2021 viu mais que dobrar as vendas de iates. 2021 saw more than double the yacht sales.

A pandemia de Covid provocou um “aumento maciço” nas vendas de iates, de acordo com Richard Allen, COO da Simpson Marine, com sede em Hong Kong. Covid pandemic sparked a "massive spike" in yacht sales, according to Richard Allen, COO of Hong Kong-based Simpson Marine. Como as pessoas compraram iates durante a pandemia, muitas agora os vendem quando voltam para viajar. As people bought yachts during the pandemic, many are now selling them as they return to travel. Paolo Casani, CEO da empresa de iates Camper & Nicholsons, com sede em Mônaco, disse que a indústria vendeu mais que o dobro dos iates em 2021 em comparação com 2019, e esses barcos estão agora entrando no mercado. Paolo Casani, CEO of Monaco-based yachting company Camper & Nicholsons, said the industry sold more than double the yachts in 2021 compared to 2019, and these boats are now entering the market.