With over 3 billion in inventory and some of the largest yachts in the world exhibiting, the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show opens up tomorrow at Bahia Mar Yachting Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. If you have never been, no matter the size of your … Continue reading2012 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, October 25th – 29th
The NMMA produces an annual “Recreational Boating Statistical Abstract” that outlines the US boating market. While the report primarily deals with the smaller vessels that dominate the overall number of units sold in the US, the report reveals broad marine statistics. In reading the 2011 … Continue readingNMMA Recreational Boating Statistical Abstract
Until the recent sour turn of Europe, all signs were positive this year, and Spring 2012 was one of our best quarters in the last 4 years. Americans are purchasing yachts as well as Canadians and South American clients. On the personal side, I took … Continue readingSpring 2012 Brokerage Report
Winter this year in Lauderdale was pretty temperate with few cold fronts dropping temperatures sub-50 degrees Farenheit. With that we had a better year of snowbirds with Royale Palm reaching near full capacity for the first time since ’08. That was a clear sign to … Continue readingBrokerage Report Winter 2012
As foreshadowed in my summer report, autumn was show season starting with Newport in September and ending with the Fort Lauderdale show around Halloween. It started slowly which was not surprising. Clients go into research mode during the show season before either purchasing a new … Continue readingQuarterly Report (Autumn 2011)
Summer is traditionally the slow time of year for yacht sales in Florida with hurricane season starting mid-June and running until mid-November. Due to marine insurance, yachts head north to avoid the higher risk of summering in South Florida. A good example is the affect … Continue readingQuarterly Report (Summer 2011)