Forty-six years of knowing which boats are worth your time.
1,075 yachts sold, from 40 to 165 feet.
President of Gilman Yachts, Fort Lauderdale.
Currently representing
Featured Listings
New construction
Proudly representing Neptunus Yachts & Johnson Yachts
Two builders Jeff has delivered new yachts from — Canadian-built Neptunus, and Johnson Yachts of Taiwan. Specification through commissioning, managed end to end.
Neptunus YachtsNeptunus 550ETwin CAT C8.7 @640 HP each
Neptunus YachtsNeptunus 650ETwin CAT C18 ACERT@1136 HP each
Neptunus YachtsNeptunus 650STwin CAT C18 ACERT @1136 HP each
Neptunus YachtsNeptunus 750FTwin CAT C32 ACERT @1700 HP each
Neptunus YachtsNeptunus 750STwin CAT C32 ACERT @1,825 HP each
Johnson YachtsJohnson 70CAT C-18 1015HP*2
Johnson YachtsJohnson 80MAN 1550 HP
Johnson YachtsJohnson 93CAT C32 1925HP
Johnson YachtsJohnson 110CAT C32 1925HP*2
Johnson YachtsJohnson 115CAT C32 1925HP*2
Recently delivered
M/Y Mitan — 130′ Numarine 40XP
The most recent new build Jeff took from contract to delivery: a 2025 40-metre explorer, built at Numarine in Turkey and specified alongside her owner over the course of the construction.
Testimonials
What his clients say.
Unedited notes and letters from owners Jeff has bought and sold yachts for.
I just want you to know how much I appreciate your professionalism and in my book you are the best yacht broker I have ever dealt with in the last 35 years. I have owned over 16 boats in that time and your service after the sale is phenomenal.
I just wanted to thank you for all the time spent with us during the hunt for Mahi Dream and the sale of First Class. You always make yourself available and both Shannon and I appreciate the help and knowledge you bring to the table.
Robin and I have never experienced the high level of attention to detail that you provide. Your interest in us as buyers, your personal integrity, and the quality of service you provide is well beyond the norm.
The difference
Why owners come back
Accurate listing presentations
Every listing gets an overview built to actually inform a buyer — the detail most brokers leave out. It is the single thing clients mention most.
The Listing PresentationNew build project management
Neptunus in Ontario and Johnson Yachts in Taiwan. Running a new build is a different job from selling a boat, and Jeff has done it repeatedly.
New ConstructionAfter-sale refits and upgrades
The relationship does not end at closing. Refits and upgrades after the sale are why the same owners come back for the next boat.
Refits & Upgrades
About
Forty-six years, one trade.
Jeff Stanley is a lifetime yacht broker, starting out in 1980 soon after graduating college. Over his career he has sold 1,075 yachts, from 40 to 165 feet.
He also enjoys new build projects and has many to his credit, from Neptunus to Johnson Yachts in Taiwan. Accurate listing presentations and after-sale refits and upgrades are benefits he affords his clients.
Having the majority of his business as repeat clients or referrals speaks for itself. He is President of Gilman Yachts, brokering from Fort Lauderdale since 1968.
More about JeffNews & Market Notes
What Jeff is thinking about.
Buyer representation costs you nothing, and changes everything
On a brokerage sale the commission is already paid by the seller and split between two sides. Turning up without a broker does not save you that money — it just leaves one of the two seats empty.
What an accurate listing presentation actually contains
Most brokerage listings give you a boat's year, length and asking price. A proper overview tells you what it is like to own her.
The first season decides how you feel about the boat
The months after a closing are where yacht ownership is either enjoyable or a grinding argument with a yard. Very little of that is down to the boat.
Fort Lauderdale
Where the boats are.
Jeff works out of Gilman Yachts on 17th Street, at the center of the American yachting market — and travels to the boat wherever it happens to be.
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