ABOUT TOM Born in Bombay and raised in England, Tom’s first experience with boating was on Loch Garry in Scotland, where a mast promptly fell on his head. As you can imagine, this rather put him off boats, so he pursued other interests in a career that can perhaps most charitably be described as … [read more]
ABOUT SPENCER Born and raised in upstate New York, Spencer owned and operated a large residential Real Estate firm for nearly three decades. A graduate of American University in Washington D.C. with a BS in Business, he has always been a boating enthusiast as well as a boat owner many times over. Havi… [read more]
ABOUT RUSS Russell W. Schafer was born and raised in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Specializing in motoryacht and sportfishing yacht sales, Russ is the third generation in his family to be in the boat building / boat sales industry. “I was raised in a true fishing family and was fishing tournaments at 10 y… [read more]
ABOUT RODNEY Denison is a family business and humbly enjoys an envied worldwide reputation in the industry of dedication to excellence and customer satisfaction. Rodney is proud to be a Fort Lauderdale-based Denison yacht broker and has great pleasure in being able to work with his son Chad, als… [read more]
ABOUT PETER Peter grew up boating on the South Shore of Long Island NY, where he had experienced family boating, surfing, fishing and clamming at a very young age in the Great South Bay. His boating addiction advanced at age 17 when Peter purchased and took a year to restore a 1917 30’ Custom Wooden Moto… [read more]
ABOUT NATHAN A Southern California native, Nathan has grown up around boats and yachts and lived near the Pacific Ocean all his life. He put himself through college by working on various fishing boats in the summer months, mostly in Mexican waters off Baja California. Nathan earned enough time on th… [read more]
ABOUT MIKE Florida yacht broker Mike Kiely is originally from the east end of Long Island, New York, and comes from generations of experienced boaters of both power and sailing yachts. His professional background in sales and marketing combined with his overall experience in and passion for the ya… [read more]
ABOUT MICKEY Mickey was born in Miami and grew up in the Virgin Islands. He got his first boat when he was 7 years old and has been boating ever since. He has a USCG Captain’s license and has been brokering boats since 1998. Boating is not just a job to him, it’s a passion. He spends all his free time cruising… [read more]
With 3,388 boats sold and $333 million changing hands, volume and value increased on the U.S. brokerage market in July. The number of boats sold was up 2 percent from 3,313 in the same month last year and the total price paid for the boats rose 12 percent from $298 million, according to reports by YachtW… [read more]
ABOUT SKIP In 1948 Skip Denison’s father, after whom he was named, started Broward Marine in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In 1975 Skip began to manage the yard and repair business for Broward, increased the gross & net revenue 5 times greater within a 11 year period for Broward Marine. In 1… [read more]
ABOUT KURT San Diego broker Kurt Jerman founded West Coast Multihulls in 1999. After several years of living aboard and cruising, Kurt moved from the marine retail business to managing the largest builder of production trimarans in the world. When the company moved offshore Kurt made the move to t… [read more]
ABOUT JUNO Fort Lauderdale-based yacht broker Juno Prudhomm grew up in Naples, Florida, a coastal city indigenous to high-income residents and luxury marine life. Here, Juno excelled greatly in sports, particularly football, ultimately earning him a scholarship to play Division 1 football fo… [read more]
ABOUT JORDAN Florida yacht broker, Jordan Preusz developed a passion for boating very early in life. He spent the first 13 years of his life traveling to Saugatuck, MI on the weekends with his family where his affinity for the water and the marine industry began. He lived aboard a 36’ Trojan and spent c… [read more]
ABOUT JOHN John Zagorski grew up in New England and has been around boats his entire life. He spent many of his childhood summers cruising Cape Cod, the islands of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, as well watching the America’s Cup races in Newport, Rhode Island. As he got older and his passion for bo… [read more]
ABOUT JEFF Raised with strong Midwest values, Jeff has been called “one of Florida’s leading marine industry advocates by Southern Boating Magazine and “one of the top yacht brokers in the USA.” Hooked on boating at 7, Jeff has a treasure trove of boating experience & memories, two memorable bo… [read more]
ABOUT JEAN-MARIE Born in the South of France where sailing is as popular as baseball is in the U.S., Jean-Marie could not escape the call of the ocean. As soon as he could, Jean-Marie bought his first sailing dinghy and, as his passion grew, so did his yachts: Jean-Marie has owned several up to a… [read more]
ABOUT JAY Jay was brought up in Richmond, Virginia, spending most summers cruising and fishing on the lower Chesapeake Bay and Virginia Beach. He received a business degree from Tulane University in 1975, and enjoyed a successful 20 year career in the apparel industry in Virginia and New York. In 19… [read more]
ABOUT GLEN Glen hails from South Africa, where he worked at Merrill Lynch in Johannesburg. In 1996 he bought a boat in Cape Town and sailed across the Atlantic to the Caribbean. After cruising for a couple of years between the islands and the Chesapeake, he made Charleston, SC his home. He has been comp… [read more]
ABOUT DENISE Growing up on Lake St. Clair in Michigan Denise has been boating since she was 12; starting out on small runabouts and the family cabin cruiser she quickly knew this was the life for her. Her first job was in a marina at the age of 14, and her first business was at 16 when she decided to start a sm… [read more]
ABOUT DAVID David joined the Denison Yacht Sales team in 2010 based in the Fort Lauderdale offices. He has spent his entire life on the water and has fifteen years of experience in the Super Yacht industry and brings a wealth of knowledge to this full-service yacht brokerage company. With more th… [read more]
ABOUT DAVE Raised in a boating family in Newport Beach, California, Dave has been sailing and boating since his parents first pushed him off the beach in his Naples Sabot at age 6. Since then he has been a competitive sailor and boating enthusiast for over 40 years. While Dave has raced sailboat… [read more]