Full Displacement

Current Yachts

A podcast designed to educate yacht sellers and yacht buyers, and to share what is happening in the yacht brokerage market. Produced by Current Yachts.

  1. 4d ago

    On being a woman in the marine industry (ft. Captain Boomies)

    What is it like to work as a woman in the marine industry? Captain Boomies explains why standing out in a male-dominated field has worked in her favor, and why the confidence behind it was earned through mistakes and good mentors. 🛎️ Subscribe to Current Yachts: https://www.youtube.com/@CurrentYachts?sub_confirmation=1 Recorded at the Current Yachts booth at the 2026 Annapolis Powerboat Show, Maryline Bossar and Amanda Haley sit down with Captain Boomies, a captain, boating influencer, and brand ambassador with 25 years of professional maritime experience. She shares what she has learned teaching couples to run a boat together: most docking stress comes from crews who never swap jobs and don’t know what the other role demands. Her coaching differs by person. She teaches men to fail gracefully and women to be willing to fail, sometimes by bumping the dock on purpose. The conversation also turns to money. Captain Boomies sees women captains being underpaid, often because they care so much about the boat that it stops feeling like a job. Amanda shares the pushback she has met as a female yacht broker, which comes from fellow brokers rather than clients, and how Current Yachts answers it with a transparent brokerage model. Resources: 🔎 Want to hire Captain Boomies as a training or delivery captain? Find her in the Current Yachts Marine Directory: https://currentyachts.com/resources/directory/captain-boomies 💪🏼 What makes Current Yachts different? https://currentyachts.com/about/difference ⚓️ Talk to Current Yachts about buyer representation: https://youtube.currentyachts.com/buy 🛥️ Sell your yacht with Current Yachts: https://youtube.currentyachts.com/sell 📆 Find Current Yachts at the Fort Lauderdale boat shows. Tell us you're coming and book time with our team: https://currentyachts.com/events/fort-lauderdale-international-boat-show 🛥️ Browse our inventory: https://currentyachts.com/boats/ 💭 Who is Current Yachts? We are a different kind of yacht brokerage. We guide buyers and sellers to better decisions with market insights, transparency, and client representation. Our team is present in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Annapolis, Maryland. Our licensed and bonded professional brokers assist our clients every step of the way. 🎥 Our podcast Full Displacement helps educate yacht sellers and buyers, and shares what is happening in the yacht brokerage market: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcE3-wOQgN8C7VGybRHBjzf9uZsr6tPs Follow Current Yachts: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/currentyachts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/currentyachts/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/currentyachts/ #FullDisplacement #WomenInBoating #WomenInYachting #AnnapolisBoatShow #YachtBroker #BoatCaptain #CurrentYachts #yachting #currentyachts

    On being a woman in the marine industry (ft. Captain Boomies)

  2. Oct 21

    Living on a Boat vs an RV: Which Costs More? (ft. Sailing Doodles)

    Living on a boat vs RV life: which costs more, and which one is easier to live with full time? Bobby White of Sailing Doodles has ten years of boating behind him and travels the country in his RV between sailing seasons, so we asked him to compare the two lifestyles side by side. 🛎️ Subscribe to Current Yachts: https://www.youtube.com/@CurrentYachts?sub_confirmation=1 On this episode of Full Displacement, we cover the cost of living aboard vs staying in RV parks, fuel, maintenance and repairs, tiny-space living, off-grid power and water, and which one he would give up if he had to choose. Maryline Bossar and Amanda Haley sat down with Bobby in Fort Lauderdale, right after a morning of looking at Sea Ray motor yachts together. Bobby shares what surprised him most about RV life, why he says boating is a three-dimensional problem and RVing is a two-dimensional one, the gear he considers essential on both, and how anchorage friendships compare to RV park neighbors. If you are planning retirement on the water or on the road, his advice for first-time buyers applies to both: buy it right, and set a date. 🔗 Follow Bobby on Sailing Doodles on YouTube, on Glamping Doodles (Bobby’s RV channel) and The Bobby White Podcast ⛵️ Bobby’s CT 56 is listed for sale on FSBOAT.com: https://fsboat.com/boats/1989-ta-chiao-ct-56-20986812 ⚓️ Talk to Current Yachts about buyer representation 🛥️ Sell your yacht with Current Yachts 📆 Find Current Yachts at the Fort Lauderdale boat show. Tell us you're coming and book time with our team: 💭 Who is Current Yachts? We are a different kind of yacht brokerage. We guide buyers and sellers to better decisions with market insights, transparency, and client representation. Our team is present in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Annapolis, Maryland. Our licensed and bonded professional brokers assist our clients every step of the way. 🎥 Our podcast Full Displacement helps educate yacht sellers and buyers, and shares what is happening in the yacht brokerage market: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcE3-wOQgN8C7VGybRHBjzf9uZsr6tPs ⚓️ Discover the Current Yachts difference at https://currentyachts.com/ 🛥️ Browse our inventory: https://currentyachts.com/boats/ Follow Current Yachts: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/currentyachts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/currentyachts/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/currentyachts/ #yachtbroker #lveaboard #rvlife #sailingdoodles #luxury #yachting #currentyachts

