Scorpio 72 Sailboats for Sale & Market Overview

The Scorpio 72 is a formidable, heavy-displacement luxury ketch that represents the pinnacle of the "Taiwanese-built" era of large, ocean-going sailing yachts. Primarily constructed during the 1980s and early 1990s by the Scorpio Marine yard (often associated with the Clipper Marine brand), this model was designed to serve two primary markets: the high-end private owner seeking a global circumnavigator and the luxury crewed charter industry. Though the brand name "Scorpio" was also used by the Canadian builder founded by Haydn Gozzard for smaller vessels, the 72-foot ketch is a distinct entity characterized by its massive internal volume, clipper-style bow, and traditional ketch rig. These vessels were built to an era-specific standard of "over-engineering," resulting in a hull that is exceptionally thick and capable of withstanding the rigors of high-latitude sailing or decades of tropical charter service.