Steve Shull, YachtMinder, Inc. Yacht Sales Agent at Seattle

Growing up in the Puget Sound region of Washington State Steve was drawn to his life-long love of yachts and the sea at a time when many of the major yacht builders in the Northwest were just getting a foothold in the business. A number of these boat yards soon recognized Steve as a familiar face, and as age allowed he spent his early working years employed at a few of their yards.

Steve's professional career began with the Weyerhaeuser Company where he remained to become one of their trusted executives until retirement became available. Having pursued his love of boating as a pastime while at Weyerhaeuser, Steve chose an active retirement path and began another career in yacht brokerage. After joining Fraser Yachts in Seattle Steve became aware of the YachtMinder yacht brokerage concept and followed it with interest. Several years passed, Steve moved from a successful stay with Fraser Yachts to Compass Point Yachts and realized that YachtMinder's yacht brokerage business model would allow him to better serve his clients. In September of 2002 Steve left Compass Point Yachts to join YachtMinder Yacht Brokerage.

In addition to passing the California Department of Boating and Waterways state exam for a yacht salesman's license Steve is also licensed as a nationally Certified Professional Yacht Broker. We welcome Steve's professionalism and his natural ability to serve a discriminating clientele with a warm combination of executive skills and his extensive knowledge of the region's larger yachts.

Steve's credentials are impeccable and he places a high value on client relationships, but it is Steve's outdoorsman's love of the sea and yachts that drives his friendly enthusiasm with those who share the same interests.

We value Steve's proven abilities and we fully endorse his client-centered priorities.

Primarily serving the Seattle, Tacoma, Gig Harbor, Edmonds, Everett, and other regions of the Puget Sound, Steve specializes in motor yachts of 60' or larger and has no qualms about traveling to meet with his buying and selling clients. Unique among those in yacht sales, Steve's depth of knowledge about classic yachts of wood construction and the wide variety of custom and production yachts built in the Northwest is truly encyclopedic. If you have a yacht of size that you wish to sell or are looking to purchase one of the prime yachts lying on the West Coast (San Diego to Vancouver) Steve knows where they are and which ones will match your needs. To experience a superb level of yacht brokerage agent representation and service give Steve a call at: (360) 860-1455.

Whether selling or purchasing a yacht, we encourage you to consult with Steve Shull.

YachtMinder's Proven Methods Provide the Best Service

Elegant and unique, the manner of YachtMinder's marketing is to present all advertising for our listings so each inquiry is immediately routed to the cell phone of the Listing Agent for the specific yacht. This effective approach connects all prospective buyers with the individual agent that knows the particular yacht the best, (24/7).

The Details of our Methodology:

Our Listing Agents establish a rapport with the seller and personally inspect the yacht to compose detailed listing specifications, inventory list, and the photos used for our specifications brochure and an on-line photo tour of the yacht. This process provides our agents with a comprehensive and first-hand knowledge about each of their listings. Thus by directing all buyer inquiries about the yachts we present for sale to the listing agent, our selling clients can be assured that all prospective buyers for their yacht will receive a prompt and very qualified response to their inquiries.

Each buyer inquiry goes directly to the Listing Agent's cell phone. Not only does this ensure a prompt and knowledgeable response to all inquiries, it supplies each YachtMinder Agent with the real-time market input required to keep their selling clients well informed throughout the sales cycle.

YachtMinder produces professional .PDF (Adobe) brochures for each listing. Proofed for accuracy and easily emailed or printed from the YachtMinder website, these Adobe formatted brochures allow us to quickly distribute a polished presentations for each of our listings to our database of prospective buyers, and to other yacht brokers.

YachtMinder employs a comprehensive International marketing program for its listings that include a detailed on-line presentation of the yacht's specifications and a carefully crafted photo tour at our in-house website. We then create custom Web- Ads that link to our main website presentations and post these Web-Ads to the most popular yacht sales web sites: the Yacht Brokerage MLS (YachtWorld), boats.com, BoatsUS, and to our high volume advertising venues on Yahoo.com, Google.com, and Craig's List.

Each YachtMinder on-line listing display includes our proprietary formula for presenting a virtual showing photo tour. When a photo tour is accessed our website simultaneously transmits the viewer's specific contact information to the Listing Agent's cell phone. Then by responding in real-time with a phone call to the contact, our listing agents transform each photo tour of their listings into a personalized multi-media sales presentation.

The attractive all-weather "Yacht For Sale" signs that we display aboard each listing prominently display the listing agent's name, cell phone number, and the Internet location for downloading a brochure and viewing a photo tour of the yacht. Like the rest of our advertising, our signage provides each prospective buyer with an an on-the-spot ability to contact the listing agent for each yacht we offer for sale, regardless of business hours.

Therefore, from anywhere and at any time, each YachtMinder agent may immediately respond to all interest in their listings, and each of our selling clients can be assured that no sales opportunities for their yacht will be missed.

YachtMinder's unique ability to collect buyer contact information continually adds to our listing-specific database of prospective buyers. We use this database to notify relevant groups of buyers when new information becomes available about a yacht they had expressed an interest in, and to notify them when we acquire a new listing that fits a previously indicated interest.

Proactive use of our buyer database to promote new listings has proven to be a very effective tool for quickly generating buyer interest in advance of our broader range of marketing. (Note: We do note share our buyer database information with any third parties).

In addition to expedient sales, the result of our methods is that 90% of our listings are sold with the listing agent serving both the buyer and the seller. This ensures a non-adversarial atmosphere for purchase negotiations, prompt and clear broker facilitated communications between buyer and seller, and expedient closings.

Each YachtMinder sales agent (in Washington and California) is licensed by the state of California as a Yacht Salesperson sponsored by YachtMinder's California Yacht Broker's license (California is the only state in the US that requires yacht brokers and sales agents to pass a rigorous licensing exam and an extensive background check). Each YachtMinder sales agent is also a knowledgeable yachtsman, and has a well proven ability in facilitating equitable yacht sales.

YachtMinder's managing Broker-of-Record, James Taylor, has been involved in yachting approx. 50 years (since childhood). James has been successfully engaged in yacht brokerage for fifteen years, and has owned and managed YachtMinder since 2001. James holds YachtMinder's California Yacht Broker's License, Washington State Vessel Dealership License, California Yacht Broker's Association Master Membership, and he administers YachtMinder's Trust Account services. James reviews each YachtMinder agreement for compliance with regulations, and is on call for each YachtMinder sales agent (24/7).

YachtMinder, Inc. is a California C-Corporation that is Licensed and Bonded for Yacht Sales in California and Washington State. YachtMinder's administrative offices are located in San Clemente California, and Kingston Washington.

YachtMinder's effective blend of on-site professional yacht brokerage service and interactive marketing can only be found with a YachtMinder Agent. Our licensed yacht sales agents and our unique marketing methods are well proven, and we are constantly in need of replenishing our sales inventory. If you are ready to sell your yacht, we are ready to make it happen.

Whether purchasing or selling, our clients receive a high level of personalized, professional yacht brokerage service.

YachtMinder Can Sell Your Yacht