    Living on a Boat vs an RV: Which Costs More? (ft. Sailing Doodles)

  3. Oct 14

    The Best and the Worst of the Great Loop

    Planning America’s Great Loop? Captain Paul Bates shares hard-earned advice on route planning, fuel range, cruising costs, essential equipment, and what to look for when buying a Loop boat. In this second Full Displacement conversation, Maryline Bossar of Current Yachts and Paul discuss seasonal timing, locks, flexible itineraries, onboard systems, and finding mechanics along the way. Paul’s biggest buying tip? Don’t buy the bedroom instead of the boat. A boat that’s easy to handle matters more than a spacious master stateroom when navigating hundreds of locks and docking at unfamiliar marinas. Cost figures reflect Paul’s personal estimates; actual expenses vary by boat, cruising speed, and marina stays. Resources & Contacts: 📞 Contact Captain Paul: https://currentyachts.com/resources/directory/captain-paul-bates ⏯️ Watch the first episode of Full Displacement with Captain Paul: https://youtu.be/4AoukcIQJaY ⬇️ Download our Great Loop Boat Buying checklist: https://currentyachts.com/resources/downloads/great-loop-boat-buying-checklist ⚓️ Talk to Current Yachts about buyer representation: https://youtube.currentyachts.com/buy 🛥️ Sell your yacht with Current Yachts: https://youtube.currentyachts.com/sell 📆 Find Current Yachts at both shows. Tell us you're coming and book time with our team: https://youtube.currentyachts.com/events Notes and updates: 📡 Bahamas AIS rule: the requirement that took effect July 1, 2025 applies to foreign vessels 50 feet and over (Paul mentions 40 feet in the conversation). Check the current rules with Bahamas Customs before you go. 🧭 Erie Canal season: the 2026 navigation season runs May 15 to October 14. Dates change year to year, so confirm with the New York State Canal Corporation when planning. 💭 Who is Current Yachts? We are a different kind of yacht brokerage. We guide buyers and sellers to better decisions with market insights, transparency, and client representation. Our team is present in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Annapolis, Maryland. Our licensed and bonded professional brokers assist our clients every step of the way. 🎥 Our podcast Full Displacement helps educate yacht sellers and buyers, and shares what is happening in the yacht brokerage market: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcE3-wOQgN8C7VGybRHBjzf9uZsr6tPs ⚓️ Discover the Current Yachts difference at https://currentyachts.com/ 🛥️ Browse our inventory: https://currentyachts.com/boats/ Follow Current Yachts: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/currentyachts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/currentyachts/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/currentyachts/ #yachtbroker #buyaboat #greatloopboat #greatloop #luxury #yachting #currentyachts

    The Best and the Worst of the Great Loop

  4. Oct 7

    The Real Cost of Owning a Nordhavn, From Owners With 33,000nm

    Frank and Leslie Coles have cruised just over 33,000nm on two Nordhavn trawlers, a Nordhavn 62 and now a Nordhavn 64. They first started living aboard full time on a sailing catamaran in 2021 before making the move to passage-making trawlers and long-range cruising. They share what it costs to own and maintain a Nordhavn every year, what a pre-purchase survey found on a Nordhavn 64 that had sat on the market for two years, and why Frank would rather buy a two-year-old boat than build new. If you are weighing a trawler, a passage maker, or a move aboard, this is the ownership conversation you want to hear. Maryline Bossar and Amanda Haley, co-founders of Current Yachts and host of Full Displacement, sat down with the couple behind the YouTube channel MV Kariwa. Frank spent 12 years in the merchant marine, rose to captain, practiced maritime law, and ran shipping fleets in Hong Kong. Leslie had barely been on a boat before moving aboard and now handles the engine room checks on passage. Resources & Contact 🛥️ Follow MV Kariwa:  @MVKariwaN64  ⬇️ Download Frank & Leslie's Preventative Maintenance checklists: https://currentyachts.com/resources/podcast/the-real-cost-of-owning-a-nordhavn ⚓️ Talk to Current Yachts about buyer representation: https://currentyachts.com/buy 📆 Find Current Yachts at both shows. Tell us you're coming and book time with our team: https://youtube.currentyachts.com/events 💭 Who is Current Yachts? We are a different kind of yacht brokerage. We guide buyers and sellers to better decisions with market insights, transparency, and client representation. Our team is present in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Annapolis, Maryland. Our licensed and bonded professional brokers assist our clients every step of the way. 🎥 Our podcast Full Displacement helps educate yacht sellers and buyers, and shares what is happening in the yacht brokerage market: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcE3-wOQgN8C7VGybRHBjzf9uZsr6tPs ⚓️ Discover the Current Yachts difference at https://currentyachts.com/ 🛥️ Browse our inventory: https://currentyachts.com/boats/ Follow Current Yachts: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/currentyachts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/currentyachts/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/currentyachts/ #yachtbroker #Nordhavn #LivingOnABoat #FullDisplacement #liveaboard #yachting #currentyachts

