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Yacht Brokerage

Who is this course suitable for, whether you’re already an experienced broker or you’re looking to make the transition to this vibrant industry in a junior capacity, the diploma in yacht brokerage is applicable to anyone working within a yacht or charter brokerage environment..

Modules: 12 in total

About the Course

Over the years this course has been updated to reflect all aspects of the constantly evolving yacht brokerage industry. Module subjects include essential matters such as registration, title rules and regulations, yacht brokers and the law, business management and valuation along with other challenging subjects such as insurance, finance, sea trials and chartering.

Course Structure

The course consists of 12 modules. All students are required to successfully complete and pass the module assignments. Diploma students will also be required to sit and pass a final examination.

1. An Introduction to the Yacht Brokerage Industry

• Yachting safety
• The purchase of a yacht
• The law and yachts
• Health and safety for the yacht broker
• Customer relations & common courtesy
• Brokerage companies and organisations
• The essential resources for a yacht broker

2. Types of Vessels & Technical Descriptions

• Basics of design
• Definitions of the principal dimension
• The shape of hulls
• Types of vessels
• Sailing boats
• Sails and rigging
• Motorsailers
• Inland waterways vessels
• Mechanical propulsion devices
• Materials & their construction
• Internal equipment
• Electronic & navigation equipment
• Technical standards
• Basic operational knowledge
• Weather and tides

3. Registration, Title Rules and Regulations

• The role and function of registration
• Registration and the certification of registry
• Admiralty law and jurisdiction
• International maritime law
• Documentation
• National and international standards
• The Royal Yachting Association Training & Qualifications

4. Boat Brokers and the Law

Legal concepts

• English Law and the National Legal System
• The law of contract
• The law of tort (negligence)
• Liability in contract and tort

Sale of goods

• UK legislation
• Trade descriptions

Business practice

• Value Added Tax (VAT)
• Recreational Craft Directive (RCD)
• Title & registration
• Marine insurance

5. Business Management

• Starting a boat brokerage business
• Chosen product
• Obtaining listings, photography, advertising and publicity
• Go and see the vessel and crawl over it yourself
• Responsibilities of the different brokerages (listings and selling)
• Getting the vessel on your books
• Marketing and selling
• The sale process
• Communications, ethics and client relations
• The five big thoughts

6. The Surveyor in Practice

• The surveyor
• Organising and completing the survey
• Types of surveyors
• What makes a good surveyor?
• Types of surveys
• The role of the surveyor and the sale process
• The broker/surveyor relationship

7. Sea Trials

• Sea trial and the broker
• The purpose of the sea trial
• Engine tests
• Steering tests
• Other system trials
• Information recording and reporting

8. Valuation

• Valuation methodology

9. Insurance

• The legal side of marine insurance
• The practical side of marine insurance
• The marine trades policy

10. Finance

• Sources of finance available to the broker and the decision criteria
• Title registration and the influence on options for finance
• Liens and encumbrances
• Corporate ownership and the rationale
• Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
• Client funds, trust, deposits and escrow accounts
• Miscellaneous finance topics

11. Charter Yacht Brokerage

• Why get into the charter yacht industry
• Different types of charter
• Structure of the yachting industry
• Getting started
• Finding yachts for your clients
• Different types of charter yachts, toys, amenities and crew members
• International chartering areas and their respective seasons
• Itineraries
• Finding clients
• Sales training & closing the deal
• Financial transactions
• Preference sheets
• Clients & customer care
• Niche marketing
• Charter yacht booking

12. Yacht Sales

• Sales and brokerage
• Franchise / dealership
• Introduction to superyacht brokerage
• Role of the broker
• Campaign – be prepared
• Purchasers profile & preferences

Career Pathway

Career path: There is not one single defined career path. In larger yachts many professional yacht crew retrain as yacht brokers in order to be able to come ashore and yet remain in contact with the marine world.

Salary: Can be from a starting level of commission only up to huge sums (millions) for a successful few who sell superyachts. The average annual salary for a yacht and small craft broker in the United Kingdom is around £38,000.

Duties: Finding clients who wish for their yacht to be sold, checking all legal aspects of the right to sell the vessel, obtaining a detailed and accurate description of the vessel, and presenting it in the best possible manner (without misleading). Promoting the vessel to obtain interest and organising viewings. Acting as the intermediary between buyers and sellers and being the glue that holds a sale together through the difficult times.

Meet the Course Director

Toby maclaurin.

Director of Sales and Marketing at Ocean Independence

Toby is Ocean Independence Director of Sales in addition to being a Group Board Member and Shareholder of this leading superyacht group.

Toby’s role as Director is exceptionally varied and primarily involves him providing day to day business and troubleshooting support for the group’s 50+ sales and charter brokers across 13 international locations.

He has served on the council of ABYA (Association of British Yacht Agents) and was elected to the MYBA (The Worldwide Yachting Association) governing board in March 2008. He then completed 4 years as MYBA President followed by 4 years as Chairman of the association’s commercial company All Yachting SAS, that owns and operates yachtfolio.com and the MYBA Charter Show.

DIPLOMA IN YACHT BROKERAGE

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Over the years this course has been updated to reflect all aspects of the constantly evolving yacht brokerage industry. Module subjects include essential matters such as registration, title rules and regulations, yacht brokers and the law, business management and valuation along with other challenging subjects such as insurance, finance, sea trials and chartering.

Who Is The Course Suitable For?

Whether you’re already an experienced broker or you’re looking to make the transition to this vibrant industry in a junior capacity, the Diploma in Yacht Brokerage is applicable to anyone working within a yacht or charter brokerage environment.

Call us on +44 (0)23 9228 7828  for more information.

Available Courses

All our Yacht Brokerage training courses can be delivered at a training centre in the UK, or we are also able to deliver them on-site at your premises, on-board your vessel or in a suitable location of your choosing.

All courses can be delivered over one to five days dependent on the depth of knowledge required and the initial level of knowledge of the learners.

Alternatively, our courses can be combined across subject areas to create a truly bespoke and personalised learning experience.

Below you will see the twelve Yacht Brokerage courses we currently have available, in addition we specialise in bespoke training and course design so if you do not see a course that fulfils your specific requirements, please do not hesitate to contact us.

• An Introduction to the Yacht Brokerage Industry • An introduction to Types of Yachts and their Technical Descriptions • Yacht Registration, Title Rules and Regulations for Yacht Brokers • Yacht Brokers and the Law • Business Management for Yacht Brokers • Understanding the yacht Surveyor in Practice • Sea Trials for Yacht Brokers • Understanding Valuations in Yachting • Understanding Yacht Insurance • Understanding Finance in Yachting • Understanding the Role of a Yacht Charter Broker • Understanding the Role of a Yacht Sales Broker

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Yacht Sales Professionals (brokers, dealers, salespeople) have a benchmark for measuring their skills, abilities and performance, while, at the same time, enhancing their marketing value. Boat sellers and buyers are in a better position to select qualified, competent sales professionals with confidence and trust.

If you want to set yourself apart, the certified professional yacht broker (cpyb) program is for you., apply today, six reasons to become a certified professional yacht broker:, • distinguishes you among your peers, • indicates that your level of knowledge and its application has been tested, measured and verified to the highest business standards and protocols, • signals to your peers and clients that you follow a strict code of ethics and standard business practices, • demonstrates your commitment to staying current with industry trends and changes through continuing education, • establishes your commitment to advancing excellence in the industry, • enhances your earning potential by allowing you to stand out in the eyes of the boating public, consumers recognize the value of credentialing. in a crowded field, they view professional certification as a way to identify those individuals who will conduct business in an ethical manner and act in their best interest., for more information, go to www.cpyb.net or contact us at [email protected].

How To Become A Yacht Broker

Jul 19, 2016

Professional yacht brokering is an appealing career for many people who have a maritime background and live close to the water. How does one go about becoming a yacht broker? What steps should you take in order to successfully become a licensed broker? Let’s look at some fundamental requirements one must consider in the pursuit of becoming a broker.

It’s important to understand the industry of boating before diving into this career path. Being familiar with different boat brands is key; you wouldn’t start selling cars with any knowledge of car brands. This will serve as a base for understanding the prices, quality, performance, and manufacturing quality of individual yachts. Having this basic comprehension will pave the way for smooth sailing when dealing with experienced and amateur customers.

