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Welcome to 26 North Yachts, an exclusive yachting website where you can find an extensive collection of yachts for sale and charter . We pride ourselves on our worldwide database with available yacht sales and charters and look forward to helping you find the perfect yacht for your needs.

As you can see above, our website makes it easy to search yachts and yacht brands easily, regardless of the location of the boat, its price, or other characteristics. We are partnered with leading shipping providers to help you find the best new yachts for sale, explore the largest fleet, and plan your yacht purchase.

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Whether you are looking for a catamaran, a Sunseeker , a superyacht , or a boat for a couple of guests, you can rely on our team of experts managing our website and narrow down your search for the best yachts for sale. We know that finding the right boat is never easy and that the market is limited – however, our range of boats for sale and details for each listing make it easy to buy or sell a boat or shop for listings online.

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Here, you can search for everything and browse yacht sales from different locations worldwide. We strive to feature the finest yachts and boats from premium names – our collection also features yachts for sale from legendary names and some well-known explorer boats on the market.

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Buying a yacht is one of the best decisions you will make in your life, and finding it from a collection of yachts on sale is undoubtedly a deal you can agree on. No matter the length of the yacht, its features, or the specific make and model, we are here to support you and show you our commitment to finding the best yachts for sale for your needs.

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You are not alone if you want to take your boating to the next level and invest in a new or used yacht . The yachting industry is growing year by year, and here are some of the most essential tips you will need directly from our yacht-buying guide:

Deciding on the correct type of boat –

Length and price would be some of the primary filters; knowing that there are hundreds of makes and models out there makes choosing a yacht tricky.

Setting a budget –

As we said above, having a budget for your boat is essential, but also make sure to include money for insurance, fuel, ongoing maintenance, and storage throughout the year.

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Nowadays, yachts have many distinctive features, such as grills, freezers, washers and dryers, air conditioning, etc.

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You can always contact us as your yacht seller and ask for a sea trial, which is essentially a test drive for your yacht.

Use licensed and well-known yacht brokers –

If you are in the market for a yacht, we always recommend working with our professionals at 26North, that can arrange everything for your needs.

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Once you have found a boat you see fit for your needs, save the project, and we will contact the seller to ask whether they have a special price. With hundreds to thousands of luxury yachts for sale , we are one of the best yachting sites worldwide that commit to featuring stunning yachting products known for their aesthetics.

At 26 North Yachts, we have sailed, worked, and raced on motor yachts across different continents. Our love for yachts is real, and we know how difficult it can be to find a dream yacht on sale. That is why we dedicated ourselves to improving the yacht market and are seen as a valuable contributor to the worldwide yachting industry. We work with numerous brokers worldwide.

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BILLINGS, Mont. – A Montana rancher illegally used tissue and testicles from wild sheep killed by hunters in central Asia and the U.S. to breed “giant” hybrid sheep for sale to private hunting preserves in Texas, according to court documents and federal prosecutors.

Arthur “Jack” Schubarth, 80, of Vaughn, Montana pleaded guilty to felony charges of wildlife trafficking and conspiracy to traffic wildlife during an appearance Tuesday before a federal judge in Great Falls. Each count carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

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Court documents describe a yearslong conspiracy, beginning in 2013, in which Schubarth and at least five other people sought to create "giant sheep hybrids" by cross-breeding different species. Their goal was to garner high prices from hunting preserves where people shoot captive trophy game animals for a fee.

Using biological tissue obtained from a hunter who killed a wild sheep in Kyrgyzstan belonging to the world's largest species of the animals — Marco Polo argali sheep — Schubarth procured cloned embryos of the animal from a lab, according to court documents.

The embryos were later implanted in a ewe, resulting in a pure Marco Polo argali sheep that Schubert named “Montana Mountain King,” the documents show. Semen from Montana Mountain King was used to artificially impregnate other ewes to create a larger and more valuable species of sheep, including one offspring that he reached an agreement to sell to two people in Texas for $10,000, according to the documents.

Male argali sheep can top 300 pounds with horns up to 5 feet long, according to officials, making them prized among some hunters. They are protected under international convention as a threatened species and outlawed for import into Montana to protect native sheep from disease and hybridization.

A person who was not named in court documents shipped 74 ewes of a prohibited sheep species from Minnesota to Schubarth’s ranch to be artificially inseminated with Montana Mountain King semen, the documents show. Offspring that had only a portion of the central Asian sheep’s genetics sold for lesser amounts.

In 2019, Schubarth paid $400 to a hunting guide for testicles from a trophy-sized Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep killed in Montana. Schubarth extracted semen from bighorn sheep testicles and used it to breed large bighorn sheep and sheep crossbred with the argali species, the documents show.

Assistant U.S. Attorney General Todd Kim described Schubarth's actions as “an audacious scheme to create massive hybrid sheep species to be sold and hunted as trophies." Kim said the defendant violated the Lacey Act that restricts wildlife trafficking and prohibits the sale of falsely labeled wildlife.

Schubarth said when reached by telephone on Wednesday that his attorney had advised him not to talk about the case.

“I would love to talk about it but can’t do it now,” he said. His attorney, Jason Holden, did not immediately respond to telephone messages seeking comment.

Authorities agreed under the terms of a plea deal not to pursue further charges against the defendant pending his cooperation in the government’s ongoing investigation in the wildlife trafficking case.

Montana Mountain King is in the custody of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, according to Department of Justice spokesperson Matthew Nies. As part of the plea deal, Schubert agreed to quarantine any other sheep containing Marco Polo argali genetics and any bighorn sheep that were harvested from the wild.

The deal also allows federal wildlife officials to inspect and, if needed, neuter the animals.

Captive animal facilities where game species can be raised and hunted were banned in Montana under a 2000 ballot initiative. But they remain legal in some other states.

Schubarth's 215-acre ranch is state-licensed as an alternative livestock facility, said Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks spokesperson Greg Lemon. It was grandfathered in when the 2000 ballot initiative passed and has continued to operate, although hunting is prohibited, Lemon said.

Sentencing for Schubarth is set for July 11 before U.S. District Judge Brian Morris.

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