The Yacht Broker Blog

The secret to becoming a successful yacht broker is actually no secret at all. Just be honest! Be transparent! Don't pretend to be somebody you are not!

This week a viewer of my YouTube channel...

An understanding of the law is important in order to sell superyachts...but a good dose of common sense is essential too.

When I created the Yacht Broker Master Class I referred to Michael Moore...

There is so much to learn about yachts and yacht brokerage, you will never know everything.

I was reminded of this fact a couple of days ago when our brokerage company was visited by a...

Selling a yacht can happen when you least expect it.

Three years ago I was contacted by a potential buyer, who asked if he could meet me in the Metropole Hotel in Monaco. He was a thoroughly...

As you may know, after nearly 20 years of working as a yacht broker in a more traditional way I now spend most of my time producing videos that market yachts that are for sale and charter. 

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I have some very exciting news for you this week.

Shortly after launching the Yacht Broker Master Class I was contacted by one of the most prestigious organizations in yachting; The Monaco...

This blog comes to you from Fort Lauderdale, where I have been attending the Annual General Meeting of Northrop & Johnson, one of the largest yacht brokerage companies in the world.

The...

I had lunch with a highly successful Charter Broker today and I was enthusing about the Yacht Broker Master Class and telling her about the modules dealing with the various contracts used in yacht...

 Yesterday I nearly threw my laptop out of the window. 

I can’t count how many times an ad has been displayed to me on just about every possible social media platform claiming that...

Sometimes I think I am in one of the most exciting businesses in the world. 

To be fair, when I was younger I worked as a window cleaner, I spent a period of time on a factory production line,...

Some readers of this blog already work for brokerage companies, but most do not and wonder how they can get into the yachting industry.

This week I want to give you some advice based on the reality...

Many students of the Yacht Broker Master Class ask me how they can find new clients.

Robert is a great example of this, he has just started working for a small brokerage firm and hoped that the...