A Westport 112 offered for a new owner
Fraser has added DANCING TIDES, a 34-metre Westport motor yacht built in 2014, to its international brokerage fleet. The public listing identifies a 34.1-metre overall length, four guest staterooms and a seven-million-one-hundred-thousand-dollar asking price. These are current marketing particulars rather than evidence of an agreed transaction; buyers should request an updated specification and written confirmation that the advertised terms remain available.
The yacht is a customised example of Westport’s 112-foot series. Jack Sarin is credited with the naval architecture, while the builder shaped the exterior and interior presentation. For buyers evaluating established production-derived superyachts, the distinction between a standard model and a highly customised hull is important. Drawings and an inventory can reveal changes that are not readily apparent from the model designation.
DANCING TIDES is being presented as a family cruising and entertaining yacht with meaningful updates to onboard systems. Fraser’s description highlights renewed equipment, professional maintenance and domestic spaces intended for guests who actually use the vessel for extended stays. Those claims should be checked against service records and a physical survey, particularly because the yacht is more than a decade from launch.
Interior space built around daily living
A bright country kitchen is one of the distinctive elements of the layout. Rather than hiding the galley entirely from guest circulation, the arrangement includes an island, informal dining and useful storage. For a family who prefers breakfast and casual meals together, this can change the atmosphere aboard. A buyer expecting formal separation between working galley and guest space should study how crew movements and ventilation operate within the chosen layout.
The accommodation is described as eight guests in four en-suite staterooms. A full-beam owner’s room is joined by a forward VIP and two convertible twin cabins, allowing the guest arrangement to change with the party. Fraser also identifies separate quarters for up to five crew. Prospective purchasers should check actual berth dimensions, storage, accessible routes and how the cabin configuration works when the yacht is operated with a full guest complement.
Outdoor accommodation has been a focus of the vessel’s customisation. The flybridge carries a hot tub, shaded seating and bar facilities, creating a social destination distinct from the aft-deck dining area. An awning can make the upper deck more usable in hot weather, but its structural condition and wind limits deserve inspection. For a yacht that may spend much of its season at anchor, shade, stabilisation and service routes are as important as the furniture arrangement.
Performance and technical equipment
The brokerage reports twin MTU propulsion, a maximum speed of twenty-four knots and a stated range of 1,500 nautical miles at twelve knots. Those figures describe different operating points and should not be mixed into a single performance claim. Actual range will depend on fuel reserve, sea state, fouling, loading and the vessel’s machinery condition. Serious buyers should ask for sea-trial data and the assumptions used in any advertised endurance figure.
The listed equipment includes Naiad stabilisation, Starlink communications and updated navigation and entertainment systems. Fraser also mentions maintenance and upgrades, including bottom paint and PropSpeed completed during February 2026. Technical improvements can enhance comfort, but each needs service documentation and inspection. A modern electronics display does not establish the state of wiring, hydraulics, fuel systems or the vessel’s underlying structure.
The yacht’s size creates a useful blend of speed and substantial accommodation, but operating costs must not be judged by length alone. A professional management estimate should include crew, berthing, fuel, classification where relevant, insurance and anticipated refit works. Owners considering a different cruising region should also check flag, customs status and whether the machinery and tender arrangements suit the proposed programme.
What an inspection should establish
A viewing of DANCING TIDES should start with the full specification and the recent maintenance log, then examine how the layout performs when people move simultaneously between galley, saloon and exterior decks. The open social design is attractive in photographs, but circulation during a meal or tender operation is best assessed in person. Ask for details of the yacht’s stabilisation servicing and the condition of her flybridge installations.
The Westport platform offers a recognisable starting point for comparison with other yachts of similar length. Buyers should nevertheless avoid applying a generic model valuation without accounting for customisation, operating history and documented condition. The asking price is a seller-side market signal, not an independent guarantee of value. A surveyor and experienced captain can help separate appealing upgrades from future liabilities.
Fraser’s October announcement brings a specific, recently updated yacht to the market rather than introducing a new-build concept. For a buyer seeking four well-defined guest cabins and an entertainment-focused upper deck, DANCING TIDES merits examination. The final judgment will depend on evidence: a complete inventory, a clear maintenance picture and a sea trial that confirms the capabilities claimed in the brokerage particulars.
Primary source: Fraser Yachts. For specifications and availability, consult the original official announcement and current publisher information.