Certifications:

The Yacht Brokers Association of America strongly recommends that new brokers receive their CPYB (Certified Professional Yacht Broker). This certification is not mandatory for yacht brokering, but it puts potential customers in a more comfortable situation. To become eligible for certification, one must have at least three years in sales/yacht brokerage, a history of using and maintaining legal contracts, required licenses, and proof of appropriate trust accounts. The certification process concludes with an exam that determines if one is fit to become a certified broker.

Only a few states actually require new yacht brokers to have a license. States that do require one will need to see evidence of a background in sales, more specifically experience under another licensed broker. Another portion of states will require an administered background check in order to continue the licensing process. Next, yacht brokers may have to take out surety bonds in order to protect their clients and themselves in case of a financial emergency. After acquiring your license, it’s important to note that state rules and regulations state that you must renew your license pending a specific amount of time.

A bachelor’s degree is the standard to find employment in yacht brokering, although having a GED or no formal higher-level education could be sufficient depending on the situation. Ultimately, having a strong knowledge of boats and boating culture can take you far in this field, it is more than possible to become successful in yacht brokering without a college degree.

In the end, anyone can become a yacht broker. If you are motivated, like to make your own hours, and have a thorough knowledge of everything boating…you are on the right track. If you have any questions, or have any of your own tips for becoming a yacht broker, please leave a comment!

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How to Become a Yacht Broker: Requirements Explained

Fun fact: U.S. boat sales can reach heights of up to $41 billion bucks each year. And while most people want to join the frenzy by saving up to buy their own boat, other clever cats join in on the big business by selling the boats. Yachts in particular can sell for a very pretty penny. So hopping in on the craze by starting a career as a yacht broker might get you a sweet slice of that $41 billion dollar business.

But although it might seem pretty lucrative to become a yacht broker, you can't really just head to the dealership and take on the role. On the contrary, there are quite a few hoops you might have to jump through to start a career in the yacht sales business. Wondering how to become a yacht broker? Here's what the job requires.

Basic Knowledge of the Business

First of all - would you buy a car from a guy who's never driven one? Exactly. Before you even think about becoming a yacht broker, you have to make sure you know what to tell your buyers. First hand experience with yachts should give you the upper hand in the business so that you know exactly how to sell a boat's good points and how to take attention away from its flaws.

Yacht brokers need to know the need-to-knows of the business. If you don't have a boat of your own, then you can visit your local marina and talk with the boat owners there. Visit a dealership and ask about boat specifics. You can even do research at home. It pays to know everything there is to know about boats if you want to really get your buyers to seal the deal especially if you don't have a lot of sales experience yet.

CPYB Certification

For the record - certification isn't required if you're wondering how to become a yacht broker. In fact, not a single brokerage requires it since they're more interested in experience in sales and skills. But it is helpful for buyers who want to make sure they’re dealing with someone with a good sales record.

That's exactly what certification is for. Presently, only the Yacht Brokers Association of America ( YBAA ) offers a course for certifying brokers, providing the title Certified Professional Yacht Broker (CPYB.) Applicants must be able to provide several documents to start the certification process. These include:

• Proof of present employment as a yacht broker for at least 1 year
• Proof of employment as a yacht broker for at least three years in the past 10 year period
• Proof of ethical yacht sales and necessary documentation
• A dedicated escrow/trust account for all client funds in trust
• Where applicable, the individual holds all necessary licenses required by the local government
• No violations for the last seven years of any surety or Codes of Ethics of any brokerage organizations or groups that the applicant is a part of
• Pass the CPYB exam

Individuals who comply with these requirements (among several others) are eligible to obtain certification as a Certified Professional Yacht Broker from the Yacht Brokers Association of America.

Alternatively E-learning courses and seminars are also helpful for developing skills. The Association offers courses on warranties, insurance, marketing, co-brokerage, and all of the nitty gritty details of being a yacht broker.

These e-seminars can be helpful in providing insight so you can navigate the work of selling boats, offering important knowledge on specifics that you might not be able to find anywhere else.

Do You Need a License for a Yacht Brokers Career?

To be clear, there are very few states that actually require a yacht broker to have a license . As of writing, only the states of Florida , California, and Virginia require yacht brokers a license to practice their trade through the local government. Other states have no yacht sales regulations.

The requirements for acquiring a license change between states, but you might expect some of these requirements to pop up during the process:

• At least 18 years of age
• A fixed place of business
• Employed as a yacht broker as your primary occupation in another state for at least three years OR
• Own and operate a business selling new or used yachts in the state for at least three years immediately after applying for a license OR
• Employed as a licensed yacht broker for at least a year out of the last five years in the state
• Relevant certification from the YBAA and licenses

These are a must for licenses in California, but Florida and Virginia might require completely different documents and regulations. Licensing process fees can cost you between $200 and $300 to become a licensed broker, depending on the place you're in. It may be helpful to check locally to get a better idea.

Renewal of licensing may have to take place annually depending on local regulations, but it can be different for different states. In some cases, you might also have to complete and pass a written exam to ensure that you're knowledgeable on the specifics of the industry before you can become a licensed broker.

Education, Degree, and School Requirements for the Career

Is a degree a must to become a yacht broker? Yacht brokerages will usually prefer employing yacht brokers with at least a Bachelor's Degree, but it's not uncommon for high school graduates to get jobs as yacht brokers. Of course, a college education and a Bachelor's Degree in business, marketing, sales, or any other related course can be helpful, but you will find it's not always a must in most states.

Selling yachts and sealing deals aren't really skills they teach you at high school -- you get that from years of sales experience. If you've got the chops to make sales and you know the ins and outs of yachts, then it shouldn't be impossible to get a job as a yacht broker -- even without a college degree or an extensive background in school based education especially if you pass the brokerage's exam and requirements.

How Much Do Yacht Brokers Make?

What's a yacht broker salary like? Yacht brokers work on a commission just like any other broker or salesperson career, which means that they make more when they sell more. According to statistics, a successful yacht broker can make a salary of as much as $120,00 a year if they're dealing with higher end yacht models. But that's a very generous estimate of what real figures actually look like.

If we're being realistic, a yacht broker can make an average of about $70,000 a year. That places their weekly salary payout at around $1,300 to $1,400. Of course, peak seasons do exist where sales increase, earning them an extra $500 to $1,000 a week if they're lucky.

Another helpful piece of information is that the amount they get in terms of commissions isn't permanent. Most brokers will ask for 10% of the total sales, but there are net commissions and percentage commissions.

With a net commission agreement, the broker gets the exact amount agreed with the clients regardless of whether or not the yacht is sold for a lower or higher price after negotiations. On the other hand, percentage commissions will earn the broker a specific percentage of the successful sales, which is affected by negotiations made on the sale.

You'll also have to consider the situation if there's a broker working for the buying end as well. The listing broker and selling broker will often have to split the commission from the sales. So if the clients agree to pay a 10% commission on the sale, the brokers won't get 10% each, but will instead get 5% each for a total cut of 10%.

Tips on How to Become a Yacht Broker

• First of all - connections are key in this career. Expand your network by visiting boat shows, dealerships, and other places where you can meet new people in the industry.
• It's helpful to ask a pro. Find and train at a yacht brokerage under licensed or experienced yacht brokers with lots of sales experience to get a better idea of the intricacies of the sale and relevant skills and knowledge.
• You must learn to accept rejection. Yachts are expensive, and even the most interested buyers can back off of a deal when their budget won't allow it.
• Maintain previous contacts. Prospective buyers who didn't push through in the past might be more comfortable to purchase a boat later in the future. It may be helpful to keep in touch.
• Be likable. You and your competition are all selling the same boats. It's your personality that will make all of the difference.
• Go online. A lot of your prospective buyers exist on the internet. If you want to reach a wider audience, try your hand at online marketing.
• Be teachable. If you don't have a lot of experience or a degree in marketing or business, make up for the school deficit by attending seminars and learning courses to expand your knowledge and skills.

FAQs About How to Become a Yacht Broker

Is it hard to become a yacht broker.

All jobs come with their own unique set of challenges. Becoming a successful yacht broker requires persistence and lots of exposure to the actual job. You will find that there are intricacies you'll only learn once you're out on the field since they're not taught in school or in textbooks. Work with a more experienced broker to learn more about what it takes to secure those sales.

What about luxury yacht brokers?

Selling luxury superyachts and gigayachts can earn you massive income in a single transaction, but it's not quite as easy as selling small fry. You're going to need lots of sales experience since you're going to deal with a yacht brokerage and corporations instead of not private individuals.

They might also be more particular about making sure their brokers education, preferring those that have a Bachelor's Degree in business, marketing, and other appropriate courses and not just a high school diploma. It's always best to start out with smaller boats and then work your way up by joining a brokerage firm for luxury yachts for the super rich clientele.

