Sophie (forward) doing jib and tactics duty on a Flying Junior during a college regatta. (Photo/ Tim Duren) This article was published in The Pratical Sailor (https://www.practical-sailor.com/) on April 20, 2026 Walk the docks at most marinas or check out the bars at your local yacht club and it’s obvious that the average boat owner is getting older. Plus, speaking from personal experience, as boaters get older many of them make the switch from sailing to powerboating. A few

One of the brokerage catamarans available through Latitude Why Catamarans Are No Longer “The Exception” in New England For decades, catamarans in New England have been a rarity. Tight marinas, narrow travel lifts, and a sailing culture built around monohulls kept multi-hulls on the fringe. That reality is now starting to change. In a recent industry discussion with Matt Leduc and Ryan Miller of Latitude Yacht Brokerage, we talked about how the catamaran market is growing,

One of the issues with boating in the Northeast is that the season is short. Basically from May to October (believe it or not, there are some yacht owners who launch the boat around Memorial Day and come out around Labor Day!). So if you want to sell or buy a boat, most people believe that the windows are really tight. Like March to July. It is true that the busiest part of the boat buying/selling season is during those months. But boats are bought and sold throughout the

This is a tale of a bumpy boat brokerage sales cycle that no doubt we can all learn from in some way. I would be interested in comments from super experienced yacht brokers. The names, locations and boat types have been changed to protect the innocent. In October 2024 I helped "Joe" sell his 40’ sailboat which was kept in Rhode Island. It was one of the easiest brokerage transactions I’d ever been a part

And why the “boomer-dump collapse” thing is only half the story. A video by "Everyday Sailing" showed up on one of my news feeds about the current state of the cruising sailboat market. It is well done and according to my more experienced yacht broker colleagues, it’s right on the mark. I thought I would summarize their findings/observations in this post. I’ll share a link to the video at the end of this post. So, 2025 in my opinion was kind of a weird year for the sailbo

Note that this story was originally published by John Burnham at Rightboat: https://www.rightboat.com/blog/u-s-buyer-purchases-yacht-in-spain-part-ii In Part 1 of this story, we recounted helping a couple search for their next yacht, which led them from the U.S. Northeast to Mallorca, Spain, with broker Charlie Mann’s help. There, they put down a deposit on a Hoek-designed 56-foot sloop in early January, 2025. Boat markets at this time of year were obviously slow in New Engla

Note this article was originally published by John Burnham at Rightboat: https://www.rightboat.com/blog/u-s-buyer-purchases-a-yacht-in-sp...

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