What size yachts does Oceanco build?

Since the early 2000s, Oceanco has focused on yachts of roughly 80 meters and above, including both motor yachts and a small number of very large sailing yachts. Earlier yachts in the fleet can be smaller, reflecting the yard's first years. Each is custom, so size, layout and propulsion vary considerably from one yacht to the next.

What is Oceanco's Simply Custom program?

Simply Custom is Oceanco's approach to building yachts above 80 meters on an engineered technical platform while leaving the exterior and interior design open to the owner and their chosen designers. The aim is a more predictable build process and timeline, while keeping the individuality owners expect from a custom yard.

How are Oceanco yachts usually sold?

Most change hands quietly. Because the pool of buyers is small and well advised, an Oceanco is often presented privately to qualified principals and their brokers before, or instead of, any public listing. Daniel agrees the level of visibility with the owner at the start and keeps the process confidential throughout.

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About Oceanco

Oceanco was founded in 1987, initially building hulls in South Africa before concentrating its work in the Netherlands. After a change of ownership in the early 2000s the yard committed itself to yachts of 80 meters and above, a decision that has defined it ever since. It changed hands again in 2025 and remains privately owned, with continued investment in its Dutch facilities.

The yard is known for ambitious exterior design, large-volume interiors and complex engineering, delivered for owners who expect a yacht to be a statement. It has also produced some of the most talked-about sailing yachts afloat, including Black Pearl and Koru.

More recently Oceanco introduced Simply Custom, a program that pairs a proven technical platform with a full choice of design, intended to shorten the path from first sketch to delivery without giving up individuality.

Oceanco yacht models

Oceanco yachts are custom, so the fleet is best understood through a few well-known deliveries rather than model names.

Black Pearl (2017)A 106.7-meter DynaRig sailing yacht, designed to generate much of her own power while under sail.
Bravo Eugenia (2018)A 109-meter motor yacht with a clean, contemporary profile.
Koru (2023)A 127-meter three-masted schooner, among the largest sailing yachts ever built.
Simply CustomThe yard's current program for 80-meter-plus yachts on a pre-engineered platform with bespoke design.

Oceanco yachts for sale

Oceanco yachts change hands both publicly and privately. There may be no Oceanco in the current Reel Deal Yachts selection, but Daniel can search the wider market, including yachts that are not publicly listed.

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Buying a Oceanco yacht

An Oceanco rarely comes to market, and when one does, the buyer is usually looking at a yacht with a long public history. Due diligence runs in parallel on several fronts: technical survey, class and flag status, the scope and quality of past refits, and the crew and management structure that keeps a yacht of this size running.

Yachts at this scale are operated almost like small companies, with a large permanent crew, shore-based management and a year-round maintenance plan. Many spend summers in the Mediterranean and winters in the Caribbean, and some travel further. A buyer should budget time as well as attention, and Daniel's guide to buying a yacht sets out the stages.

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Selling a Oceanco yacht

With so few comparable yachts, valuing an Oceanco means looking beyond the builder to other large custom yachts of similar size and age, sold in the recent past. Daniel weighs those results alongside the yacht's condition, her refit record and her reputation among captains and charter clients, and presents the reasoning to the owner in plain terms. His page on yacht valuation describes the method.

Buyers for yachts over 80 meters are few and are usually represented by advisers who value discretion. Daniel's default is a private, targeted approach to that audience and the brokers who serve it, with a public presence at Monaco reserved for owners who want one. Good preparation, complete technical files and a recent survey help the conversation move quickly.

Oceanco new builds

For an owner considering a new Oceanco, Daniel can help set out the brief, weigh the Simply Custom route against a fully bespoke build, and bring in designers and an owner's representative with experience at this scale. He acts for the client throughout, coordinating between owner, yard and team.

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Why work with Daniel Grant

Owners of large custom yachts value a broker who listens more than he talks. Daniel offers a personal, confidential service from Miami, New York and Europe, supported by Reel Deal Yachts' brokerage infrastructure and access to sold comparables, so that every recommendation rests on evidence rather than enthusiasm.

He is independent of every yard, which lets him speak candidly about how an Oceanco compares with the other yachts a buyer might be weighing, and about the timing and positioning that suit a particular sale.