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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:
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 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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 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. |
| 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. |
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. |
| 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. |
Other Reputable Charter Brokers
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Kevin and Carol Jonas run this New Hampshire-based charter company. He's a member of CYBA International who handles the charter yacht bookings, while she is a travel agent who can coordinate clients' airfare, land tours, resort stays, and more. About 90 percent of their bookings are in the Virgin Islands, and they do a few bookings each year in the Mediterranean. |
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This company's president, Rupert Connor, is a British ex-pat living in Florida. He takes a hands-on approach, and you might find yourself talking to him instead of an underling should you book a top-dollar crewed yacht. |
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Louise Dailey started this agency in Darien, Connecticut, in 1982 before moving her home and work to Osprey, Florida. She continues to be active with CYBA International. Her business partner, Chick Trayford, opened an office in Delaware in 2005 after many years in Newtown, Connecticut. |
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These two companies are run by Deb and Wayne Adao, who came to the charter industry in 1994 after careers in the information technology and medical sales industries. Jolly Mon Sailing handles charters onboard boats up to 80 feet long, while JMS Yacht Charters handles megayacht bookings. |
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Jody is based in Newport, Rhode Island, and can help you book whatever kind of crewed charter you want—though she is particularly knowledgeable about canal barges in Europe. |
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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
Trina Howes has 10 years of experience in the charter industry finding great pleasure in creating the best yachting vacations possible. E-mail Trina
Patty Wilson knows the charter yacht industry inside and out, having managed boats before becoming a broker. E-mail Patty
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
Janet Bloomfield is a proven luxury crewed yacht expert. Professionalism counts: She is a member of MYBA, AYCA, CYBA, and FYBA. E-mail Janet
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.
