The purchase of a modern sport-fisherman is an incredibly complex process. Not only do the boats contain hundreds of thousands of moving parts and come with price tags pushing into the six, seven, ...

Unfortunately, many sellers do not closely read their brokerage listing agreements. However, there are hidden terms in all agreements that vessel owners should understand. One such term involves the ...

Cameron Kirkconnell segued from being a spearfisher to a yacht broker for the ultrawealthy. Kirkconnell started by guiding wealthy clients who worked in finance. He said he built a network through ...

A group of yacht sellers failed to prove their claim that members of the yacht brokerage industry colluded to exclude sellers who refuse to pay 10% commissions, a federal judge in Miami has ruled. But ...

Two newly filed federal lawsuits claim that 10% sales commissions required by South Florida’s yacht broker industry are anticompetitive and violate antitrust laws. The claims follow an October finding ...

Ahead of his 40th birthday this past summer, Eric Dela Cruz decided to fulfill a lifelong dream and buy a yacht. With his budget, he figured it’d take no time at all. “I thought, ‘Hey, if you can ...

An elite group of glamourous, party-loving super yacht brokers, ruthlessly competing to take home eye watering commissions on multi-million dollar vessels is the subject on a new reality TV show.

LOS ANGELES – Jean d'Assonville finally found the boat of his dreams – not an easy accomplishment in the middle of a pandemic. He bought a 50-foot sailboat, one he hopes to take around the world, and ...

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. When Florida’s shelter-in-place order went into effect on April 3, one of the numerous impacted events was ...