Kim Kavin

Shannon Webster is a longtime AYCA member. She books yachts worldwide from 80 to 400 feet long. Email Shannon

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

Sharon Bahmer is an expert at booking charters in the Americas, from Alaska to Brazil. She's also a member of FYBA and CYBA. E-mail Sharon

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.

Kim Kavin

Kim Kavin is CharterWave’s founder and editor (readers can e-mail her directly through the Ask Our Experts page).

She is the author of Dream Cruises: The Insider’s Guide to Private Yacht Charter Vacations, and is a regular contributor to boating and travel magazines including Yachting, where she is the charter editor.

Before launching CharterWave, Kim was the executive editor of Yachting and the charter editor at Power & Motoryacht. She also spent about seven years working as a newspaper editor, and she is a graduate of the renowned University of Missouri School of Journalism. Her colleagues have elected her three times to serve as president of Boating Writers International, a professional organization with more than 500 worldwide members. She is an affiliate member of the charter professional organizations CYBA International and Florida Yacht Brokers Association.

Kim lives in Long Valley, New Jersey, with her PGA golf professional husband and their shelter rescue hounds, Stella and Blue.