Sentence examples for orders for yachts from inspiring English sources

The rich are cancelling orders for yachts.

After three flat years, orders for yachts were up 28.4% for 2005, according to Showboats International, and there are presently some 14 miles of such leviathans under construction around the world.

Writing about the demand for luxury goods, The Washington Post reports that orders for yacht charters are up 400percentt.

Orders for the biggest yachts rose 18percentt in 2001, to 507 boats, a survey by ShowBoats International found, though that was down from a 31percentt increase the previous year.

They account for a major part of the January rentals of posh Swiss ski resorts and many of the orders for big custom-made yachts.

Mr. Davala said the Fort Lauderdale show was a washout, but he said Viking left the Miami show with several orders for the company's largest yachts, its 82-foot models that sell for $4 million to $5 million.

Then maybe a reality show for Yachts Gone Wild.

"The opening of new marinas, yachting facilities and yachting events in China, especially on the southern coast, is actually fueling demand for yachts," said Olivier Burlot, managing director of the international yacht brokerage firm Simpson Marine, based in Hong Kong.

With a view to developing an adaptive autopilot for yachts, the behaviour of linearised yacht models is examined.

According to Yacht World, for yachts costing under $1 million, the industry standard for brokers is a 10% commission at sale.

Fort Lauderdale is a major manufacturing and maintenance center for yachts.