OUR MISSION: To help all of our Brokers succeed
United Yacht Sales was built by a broker, for brokers.
When Peter Schmidt founded UYS in 2002, he brought more than 40 years of marine industry experience to the table - and a conviction that the industry could be done better. Not louder. Not bigger for the sake of bigger. Better. Built on integrity, genuine client service, and the belief that doing the right thing is never the hard choice... it's the only choice.
More than two decades later, that founding principle hasn't changed. What has changed is everything around it.
Today, UYS has the most broker-forward platform in the industry. We exist to give serious brokers the infrastructure, support, and resources that were once only available to the largest firms, without asking you to trade your identity, your independence, or your clients to get them. We power the smaller brokerages with administrative, marketing and tech support so they can focus on their strongest talents, listing and selling boats.
We've invested in the tools, the people, and the systems so you don't have to. Dedicated closing management, fair and honest lead distribution, marketing reach across 14+ MLS platforms, a network of 250+ brokers, and all of it is working for you.
"I'm not in the boat business, I'm in the Broker business and they just happen to sell boats."
what we offer
Industry Leading Commission Plan
Independence To Succeed At Your Own Pace
Broker Liaison Support
Listing Entry Support Team
Marketing Support Team
Strong Marketing Budget & Plan
100% of our Marketing Budget goes towards OUR Listings!
Affordable Broker Websites With Up To 8,000+ Yachts
Yacht Closing Services Team
Documentation Services
IT Support Services
UYS, I believed at the time (and more so today) let my entrepreneurial spirit blossom while providing me with the best tools in the industry, and more importantly a well-rounded support staff of in house seasoned professionals to help me with my daily endeavors. The staff of broker liaisons, graphic designers, IT professionals, doc agents, closing professionals, managers and listing agents is second to none and lets me spend more time in the field doing what I do best which is representing buyers and sellers. In my time with United, I have grown from a one man operating machine to assembling one of the largest divisions in the company. I can say with all certainty United Yacht is the best brokerage house to be with.
Chris Cooke
Stuart FL
I joined United Yacht Sales 12 years ago as a brand new broker. I listened, I learned, and came to respect the way the organization was run. Over time, as I gained experience I greatly appreciated the teamwork between my fellow brokers who would always be ready at the drop of a hat to go preview a boat, or do a showing, or attend a survey. Thanks to their help and guidance and supportive leadership, I was able to achieve the CPYB designation three years ago. Today more than ever, I appreciate our leaderships ethos which has always been centered on supporting us, the brokers, to go create business while always knowing the team at our corporate office had our backs. I cannot count how many times our closing department has caught something I missed, or how responsive our listing and marketing departments have been to incoming leads, or how just in general the entire staff has been willing to bend over backwards to help make us successful. This is a family I hope to be a part of for many years to come.
Matt Howard
MD
After retiring from a 10 year career on Wall Street, I decided to be a yacht broker. After working my way up at a few boat dealership type companies, I decided to join a major league firm like United Yacht. After 10 years, I have been thoroughly impressed with the company's closing, marketing, IT and listing department. Many I have been working for the same amount of time (10 years). They give you the freedom to run your own business under a prestigious umbrella. Their commitment to success and extreme high ethics is unparalleled in the business. Agents work together as a true team to provide the best service for our clients.
Jeff Beird
I am impressed to see many seasoned brokers now joining United - it goes to show you there is something really working!
John Blumenthal
Palm Beach Gardens FL
I have been a broker in FL for over twenty years & I recently joined UYS. I was at a point in my career where I wanted to work for myself but found that MLS, Yacht Closer, and office space was expensive. So I sat down with UYS and learned that I have the freedom to be on the road, get brilliant support from the support staff and represent the finest brokerage house in the country, to me this was a no brainer and I should have made the move many years ago.
Wayne Lea
Cape Coral FL
UnitedYacht.com is one of the largest websites in the industry in terms of size and volume of traffic.
65% increase in traffic to unitedyacht.com in 2020 over 2019. 159% increase in organic traffic in 2020.
Weekly Search Engine Optimization (SEO) efforts and content creation.
Averaging 70k - 100k visitors monthly.
Content creation about the boats you sell that you can promote to clients.
UYS ranks for many key phrases on Google and other search engines.
All listings are automatically "Enhanced" with Yachtworld & BoatTrader, which means they appear larger and earn more visitors.
We also reserve several hundred thousand Yachtworld impressions each month to market our best brokerage listings.
UYS uses our vast social media following, media partners, google adwords and pay per click campaigns, as well as our growing email database to market your listings.
Major industry magazines like Yachting, Power & Motoryacht, InTheBite, and others, continue to be a large part of our marketing strategy as well.
Cutomized Listing Presentations
Never go to a client meeting empty handed again. Give them a presentation that outlines UYS commitment to sell their boat or yacht. Our customized listing presentations showcase the yacht you're going to see and educates your client on our marketing tactics. Click Here to see a PDF Example.
The key is consistency! We continue to market your yacht until it’s sold!
If you want to know more or are ready to be a UYS Broker, call Jeff at 954-790-0082 or fill out the form to have Jeff contact you!
Jeff Palmer