    The Real Cost of Owning a Nordhavn, From Owners With 33,000nm

  5. Sep 30

    She Paid $2M+ for a Kadey Krogen. Then They Went Bankrupt.

    Kadey Krogen filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on July 6, 2026, after Elizabeth Fortunato and her husband Vince had paid in full for their new Kadey Krogen 50 Open. The finished boat sits at the Asia Harbor yard in Taiwan, along with more than 2 million dollars they paid including shipping. On this episode of the Full Displacement podcast, Elizabeth walks Maryline Bossar and Amanda Haley through the new boat build, the warning signs, and what anyone buying a new build can learn from her experience. Elizabeth and Vince chose the Krogen 50 Open for its full displacement hull, its open helm layout, and a brand with 49 years of reputation behind it. Over eight payments, the red flags added up: requests to pay ahead of schedule, a comment at the boat show that the order book ended in 2027, no plan when the 2025 tariffs hit, and silence after the final payment. We cover why a completed boat can put an owner in a harder spot in a Chapter 7 than an unfinished one, the difference between the Kadey Krogen brand and Asia Harbor Yacht Builders, the commissioning and warranty gaps waiting on the other side, and why paying cash left them more exposed than a construction loan with staged draws would have. Elizabeth is still working to get her boat released. If you have been through a builder bankruptcy or have advice that could help, contact us through the link below and we will put you in touch with her. Buying new? Due diligence will not remove every risk, but it helps. Build your team early: legal counsel, and a buyer's broker who represents you, even when the builder will not pay for that representation. Resources & Contacts ⚓️ Talk to Current Yachts about buyer representation: https://youtube.currentyachts.com/buy 💬 Share advice or connect with Elizabeth, contact Current Yachts: https://youtube.currentyachts.com/contact 🎧 AI Captain's Log podcast with Elizabeth Fortunato: https://aiboatcaptain.substack.com/ ⚓️ Discover the Current Yachts difference at https://currentyachts.com/ 🛥️ Browse our inventory: https://currentyachts.com/boats/ Follow Current Yachts: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/currentyachts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/currentyachts/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/currentyachts/ #kadeykrogen #yachtbroker #podcast #fulldisplacement #bankruptcy #luxury #yachting #currentyachts

    She Paid $2M+ for a Kadey Krogen. Then They Went Bankrupt.

  6. Sep 23

    Pro tips for boat buyers at the Annapolis boat show

    Heading to the Annapolis Boat Show this October? In this episode of Full Displacement, Maryline Bossar and Amanda Haley of Current Yachts share their best Annapolis boat show tips for the Annapolis Powerboat Show (October 8 to 11, 2026) and the Annapolis Sailboat Show (October 15 to 18, 2026). You'll learn the best day to go, whether Preview Day is worth the upcharge, where to stay and park, and when manufacturers are most open to a deal. We also cover the free seminars and paid Cruisers University classes, where to meet your favorite sailing YouTubers at Cruisers Creating Content, and the parties that keep the sailing community together. Amanda explains why a boat show special doesn't always beat a well-kept pre-owned boat in today's buyer's market. We close with the latest industry news on Dream Yacht, Navigare and SamBoat. 📆 Find Current Yachts at both shows at the corner of Tent C, just inside the vacation basin. Tell us you're coming and book time with our team: https://youtube.currentyachts.com/events 👓 Read the news article from IBI News (International Boating Industry): PPF Group announces sale of marine portfolio / https://www.ibinews.com/news/ppf-group-announces-sale-of-marine-portfolio/56173.article 🎟️ Current Yachts is a proud sponsor of the Latitudes & Attitudes party at the Sailboat Show. Buy your Boat Show Tickets: https://www.annapolisboatshows.com/tickets/ 💭 WHO IS CURRENT YACHTS? We are a full service yacht brokerage company located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Annapolis, Maryland. Our licensed and bonded professional brokers assist yacht sellers and buyers every step of the way. 🎥 Our podcast Full Displacement helps educate yacht sellers and buyers, and shares what is happening in the yacht brokerage market: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcE3-wOQgN8C7VGybRHBjzf9uZsr6tPs We've set out to build a genuine community that offers exclusive insights and resources, empowering yacht owners and buyers alike. ⚓️ Discover the Current Yachts difference at https://currentyachts.com/ 🛥️ Browse our inventory: https://currentyachts.com/boats/ Follow Current Yachts: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/currentyachts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/currentyachts/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/currentyachts/ #yachtbroker #boatshow #annapolis #sailing #yachting #currentyachts

