27m Ferretti LADY F Reported Sold After $6.3 Million Listing

Sale reported after a Miami brokerage campaign

The 2023 Ferretti Yachts 860 LADY F has been reported sold in a transaction involving Allied Marine and Merle Wood & Associates. Reports published on 5 November by SuperYacht Times and YachtBuyer identify Ricardo Arevalo of Allied Marine as representing the seller, and John Cohen and Jarrett Hiebert of Merle Wood & Associates as introducing or representing the buyer. They do not disclose the buyer's identity or the amount that ultimately changed hands. The most recent public asking price was $6.3 million, a marketing figure rather than a verified completion price. As of this editorial review, Allied Marine's existing website listing still displays the yacht as offered for sale, illustrating why a brokerage database or cached advertisement should not automatically overrule a later transaction report.

Her verified length is around 27 metres

There is an unusual discrepancy in the first wave of coverage. One sale report describes LADY F in its main text as 29.95 metres while its own headline calls her a 27-metre yacht. The vessel's separate fleet profile on the same publication instead gives 26.95 metres. Other sales literature describes 88 feet 5 inches, or approximately 26.95 metres, while some database records use a shorter figure of 26.21 metres. This article therefore uses about 27 metres, consistent with the named Ferretti 860 and the best-supported length-overall entries, rather than repeating the unexplained 29.95-metre figure. Even the 860 model designation does not mean an exactly 86-metre or 86-foot vessel: model names are commercial labels, and individual documentation should determine measured dimensions.

The roles of the two brokerage firms

Allied Marine's published material identifies Ricardo Arevalo as the representative for the former asking-price listing, located in the Miami Beach area. Independent transaction coverage assigns the seller-side work to that brokerage and the buyer-side introduction to Merle Wood & Associates through Cohen and Hiebert. These are professional brokerage roles; they do not tell us who owned the yacht before the sale or who owns her now. Nor does the transaction establish that the brokerage firms are associated by ownership or that either is responsible for the vessel's subsequent management. It is the brokerage handover, rather than an assumed change of home port, that is supported by the reports. The parties have not publicly supplied completion contracts, post-sale registration or an agreed closing figure.

Ferretti 860 design and construction

LADY F belongs to Ferretti Yachts' 860 series and was delivered in 2023. The model uses a glass-reinforced-plastic hull and superstructure, with naval architecture developed by the builder. Filippo Salvetti is credited with the exterior styling and IdeaeItalia with the interiors. The reported beam is about 6.22 metres and draft approximately 2.08 metres. Her quoted internal volume is 100 gross tonnes, a measure of enclosed capacity rather than displacement mass. These design facts matter for identifying the correct vessel among similarly named yachts and explaining her market position. They also distinguish LADY F from steel explorer yachts or displacement motoryachts of similar length, which can have substantially different machinery and cruising priorities.

A planing yacht with a different mission

Twin MAN V12-2000 diesels are quoted for this Ferretti 860, each rated at about 2,000 horsepower. Sale coverage gives a cruising speed around 27 knots and a maximum around 32 knots. Those are stated performance numbers, not an independent sea-trial measurement for the exact fuel load, sea state or engine condition at the time of sale. The deep-V planing hull is designed to achieve speed through a very different operating regime from a long-range, low-speed displacement yacht. That distinction affects practical range, running costs and how the yacht is used between short passages and longer journeys. Buyers would normally verify mechanical records, engine hours, fuel consumption and actual sea-trial conditions rather than value a yacht solely on catalogue speeds.

Four cabins for eight guests

The published guest arrangement comprises four principal staterooms accommodating eight people. It includes a full-beam owner suite, one additional double cabin and two twin cabins. The broader layout combines privacy below with social spaces on the main and upper decks. It is important to read these figures carefully: the marketing material's reference to additional accommodation or six spaces in certain listing tables is not evidence of six guest staterooms. Crew accommodation is separate from guest sleeping spaces, and the exact permitted occupancy may depend on registration and certificate details. For a vessel in this class, the division between service areas and private cabins has a direct effect on the guest experience, particularly when more than one family group is aboard.

