Buying a yacht
Your next boat, with a guide
There are few things more exciting than buying a boat — your third, your fifth or your tenth. Your first is another level entirely. So are the questions that come with it.
The questions
So many questions, so many decisions
- What size, and what type of boat?
- Where will you find a slip?
- What should you expect to spend on maintenance each month?
- Who do you call for maintenance, repairs and improvements?
Your guide
An experienced hand, start to finish
You need an experienced hand to guide you through the whole of the search and the purchase.
A confidante who will answer your questions honestly and objectively. An experienced yachtsman you can bounce ideas off.
And once the style of boat — and the builder that will suit you best — is settled, the search begins.
Where to begin
Start looking
- Featured yachts for saleSail and power on the market now, searchable by builder, length, year and price.
- Power boat listingsThe same search, powerboats only.
- Sail boat listingsThe same search, sailboats only.
- Let us do the workA dedicated buying agent who watches the market and goes to see the boats for you.
- How to buy a used boatThe California Yacht Brokers Association’s guide, summarized — with the full PDF.
- 360° virtual toursWalk through yachts we have represented, at your own pace.
Talk to a broker
Ask us anything
Honest, objective answers to the questions a new boat brings — from people with decades of experience at the helm.
Or call the office(310) 748-5409