Press Release
Yachtworld.com Breaks 50,000 Boats For Sale - Most comprehensive listing of broker boats anywhere.
By Ken Grimes, [email protected]
LAKE FOREST, IL, January 10, 2026 - Today, boats.com, Inc., announced that
YachtWorld.com (www.yachtworld.com) has broken new ground by displaying for
sale more than 50,000 broker-listed boats worth more than $16 billion from
over 1,450 member brokers. As the largest photo database of boats for sale
in the world, YachtWorld has been the number one online yacht broker
resource for more than six years.
"From day one, YachtWorld was designed, created, and built with our
broker-partners' interests in mind," said Jessica Muffett, vice president,
boats.com and YachtWorld.com. "Today, more than 50,000 boats and nearly
1,500 brokers later, YachtWorld stands as an example of what can be done if
the marine industry works together and takes advantage of new technology.
YachtWorld is only one part of this success - the vision and support of our
broker network has truly made this possible."
Brokers use the patented YachtWorld Web site and inventory management system
called BoatWizard(tm) to create, maintain and customize their company
presence and boat ads within YachtWorld, and to access other broker/member
private boat listing information in a proprietary Multiple Listing System.
Hundreds of thousands of consumers every month come to YachtWorld to find
their next boat and negotiate its purchase with the help of a professional
yacht broker. More than 7,000 boats have been sold through leads credited to
YachtWorld in year 2001. In addition to boats for sale, YachtWorld is a
full-featured marine marketplace, offering online financing and insurance,
boats for charter, charter information (supplied by Sailonline at
www.yachtworld-sailonline.com) and other recreational boating information.
"YachtWorld is much more than just a classified listing service for yacht
brokers, it's a business resource that helps boat brokers sell more boats,
more efficiently," said Pat Jutte, president, Northwest Yacht Brokers
Association and owner Adventure Yachts of Seattle. "From the beginning,
YachtWorld has listened to our feedback, developed the products that we
needed and put our interest at the top of their list. They know the broker
business and our community - we trust and rely on YachtWorld people,
products and services."
While launched in Seattle, YachtWorld has become a resource that
spans the globe. From its European office in SouthHampton, U.K., YachtWorld
manages its international operations and oversees brokers offering boats
from 82 countries.
"Yacht sales is a global business, so we have to be a global company
to properly service our clients," said Ian Atkins, managing director of
boats.com and YachtWorld international operations. "YachtWorld developed
and proved a model that has been remarkably successful in the United States.
We've taken that foundation, applied our local industry knowledge and have
now made considerable progress within the International marine community."
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