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A yacht broker is a specialist who serves yacht or boat sellers and/or buyers as a representative for the sale or purchase of a yacht or boat. The yacht broker is paid an agreed commission by the seller to market the yacht for sale, field interest and inquiries from buyers, handle negotiations, attend inspection and water trial and ultimately, if successful, to attend delivery.
YachtWorld.com was established in March 1995. In 2000, it became part of boats.com, Inc. and in September 2004, Boats.com, Inc was purchased by Trader Publishing Company, a joint business venture of Landmark Media Enterprises and Cox Enterprises.
International Yacht Training Worldwide (IYT Worldwide) is an independent sailing and boating training organization which provides education and training standards for professional and recreational boaters and yachtsmen and women. It was originally based entirely in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA; it is now a British Columbia, Canada Corporation ...
Tattoo yachts purchased the tooling for the MacGregor 26M, and began producing the Tattoo 26, which is the same boat with minor modifications. Tattoo inherited the dealer network and parts supply chain from MacGregor, and has successfully entered full production, completing a transition and factory move with a six month interruption to boat ...
USS PT-96, built by Huckins at Jacksonville, Florida, underway at high speed, circa 1942. Huckins Yacht Corporation built PT boats for two squadrons during World War II. In 1940, three governing bodies – the Bureau of Ships, the Board of Inspection and Survey, and the Navy Personnel Command – had agreed that all PT boats developed up to that time were defective.
The St. Petersburg Yacht Club was founded in 1909 and the clubhouse was inaugurated on its current site in 1917. [1] One-Design Racing began two years later, when six Fish Class sailboats were acquired. [2] Offshore racing started with the Havana Race in 1930 as the forerunner for the Southern Ocean Racing Conference (SORC). [3]
Clearwater Yacht Club is a yacht club located in Clearwater, Florida (United States). [1] The club belongs to the Florida Council of Yacht Clubs , [ 2 ] and the Florida Sailing Association . [ 3 ]
The American Boat and Yacht Council is a non-profit organization which sets standards for the safe construction and maintenance of boats in the United States. [1] It is a standards development member of the American National Standards Institute . [ 2 ]