There is also less room for price negotiations, Yatco data shows. “Across the industry there’s been a surge in sales and charters.” “We’ve seen a seismic shift,” said Steven Myers, the founder and chief executive of Yatco. Sales of larger yachts have increased as well, with yachts over 150 feet up 62 percent from last year and 47 percent from 2019. Sales of boats under 50 feet are up 27 percent from 2019 and 35 percent over last year.

Yatco, an international database of all yachts for sale and for charter, ran the numbers for me and found that sale prices and charter rates had increased significantly from their prepandemic levels in 2019. Someone seeking to charter a megayacht will also need to be patient. As a result, anyone looking to buy a small runabout may need time to find one. The uptick in sales and charters of boats began early in the pandemic, as the wealthy looked for a safe place to be out with their families. Many parts of the economy are dealing with a sudden increase in demand, and the boat market is one of them. “He said, ‘They sold the boat.’ We never had a phone call saying, ‘I just sold my yacht.’” But then, three weeks after chartering an 88-foot yacht in Newport, R.I., for this summer, they got a call canceling that contract. In May 2020, in the depths of the pandemic, they weren’t surprised to receive a call canceling the 100-foot yacht they had chartered to sail along the Croatian coast. Take Tom and Karian Forsyth, who live in Southern California. Even the wealthy can’t always get what they want.

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