Fort Lauderdale-based yacht broker Rick Obey has been charged with grand theft, a felony, in a case involving a Wellington man who says he paid Obey $4 million in 2019 but still hasn’t gotten his boat ...

A Fort Lauderdale-based yacht broker is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that it and numerous other members of South Florida’s yacht industry engage in unfair competition by requiring 10% ...

Two newly filed federal lawsuits claim that 10% sales commissions required by South Florida’s yacht broker industry are anticompetitive and violate antitrust laws. The claims follow an October finding ...

A group of yacht sellers failed to prove their claim that members of the yacht brokerage industry colluded to exclude sellers who refuse to pay 10% commissions, a federal judge in Miami has ruled. But ...

"there is no scheme, no contract, no combination, nor a conspiracy," said one defendant of the antitrust litigation. Denison New Yacht Sales, LLC. and Denison Yacht Sales, Inc., a South Florida yacht ...

Fiona Maureso is a senior yacht charter broker based in Antibes, France. She started her career as a deckhand and stewardess before working her way up to train as a broker. This is what her job is ...

“I started out with just my backpack, and a boat that I bought for $2,000, and a dinghy and a hammer,” said broker Emily Greenberg. In economic measures, the ocean gets a lot of attention for its role ...

If you're planning on purchasing a new or second-hand yacht in 2026, these are the top tips, advice and recommendations for ...

Spending the day on a 131-foot luxury yacht is just part of the job for Barbara Stork Landeweer. As a broker for yacht charters, she sells customized vacations on private yachts and travels the globe ...

Exotica Charters introduces a new era of luxury yachting with bespoke expeditions onboard fully crewed luxury yachts to some of the world’s most remote paradises. Destinations highlighted by Exotica ...