Organizers of the Palm Beach International Boat Show say attendance increased by 3.7% from 2012 numbers, and manufacturers and yacht brokerage firms reported strong sales. Denison Yacht Sales sold two boats — a Beneteau 34 GT (Gran Turismo) and a 52 Buddy Davis sportfish, and qualified clients ar… [read more]
“I want to thank my yacht broker Kevin Frawley for an outstanding job getting my 41′ Tiara sold in record time and for a good price. I frankly didn’t expect the process to move this fast. I wish Kevin lots of success in the future and it was a pleasure working with him as my yacht broker… [read more]
“A note of thanks for your attention to detail and supreme effort on our behalf to buy our 39 Bertram Sportfish. You kept us informed throughout the whole process and actually closed the deal whist we were on holidays in the Middle East, organized repairs to the boat and all the logistics for shi… [read more]
Many commercial fishing stocks off the U.S. coast that were depleted by decades of overfishing are returning after a 1996 law ordered catch limits in a series of “painful but necessary steps to sustain and rebuild populations,” a newly released analysis on fish populations says. The analysis by th… [read more]
Recreational boat sales topped 200,000 last year for the first time in 3 years, marking a milestone in the yachting industry’s continued recovery from the Great Recession. With all 50 states reporting, Statistical Surveys Inc. said today that 2012 sales industry wide totaled 202,403 boats, an in… [read more]
Boat registrations in Ohio reached a record high for a 4th consecutive year in 2012. The state Department of Natural Resources’ watercraft division, which oversees the registration and titling of all Ohio boats and recreational watercraft, said a record 435,310 boats were registered in 2012, su… [read more]
Last winter, reports in January of rising sales of pontoon boats and small to midsize outboard fiberglass boats were a pleasant surprise in the U.S. boatbuilding industry. Such results since have become the norm, and sales figures that Statistical Surveys Inc. released today show that the indust… [read more]
The U.S. superyacht industry might be benefiting from tough visa restrictions the United Kingdom has on Chinese visitors. Luxury yacht manufacturers Sunseeker and Princess Yachts fear complex entry rules for Chinese citizens are adversely affecting long-term growth prospects at their compa… [read more]
Three of the UK’s biggest boatbuilders, Princess Motor Yacht Sales, Sunseeker Yachts and Fairline Yachts are joining forces to launch a brand new boat show at Swanwick Marina in the United Kingdom over the weekend of May 17-19. The show will feature at least 5 boats from each brand, with 12 boa… [read more]
Compared to February 2012, yacht brokerage sales in the U.S. fell in February 2013, with 1679 boats sold, a 14% decline from 2012 when 1942 boats were traded. Despite the decline, the total number of boats and yachts sold was close to the 5-year average of 1,707 boats for February sales, accordin… [read more]
“It is quite unusual for me to write a letter of commendation, but the service of one of your yacht brokers, Jeff Sorgen, was such that I feel his efforts should be recognized. My wife, Cindy, and I just closed on a Hatteras 52′ MY and Jeff represented us. This is our first big boat and we wer… [read more]