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If you're thinking about quitting your day job to pursue your passion for boats, then it pays to know how to become a yacht broker. You'll find that it will take some serious sacrifice and learning before you can call yourself a success in the industry. But with the right contacts, proper licenses and experience, and lots of practice and exposure, you might just be able to secure for yourself a high paying job that puts you in the company of some of the richest communities around.

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How To Become A Yacht Broker

I consider becoming a yacht broker one of the best decisions I have ever made.

In 2016 I jumped feet first into the yacht, boat, and ship brokerage industry with little experience but with incredible passion. Selling yachts was my first job out of college and is still my only post graduation job, aside from working on this website and building other websites.

I even turned down a job offer from Google to work in the yacht industry!

One of the many benefits, in my opinion, of being a yacht broker is that the job is semi seasonal. While the definition of seasonal will change depending on where you work, not being busy for the full 12 months allows me time to offshore fish, build websites , travel, and much more.

How I Became A Yacht Broker

While in college I started a drone photography and videography business as drones, at the time, were still new to market and the barrier to entry was high.

I started by filming short video clips for car dealerships and real estate agents, but I wanted to incorporate my passions of saltwater fishing and yachts with photography.

One day I cold emailed the most reputable “fishing centric” yacht brokerage in San Diego, California and offered my drone services free of charge. Fast forwarding, this free video offer lead to monthly paid work for over a year. During this year period I was becoming more immersed in saltwater fishing and built up a small following on social media.

Upon graduating from college, I approached the owner and asked for a sales position at the brokerage, to which I was added to the team immediately. Over the last 9 years, I have been responsible for the sale of over $60 million in yachts and boats.

How Much Does A Yacht Broker Make?

Researching the compensation for a particular industry or position is important before making a career move.

In most cases, a yacht broker is not paid a salary, rather paid solely on commission. The standard industry commission is 10% based on the selling price of the vessel. This means compensation can range from $100,000 to over $1 million per year.

In my experience, the harder you work the more you will earn as the job is purely commission. There will be months, or several months, where you don’t bring home any income, but when the season is in full swing you will be glad you’re paid on commission and not salary.

Yacht Broker License Information

It’s fairly easy to become a yacht broker or a yacht salesperson. These terms often get lumped together as the same, however a broker owns the company where the salesperson “hangs” their license under.

Only two states in the United States required a license to sell yachts and boats. Florida requires a license for those selling vessels over 32’ that are not their own, and California requires a license for those selling vessel over 16’ that are not their own. The other 48 states are more lax, so I would suggest speaking to a local brokerage in your state about their rules.

How You Can Become A Yacht Broker

Nearly anyone can become a yacht broker or a yacht salesperson, but not everyone will succeed at the job. Below is a list of traits and actions that can help you get into the category of yacht brokers who earn a substantial living.

1. Be Driven 

As mentioned earlier, this job is purely commission based so you need an excellent work ethic and a “go getter” attitude in order to generate income. Yes you can sit back and not do much work, but when starting out and building your client base, this will lead to lackluster results. Be willing to walk the docks, advertise, leverage social media, and look for opportunities to spread your name and services.

There will be some months where you don’t earn any money, just know that this will happen and be prepared. Have some money set aside to get through the slow times, but on the contrary, when the market is on fire, the sales come quick and steady. 

In any business, honesty is vital for longterm success. Boats and yachts have countless systems and nuances, so when asked a question you don’t have the answer to, simply say you do not know but will find out. Follow up with your client the same day with the answer.

When it comes to negotiations, stick to your guns and don’t become intimidated. There is a time and place to offer a reduced commission or to help bridge a survey allowance gap, but don’t make this your automatic go to.

2. Have A Passion For Boats and Yachts

Your body language and attitude, whether intentful or not, will be analyzed by prospective buyers and sellers, and if you don’t show passion for what you’re talking about, then this will be apparent.

Many buyers and sellers have chosen to work with me because they could sense my drive and passion for their needs. I highly encourage you to be genuinely excited to show or preview a vessel because you can always learn something new, plus the water is your office…it doesn’t get much better than that.

Having prior sales experience will be helpful in making a seamless transition into the yacht sales industry, but I’ve found it’s not a requirement. As your deal flow increases, transactions will become easier but for the first year or two there will be a lot of learning moments throughout the sales cycle.

When starting out, take as many listing as you can to get experience learning about different boat platforms and brands, as well as work out all the kinks that can arise during negotiations, paperwork and closing.

3. Excellent Communication and Follow Up

This section separates excellent brokers from mediocre brokers. While this may be the most important aspects of the job, I think it requires the least amount of text.

• Always tell the truth and be honest…if an unpleasant conversation needs to be had, do it quickly and with a phone call opposed to sending an email
• Always stay in contact with your clients…whether they are a prospect, in contract on a boat, or a past client, maintain contact often
• Follow up early and often…be preemptive in your communication, pre addressing and questions before they become questions…a simple text message or two sentence email with an update is often all that is needed for your client to instill additional trust in you

4. Contact Local Yacht Brokerages For An Open Position

Once you have a good understanding of what you’re entering in to, it’s time to start looking for a brokerage to work under.

If you’re totally new to the industry, I recommend using Google to find reputable brokerages in your area, or you can see which brokerages advertise in the back of Yachting Magazine or Marlin Magazine for example.

For those with some experience within the boating industry, you should have somewhat of an idea of which brokerage houses are the most reputable in your area.

There is no better way to land a job than walking in and asking to speak to the owner or manager. Bring a resume and be prepared if the decision maker wants to talk right then. Even if a position isn’t available today, stay in contact via email so that when an opening does occur your name comes to mind.

Selling yachts for a living has offered me many opportunities that I could have never had without this employment. If you’re ready to work hard, then I encourage you to take the plunge immediately. The first 12 months will be difficult, but after that the learning curve begins to flatten.

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How To Become A Superyacht Broker

When it comes to brokerage, there are 2 breeds: “the Boat Brokers” & “the Yacht Brokers”.

If you go on LinkedIn right now and search for ‘Yacht Brokers’, you will find nearly 2500 results, but when you search for ‘Boat Brokers’, you will only find 160 results. Well, yachts are much more glamorous than boats!

A few years ago, when I began as a boat broker, I remember meeting a guy in my building’s elevator on the way to work one day.

He asked me what I did for work so I responded “yacht broker”.

I couldn’t believe how he reacted to those 2 magical words. It was like time had stopped. His facial expression immediately changed and he looked at me with the most profound admiration and said “Whaou, yachts! Fancy!”

Every month I receive messages from readers asking me how to become a “yacht” broker. So I wanted to go behind the scenes of this intriguing profession and more specifically, the elite of the industry. The ones who serve the 0.001% — the superyacht brokers.

Being a great superyacht broker takes much more than being connected to the rich and famous or hanging out drinking cocktails with a nice suit on the deck of a superyacht.

A great superyacht broker must not only have in-depth knowledge of the new vessel and existing market, but must also have relationships with clients, builders and support professionals. The larger the yacht the more complex it becomes. Crew management, engineering, maritime law, classifications, insurance, naval architecture, tenders & toys, are only some of the things that should be taken into consideration during a large vessel transaction.

During the last Cannes Boat Show, I asked one of my friends who sells yachts for a recognized brand of trawlers from 50′ to 90′, who he thought was the best broker he knew. He said Richard Lambert from Burgess. I actually knew Richard from the time he was at OceanStyle. I remembered meeting him on the dock a few times and recalled his friendly and professional attitude but was also impressed with his resume and progression in his career.

I reached out to Richard, and with no surprise, he accepted to share a few of his tips with our community. Richard is currently Managing Director Asia and Senior Broker at Burgess. For those of you who are not familiar with the superyacht world, Burgess is one of the global superyacht industry leaders in sales, purchases, new construction, charters, and management of luxury superyachts.

So without further ado, let’s review Richard’s interview:

1) Tell us a bit about yourself and what did you do to become a superyacht broker?

I have always had a passion for sailing and the water and while at School and University I was a sailing instructor. This led to yacht charter and brokerage initially for  Princess  in the UK and then Mallorca before starting my own business and then returning to the UK. I started with  Burgess  in 2005 to focus on the semi-custom market and we launched OceanStyle.

2) What do you think differentiates a boat broker from a yacht broker? In other words, what would the difference be in the process of, for instance, listing and selling a 35′ boat versus a 100′ brokerage boat?

