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Buying a yacht is a milestone — a reflection of your lifestyle, passion, and individuality. Every buyer has unique goals and preferences, from high-performance sportfishing yachts to timeless classics and long-range explorers.
Discover the yacht that truly fits your vision. Explore our selection of yachts for sale by type on our website and find the one that’s perfect for you.
Search Yacht Types at Aspire Yacht Sales: motor yachts, sportfish, express cruisers, center consoles, sailing yachts, and power catamarans. Each yacht type carries distinct ownership characteristics — maintenance schedules, marina requirements, range and seakeeping. Use Search Yacht Types to filter our IYBA-powered inventory by the category that fits how you cruise.
Yacht Brokerage Service Areas
Aspire Yacht Sales serves yacht buyers and sellers worldwide, with a key focus on South Florida, the Gulf Coast, and the Caribbean:
- Fort Lauderdale Yacht Sales — The Yachting Capital of the World
- Miami Yacht Sales — Gateway to the Bahamas & Caribbean
- Palm Beach Yacht Sales — Gulf Stream Fishing & Luxury Cruising
- Jupiter Yacht Sales — Premier Sportfishing & Waterfront Living
- Cape Coral Yacht Sales — Gulf Coast Boating & Island Adventures
- Puerto Rico Yacht Sales — Caribbean Luxury & Deep Sea Fishing
Search Yacht Types at Aspire Yacht Sales
Search yacht types to filter our inventory by the most common motor yacht, sportfish, and cruising categories. Boat type is often a more useful filter than brand because each type matches a specific use case. Motor yachts and motoryachts emphasize interior volume, fly bridge entertaining, and comfort cruising. Sportfish yachts focus on tournament-grade performance, fuel range, and fishing rigging. Express cruisers blend speed and comfort for weekend coastal use. Trawlers prioritize fuel efficiency and long-range passagemaking. Catamarans offer wide beam stability and shallow draft for island cruising. Aspire sells across all categories from 40 to 145 feet.
Yacht Types We Sell
- Motor Yacht — 50 to 145+ feet. Multi-deck cruisers with full interior accommodations, flybridge entertaining, often professional crew for 80+ feet.
- Sportfish — 35 to 100+ feet. Tournament-grade sport fishing platforms with cockpit, tuna tower, and big-game fishing rig.
- Express Cruiser — 30 to 60 feet. Single-deck planing hulls combining speed and weekend comfort.
- Trawler — 40 to 75 feet. Semi-displacement or displacement long-range cruisers; excellent fuel efficiency.
- Catamaran — 40 to 80 feet. Twin-hull cruisers offering stability, shallow draft, and wide beam for island cruising.
- Center Console — 30 to 60 feet. Open-deck outboard performance boats; popular for sportfishing and day cruising.
Matching Yacht Type to Use Case
- Weekend coastal cruising — Express cruiser or motor yacht under 60 feet.
- Offshore tournament fishing — Sportfish 50 to 80 feet, Viking or Hatteras range.
- Liveaboard cruising — Motor yacht 65+ feet or trawler 50+ feet.
- Bahamas and Caribbean island hopping — Catamaran 50 to 70 feet for shallow draft.
- Day fishing and beach trips — Center console 30 to 45 feet.
Frequently Asked Questions — Search Yacht Types
What is the difference between a motor yacht and an express cruiser?
Motor yachts have multiple deck levels (main deck, flybridge, often a sun deck) with full interior accommodations and walk-around side decks. Express cruisers are typically single-deck planing hulls focused on speed and weekend comfort with smaller accommodations.
Are sportfish yachts good for cruising too?
Modern sportfish yachts (60+ feet) include comfortable salon, galley, and stateroom layouts that work well for cruising. Trade-off: less interior volume than equivalent motor yacht, but excellent ride in offshore conditions.
What is the most fuel-efficient yacht type?
Trawlers and displacement-hull motor yachts. A 50 to 60 foot trawler cruising at 8 to 9 knots typically burns 5 to 12 gallons per hour. The same length planing motor yacht at 22 to 28 knots burns 50 to 100+ gallons per hour.
Are catamarans more stable than monohulls?
Yes for beam stability and at-anchor comfort. Trade-off: typically lower speed than equivalent monohulls and harder to find marina slips wide enough for them.
Do you sell sailing yachts?
We focus on motor yachts and sportfish but represent sailing yachts and catamarans selectively, especially in Caribbean markets like Puerto Rico and the USVI.