A boat valuation you can trace back to the market.
Blue Water Index combines continuous market monitoring, standardized vessel data and statistical pricing models to estimate what a recreational boat is worth today.
And then it shows you why.
Follow the market.
Listings are monitored continuously across recreational boating markets. We record the life of the listing, not just a snapshot: asking price, price changes, time on market and eventual disappearance.
Understand the boat.
Listings are messy. Important information may be hidden in descriptions, written in different languages or described differently from one broker to another. Blue Water Index reads and structures those details so the model can compare the actual vessel, not merely its make and year.
"SO 490, 2019, propriétaire unique, 3 cabines, gréement performance, électronique B&G complète, générateur 5kW, dessalinisateur, place de port Solent…"
Make different boats comparable.
Builder names, model names, specifications, currencies, tax treatment and regional conventions vary across the market. Blue Water Index standardizes them into a consistent vessel taxonomy before making comparisons.
sun-odyssey-490/2019
variant · 3-cabin, perf.
currency · GBP (converted)
tax · VAT paid
Let the market establish the relationships.
Statistical models measure how characteristics such as age, length, configuration, region and equipment relate to asking values across the market. Each market is calibrated on its own evidence.
Show the answer and the uncertainty.
The result is not simply a number. It is an estimated market value accompanied by a confidence range, relevant comparable vessels and the factors that influenced the estimate.
When the evidence is weak, the uncertainty should be visible. When it is too weak, the system should say so.
Measure the market without participating in the transaction.
Blue Water Index does not make money by convincing someone to buy a particular boat or accept a particular price. That lets the Index do something simple but important: measure what the evidence says.