Welcome back to our series on buying a boat in California! Today we’ll detail the process of actually buying the boat once you’ve figured out what you want. This is where the services of a licensed yacht broker are sure to come in handy. So you’ve narrowed down which type, make, and model of boat you’d like to purchase. The next step is actually finding a boat for sale that...Read More

Welcome to the third and final installment of our series of blogs on purchasing a boat in our lovely state of California! This week is all about safe boating and other information relevant to your new yachting experience. So, without further ado, let’s dive in!  The first, most obvious requirement for safe boating is having enough  life jackets aboard. A child age 13 and under must wear a life jacket...Read More

At times it can seem as if there’s as many yacht brands as waves on the ocean. How is a prospective buyer supposed to choose between Bayliner, Ocean Alexander, Viking, Beneteau, or Catalina, just to name a few? This series of blogs is going to provide a little background on several prominent yacht makers, and perhaps shed some light on which company’s name you’d like to represent on the high...Read More

This week’s blog is on the history of Trojan Yachts, known for their various Express and Convertible models. The company was founded in 1949 after James McQueen (a World War II fighter pilot) and Harper Hull (a University of Michigan naval architecture graduate) jointly purchased Cottrell-Spoore Boatworks in New York. The company grew swiftly, and production expanded to facilities in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and even Canada. Their rise was a result...Read More

This week on Yachting History, we’ll discuss the heritage of the famous yacht (and now super-yacht) builder Ocean Alexander. This company is unique among the ones we’ve detailed already because it was founded in Taiwan. In 1977, Alex Chueh was given the beginnings of a boat building company by a friend who couldn’t repay a loan. Soon after, Chueh partnered with legendary yacht architect Ed Monk, Jr. (creator of many...Read More