1 · The throne
A 40-metre Sunseeker superyacht
AED 100,000,000
≈ US$27.23 million at the official peg
- Date
- March 2011
- Where
- Dubai International Boat Show, organised by Dubai World Trade Centre
- Buyer
- Undisclosed
- Source
- Gulf News
Prestige Thrones
The most expensive superyachts sold in the Gulf
Boat-show organisers announce the yachts sold at their shows, but rarely what they sold for. Only a sale whose price a reliable source published can take a seat.
2 of 5 seats verified · Checked against its sources on 1 October 2026
The throne
AED 100,000,000
≈ US$27.23 million at the official peg
A 40-metre Sunseeker superyacht · March 2011
The five seats
Superyachts
2 · Royal circle
Sanlorenzo SL 86, a 26.45-metre yacht
€5,600,000
≈ US$6.14 million at the rate of 6 March 2015
- Date
- March 2015
- Where
- Dubai International Boat Show, 23rd edition, sold by ACE Marine for San Lorenzo Middle East
- Buyer
- Undisclosed
- Source
- Gulf News
3 · Royal circle
Vacant
No verified record yet
4 · Royal circle
Vacant
No verified record yet
5 · Court
Vacant
No verified record yet
Three seats stay vacant until another superyacht sale held in the Gulf is published with its price by a reliable source.
The record
2
1 · A 40-metre Sunseeker superyacht
AED 100,000,000
Sources
- Gulf News, 5 Mar 2011
Notes
- Sold in the show's first three days. The organiser called it the show's biggest sale; neither the yacht's name nor the buyer was given.
2 · Sanlorenzo SL 86, a 26.45-metre yacht
€5,600,000
Sources
- Gulf News, 7 Mar 2015
Exchange rate: 1 EUR = 1.0963 USD on 6 March 2015, European Central Bank, via Frankfurter
Notes
- Gulf News gives the price in euros. It is converted at the European Central Bank's rate of 6 March 2015, the last before the report; the sale fell in the show's first three days.
Prestige events
25–29 November 2026
Dubai International Boat Show 2026, Dubai Harbour