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JUPITER, FL  ·  26.93°N   80.10°W
03   Marinas & Yachts Marina Development & Concessions

Working waterfronts. Designed, built, delivered.

Development partner on eight marina properties across South Florida — from Miami’s Island Gardens Deep Harbour to private members’ clubs like Admirals Cove, Turnberry Isle, and Royal Palm. Three subsequently acquired by Safe Harbor Marinas (Blackstone) and IGY; five privately owned. Now structuring marina, utility, and concession agreements across U.S. and international jurisdictions — with active mandates on large-scale island marina resort developments.

8 Marina developments
500+ Vessels brokered · refit
257′ Largest vessel handled (M/Y TV)
03.APortfolio

Eight marinas. Developed & delivered.

/ 01
Island Gardens Deep Harbour Marina, Miami

Island Gardens Deep Harbour

Miami, FL
Acquired byIGY
NoteN. America's first megayacht marina
/ 02
Old Port Cove Marina, North Palm Beach

Old Port Cove

North Palm Beach, FL
Acquired bySafe Harbor (Blackstone)
NoteMarina · resort
/ 03
Harbour Isle Marina, Bradenton

Harbour Isle Marina

Bradenton, FL
Acquired bySafe Harbor (Blackstone)
NoteFull-service marina · Bradenton
/ 04
Admirals Cove Marina, Jupiter

Admirals Cove

Jupiter, FL
StatusPrivately owned
NotePrivate waterfront community marina
/ 05
Harbourside Place, Jupiter

Harbourside Place

Jupiter, FL
StatusPrivately owned
Note$144M mixed-use waterfront
/ 06
Turnberry Isle Marina, Aventura

Turnberry Isle

Aventura, FL
StatusPrivately owned
NotePrivate waterfront community marina
/ 07
Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club, Boca Raton

Royal Palm Y&CC

Boca Raton, FL
StatusPrivately owned
NotePrivate waterfront community marina
/ 08
The Marina at Loblolly Club, Hobe Sound

The Marina at Loblolly Club

Hobe Sound, FL
StatusPrivately owned
NotePrivate waterfront community marina

03.BVessels

Brokerage & Refit — to 257′.

Sold and managed new construction, brokerage, and refit up to 257′ across Rybovich, premier South Florida shipyards, and top custom yacht builders worldwide.

Select vessels 12 of 500+
Wider 150 superyachtU.S. Debut
Wider Yachts
Wider 150
M/Y · 45.7m
Burger 106 motoryacht WOWRefit
Burger
Burger 106 · M/Y WOW
M/Y · 32.3m
Tribute 72 sportfishNew Sales
Tribute Boats
Tribute 72 · DonaKen
Sportfish · 21.9m
Viking 66 sportfishBrokerage
Viking
Viking 66 · Goose
Sportfish · 20.1m
Tribute 61 sportfishRefit
Tribute Boats
Tribute 61 · Typhoon
Sportfish · 18.6m
Garlington 61 Wire We HereRefit
Garlington
Garlington 61 · Wire We Here
Sportfish · 18.6m
Sculley 60 sportfishNew Sales
Tribute Boats
Sculley 60 · Why Wouldn’t We
Sportfish · 18.3m
Filippetti S55 sport coupeU.S. Debut
Filippetti Yachts
Filippetti S55
Sport Coupe · 16.8m
Cabo 52 expressNew Sales
Cabo
Cabo 52
Express · 15.8m
Release Boatworks 43 Sally MargaretNew Sales
Release Boatworks
Release 43 · Sally Margaret
Sportfish · 13.1m
Cabo 40 expressBrokerage
Cabo
Cabo 40
Express · 12.2m
Release Boatworks 34 HookerNew Sales
Release Boatworks
Release 34 · Hooker
Sportfish · 10.4m

Two decades of operating and sales leadership across marine manufacturing, brokerage, and superyacht refit. Led a worldwide dealer organization of 50+ sales staff generating $80M+ in annual revenue, and managed build orders and commissioning for 200+ new yachts — $200M+ in total new construction — sitting on the core design team for four model launches.

Founded and rolled up a Florida brokerage group, growing combined revenue from $35M to $100M+ — a 51% CAGR over two years — and building the organization from three brokers to fifteen. Served as U.S. authorized representative for Wider Superyachts and Filippetti Yachts, bringing both to their Americas debut at the Palm Beach International Boat Show, while launching two custom sportfish builders and taking their inaugural production runs to market.