The principals are the same in theory, however, in our industry, the key factor is the relationship that you build with the client. This is vital at the larger end of the market as you can be dealing with a client for years before they decide to move ahead with a purchase.

3) In working with other brokers to help them improve their sales results, I often see 2 major barriers of improvement:

i. Their constant desire to put their product before their customers in the selling equation.

ii. Their lack of persistence and follow-up due to the fact that boat sales are often a long selling cycle.

I am curious to know how those particular barriers affect your organization and what actions you are taking to increase your sales performance and customer satisfaction?

As I mentioned above, the relationship with the client is paramount, it is important to listen to their needs and make sure that you as their broker are prioritizing their requirements. This does not mean that you cannot guide and advise them and ensure that they are making an informed decision, but it is important to listen to their needs and realize that this is a profession where you have to take the long-term view.

4) What are some of the interpersonal and technical qualities you look for when hiring a new yacht broker?

There are a number of qualities that I would look for aside from purely a passion for yachting. Patience, the ability to build relationships and professionalism are a few that I would see as priorities.

5) In your 11 years as a superyacht broker, what part of your job has been the most challenging and has required you to spend the most time on and why?

One of the most challenging periods was during the financial crisis, we experienced difficult market conditions and depreciation that we had not seen previously. Sellers were becoming frustrated that their yachts were not selling and buyers were making incredibly low offers. We still get some clients that are looking for a distressed purchase but I am pleased to report that those days have now passed. The way through this period was patience and honest communication of quantifiable market conditions.

6) What is the top sales or marketing advice that you would give to a young boat broker who is just getting started in this industry?

Gain experience where you can and do not expect to start as a superyacht broker. Ensure that you have done your research and always be honest, if you do not know the answer then do not lie.

7) I recently wrote a blog post on  the future of boating  and I am curious in knowing your opinion on where the market is heading and what you are doing to adapt?

It is a fascinating market and it is one that you need to consider globally, the appetite for building larger and larger still seems to be prevalent. However, I feel that the semi-custom proven platform with shorter delivery lead times will appeal, especially in emerging markets. The brokerage market is stabilizing and there are some significant signs that the market is stabilizing, fewer price reductions are an indication of improving market conditions and clients setting realistic asking prices. The quality builders have performed well in recent years and this is demonstrated in stronger resale figures. The market is driven by confidence and there is instability from a geopolitical standpoint which can destabilize these stabilizing conditions.

The Key to Becoming a Superyacht Broker As Fast As Possible

As you can judge through Richard’s responses, you can not expect to become a superyacht broker overnight.

Even though Richard started early in his career compared to the industry average, he had many years of experience before working with one of the top superyacht firms today.

Having said that, I’ve got good news for you.

And that’s this: you can fast-track your career.

How so? It’s simple really.

What you need is the right knowledge, the right insights, and the right training.

If you had these things, you could take years off your learning curve.

And that’s why I’ve put together the  Sales Masterclass : a 6-week training course that contains the practical know-how you need to break into the ranks of the most successful yacht brokers.

But, I’ve got to be honest… it won’t turn you into a superyacht broker overnight. However, and as far as I know, it’s the only thing that will fast-track your path to becoming one.

So, if you want to hit the “fast-forward” button, just hit the link below to learn more about the Sales Masterclass:

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To your success!

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Brokerage boat of the month: Aalto, the high-volume yacht with an interior by iconic Parisian designers

Every month we place a spotlight on one of the best-designed brokerage boats that have joined the market, changed agents or have had a significant price drop. For August, the 80-metre yacht Aalto is our Brokerage Boat of the Month. 

Nuvolari Lenard was responsible for her exterior design, while iconic Parisian designers Agence Pinto worked up her interior. Aalto is listed for sale with multiple brokers for the Monaco Yacht Show , comprising Matt Pinckney at Burgess , Charles Carveles at Edmiston and James Pool at Y.CO. Her asking price is €79,750,000. 

BOAT's brokerage editor says:

Aalto sports a powerful exterior by Nuvolari Lenard that contains a high-volume 2,310GT interior, exquisitely finished and detailed by Paris-based Agence Pinto. Constructed in the Netherlands by Oceanco , she is packed with design features – including a stabilised pool table, heated pool, owner's suite with two Jacuzzis, circular skylights, circular indoor-outdoor dining room – while remaining gimmick-free and purposeful, with life rafts positioned outboard for safe automatic deployment.

The brokers say:

Burgess' Matt Pinckney said: "This Dutch-built yacht offers a unique chance to own a pedigree yacht at a fraction of current build costs." Y.CO's James Pool agreed, adding: " Aalto offers a great opportunity in today’s market to purchase a reputable Oceanco Y700 platform, commercially compliant and ready to go." The third joint central agent, Edmiston's Charles Carveles concluded: "As part of the Oceanco Y700 series, Aalto is a proven platform for both owner's use and charters worldwide – with one owner from new and benefiting from constant maintenance."

Key features:

• Northern European pedigree
• Owner's deck and further eight guest cabins for total party of 18, including four VIP cabins
• Large sundeck with pool and swimming jets
• 20-knot top speed
• Considerable 2,310GT internal volume
• Substantial guest elevator

What makes her special?

Nuvolari Lenard's Dan Lenard exclusively told BOAT International that Aalto was the first of a range to use the Oceanco standard platform, named Y700. "This concept was new in the 80-metre-plus sector," he recalled, noting this was the first time that Aalto was based on a  "3D superstructure' design". "Before, Aalto designs were flat." The superstructure also had "portions of the side decks being wider than the hull’s maximum beam", which is now quite commonplace in the industry.

 "Her top deck pool was a daring step ahead on the outside deck design," he continued. "She marked Oceanco as an innovative and open-minded shipyard with a vision of pushing the bar, with every boat coming out of their sheds in the years to come." Her design followed the 81.3-metre Alfa Nero , which "introduced the stern pool", and the 85.5-metre Vibrant Curiosity , with a pool on the upper deck.

No expense was spared when it came to design details either, with Aalto originally decorated in 2007 by Agence Pinto under the artistic direction of the renowned designer Pietro Scaglione, who is famed for his maximalist extravagant interiors.

Thierry Seigle of Agence Pinto said: " Aalto is a floating masterpiece that embodies elegance and luxury in every detail of its design".  He added that Pinto "infused this vessel with a unique Art Deco ambience. Every space on board reflects the opulence and glamour of the 1920s, with noble materials, geometric patterns and rich colours creating a sophisticated yet warm atmosphere". Carefully selected works of art are found throughout, with splendid lounges, cabins and relaxation areas, including a billiard room, "which have been designed to offer guests absolute comfort". Summing up: "We can see that she has stood the test of time over the past 20 years."

Price comparison:

BOATPro data shows comparable yachts for sale to the 80-metre Aalto for sale, asking €79,750,000 with Burgess, Edmiston and Y.CO: 74-metre Global , asking €79,000,000 with IYC ; 77-metre Yersin , asking €59,000,000 with Edmiston ; 78-metre Amaryllis , asking €89,000,000 with Moravia Yachting ; 78-metre Energy , POA with Burgess ; 80-metre Silver Edge , asking $75,000,000 with Fraser ; 80-metre Elements , asking €112,000,000 with Camper & Nicholsons ; 90-metre Dar , asking €208,000,000 with Large Yacht Corp. ; 91-metre Lady Lara , asking €230,000,000 with Y.CO .

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Sverdlovsk oblast.

Sverdlovsk Oblast is the largest region in the Urals; it lies in the foothills of mountains and contains a monument indicating the border between Europe and Asia. The region covers 194,800 square kilometers (75,200 square miles), is home to about 4.3 million people and has a population density of 22 people per square kilometer. About 83 percent of the population live in urban areas. Yekaterinburg is the capital and largest city, with 1.5 million people. For Russians, the Ural Mountains are closely associated with Pavel Bazhov's tales and known for folk crafts such as Kasli iron sculpture, Tagil painting, and copper embossing. Yekaterinburg is the birthplace of Russia’s iron and steel industry, taking advantage of the large iron deposits in the Ural mountains. The popular Silver Ring of the Urals tourist route starts here.

In the summer you can follow in the tracks of Yermak, climb relatively low Ural mountain peaks and look for boulders seemingly with human faces on them. You can head to the Gemstone Belt of the Ural mountains, which used to house emerald, amethyst and topaz mines. In the winter you can go ice fishing, ski and cross-country ski.

