Referral Program

Know someone with a boat, or someone who wants one? This might be for you.

Referrals are how this business has always worked, from Thunderboat Row to Cap Cana. If you know someone who's looking to buy a yacht, or someone who's ready to sell one, register them with me. When the deal goes through, I say thank you with a referral fee, and we give back together.

It doesn't matter who you are: a customer, a friend, family, or the guy who bought a shirt last week. Your uncle with the sportfish, your boss with the motor yacht, your neighbor who keeps saying he's going to sell. They all count.

Our way of saying thanks

When a deal you referred closes, we thank you with 10% of our net commission, plus another 10% of our net commission to a charity of your choice.

10% of our net commission as a thank-you to you
+10% of our net commission to a charity of your choice

Choose from our list of vetted maritime and Caribbean humanitarian charities below.

How it works

  1. Fill out the form below to register yourself and the people you're referring.
  2. I reach out to them, no pressure and no runaround.
  3. When the deal closes, you receive your thank-you, and your charity receives its gift.

Our vetted charities

Maritime and Caribbean humanitarian causes we've checked out and stand behind.

THOSE WHO SERVE ON THE WATER

  • Coast Guard Foundation: supporting Coast Guard members and their families, including scholarships for their kids

CHILDREN IN THE ISLANDS

  • NPH Dominican Republic: a home, school and family for children in San Pedro de Macorís
  • SOS Children's Villages Jamaica: family-style homes for children in need

TEACHING KIDS TO LOVE AND PROTECT THE OCEAN

  • Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation: ocean science and school programs for kids
  • The Billfish Foundation: marlin and sailfish conservation and education
  • International SeaKeepers Society: yacht owners taking students out for ocean research

CAREERS ON THE WATER

  • Marine Industries Association of South Florida: scholarships for students headed into marine careers
  • Yacht Cowboy Scholarships (coming soon): helping future yacht brokers, captains, crew, merchant mariners and dock workers get their start

In your message, tell me

  • Your name, email and phone
  • The name of each person you're referring, and how to reach them
  • Whether they're buying or selling, and what kind of boat
  • Whether they'd rather I email or call them first

No contracts. No catch. Just a handshake deal, cowboy style.

— Woodie, the Yacht Cowboy

Net commission means what Yacht Cowboy actually earns on the deal after any co-broker or firm split. Thank-you fees are paid when the deal closes. The first person to register a buyer or seller gets the credit. Charities must be on our list or approved by us.