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Are the Few Remaining U.S. Sailing Yacht Brands Circling the Drain?

THE RECENT ELEVENTH-HOUR DEAL TO KEEP CATALINA YACHTS ALIVE FOUNDERS AFTER JUST A FEW MONTHS ...

Dec 1, 2025 • Phil Friedman

Ten (+Two New) Insider Hacks for Landing a Great Deal At a Boat Show

BOAT SHOWS ARE EXCELLENT VENUES FOR NEGOTIATING THE BEST POSSIBLE DEAL ON A NEW BOAT... PROVIDED YOU UNDERSTAND SEVERAL KEY FACTS

Feb 5, 2025 • Phil Friedman

No Surprise: Judge Dismisses Billion-Dollar Class-Action Suit Against Yacht Brokers

RULES THAT CURRENTLY PLAINTIFFS LACK EVIDENCE SUFFICIENT FOR PROCEEDING

Jan 22, 2025 • Phil Friedman

Plaintiff's Lawyers In Ya Mon Suit Say Yacht Brokers Are Worse Than Those Bad Old Realtors

GUEST POST: JUDGE ASKED NOT TO DISMISS CLASS-ACTION LITIGATION

Sep 12, 2024 • Peter Swanson and Phil Friedman

Accused of Conspiring, Yacht Brokers Ridicule Lawsuit, Ask Judge for Dismissal

GUEST POST: UPDATE ON THE CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT, FROM PETER SWANSON OF "LOOSE CANNON", WITH ADDITIONAL COMMENTARY BY PHIL FRIEDMAN

Aug 12, 2024 • Peter Swanson and Phil Friedman

California Brokers Disavow Any Knowledge of Florida: 'We Know Thee Not, Old Man'

GUEST POST: CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION SEEKS TO FAST-TALK ITS WAY OUT THE BIG CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST THE U.S. YACHT BROKERAGE SECTOR

Aug 7, 2024 • Peter Swanson

Trawler Broker Protests Our Essay on Surveyors

GUEST POST: 'Confusing, Misleading, Absurd, Ridiculous, Ludicrous,' Jeff Merrill Says

Jun 29, 2024 • Peter Swanson

West Coast Yacht Brokers Arrive Late to the Billion-Dollar Litigation Party

GUEST POST: A Small Florida Brokerage Finds Itself Suddenly in the Clear. Others, Too

Jun 18, 2024 • Peter Swanson

Broker Lawsuit: Not All Yacht Surveys Are Created Equal

SOME, INDEED TOO MANY, BROKERS FAIL TO PROPERLY EXPLAIN TO THEIR CLIENTS THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN VARIOUS TYPES OF YACHT SURVEYS

Jun 10, 2024 • Phil Friedman

UK Outfit Sees Broker Lawsuit as Opportunity To Expand Into American Market

GUEST POST: Boatshed's Chapman Says Buyer Reps, YachtWorld Like a 'Conspiracy'

Jun 3, 2024 • Peter Swanson

Broker Lawsuit: Mike Joyce Is Right, But Does That Really Matter?

WHO REALLY PAYS THOSE SALES COMMISSIONS?

May 14, 2024 • Phil Friedman

Latest Anti-Yacht Broker Lawsuit Casts a Wider Net

GUEST POST: IN A FOURTH CASE, MELANIE NEALE'S 'BOUTIQUE BROKERAGE' IS A DEFENDANT ALONGSIDE THE BIG BOYS

May 9, 2024 • Peter Swanson

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