Sverdlovsk Oblast and Yekaterinburg are located near the center of Russia, at the crossroads between Europe and Asia and also the southern and northern parts of Russia. Winters are longer and colder than in western section of European Russia. Snowfalls can be heavy. Winter temperatures occasionally drop as low as - 40 degrees C (-40 degrees F) and the first snow usually falls in October. A heavy winter coat, long underwear and good boots are essential. Snow and ice make the sidewalks very slippery, so footwear with a good grip is important. Since the climate is very dry during the winter months, skin moisturizer plus lip balm are recommended. Be alert for mud on street surfaces when snow cover is melting (April-May). Patches of mud create slippery road conditions.

Yekaterinburg

Yekaterinburg (kilometer 1818 on the Trans-Siberian Railway) is the fourth largest city in Russia, with of 1.5 million and growth rate of about 12 percent, high for Russia. Located in the southern Ural mountains, it was founded by Peter the Great and named after his wife Catherine, it was used by the tsars as a summer retreat and is where tsar Nicholas II and his family were executed and President Boris Yeltsin lived most of his life and began his political career. The city is near the border between Europe and Asia.

Yekaterinburg (also spelled Ekaterinburg) is located on the eastern slope of the Ural Mountains in the headwaters of the Iset and Pyshma Rivers. The Iset runs through the city center. Three ponds — Verkh-Isetsky, Gorodskoy and Nizhne-Isetsky — were created on it. Yekaterinburg has traditionally been a city of mining and was once the center of the mining industry of the Urals and Siberia. Yekaterinburg remains a major center of the Russian armaments industry and is sometimes called the "Pittsburgh of Russia.". A few ornate, pastel mansions and wide boulevards are reminders of the tsarist era. The city is large enough that it has its own Metro system but is characterized mostly by blocky Soviet-era apartment buildings. The city has advanced under President Vladimir Putin and is now one of the fastest growing places in Russia, a country otherwise characterized by population declines

Yekaterinburg is technically an Asian city as it lies 32 kilometers east of the continental divide between Europe and Asia. The unofficial capital of the Urals, a key region in the Russian heartland, it is second only to Moscow in terms of industrial production and capital of Sverdlovsk oblast. Among the important industries are ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy, machine building and metalworking, chemical and petrochemicals, construction materials and medical, light and food industries. On top of being home of numerous heavy industries and mining concerns, Yekaterinburg is also a major center for industrial research and development and power engineering as well as home to numerous institutes of higher education, technical training, and scientific research. In addition, Yekaterinburg is the largest railway junction in Russia: the Trans-Siberian Railway passes through it, the southern, northern, western and eastern routes merge in the city.

Accommodation: There are two good and affordable hotels — the 3-star Emerald and Parus hotels — located close to the city's most popular landmarks and main transport interchanges in the center of Yekaterinburg. Room prices start at RUB 1,800 per night.

History of Yekaterinburg

Yekaterinburg was founded in 1723 by Peter the Great and named after his wife Catherine I. It was used by the tsars as a summer retreat but was mainly developed as metalworking and manufacturing center to take advantage of the large deposits of iron and other minerals in the Ural mountains. It is best known to Americans as the place where the last Tsar and his family were murdered by the Bolsheviks in 1918 and near where American U-2 spy plane, piloted by Gary Powers, was shot down in 1960.

Peter the Great recognized the importance of the iron and copper-rich Urals region for Imperial Russia's industrial and military development. In November 1723, he ordered the construction of a fortress factory and an ironworks in the Iset River Valley, which required a dam for its operation. In its early years Yekaterinburg grew rich from gold and other minerals and later coal. The Yekaterinburg gold rush of 1745 created such a huge amount of wealth that one rich baron of that time hosted a wedding party that lasted a year. By the mid-18th century, metallurgical plants had sprung up across the Urals to cast cannons, swords, guns and other weapons to arm Russia’s expansionist ambitions. The Yekaterinburg mint produced most of Russia's coins. Explorations of the Trans-Baikal and Altai regions began here in the 18th century.

Iron, cast iron and copper were the main products. Even though Iron from the region went into the Eiffel Tower, the main plant in Yekaterinburg itself was shut down in 1808. The city still kept going through a mountain factory control system of the Urals. The first railway in the Urals was built here: in 1878, the Yekaterinburg-Perm railway branch connected the province's capital with the factories of the Middle Urals.

In the Soviet era the city was called Sverdlovsk (named after Yakov Sverdlov, the man who organized Nicholas II's execution). During the first five-year plans the city became industrial — old plants were reconstructed, new ones were built. The center of Yekaterinburg was formed to conform to the historical general plan of 1829 but was the layout was adjusted around plants and factories. In the Stalin era the city was a major gulag transhipment center. In World War II, many defense-related industries were moved here. It and the surrounding area were a center of the Soviet Union's military industrial complex. Soviet tanks, missiles and aircraft engines were made in the Urals. During the Cold War era, Yekaterinburg was a center of weapons-grade uranium enrichment and processing, warhead assembly and dismantlement. In 1979, 64 people died when anthrax leaked from a biological weapons facility. Yekaterinburg was a “Closed City” for 40 years during the Cold Soviet era and was not open to foreigners until 1991

In the early post-Soviet era, much like Pittsburgh in the 1970s, Yekaterinburg had a hard struggle d to cope with dramatic economic changes that have made its heavy industries uncompetitive on the world market. Huge defense plants struggled to survive and the city was notorious as an organized crime center in the 1990s, when its hometown boy Boris Yeltsin was President of Russia. By the 2000s, Yekaterinburg’s retail and service was taking off, the defense industry was reviving and it was attracting tech industries and investments related to the Urals’ natural resources. By the 2010s it was vying to host a world exhibition in 2020 (it lost, Dubai won) and it had McDonald’s, Subway, sushi restaurants, and Gucci, Chanel and Armani. There were Bentley and Ferrari dealerships but they closed down

Transportation in Yekaterinburg

Getting There: By Plane: Yekaterinburg is a three-hour flight from Moscow with prices starting at RUB 8,000, or a 3-hour flight from Saint Petersburg starting from RUB 9,422 (direct round-trip flight tickets for one adult passenger). There are also flights from Frankfurt, Istanbul, China and major cities in the former Soviet Union.

By Train: Yekaterinburg is a major stop on the Trans-Siberian Railway. Daily train service is available to Moscow and many other Russian cities.Yekaterinburg is a 32-hour train ride from Moscow (tickets RUB 8,380 and above) or a 36-hour train ride from Saint Petersburg (RUB 10,300 and above). The ticket prices are round trip for a berth in a sleeper compartment for one adult passenger). By Car: a car trip from Moscow to Yekateringburg is 1,787 kilometers long and takes about 18 hours. The road from Saint Petersburg is 2,294 kilometers and takes about 28 hours.

Regional Transport: The region's public transport includes buses and suburban electric trains. Regional trains provide transport to larger cities in the Ural region. Buses depart from Yekaterinburg’s two bus stations: the Southern Bus Station and the Northern Bus Station.

Regional Transport: According the to Association for Safe International Road Travel (ASIRT): “Public transportation is well developed. Overcrowding is common. Fares are low. Service is efficient. Buses are the main form of public transport. Tram network is extensive. Fares are reasonable; service is regular. Trams are heavily used by residents, overcrowding is common. Purchase ticket after boarding. Metro runs from city center to Uralmash, an industrial area south of the city. Metro ends near the main railway station. Fares are inexpensive.

“Traffic is congested in city center. Getting around by car can be difficult. Route taxis (minivans) provide the fastest transport. They generally run on specific routes, but do not have specific stops. Drivers stop where passengers request. Route taxis can be hailed. Travel by bus or trolleybuses may be slow in rush hour. Trams are less affected by traffic jams. Trolley buses (electric buses) cannot run when temperatures drop below freezing.”

Entertainment, Sports and Recreation in Yekaterinburg

The performing arts in Yekaterinburg are first rate. The city has an excellent symphony orchestra, opera and ballet theater, and many other performing arts venues. Tickets are inexpensive. The Yekaterinburg Opera and Ballet Theater is lavishly designed and richly decorated building in the city center of Yekaterinburg. The theater was established in 1912 and building was designed by architect Vladimir Semyonov and inspired by the Vienna Opera House and the Theater of Opera and Ballet in Odessa.

Vaynera Street is a pedestrian only shopping street in city center with restaurants, cafes and some bars. But otherwise Yekaterinburg's nightlife options are limited. There are a handful of expensive Western-style restaurants and bars, none of them that great. Nightclubs serve the city's nouveau riche clientele. Its casinos have closed down. Some of them had links with organized crime. New dance clubs have sprung up that are popular with Yekaterinburg's more affluent youth.