    Pro tips for boat buyers at the Annapolis boat show

  7. Sep 16

    Don't Wire Money to a Boat Seller Until You Hear This

    Money protection in boat transactions is underserved, misunderstood, and skipped entirely more often than it should be. This episode of Full Displacement breaks down exactly how to protect yourself, whether you're buying or selling through a broker, privately, or on the FSBOAT platform. We sit down with Kelly Curtis of PayKeeper, a licensed escrow company, to walk through: the difference between a broker's trust account and true third-party escrow, when you actually need escrow (and when you don't), how deposits and holdbacks work in a brokered deal, and how FSBOAT has built PayKeeper's escrow directly into the private-sale process. Current Yachts brokers boats with a licensed trust account and PayKeeper as an optional third-party escrow solution. FSBOAT gives private buyers and sellers the same protection with no broker and no commission. Resource & Contacts🔒 Learn more about PayKeeper's escrow services and fee schedule: https://currentyachts.com/resources/podcast and https://fsboat.com/buy/services/escrow ⬇️ Download our boat buying & selling spreadsheets, checklists, and guides: https://youtube.currentyachts.com/downloads 📅 Come find us at the boat shows: Annapolis, FLIBS, and TrawlerFest Baltimore. RSVP links are on the events page: https://currentyachts.com/events ⚓️ Work with Current Yachts: https://youtube.currentyachts.com/contact 🚤 Buying or selling privately? See how FSBOAT protects your transaction: fsboat.com Who is Current Yachts?We are a full service yacht brokerage company located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Annapolis, Maryland. Our licensed and bonded professional brokers assist yacht sellers and buyers every step of the way. 🎥 Our podcast Full Displacement helps educate yacht sellers and buyers, and shares what is happening in the yacht brokerage market: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcE3-wOQgN8C7VGybRHBjzf9uZsr6tPs We are revolutionizing yacht sales by offering a transparent, service-based pricing model that puts yacht buyers and sellers first. ⚓️ Discover the Current Yachts difference at https://currentyachts.com/ Follow Current YachtsFacebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | 📩 Contact Current Yachts | 🛥️ Browse our yacht inventory

    Don't Wire Money to a Boat Seller Until You Hear This

  8. Sep 9

    She's Sailing Solo Around the World on a 27-Foot Boat

    She's halfway through a solo circumnavigation on a 27-foot Grinde, with no fridge, no radar, no autopilot, and a wind instrument that's been broken for most of the trip. In this episode we talk to Holly of Wind Hippie Sailing about how she bought her boat Gecko with a broken arm and no sailing budget, refit it herself in a Maine barn, and has been sailing solo since 2018 with little more than a phone, a Garmin inReach, and her parents' weather updates. We cover what she actually uses for navigation and communication at sea, how she manages sleep on long solo passages including a 41-day Panama to Marquesas crossing, what she's learned about sailing without a working engine, and the advice she'd give anyone waiting to feel "ready" before they go cruising. Resources & Contact: ⚓️ Subscribe to Wind Hippie Sailing: https://www.youtube.com/@WindHippieSailing 🗺️ Follow along Gecko's journey and support Holly on Patreon: patreon.com/windhippie ⏯️ Watch more Full Displacement episodes: https://podcast.currentyachts.com/all ⛵️ Want to cast off the lines? We can help you find the perfect boat! Contact Current Yachts & learn more at: https://youtube.currentyachts.com/buy 💭 WHO IS CURRENT YACHTS? We are a full service yacht brokerage company located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Annapolis, Maryland. Our licensed and bonded professional brokers assist yacht sellers and buyers every step of the way. 🎥 Our podcast Full Displacement helps educate yacht sellers and buyers, and shares what is happening in the yacht brokerage market: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcE3-wOQgN8C7VGybRHBjzf9uZsr6tPs We are revolutionizing yacht sales by offering a transparent, service-based pricing model that puts yacht buyers and sellers first. ⚓️ Discover the Current Yachts difference at https://currentyachts.com/ 🛥️ Browse our inventory: https://currentyachts.com/boats/ Follow Current Yachts: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/currentyachts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/currentyachts/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/currentyachts/ #solosailing #sailingaroundtheworld #fulldisplacement #liveaboard #offshoresailing #sailing #podcast #currentyachts #circumnavigation

    She's Sailing Solo Around the World on a 27-Foot Boat
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A podcast designed to educate yacht sellers and yacht buyers, and to share what is happening in the yacht brokerage market. Produced by Current Yachts.

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  • Creator
    Current Yachts
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    51
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 Current Yachts

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