Inside the Trawler Market with Jeff Merrill
The owner of Jeff Merrill Yacht Sales discusses brokerage during a pandemic—and offers tips for current buyers and sellers to succeed.
Safe Showing Suggestions
Each individual broker needs to determine for themself what an acceptable situation for multi-person interaction is. Prior to any vessel visit, the broker should check with local government guidelines to comply with requirements.
Standing By
Last Friday JMYS sent out an email blast to our clients titled “Standing By”. Standing By is something we are all doing now, not by choice initially, but that’s our current predicament. The response to that one newsletter has been phenomenal, thank you!
YATCO Making Waves newsletter featuring Jeff Merrill
YATCO – “The Official MLS of Yachting” is a true MLS (multiple-listing service) and JMYS is proud to offer our trawlers and tugs for sale on this platform.
Jeff Merrill shares Yacht Broker skills through Webinars
Webinars have been around since the beginning of the internet. They are a convenient means for a presenter to provide information on a topic to a large group of people who can listen in and learn from home on their own computer.
Distant Socializing (How three couples are coping with being “stuck” in paradise)
At the end of the CUBAR (see related story CUBAR 2019) most of the boats went their own way. Some returned north to California while others, including my wife Deanna and I aboard our Selene 55, Bella Luna, remained in Mexico to savor the cruising.
JMYS Sponsors Krogen Tuesday Breakfast
One of the best parts of the trawler lifestyle is the community of fellow cruisers which welcomes you with open arms and warm smiles. For Krogen owners in and around the Stuart area, Tuesday mornings means breakfast at Mulligans.
CUBAR – The Trip of Our Lifetime
We had first learned about CUBAR back in 2017, and from the very start it sounded like this was something that we wanted to do, even though we didn’t own a boat yet!
2020 Stuart, FL TrawlerFest Recap
This past week we participated in the TrawlerFest on Hutchinson Island in Stuart, FL. Stuart was the first event of the 2020 TrawlerFest series, and we enjoyed starting the year in pleasant weather with a large group of trawler enthusiasts.
“A (Pretty) Good Time to Buy” PassageMaker Magazine – March 2020 issue
The Trawler Market continues to gain momentum and PassageMaker magazine recently interviewed three expert yacht brokers to get their take on the current status.