Yekaterinburg's most popular spectator sports are hockey, basketball, and soccer. There are stadiums and arenas that host all three that have fairly cheap tickets. There is an indoor water park and lots of parks and green spaces. The Urals have many lakes, forests and mountains are great for hiking, boating, berry and mushroom hunting, swimming and fishing. Winter sports include cross-country skiing and ice skating. Winter lasts about six months and there’s usually plenty of snow. The nearby Ural Mountains however are not very high and the downhill skiing opportunities are limited..

Sights in Yekaterinburg

Sights in Yekaterinburg include the Museum of City Architecture and Ural Industry, with an old water tower and mineral collection with emeralds. malachite, tourmaline, jasper and other precious stone; Geological Alley, a small park with labeled samples of minerals found in the Urals region; the Ural Geology Museum, which houses an extensive collection of stones, gold and gems from the Urals; a monument marking the border between Europe and Asia; a memorial for gulag victims; and a graveyard with outlandish memorials for slain mafia members.

The Military History Museum houses the remains of the U-2 spy plane shot down in 1960 and locally made tanks and rocket launchers. The fine arts museum contains paintings by some of Russia's 19th-century masters. Also worth a look are the History an Local Studies Museum; the Political History and Youth Museum; and the University and Arboretum. Old wooden houses can be seen around Zatoutstovsya ulitsa and ulitsa Belinskogo. Around the city are wooded parks, lakes and quarries used to harvest a variety of minerals. Weiner Street is the main street of Yekaterinburg. Along it are lovely sculptures and 19th century architecture. Take a walk around the unique Literary Quarter

Plotinka is a local meeting spot, where you will often find street musicians performing. Plotinka can be described as the center of the city's center. This is where Yekaterinburg holds its biggest events: festivals, seasonal fairs, regional holiday celebrations, carnivals and musical fountain shows. There are many museums and open-air exhibitions on Plotinka. Plotinka is named after an actual dam of the city pond located nearby (“plotinka” means “a small dam” in Russian).In November 1723, Peter the Great ordered the construction of an ironworks in the Iset River Valley, which required a dam for its operation. “Iset” can be translated from Finnish as “abundant with fish”. This name was given to the river by the Mansi — the Finno-Ugric people dwelling on the eastern slope of the Northern Urals.

Vysotsky and Iset are skyscrapers that are 188.3 meters and 209 meters high, respectively. Fifty-story-high Iset has been described by locals as the world’s northernmost skyscraper. Before the construction of Iset, Vysotsky was the tallest building of Yekaterinburg and Russia (excluding Moscow). A popular vote has decided to name the skyscraper after the famous Soviet songwriter, singer and actor Vladimir Vysotsky. and the building was opened on November 25, 2011. There is a lookout at the top of the building, and the Vysotsky museum on its second floor. The annual “Vysotsky climb” (1137 steps) is held there, with a prize of RUB 100,000. While Vysotsky serves as an office building, Iset, owned by the Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company, houses 225 premium residential apartments ranging from 80 to 490 square meters in size.

Boris Yeltsin Presidential Center

The Boris Yeltsin Presidential Center (in the city center: ul. Yeltsina, 3) is a non-governmental organization named after the first president of the Russian Federation. The Museum of the First President of Russia as well as his archives are located in the Center. There is also a library, educational and children's centers, and exposition halls. Yeltsin lived most of his life and began his political career in Yekaterinburg. He was born in Butka about 200 kilometers east of Yekaterinburg.

The core of the Center is the Museum. Modern multimedia technologies help animate the documents, photos from the archives, and artifacts. The Yeltsin Museum holds collections of: propaganda posters, leaflets, and photos of the first years of the Soviet regime; portraits and portrait sculptures of members of Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of various years; U.S.S.R. government bonds and other items of the Soviet era; a copy of “One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich” by Alexander Solzhenitsyn, published in the “Novy Mir” magazine (#11, 1962); perestroika-era editions of books by Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Vasily Grossman, and other authors; theater, concert, and cinema posters, programs, and tickets — in short, all of the artifacts of the perestroika era.

The Yeltsin Center opened in 2012. Inside you will also find an art gallery, a bookstore, a gift shop, a food court, concert stages and a theater. There are regular screenings of unique films that you will not find anywhere else. Also operating inside the center, is a scientific exploritorium for children. The center was designed by Boris Bernaskoni. Almost from the its very opening, the Yeltsin Center has been accused by members of different political entities of various ideological crimes. The museum is open Tuesday to Sunday, from 10:00am to 9:00pm.

Where Nicholas II was Executed

On July, 17, 1918, during this reign of terror of the Russian Civil War, former-tsar Nicholas II, his wife, five children (the 13-year-old Alexis, 22-year-old Olga, 19-year-old Maria and 17-year-old Anastasia)the family physician, the cook, maid, and valet were shot to death by a Red Army firing squad in the cellar of the house they were staying at in Yekaterinburg.

Ipatiev House (near Church on the Blood, Ulitsa Libknekhta) was a merchant's house where Nicholas II and his family were executed. The house was demolished in 1977, on the orders of an up and coming communist politician named Boris Yeltsin. Yeltsin later said that the destruction of the house was an "act of barbarism" and he had no choice because he had been ordered to do it by the Politburo,

The site is marked with s cross with the photos of the family members and cross bearing their names. A small wooden church was built at the site. It contains paintings of the family. For a while there were seven traditional wooden churches. Mass is given ay noon everyday in an open-air museum. The Church on the Blood — constructed to honor Nicholas II and his family — was built on the part of the site in 1991 and is now a major place of pilgrimage.

Nicholas and his family where killed during the Russian civil war. It is thought the Bolsheviks figured that Nicholas and his family gave the Whites figureheads to rally around and they were better of dead. Even though the death orders were signed Yakov Sverdlov, the assassination was personally ordered by Lenin, who wanted to get them out of sight and out of mind. Trotsky suggested a trial. Lenin nixed the idea, deciding something had to be done about the Romanovs before White troops approached Yekaterinburg. Trotsky later wrote: "The decision was not only expedient but necessary. The severity of he punishment showed everyone that we would continue to fight on mercilessly, stopping at nothing."

Ian Frazier wrote in The New Yorker: “Having read a lot about the end of Tsar Nicholas II and his family and servants, I wanted to see the place in Yekaterinburg where that event occurred. The gloomy quality of this quest depressed Sergei’s spirits, but he drove all over Yekaterinburg searching for the site nonetheless. Whenever he stopped and asked a pedestrian how to get to the house where Nicholas II was murdered, the reaction was a wince. Several people simply walked away. But eventually, after a lot of asking, Sergei found the location. It was on a low ridge near the edge of town, above railroad tracks and the Iset River. The house, known as the Ipatiev House, was no longer standing, and the basement where the actual killings happened had been filled in. I found the blankness of the place sinister and dizzying. It reminded me of an erasure done so determinedly that it had worn a hole through the page. [Source: Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, August 3, 2009, Frazier is author of “Travels in Siberia” (2010)]

“The street next to the site is called Karl Liebknecht Street. A building near where the house used to be had a large green advertisement that said, in English, “LG—Digitally Yours.” On an adjoining lot, a small chapel kept the memory of the Tsar and his family; beneath a pedestal holding an Orthodox cross, peonies and pansies grew. The inscription on the pedestal read, “We go down on our knees, Russia, at the foot of the tsarist cross.”

Books: The Romanovs: The Final Chapter by Robert K. Massie (Random House, 1995); The Fall of the Romanovs by Mark D. Steinberg and Vladimir Khrustalëv (Yale, 1995);

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Execution of Nicholas II

According to Robert Massie K. Massie, author of Nicholas and Alexandra, Nicholas II and his family were awakened from their bedrooms around midnight and taken to the basement. They were told they were to going to take some photographs of them and were told to stand behind a row of chairs.

Suddenly, a group of 11 Russians and Latvians, each with a revolver, burst into the room with orders to kill a specific person. Yakob Yurovsky, a member of the Soviet executive committee, reportedly shouted "your relatives are continuing to attack the Soviet Union.” After firing, bullets bouncing off gemstones hidden in the corsets of Alexandra and her daughters ricocheted around the room like "a shower of hail," the soldiers said. Those that were still breathing were killed with point black shots to the head.

The three sisters and the maid survived the first round thanks to their gems. They were pressed up against a wall and killed with a second round of bullets. The maid was the only one that survived. She was pursued by the executioners who stabbed her more than 30 times with their bayonets. The still writhing body of Alexis was made still by a kick to the head and two bullets in the ear delivered by Yurovsky himself.

