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/160380/image/large-d51340818583b9e70e1e31df8923a622.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/160380">

Omega Yachts’ 101’ Forte class explorer yacht launched

<img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/152728/image/large-3ee637758ecd13116591fa1f33209987.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/152728">Superyacht Blade in Saint TropezSeen here leaving the port of Saint Tropez in the summer of 2014, is the 44 metre superyacht Blade (ex H2ome). The yacht built by the MMGI shipyard in 2010 and after she was sold to her current owner in November 2010, she underwent an 8-month refit by Monaco Marine. During the refit, the superyacht’s complete interior was redesigned to a design of Michela Reverberi. The yacht is powered by twin 1925hp Caterpillar engines, combined with a 4350 hp Vericor TF50 gas turbine. It gives the yacht a top speed in the region of 35 knots.By Maarten Janssen, photo by Christo303 / <a href="http://www.superyachtphoto.com" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 1.6em;" target="_blank">SuperYachtPhoto.com</a>

Superyacht Blade in Saint Tropez

<img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/147809/image/large-b6462ca42bab2662e24e2d80e0dd5cc5.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/147809">The 44 metre superyacht <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2423">Blade</a> (ex H2ome) was built by the MMGI shipyard in 2010 and after she was sold to her current owner in November 2010, she underwent an 8-month refit by Monaco Marine. During the refit, the superyacht’s complete interior was redesigned to a design of Michela Reverberi and executed by the Austrian interior firm Sinnex.By Merijn de Waard

Superyacht Blade leaving Ibiza

The latest superyacht to join the charter fleet of Fraser Yachts is the 44 metre motor yacht Blade. Originally built by MMGI as H2ome, Blade underwent a 8-month major refit at Monaco Marine in La Ciotat and now features an outstanding blue hull with chrome finish.<img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/136895/image/large-fff00e3609da9928a678ee55f2ac28e5.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/136895"> Photo by Couleurcassis.com for Monaco MarineThe complete interior of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2423" data-legacy="true" href="#managed-by-application">Blade</a> was redesigned to a design of Michela Reverberi and executed by the Austrian interior firm Sinnex. A new climate-control system was installed by Heinen &amp; Hopman and the yacht now also has 3 ‘Sea Keeper’ Gyro-Stabiliser units for comfort at anchor and sea. The bridge was completly redesigned and the Vericor TF50 Gas Turbine was upgraded and relocated.Superyacht <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2423" data-legacy="true" href="#managed-by-application">Blade</a> is available for charter in the South of France from € 125,000 per week.

Superyacht Blade joins charter fleet of Fraser Yachts

Central agents Jan-Jaap Minnema and Vassilis Fotilas of Fraser Yachts Monaco have just announced the sale of the 44 metre superyacht H2ome, only two months after she was listed for sale. The Fraser Yachts team was acting on behalf of the seller and the yacht’s buyer was represented by the Monaco office of Nakhimov. <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/133064/image/large-a810a87c93ad523c0cf2c876eb350978.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/132415">The 44 metre superyacht was recently completed by the MMGI shipyard in Italy with naval architecture by Navirex and exterior lines by Studio A Lab. The interior of H2ome, a villa on the sea, is also designed by Studio A Lab. Thanks to twin 1,925hp Caterpillar diesel engines and one Vericor gas turbine, the superyacht can reach a top speed of 36 knots. H2ome cruises at 17 knots and she had an asking price of € 14,500,000. Fraser Yachts Jan Jaap Minnema / Vassilis Fotilas +33 6 26 26 25 52 / +377 93 100 450 <a href="mailto:jj.minnema@fraseryachts.com?subject=M/Y%20H2ome%20on%20SuperYachtTimes.com">jj.minnema@fraseryachts.com</a> / <a href="mailto:vassilis.fotilas@fraseryachts.com?subject=M/Y%20H2ome%20on%20SuperYachtTimes.com">vassilis.fotilas@fraseryachts.com</a> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.fraseryachts.com/">www.fraseryachts.com</a> Nakhimov Yachts +377 9798 5789 <a href="mailto:info@nakhimov.com?subject=M/Y%20H2ome%20on%20SuperYachtTimes.com">info@nakhimov.com</a> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.nakhimov.com">www.nakhimov.com</a> By Merijn de Waard

Superyacht H2ome sold by Fraser Yachts and Nakhimov

Jan-Jaap Minnema and Vassilis Fotilas of the Fraser Yachts office in Monaco have jointly listed the luxury motor yacht H2ome for sale. The 44 metre superyacht was recently completed by the MMGI shipyard in Italy with naval architecture by Navirex and exterior lines by Studio A Lab. The interior of H2ome, a villa on the sea, is also designed by Studio A Lab. <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/132415/image/large-4c2a0cf17d629031b27322c4118cda05.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/132415">Thanks to twin 1,925hp Caterpillar diesel engines and one Vericor gas turbine the superyacht can reach a top speed of 36 knots. <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2423">H2ome</a> cruises at 17 knots and she has been listed at an asking price of € 14,500,000Fraser Yachts Jan Jaap Minnema / Vassilis Fotilas +33 6 26 26 25 52 / +377 93 100 450 <a href="mailto:jj.minnema@fraseryachts.com?subject=M/Y%20H2ome%20on%20SuperYachtTimes.com">jj.minnema@fraseryachts.com</a> / <a href="mailto:vassilis.fotilas@fraseryachts.com?subject=M/Y%20H2ome%20on%20SuperYachtTimes.com">vassilis.fotilas@fraseryachts.com</a> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.fraseryachts.com/">www.fraseryachts.com</a> By Merijn de Waard