Joel Lipton

Joel Lipton was born and raised in Miami, Florida. As a young boy he grew up fishing, snorkeling, diving, water skiing, and sailing. He didn’t need a reason to get wet; he just loved the water and playing in it! As a child his father took him to boat shows all over Florida. At these shows Joel began his lifelong passions for boats and boating.

His experience as a yacht broker started with buying and selling many boats for his own account and personal use.

His knowledge comes from crawling and walking into engine rooms, hand laying fiberglass, installing electronic equipment, turning wrenches, changing out pumps, and spending hours asking questions about how boats are constructed.

During the last seven years as a professional yacht broker Joel has visited more than thirty boat manufacturing facilities on three continents. The differences between one manufacture and another are many, but the builders are good at hiding them. A trained professional yacht broker can help distinguish the differences for their clients and protect their investments.

In 2008 Peter Schmidt, the founder and CEO of United Yacht Sales, LLC asked Joel to move into a managerial position within the company. Today, Peter and Joel are equal partners and the majority shareholders of United Yacht Sales, LLC. Together they are building the “Best Damn Brokerage Firm in the World” according to Joel. He states, “If we build the best tools and the best platform to compete in the industry our team will rise to be the best”.

Joel feels that honesty, knowledge, and personal attention is crucial in achieving a successful relationship with his clients. He knows value and what a boat is worth. He uses his experience and energy to help his client’s purchase the right vessels, or sell one they already own.
Both Peter and Joel are accessible 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to support United Yacht Sales independent brokers and their clients.

Joel is enthusiastically waiting to assist you in realizing a wonderful boating experience.

Earning your trust one boat at a time!

Let him earn yours!

Joel Lipton

United Yacht Sales is one of the largest Yacht Brokerage firms in the United States made of pure brokers. United’s policy is to not dilute our services by stocking new boats as our brokers are tasked solely with placing buyers and sellers together. United Yacht Sales’ inventory is our 600+ quality brokerage listings from large power and sailing yachts to smaller weekenders. We represent your best interest in every transaction, at all times!

With over 80+ affiliate member brokers in 12 key yachting centers nationwide, United’s national team of professional brokers are positioned to assist buyers and sellers with all of their pre-purchase and purchase requirements.

All United Yacht Sales’ brokers are exceptionally well qualified with an average of over 15 years of experience in the brokerage business. United brokers act as true independent agents, always representing the needs of our clients. This not only qualifies them to do the job well, but also gives them the ability to get the job done in a professional and timely manner. There are no levels of management to interfere with the broker’s ability to facilitate a transaction, which clearly sets United Yachts Sales apart from the competition.

We look forward to representing your interests and to being of continued service.