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CharterWave gives you several ways to find a reputable charter broker. One option is to read our editorial in-depth interviews with brokers worldwide. Another is to check out our comprehensive list below. The following brokers are also CharterWave sponsors. Brokers can't become sponsors unless they are members of key professional groups. We encourage you to support the following reputable brokers:
Infinity Yacht Charters is run by broker and central agent Michael Sawyer, a former U.S. Coast Guard-licensed charter yacht captain who is based in Vancouver, British Columbia. He books charters worldwide and is particularly well-informed about destinations such as Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, California, and western Mexico. Infinity manages the largest fleet of crewed charter yachts in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. Learn more at Infinity Yacht Charters. |
| This is the retail charter-booking division of Crew Unlimited, a company that helps charter yacht owners find crew. Company owner Ami Ira prides herself on matching charter clients with not just the best yacht, but also the best crew for their needs. You can learn more at www.crewunlimited.com. |
Shannon draws on her previous experience of working onboard yachts, as well as everything she learns from her husband, Capt. Dan Webster, in his work as a crewed megayacht captain. She is based in Flagler Beach, Florida, and you can learn more about her in our CharterWave interview or by checking out her Web site. You also can read her blog on her CharterWave sponsored page. |
| Kathleen Mullen is the longtime broker who heads up this agency, which is based in Road Town in the British Virgin Islands. The company's brokers book crewed charter yachts, as well as superyacht charters through the Regency Mega Yachts division. Check out the company's sponsored page here on CharterWave. It includes a blog written by the company's in-house experts. Learn more at RegencyMegaYachts.com. |
This is a company founded and run by an Internet guru who also happens to be an avid sailor. The broker of choice is Mimi Andain, who has been yachting all her life and has more than 15 years' experience working in charter. The company's Web site, as you might imagine from its name, is www.boatbookings.com. |
| Former yacht crew member Reia Stannard is the yacht charter director here, as well as a full member of CYBA International. Broker Trina Howes, who is based in New York City, has sailed all over the world and brings her personal travel knowledge to every charter she books. Learn more at the CharterWorld.com website. |
Licensed yacht Capt. Rebecca Riley owns this charter-booking agency, which specializes in motor and sailing yachts worldwide from $20,000 to $1 million per week. Her experience and professionalism have earned her membership in the American Yacht Charter Association, CYBA International, Certified Professional Yacht Brokers, and the American Society of Travel Agents. Learn what's new with Rebecca by reading her sponsored blog here on CharterWave, or visit the Paradise Yacht Charters website. |
| Brokers Missy Johnston and Carolyn Titus have been instrumental in helping the charter industry to evolve during the past few decades. Based in Newport, Rhode Island, they book crewed yachts worldwide, including luxury racing charters. You can learn more about them in our broker interviews section; by reading their blog on their sponsored page; or by visiting their own Web site. |
We've known and loved Rikki Davis for years, and this new company was formed when she merged her Florida-based business with Newport, Rhode Island-based Churchill Yacht Partners. The company now has offices in both states, professional management of sailing and motoryachts for charter worldwide, and additional retail charter brokers we trust such as Maggie Vale. Learn more at www.churchillyachts.com. |
Interpac Yachts is owned by Beverly Parsons, a licensed, bonded broker who has been chartering since 1969. She is based in San Diego, California, has lived in the Pacific Northwest and Mexico, and is a founding member of CYBA International and the American Yacht Charter Association--two of the premier professional associations for charter brokers worldwide. Beverly books charters on yachts of all kinds worldwide, and she is especially knowledgeable about chartering in Turkey and Mexico. As of 2013, she is the executive vice president of AYCA. Learn more at the Interpac Yachts website. |
| This Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based company is the home of Nicole Caulfield, who worked onboard crewed megayachts for nearly 10 years before becoming a retail charter broker and yacht manager. She is licensed and bonded, and is a longtime member of the professional organizations AYCA and FYBA. Learn more at the Robert J. Cury & Associates website, or contact Nicole directly through this e-mail form. |
| Longtime broker Karen Kelly runs this booking agency in Rhode Island, which manages one of the largest fleets of crewed sailing yachts in the world. Learn more through the Nicholson Yachts website. |
President Janet Bloomfield of International Yacht Charter Group regularly books retail charters herself, alongside brokers Kathy McErlean and Patty Wilson. Learn more about Janet in our editorial interview, or contact International Yacht Charter Group directly through the company's website. |
Bernard Gallay has been a member of MYBA since 1996. The company has offices in France, Russia, Spain, Monaco, and Hong Kong. The current charter manager, Lisa Spiller, has been with the company since 2006. |
This is the Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based company of former charter yacht captain and longtime charter broker DJ Parker, who worked with a major management company for nearly two decades before going out on her own in the summer of 2006. Her company now manages charter yachts in addition to booking them. Learn more at the Neptune Group Yachting website. |
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Marian Walker handles charter at this company, which has offices in Florida and Alabama. The company manages charter yachts in addition to booking them. |
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This is the agency of husband-and-wife team Tom and Sandy Taylor (the self-described Dynamic Duo), who opened their own shop in 2008 after many years working for a large, international charter company. |
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This company is the home of Jacqui Lockhart, who manages a handful of luxury motoryachts along with the well-known Mirabella sailing yachts—the 131-foot Mirabella, the 137-foot Mirabella III, and the 247-foot Mirabella V (the largest single-masted sailboat in the world). She also can help you with bookings onboard other crewed yachts. |
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This company has earned memberships in CYBA International, the Better Business Bureau, and the British Virgin Islands Charter Yacht Society. We haven't met their brokers yet, but we trust those professional organizations. |
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Based in New Zealand, this independent booking agency is run by a delighful woman named Jeni Tidmarsh. She has several decades' experience in the charter industry, and she knows Australia, the South Pacific, and of course her home country better than many other brokers worldwide. |
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Trina Howes has 10 years of experience in the charter industry finding great pleasure in creating the best yachting vacations possible. E-mail Trina
Nicole Caulfield is licensed, bonded, and a longtime member of FYBA and AYCA. She brings a unique perspective as a broker, having worked aboard yachts for nearly 10 years. Email Nicole
DJ Parker has been a leader in the charter industry since 1980. She is currently president of the American Yacht Charter Association. E-mail DJ
Beverly Parsons has been chartering since 1969. She is a licensed, bonded broker and a founding member of the professional groups AYCA and CYBA International. Contact Beverly.
