Issue 01 · Boats direct from owners

Own the sea. Skip the broker.

A Big Sky connects boat owners and buyers directly — checked listings, honest specifications and direct offers, without the broker's commission.

Motor yachts, sailing yachts, catamarans and fishing boats — Dubai to the Mediterranean.

A white motor yacht anchored in turquoise water off an island

Find your boat

Fresh on the market

Newly listed boats

Sunset over the sea from the aft deck of a yacht

Owners are preparing their listings now

List yours and be among the first buyers see.

List your boat
The process

How buying direct works

  1. 01

    Find the boat

    Search checked listings with full specifications and real photos from the owners.

  2. 02

    Talk to the owner

    Ask questions and make an offer through A Big Sky — no broker in between.

  3. 03

    Agree the deal

    Agree a price with the owner, then arrange a survey and sea trial.

  4. 04

    Complete the sale

    Agree the paperwork and the handover directly. We stay on hand until the keys change hands.

The numbers

Fees you save

10%

A typical broker's commission on a boat sale.

$50,000

Kept by the owner on a $500,000 boat sold direct.

0

Middlemen between you and the owner.

A sailing yacht under full sail at sunset
For owners

Selling your boat?

List it with full specifications and your best photos. Our team checks it, buyers contact you through A Big Sky, and you keep the commission.

  • Talk to buyers directly — no broker deciding who sees your boat.
  • Offers and enquiries arrive in one place.
  • Every listing checked before it goes live.
In their words

Owners and buyers say

“We sold our catamaran in five weeks and kept what would have gone to a broker. The buyer and I simply talked.”
Catamaran owner, Ras Al Khaimah
“Every listing had the engine hours, the survey history and proper photos. I knew what I was viewing before I flew out.”
Motor yacht buyer, Abu Dhabi
“The owner answered my offer within a day and arranged the sea trial, exactly as promised.”
Sailing yacht buyer, Dubai

List your boat today

Create your owner account, add the specifications and at least five photos, and we'll have it checked and live quickly.

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