141′
Yacht Brokers in Jupiter and Stuart
Jupiter Inlet, the St Lucie and the start of the Okeechobee Waterway. A stretch that keeps serious fishing boats and the cruisers heading for the Gulf.
- Listed here now
- 73
- From
- $370,000 to $17,900,000
- Up to
- 141′
The market
What Jupiter Is
This stretch, Jupiter up through Hobe Sound to Stuart, is where South Florida stops being a city waterfront and becomes a river system. It keeps a distinctive fleet: centre consoles and convertibles for the fishing, and trawlers and cruisers staged for the Okeechobee Waterway across to the Gulf.
Stuart calls itself the sailfish capital, and the inventory reflects it. Between Jupiter and Stuart there are usually more boats listed than in Palm Beach, which surprises buyers who have not looked.
The trade-off is water. Jupiter Inlet is shallow and moves, and the Okeechobee Waterway has a controlling depth and a fixed bridge clearance that decide whether a given boat can use it at all. Both are worth understanding before you buy for this stretch.
The cut-through to the Gulf
The Okeechobee Waterway crosses the state from Stuart to Fort Myers, turning a long trip round the Keys into a two-day passage, for boats that fit under the bridges and over the controlling depth.
Fishing, at every size
From flats skiffs to tournament convertibles. The sailfish run off this stretch is the reason a good share of the boats here exist.
River cruising
The St Lucie and the Indian River give protected water for days on end, which suits trawlers and slower cruisers in a way the open coast does not.
Value against the coast
Dockage and yard rates on this stretch generally sit below the Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale prime, and the yards are perfectly capable.
Lying here now
73 Yachts on the Market in Jupiter
From the whole cooperative, not only our own listings, and updated as the market moves. A spread across the sizes rather than the largest nine.
- 141′
93′
78′
70′
64′
55′
50′
43′
40′
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The water
Inlets and Where Boats Lie
Jupiter Inlet and St Lucie Inlet
Jupiter Inlet is shoal-prone and the sand moves; St Lucie is the more dependable of the two and the usual choice for anything of size.
Marinas on this stretch
- Loggerhead Marina Jupiter
- Jupiter Pointe
- Sunset Bay Marina
- Sailfish Marina of Stuart
- Harborage Yacht Club
Straight answers
Jupiter Questions
Can my boat use the Okeechobee Waterway?
It depends on two numbers: her draft against the waterway's controlling depth, and her air draft against the fixed bridge on the route. Both are published and both change. The controlling depth in particular moves with lake level and dredging. Check the current figures for the season you plan to transit, not last year's, and if she is close on either, plan the alternative round the Keys.
Is Jupiter Inlet safe for a larger boat?
It is shoal-prone and the sand moves with the weather, so local knowledge and a rising tide matter more than they do elsewhere. Owners of larger boats on this stretch commonly use St Lucie Inlet instead, which is deeper and more dependable. It is a genuine consideration when deciding where to keep her.
Why are there so many boats listed in Stuart?
It is a real market rather than an overflow. Stuart sits at the ocean end of the Okeechobee Waterway, it has the sailfish fishery, and it has yard capacity and reasonable rates, so boats are both kept and worked on here in numbers. Buyers who only search Fort Lauderdale and Miami routinely miss it.
Do you cover this area from Fort Lauderdale?
Yes. It is an hour and a half up the coast, our brokers are aboard for every showing here as anywhere else, and through the cooperative we can show you any listing on this stretch whoever holds it.
Buying or Selling in Jupiter?
We are based in Fort Lauderdale and we work this whole coast. A broker is aboard for every showing, wherever she lies, and there is no fee to a buyer for having one there.
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