Interior choices and natural light

The yacht's contemporary interior, as described in official sales material and external coverage, uses broad glazing, neutral furnishings, contrasting wood surfaces and a bright main saloon. Its lounge and dining areas share the principal deck, keeping the main gathering spaces together rather than distributing them across several levels. The main-deck windows are a defining element of the Ferretti 860's exterior as well as an interior feature: they improve the perceived connection with the water and shape the furniture placement around the windows. Photographs provide only a partial record of the yacht's present finish, and buyers would still need to review inventories and exclusions. Loose furniture, artwork, entertainment equipment and tenders can be treated differently in a sale contract.

Outdoor living is central to the 860

The upper deck is one of the Ferretti 860's important selling spaces. The yacht's reported flybridge area is approximately 44 square metres, with dining, seating, a bar and a jacuzzi arrangement. Forward lounges and sunpads offer another area for use at anchor, while the sheltered aft cockpit functions as a transition from the saloon to the exterior decks. An adjustable hardtop or shade system is relevant in warm-climate cruising, where sun exposure can make an otherwise attractive upper deck difficult to use for long periods. The vessel also has a hydraulic swim platform and arrangements for tender storage. Available listing information expressly excludes a tender from the sale, so the presence of a launching system should not be taken to mean a tender automatically transferred to the buyer.

The distinction between comfort systems

At-anchor and underway stabilisation appear in the selling literature, and listings refer to various navigation and control upgrades. Such equipment can be important for family cruising, but the shorthand terms do not provide a complete technical specification. A prudent purchaser would check the exact stabiliser configuration, operating limitations, service history and integration with the electrical and hydraulic systems. Similarly, an equipment list can include satellite television, displays and advanced helm electronics without establishing that every subscription, account or software support agreement will transfer after closing. Those points are ordinary components of a detailed pre-purchase survey and inventory negotiation, not evidence of any identified problem with LADY F.

What the price does and does not reveal

The last advertised $6.3 million is a useful reference for tracking a resale listing, particularly when comparing a 2023-build yacht with other recent examples in the 25-to-30-metre segment. It cannot be treated as the completed transaction price. Brokerage deals can involve negotiation, surveys, included equipment, tax position, delivery conditions and other contractual adjustments that are not made public. The asking number also cannot establish the owner's acquisition cost or profit, and it is too little evidence to infer a general rise or fall in Ferretti 860 values. A defensible market record should store the listed ask and the existence of a reported sale as separate facts, with the consideration marked undisclosed. That prevents an apparently exact but fictitious sales statistic from spreading into later market reports.

A relatively recent production yacht entering resale

LADY F's 2023 delivery is an important part of the transaction context. Buyers looking at a relatively new production superyacht face a different set of trade-offs from buyers considering a forty-year-old custom vessel. They may benefit from familiar engineering architecture and current-style interior layouts, while still requiring a full history of use, service, warranties, upgrades and survey findings. Year of build, however, should not be equated with remaining warranty entitlement or guaranteed condition. The resale process remains a vessel-specific investigation. Nothing in the publicly reviewed reports supports assertions about why the previous owner sold, how much use the yacht has had or whether any defects, financing or personal circumstances played a part.

A disciplined update to the fleet record

For Superyacht Guide's fleet and sales intelligence, the appropriate update is narrow: LADY F is a 2023 Ferretti 860 of approximately 26.95 metres, reportedly sold in November 2026 following an advertised ask of $6.3 million. The reported seller and buyer brokerage representatives should be recorded accurately, with the actual counter-parties and consideration left unassigned. A broker's older online listing can remain visible after a deal has progressed, so timestamps and status sources need to be retained rather than silently replaced. This approach matters because there are numerous vessels with similar names, and a slightly wrong length or brokerage role can lead to duplicate yacht records, misattributed ownership or an unreliable sales-history series.

Source record and disclosure

The sale and brokerage roles were reported independently on 5 November by SuperYacht Times and YachtBuyer. The broker's Allied Marine listing supplies the original sales description, representative and public ask. The yacht's vessel profile supports the approximately 26.95-metre overall length, resolving a conflict in sale coverage. No public completion price has been found. The accompanying photograph is an official archival Ferretti Group shipyard image used for manufacturer context. It does not depict LADY F and is not offered as evidence of the vessel's condition or sale.