Private Market Access
The centre of the American large-yacht market.
Fort Lauderdale earns the phrase 'yachting capital of the world' on infrastructure rather than marketing. More than three hundred miles of navigable waterway, the largest concentration of refit and repair capacity in the Western Hemisphere, and a professional community deep enough that a 150-foot yacht can be surveyed, hauled, repainted and re-crewed inside a few square miles.
For a buyer that has a direct, practical benefit. Every step of diligence happens locally and quickly. You can walk a yard, meet a surveyor, and see three comparable yachts in a day.
It also concentrates information. Fort Lauderdale is where you hear that a yacht is coming available months before anyone advertises it.
Sample dataPlatform demonstration. The opportunities shown are sample records used to illustrate how the private market is presented — they are not offers, and no vessel shown is represented as available.
10 opportunities published
Confidential · Masked until qualification
PRIVATE LISTING· Seller position confirmed
Italian Build · 2021
Florida
$2.4M–$2.9M
Estimated asking range
VERIFIED OFF-MARKET· Seller position confirmed
Italian Build · 2013 · Refit 2025
Florida
$12M–$14M
Estimated asking range
PRIVATE LISTING· Seller position confirmed
North American Build · 2024
Florida / Bahamas
$2.1M–$2.5M
Estimated asking range
PRIVATE LISTING· Seller position confirmed
Italian Build · 2023
Florida / Bahamas
$3.6M–$4.1M
Estimated asking range
PRIVATE LISTING· Seller position confirmed
Italian Build · 2019 · Refit 2025
Florida
$4.2M–$4.9M
Estimated asking range
PRIVATE LISTING· Seller position confirmed
Italian Build · 2022
Florida
$8.5M–$9.8M
Estimated asking range
VERIFIED OFF-MARKET· Seller position confirmed
Northern European Build · 2018 · Refit 2024
Florida / Bahamas
$28M–$34M
Estimated asking range
VERIFIED OFF-MARKET· Seller position confirmed
Italian Build · 2011 · Refit 2022
Florida
$9.2M–$11M
Estimated asking range
VERIFIED OFF-MARKET· Seller position confirmed
Italian Build · 2014 · Refit 2022
Florida / Caribbean
$26M–$31M
Estimated asking range
VERIFIED OFF-MARKET· Seller position confirmed
Northern European Build · 2010 · Refit 2024
Florida / Caribbean
$33M–$39M
Estimated asking range
Because of the density of its marine infrastructure. Fort Lauderdale has over three hundred miles of inland waterways, the largest concentration of yacht refit and repair yards in the Western Hemisphere, and hosts the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, the largest in-water boat show anywhere.
The New River corridor holds the principal refit yards, Port Everglades handles the largest vessels, and Las Olas and the Intracoastal are lined with private dockage. Most large-yacht brokerages are based within a few miles of the New River.
The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show is held annually in late October or early November. It functions as the effective start of the American yachting season and is a common trigger for owners to make listing decisions.
Availability is tight, particularly for vessels over 100 feet during the winter season. Secure a berth arrangement before closing rather than assuming one will be available afterwards.
Usually, though haul-out slots at the major yards can book out weeks ahead in peak season. Building survey scheduling into your offer's acceptance period is sensible.
Opportunities where the owner has authorised a masked description are published on our Off-Market Yachts in Fort Lauderdale page. This page covers the Fort Lauderdale market more broadly: the yards, dockage, survey logistics and how the city compares with Miami.
Fort Lauderdale has deeper inventory above 100 feet and vastly more refit capacity. Miami is stronger in sport yachts and express cruisers, and has a different buyer profile.
Tell us what you are looking for. We will search the private market and come back to you with what is genuinely there.