Yacht Broker & Yachts for Sale
2300 East Las Olas Blvd, Second Floor
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
United States
Phone: 954-889-7330
Fax: 888-441-8812
 
 
Yacht Broker - Andy Kniffin

Andy Kniffin CPYB

I specialize in yacht brokerage (buying and selling used yachts - primarily pilothouse and cockpit motoryachts in the 50-120' range) and dedicate my services to select customers who have a passion for yachting. Many of my customers are hands-on types who prefer to be owner/operators; while others prefer crew. All benefit from my in-depth industry knowledge, contacts and resources. Most have become life-long friends.

As a native born and raised in South Florida, I was a professional captain for over twenty years; delivering and operating yachts of all types throughout the North American coast and Caribbean, as well as film, salvage and celebrity work (read discretion and confidentiality skills).  Of particular interest was my position for three seasons as the boat fleet manager for the Miami Vice TV series and seven years as personal captain to Mr. Julio Iglesias.  Like every competent captain, I spent a whole lot time participating and directing countless yacht refits and repairs. I began brokering full-time around 12 years ago as a natural extension to my yachting career. Actually, I started with larger yachts (100' plus) and gradually began to focus on the mid-sized brokerage market.  Since I have accumulated a variety of experience handling all types of motoryacht sales - from express boats like Sunseekers and Sea Rays, to sportfishers, to larger yachts such as Broward, Westbay, etc, I can offer intelligent, hands-on advice.  Recently I achieved the Certified Professional Yacht Broker (CPYB) status - a relatively new program that will be industry standard in the future. Comparable to other professional certifications, one has to possess and maintain excellent working knowledge of domestic and international maritime law, transaction issues, yacht knowledge and sublime ethic issues in order to become certified. My sales record and satisfied customers (see the Testimonial link on my website) speak for themselves.  A great deal of my energy is spent providing after sales service to my cruising customers. Thus whether selling or buying a yacht - I can handle all your yachting needs. And since I only work with a few, select clients at any given time, you can be assured the best possible service!