Media.
Verified publications and industry commentary. Patric contributes as an author; he holds no editorial position with these outlets.
Why yacht buying should not be fun
On why an acquisition should be run as a method rather than a mood: use case first, documents and survey as decision gates, and the willingness to walk away.
21 March 2026
Yacht ownership, advisory and the UHNW market
Commentary on yacht ownership, advisory and the ultra high net worth market.
For journalists
Comment on the topics below, with a reply that respects your deadline. No privileged access to unpublished client data is claimed or offered.
Send a media request- Yacht market dynamics
- Pricing and buyer perception
- Digital yacht presentation
- Brokerage operations
- Gulf yacht market developments
- Ownership and market positioning
Positions, stated plainly
Six things Patric has said in print and will say again. Useful if you need to know where he stands before you call.
On asking prices
An asking price is the owner's hypothesis. Market value is what a qualified buyer pays for a comparable yacht today. Most of the drama in this market happens in the gap between the two.
On time on market
Time is feedback. A listing open for months is telling the owner something specific about price, positioning or presentation, and it is cheaper to read it early than to read it at renewal.
On exposure
More exposure cannot repair a yacht positioned wrongly. Two more portals show the same problem to more people.
On digital presentation
Presentation supports a commercial position. It cannot replace one. A beautiful website cannot fix an unrealistic price, and a correct price cannot supply an argument.
On brokers
Brokers do the hardest part of a sale. Commission pays for months of work most people never see. Criticism of practices is not criticism of the profession.
On buyers
A buyer who has done the homework arrives prepared and is easier to work with. That is the whole point of the book.
Background for editors
Patric Daccache is the founder of YachtAddress, a Dubai based company that builds and maintains the digital sales environment around active yacht listings for brokerages. He worked as a yacht broker and for shipyards, ran an independent yacht advisory practice, and has fifteen years of experience building websites. He is the author of What They Don't Tell You Before You Buy a Yacht and has been published in SuperYachtNews and Elite Jet Magazine. He is a member of the International Yacht Brokers Association and the International Superyacht Society, and comments on the yacht market on LinkedIn.
Third person, for direct use. A portrait for print is available on request.
Formats
Comment and quotes
Short written comment on a market development, pricing question or industry practice, usually the same day.
Interviews
Written, by phone or on video. Happy to go into the mechanics rather than the lifestyle.
Opinion pieces
Original writing on listing strategy, pricing, buyer behaviour and digital sales, as in SuperYachtNews.
Panels and talks
Brokerage operations, the Gulf market, what owners should expect from reporting, what technology can and cannot do.
How to request comment
Write with the deadline
Use the media pathway on the contact page and say when you need it. Patric reads every request himself.
Expect specifics
Comment is grounded in how the market works, not in a client's confidential data. No privileged access to unpublished listings is claimed or offered.
Attribution
Patric Daccache, founder of YachtAddress, Dubai. Where a piece concerns independent analysis, say so; the two are kept apart.
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