Yurovsky wrote: "When the party entered I told the Romanovs that in view of the fact their relatives continued their offensive against Soviet Russia, the Executive Committee of the Urals Soviet had decided to shoot them. Nicholas turned his back to the detachment and faced his family. Then, as if collecting himself, he turned around, asking, 'What? What?'"

"[I] ordered the detachment to prepare. Its members had been previously instructed whom to shoot and to am directly at the heart to avoid much blood and to end more quickly. Nicholas said no more. he turned again to his family. The others shouted some incoherent exclamations. All this lasted a few seconds. Then commenced the shooting, which went on for two or three minutes. [I] killed Nicholas on the spot."

Nicholas II’s Initial Burial Site in Yekaterinburg

Ganina Yama Monastery (near the village of Koptyaki, 15 kilometers northwest of Yekaterinburg) stands near the three-meter-deep pit where some the remains of Nicholas II and his family were initially buried. The second burial site — where most of the remains were — is in a field known as Porosyonkov (56.9113628°N 60.4954326°E), seven kilometers from Ganina Yama.

On visiting Ganina Yama Monastery, one person posted in Trip Advisor: “We visited this set of churches in a pretty park with Konstantin from Ekaterinburg Guide Centre. He really brought it to life with his extensive knowledge of the history of the events surrounding their terrible end. The story is so moving so unless you speak Russian, it is best to come here with a guide or else you will have no idea of what is what.”

In 1991, the acid-burned remains of Nicholas II and his family were exhumed from a shallow roadside mass grave in a swampy area 12 miles northwest of Yekaterinburg. The remains had been found in 1979 by geologist and amateur archeologist Alexander Avdonin, who kept the location secret out of fear that they would be destroyed by Soviet authorities. The location was disclosed to a magazine by one his fellow discovers.

The original plan was to throw the Romanovs down a mine shaft and disposes of their remains with acid. They were thrown in a mine with some grenades but the mine didn't collapse. They were then carried by horse cart. The vats of acid fell off and broke. When the carriage carrying the bodies broke down it was decided the bury the bodies then and there. The remaining acid was poured on the bones, but most of it was soaked up the ground and the bones largely survived.

After this their pulses were then checked, their faces were crushed to make them unrecognizable and the bodies were wrapped in bed sheets loaded onto a truck. The "whole procedure," Yurovsky said took 20 minutes. One soldiers later bragged than he could "die in peace because he had squeezed the Empress's -------."

The bodies were taken to a forest and stripped, burned with acid and gasoline, and thrown into abandoned mine shafts and buried under railroad ties near a country road near the village of Koptyaki. "The bodies were put in the hole," Yurovsky wrote, "and the faces and all the bodies, generally doused with sulfuric acid, both so they couldn't be recognized and prevent a stink from them rotting...We scattered it with branches and lime, put boards on top and drove over it several times—no traces of the hole remained.

Shortly afterwards, the government in Moscow announced that Nicholas II had been shot because of "a counterrevolutionary conspiracy." There was no immediate word on the other members of the family which gave rise to rumors that other members of the family had escaped. Yekaterinburg was renamed Sverdlov in honor of the man who signed the death orders.

For seven years the remains of Nicholas II, Alexandra, three of their daughters and four servants were stored in polyethylene bags on shelves in the old criminal morgue in Yekaterunburg. On July 17, 1998, Nicholas II and his family and servants who were murdered with him were buried Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg along with the other Romanov tsars, who have been buried there starting with Peter the Great. Nicholas II had a side chapel built for himself at the fortress in 1913 but was buried in a new crypt.

Near Yekaterinburg

Factory-Museum of Iron and Steel Metallurgy (in Niznhy Tagil 80 kilometers north of Yekaterinburg) a museum with old mining equipment made at the site of huge abandoned iron and steel factory. Officially known as the Factory-Museum of the History of the Development of Iron and Steel Metallurgy, it covers an area of 30 hectares and contains a factory founded by the Demidov family in 1725 that specialized mainly in the production of high-quality cast iron and steel. Later, the foundry was renamed after Valerian Kuybyshev, a prominent figure of the Communist Party.

The first Russian factory museum, the unusual museum demonstrates all stages of metallurgy and metal working. There is even a blast furnace and an open-hearth furnace. The display of factory equipment includes bridge crane from 1892) and rolling stock equipment from the 19th-20th centuries. In Niznhy Tagil contains some huge blocks of malachite and

Nizhnyaya Sinyachikha (180 kilometers east-northeast of Yekaterinburg) has an open air architecture museum with log buildings, a stone church and other pre-revolutionary architecture. The village is the creation of Ivan Samoilov, a local activist who loved his village so much he dedicated 40 years of his life to recreating it as the open-air museum of wooden architecture.

The stone Savior Church, a good example of Siberian baroque architecture. The interior and exterior of the church are exhibition spaces of design. The houses are very colorful. In tsarist times, rich villagers hired serfs to paint the walls of their wooden izbas (houses) bright colors. Old neglected buildings from the 17th to 19th centuries have been brought to Nizhnyaya Sinyachikha from all over the Urals. You will see the interior design of the houses and hear stories about traditions and customs of the Ural farmers.

Verkhoturye (330 kilometers road from Yekaterinburg) is the home a 400-year-old monastery that served as 16th century capital of the Urals. Verkhoturye is a small town on the Tura River knows as the Jerusalem of the Urals for its many holy places, churches and monasteries. The town's main landmark is its Kremlin — the smallest in Russia. Pilgrims visit the St. Nicholas Monastery to see the remains of St. Simeon of Verkhoturye, the patron saint of fishermen.

Ural Mountains

Ural Mountains are the traditional dividing line between Europe and Asia and have been a crossroads of Russian history. Stretching from Kazakhstan to the fringes of the Arctic Kara Sea, the Urals lie almost exactly along the 60 degree meridian of longitude and extend for about 2,000 kilometers (1,300 miles) from north to south and varies in width from about 50 kilometers (30 miles) in the north and 160 kilometers (100 miles) the south. At kilometers 1777 on the Trans-Siberian Railway there is white obelisk with "Europe" carved in Russian on one side and "Asia" carved on the other.

The eastern side of the Urals contains a lot of granite and igneous rock. The western side is primarily sandstone and limestones. A number of precious stones can be found in the southern part of the Urals, including emeralds. malachite, tourmaline, jasper and aquamarines. The highest peaks are in the north. Mount Narodnaya is the highest of all but is only 1884 meters (6,184 feet) high. The northern Urals are covered in thick forests and home to relatively few people.

Like the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States, the Urals are very old mountains — with rocks and sediments that are hundreds of millions years old — that were one much taller than they are now and have been steadily eroded down over millions of years by weather and other natural processes to their current size. According to Encyclopedia Britannica: “The rock composition helps shape the topography: the high ranges and low, broad-topped ridges consist of quartzites, schists, and gabbro, all weather-resistant. Buttes are frequent, and there are north–south troughs of limestone, nearly all containing river valleys. Karst topography is highly developed on the western slopes of the Urals, with many caves, basins, and underground streams. The eastern slopes, on the other hand, have fewer karst formations; instead, rocky outliers rise above the flattened surfaces. Broad foothills, reduced to peneplain, adjoin the Central and Southern Urals on the east.

“The Urals date from the structural upheavals of the Hercynian orogeny (about 250 million years ago). About 280 million years ago there arose a high mountainous region, which was eroded to a peneplain. Alpine folding resulted in new mountains, the most marked upheaval being that of the Nether-Polar Urals...The western slope of the Urals is composed of middle Paleozoic sedimentary rocks (sandstones and limestones) that are about 350 million years old. In many places it descends in terraces to the Cis-Ural depression (west of the Urals), to which much of the eroded matter was carried during the late Paleozoic (about 300 million years ago). Found there are widespread karst (a starkly eroded limestone region) and gypsum, with large caverns and subterranean streams. On the eastern slope, volcanic layers alternate with sedimentary strata, all dating from middle Paleozoic times.”

Southern Urals

The southern Urals are characterized by grassy slopes and fertile valleys. The middle Urals are a rolling platform that barely rises above 300 meters (1,000 feet). This region is rich in minerals and has been heavily industrialized. This is where you can find Yekaterinburg (formally Sverdlovsk), the largest city in the Urals.

