About Lürssen
Friedrich Lürssen opened a boatbuilding workshop near Bremen in 1875, and the company remains in the hands of the Lürssen family, now in its fourth generation. Its early history includes a motorboat built for Gottlieb Daimler in 1886, often described as the first of its kind. In 2025 Lürssen sold its naval division to Rheinmetall, sharpening its focus on yachts.
The yard is known for engineering at a scale few others attempt, with yachts such as Azzam, Dilbar and Flying Fox among its deliveries. Owners commission Lürssen for demanding technical requirements, very large interiors and the ability to manage several major projects in parallel across its northern German facilities.
Even Lürssen's smaller yachts are fully custom, which gives each one an individual character. On the brokerage market the name carries weight, but buyers still judge each yacht on her own design, build quality and the way she has been looked after.
Lürssen yacht models
Lürssen builds only custom yachts. A few landmark deliveries show the range and ambition of the yard.
- Octopus (2003)A 126-meter explorer yacht known for its technical capabilities.
- Azzam (2013)A 180-meter yacht, the longest private motor yacht at her delivery.
- Dilbar (2016)A 156-meter yacht known for exceptional interior volume.
- Flying Fox (2019)A 136-meter yacht widely known in the charter market.
Lürssen yachts for sale
Lürssen yachts change hands both publicly and privately. There may be no Lürssen in the current Reel Deal Yachts selection, but Daniel can search the wider market, including yachts that are not publicly listed.
Discuss a Lürssen yacht →Buying a Lürssen yacht
Buying a Lürssen means evaluating a custom yacht with complex, often bespoke systems. The survey needs specialists in machinery, electrical and automation systems, stabilizers and any unusual features such as submarine hangars or large tender garages. The refit record matters as much as the build year, and buyers should review class, flag, crew structure and management, planning for a yacht that runs year-round.
Many Lürssens cruise the Mediterranean in summer and the Caribbean in winter, and some range much further. Operating a yacht of this size involves a large permanent crew and shore support, and due diligence is correspondingly detailed. Daniel's guide to buying a yacht outlines the steps from first viewing to closing.
Selling a Lürssen yacht
Each Lürssen is custom, so valuation draws on sold yachts of similar size, age and quality from the leading custom yards, not only Lürssen itself. Daniel weighs refit history, condition, charter reputation and documentation, and he is clear about where judgment rather than data is involved. The page on selling a Lürssen goes into more detail.
Buyers at this level are few and well represented, and many prefer confidentiality. Daniel often begins with a private approach to qualified principals and their advisers, and can widen the reach with cooperating brokers and a presence at Monaco if the owner wishes. Careful preparation of technical records, crew handover plans and recent survey results supports a smoother sale.
Daniel's guide to selling a Lürssen yacht
Lürssen new builds
Commissioning a Lürssen is a long-term undertaking involving designers, engineers and an owner's team, often over several years. Daniel can help an owner define the brief, introduce designers and an experienced owner's representative, and coordinate the early conversations with the yard, acting independently for the client rather than for any builder. The choices made in the first months, from the design team to the technical specification and the owner's representative, shape everything that follows, which is why careful preparation before the first yard meeting pays off.
Why work with Daniel Grant
At the top of the market, discretion is part of the service. Daniel works personally with a small circle of clients across Miami, New York and Europe, supported by the brokerage infrastructure of Reel Deal Yachts, and brings sold comparables and calm, independent judgment to every conversation about a Lürssen.