About Aspire
A Brokerage You Deal with in Person
Aspire is a boutique yacht brokerage in Fort Lauderdale. Every client works directly with their own broker, from the first conversation to the closing, and long after it.
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Our story
About People, Trust and the Long Run
Yachting is about far more than buying or selling a boat. We walk alongside our clients through every chapter of ownership: the first purchase, the custom build, the refit, the sale. And we do what we say we are going to do.
That is a boutique firm’s advantage. You are never one account among hundreds, and the broker who takes your first call is the one at the closing table.
“I founded Aspire to offer something rare in today’s market: true personal service, from our first conversation to long after the deal is done.”
John BooysenFounder
The team
The People Behind Aspire
Licensed captains, lifelong boaters and members of the yachting community. Call any of us directly.
John Booysen
Founder & President
Fort Lauderdale and South Florida
Cell: (954) 560-2811
Marcus Armenta
Puerto Rico, the Caribbean and South Florida
Office: (954) 560-2811
Gregg Adair
Fort Lauderdale
Office: (954) 560-2811
Michael Neuman
Captain (Ret.)
Cape Coral and Florida's West Coast
Cell: (419) 304-6334
Graham Barnes
Fort Lauderdale and South Florida
Office: (954) 560-2811
How we work
The Boutique Difference, in Practice
One broker, start to finish
You deal with the same broker from the first conversation to the closing. Never a desk that has never been aboard. Where a broker is still coming up, John is personally involved at every step of the transaction while they train, which is the only way anyone learns this properly.
The whole market
Full IYBA membership: the MLS, and reciprocal arrangements with brokerages worldwide. If a yacht is listed anywhere, we can find her, vet her and show her to you.
Captains, not only salespeople
Licensed captains and lifelong boaters, as comfortable talking hulls, engines and passages as price. It shows at the survey and on the sea trial.
A network behind every deal
Naval architects, shipyards, refit specialists, surveyors, documentation agents and maritime attorneys we have worked alongside for years.
Honest about value
Pricing advice built on what comparable yachts actually sold for, not on what they are asking. It is the advice that sells boats and buys them well.
Long after the closing
The refit, the next boat, the day you decide to sell. Most of our business is clients coming back, and we work to keep it that way.
When we act for both sides
On a boat we list, the buyer and the seller are both ours. We say so in writing before anyone offers, we deal straight with both parties, we do not carry one side’s negotiating position to the other, and the commission does not change because of it.
Our job in that position is a deal both people are content with. A broker who squeezes one party to please the other has one sale and no reputation. If you would rather have separate representation, say so and we will arrange it, inside the firm or outside it.
Where we’re based
Based in Florida, the Bahamas and Puerto Rico. Working Worldwide.
Our brokers live and work in these harbors, and we prefer to take listings within reasonable traveling distance of one of them. A yacht sells better when her broker is aboard for every showing.
- Fort Lauderdale →Home port, and the yachting capital of the world
- Miami →Gateway to the Bahamas and the Caribbean
- Palm Beach →Gulf Stream fishing and luxury cruising
- Jupiter →Sportfishing and waterfront living
- Cape Coral →Gulf Coast boating and island runs
- Key West →The Keys, the reef and the run to the Dry Tortugas
- The Bahamas →Nassau, the Abacos, the Exumas and Bimini
- Puerto Rico →Caribbean cruising and deep-sea fishing
What clients say
5.0
Average of 31 reviews on Google
Questions
Frequently Asked
How long has Aspire Yacht Sales been in business?
Aspire was founded in 2020 by John Booysen, a yacht broker who has also worked as a full-time captain, so the firm was started by somebody who has run the kind of boats it sells.
Where is Aspire Yacht Sales located?
Our office is at 1728 N Dixie Hwy, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33305, with brokers based in Miami, Palm Beach, Jupiter, Cape Coral, the Bahamas and Puerto Rico. We prefer to take listings within reasonable traveling distance of one of us, because a yacht sells better when her broker is aboard for every showing rather than handing over a key.
Is Aspire an IYBA member?
Yes. Aspire is a full member of the International Yacht Brokers Association, which gives us MLS access and reciprocal sales arrangements with brokerages worldwide.
What kinds of yachts does Aspire sell?
Motor yachts, sportfish, express cruisers and trawlers, across more than 200 builders and up to 145 feet. Size is not the test: we take smaller boats too, from around $100,000 upwards.
Does it cost anything to list my yacht with Aspire?
No. Aspire pays for the photography, video, drone footage and listing distribution up front. The commission is due only when your yacht sells.
Buying, or Selling?
Either way, the first conversation is with a broker, not a form.