Most of the Southern Urals are is covered with forests, with 50 percent of that pine-woods, 44 percent birch woods, and the rest are deciduous aspen and alder forests. In the north, typical taiga forests are the norm. There are patches of herbal-poaceous steppes, northem sphagnous marshes and bushy steppes, light birch forests and shady riparian forests, tall-grass mountainous meadows, lowland ling marshes and stony placers with lichen stains. In some places there are no large areas of homogeneous forests, rather they are forests with numerous glades and meadows of different size.

In the Ilmensky Mountains Reserve in the Southern Urals, scientists counted 927 vascular plants (50 relicts, 23 endemic species), about 140 moss species, 483 algae species and 566 mushroom species. Among the species included into the Red Book of Russia are feather grass, downy-leaved feather grass, Zalessky feather grass, moccasin flower, ladies'-slipper, neottianthe cucullata, Baltic orchis, fen orchis, helmeted orchis, dark-winged orchis, Gelma sandwart, Krasheninnikov sandwart, Clare astragalus.

The fauna of the vertebrate animals in the Reserve includes 19 fish, 5 amphibian and 5 reptile. Among the 48 mammal species are elks, roe deer, boars, foxes, wolves, lynxes, badgers, common weasels, least weasels, forest ferrets, Siberian striped weasel, common marten, American mink. Squirrels, beavers, muskrats, hares, dibblers, moles, hedgehogs, voles are quite common, as well as chiropterans: pond bat, water bat, Brandt's bat, whiskered bat, northern bat, long-eared bat, parti-coloured bat, Nathusius' pipistrelle. The 174 bird bird species include white-tailed eagles, honey hawks, boreal owls, gnome owls, hawk owls, tawny owls, common scoters, cuckoos, wookcocks, common grouses, wood grouses, hazel grouses, common partridges, shrikes, goldenmountain thrushes, black- throated loons and others.

Activities and Places in the Ural Mountains

The Urals possess beautiful natural scenery that can be accessed from Yekaterinburg with a rent-a-car, hired taxi and tour. Travel agencies arrange rafting, kayaking and hiking trips. Hikes are available in the taiga forest and the Urals. Trips often include walks through the taiga to small lakes and hikes into the mountains and excursions to collect mushrooms and berries and climb in underground caves. Mellow rafting is offered in a relatively calm six kilometer section of the River Serga. In the winter visitor can enjoy cross-mountains skiing, downhill skiing, ice fishing, dog sledding, snow-shoeing and winter hiking through the forest to a cave covered with ice crystals.

Lake Shartash (10 kilometers from Yekaterinburg) is where the first Ural gold was found, setting in motion the Yekaterinburg gold rush of 1745, which created so much wealth one rich baron of that time hosted a wedding party that lasted a year. The area around Shartash Lake is a favorite picnic and barbecue spot of the locals. Getting There: by bus route No. 50, 054 or 54, with a transfer to suburban commuter bus route No. 112, 120 or 121 (the whole trip takes about an hour), or by car (10 kilometers drive from the city center, 40 minutes).

Revun Rapids (90 kilometers road from Yekaterinburg near Beklenishcheva village) is a popular white water rafting places On the nearby cliffs you can see the remains of a mysterious petroglyph from the Paleolithic period. Along the steep banks, you may notice the dark entrance of Smolinskaya Cave. There are legends of a sorceress who lived in there. The rocks at the riverside are suited for competitive rock climbers and beginners. Climbing hooks and rings are hammered into rocks. The most fun rafting is generally in May and June.

Olenii Ruchii National Park (100 kilometers west of Yekaterinburg) is the most popular nature park in Sverdlovsk Oblast and popular weekend getaway for Yekaterinburg residents. Visitors are attracted by the beautiful forests, the crystal clear Serga River and picturesque rocks caves. There are some easy hiking routes: the six-kilometer Lesser Ring and the 15-kilometer Greater Ring. Another route extends for 18 km and passes by the Mitkinsky Mine, which operated in the 18th-19th centuries. It's a kind of an open-air museum — you can still view mining an enrichment equipment here. There is also a genuine beaver dam nearby.

Among the other attractions at Olenii Ruchii are Druzhba (Friendship) Cave, with passages that extend for about 500 meters; Dyrovaty Kamen (Holed Stone), created over time by water of Serga River eroding rock; and Utoplennik (Drowned Man), where you can see “The Angel of Sole Hope”., created by the Swedish artist Lehna Edwall, who has placed seven angels figures in different parts of the world to “embrace the planet, protecting it from fear, despair, and disasters.”

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Text Sources: Federal Agency for Tourism of the Russian Federation (official Russia tourism website russiatourism.ru ), Russian government websites, UNESCO, Wikipedia, Lonely Planet guides, New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, National Geographic, The New Yorker, Bloomberg, Reuters, Associated Press, AFP, Yomiuri Shimbun and various books and other publications.

Updated in September 2020

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		In the first half of the 18th century, in Russia, the necessity in the united, centralized administration of all Ural plants appeared. The administrative centre of mining industry had to be focused in a large city. This city had to combine management function, metallurgical industry, and play the role of trading Russian-Siberian intermediary.
		The first half of the 19th century is the period of intensive development of pre-revolutionary Ekaterinburg. Ekaterinburg became the centre of all Ural industry.
		At the beginning of 20th century, light and food industry were developing. Large financial intermediaries, such as Siberian Trading Bank, Volgsko-Kamsky Bank, brunches of Russian Foreign Trade Bank and Russian-Asian Bank were open. Railway system was also developing. These facts caused activity on the city�s market. Population of Ekaterinburg increased. In 1897, it was 42,2 thousand people and in 1917 it was 71,5 thousand people already.
		is considered to be the 3d capital of Russia. Its status is confirmed by its multifunctionality. It combines material, economic parts of city's life (such as industry, science, trade, transport) as well as cultural ones. All this provides constant development of the city.
		Several basic factors determine the climates of Ekateriburg. The city�s size and compact shape produce a dominance of continental regimes. In fact there are only two seasons, winter and summer; spring and autumn are brief periods of rapid change from one extreme to other.
		Russia is a country with a vast territory. plays an important role as it forms country's appearance. Ural region spreads over the Ural Mountains, western and eastern parts near the Ural Mountains and the great part of the Western Siberian Plane. The region's territory extends 1,3 thousand km along meridian and 1 thousand km along latitude. Its length is about 195 thousand square km. Thus Ural region occupies about 1,2 % territory of Russian Federation.
		Territory of stretches for 500 km from mountain Kosvin Stone (59� 30' n. lat.) in the South to mountain Telposiz (64� n. lat.) in the North. The total territory is about 90000 square kilometers. The North Ural is situated in taiga. It is covered with forests and boggy lowlands. territory is about 143,6 thousand square km. It stretches 550 km from north to south and 450 km from west to east.
		combines peculiarities of both the North and the South Urals. The heart of the Middle Ural is the city Ekaterinburg, the capital of Ural region. Ekaterinburg is situated in the very centre of the vast Eurasian continent, in that part of the Ural Mountains, which is considered to be a natural boundary between Europe and Asia
		Sverdlovsk region Map is available here. Sverdlovsk region (or Oblast) is a part of the Ural Federal District. You will see cities of Sverdlovsk region and its capital Ekaterinburg location. You will also see neighbor regions which are next to Sverdlovsk region. Find location of Sverdlovsk region cities and towns - Alapaevsk, Kamensk-Uralsky, Krasnoufimsk, Nezhny Tagil, Serov, Pervouralsk, Polevskoy, Sysert and etc. Map is only 250 Kb.
		Status: Region (oblast) Capital: Ekaterinburg (Yekaterinburg). Former name Sverdlovsk (1924-1991) Sverdlovsk Region has 30 areas and 47 towns. More over Sverdlovsk Oblast is divided into 6 smaller regions (okrugs). The main city of Sverdlovsk Region is Ekaterinburg. Ekaterinburg and other big cities around it form Ekaterinburg agglomeration. Ekaterinburg agglomeration consists of the following cities: Kamensk-Uralsky (200 000 people), Pervouralsk (165 000 people), Asbest, Revda, Sredneuralsk, Sysert, Rezh, Irbit and others.
		Regions (oblasts): Kurgan Region, Sverdlovsk Region, Tyumen Region, Chelyabinsk Region. Autonomous Okrugs: Khantia-Mansia, Yamalia. Main cities: Ekaterinburg, Chelyabinsk, Kurgan, Izhevsk, Nizhny Tagil, Magnitogorsk, Serov, Zlatoust, Miass, Sterlitamak, Salavat, Pervouralsk, Kamensk-Uralsky, Orsk, Lisva, Kizel.

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