New Faces at Port Gardner Yachts

Hey, I'm Jared the new owner of Port Gardner Yacht Brokerage

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Port Gardner Yachts
May 30, 2024

Meet Jared Burris!

Hey there, some of you may have noticed that there have been changes happening here at Port Gardner Yacht Brokerage, including me! I recently bought PGYB and am excited to be part of the community here at the Port of Everett. I wanted to start back up a monthly newsletter to share information and connect with all of you.

To start with, I thought I would share a bit about myself and what brought me to PGYB. I grew up along the shores of Lake Michigan and fell in love with being on the water at a young age. Before moving to Washington, Bethany and I (along with our cat Stella) lived aboard our Silverton 352 in Saint Paul, MN on the Mississippi River.

If you look closely you can see Stella yelling at us from the stairs

After navigating my way through advertising sales at Pinterest and then sales leadership roles at various startups I saw an opportunity to bring the sales skillset, photography skills, and my passion for boats at a brokerage. Along the journey of finding my own boat, I had frustrating experiences with boat brokers and the sales process, and heard similar frustrations from other boat owners, but knew it could be different. So I decided to buy PGYB to make the buying and selling of boats a more enjoyable and less painful experience. I believe that more information, transparency, and communication makes a world of a difference.

Our office is still located in the same place, by the North basin at the Port of Everett. I’d love to meet you, so feel free to stop by for a chat sometime!

Community Events

Sundays through October 27 - Everett Farmer’s Market

Articles:

It doesn’t always make sense to work with a boat broker to sell your boat. I want all boat owners to feel confident in doing what makes the most sense for them. Read more about some of our tips for selling a boat without a boat broker here.

Boat Love:

Below is a photo I took of a fun motorsailer called the Wells Gray, in Port Townsend, over the winter.

Contact Us:
If you have any questions or want to connect, feel free to email me at [email protected] or call me at 253.270.2443