YBAA | Yacht Brokerage University

2019 YBAA University – Education and Information to Advance Professionalism

This year over 160 yacht sales professional attended the one day event in Annapolis on July 23 and Providence on July 25 along with YBAA U Sponsors and Partners and CPYB Sponsors who provide generous financial support of the YBAA U’s and other YBAA program such as CPYB.

YBAA's annual low-cost YBAA University (YBAA U) events, thanks to our Sponsors and Partners, are offered each summer to providing yacht sales professionals with full-day educational/informational programs. These programs are conducted by industry experts including the introduction of the YBAA MLS system, “hot topic” industry expert issues panels, technology and sales tool insights, timely legal updates, ABYC delivered yacht systems and technical presentations, and valuable peer-to-peer networking. In addition, CPYB brokers earn 10 education recertification credits towards the 30 recertification credits required to recertify every 3 years.

Attendees are treated to a continental breakfast sponsored by YBAA Affiliate Member and YBAA U Sponsor, BoatHistoryReports.com and lunch sponsored by YBAA Affiliate Member, Event Sponsor, and YBAA Admiral Sponsor, YATCO. And, thanks to our YBAA Affiliate Members who provide over a dozen raffle prizes include a Google Home device and Apple AirPods among other valuable prizes.

Next year will mark YBAA 100^th Anniversary and we are planning a 2020 YBAA U that will celebrate the 100 years that YBAA has been serving the yacht sales and brokerage profession and its members, you won’t want to miss it.

2019 AGENDA

8:15 – 9:00	Registration with Coffee and Pastries available.
9:00 – 9:30	Welcome, YBAA/CPYB Update
9:30 – 10:45	YATCO MLS/YACTO BOSS - (Steve Myers and Lee McIntire)
10:45 – 11:00	Networking Break
11:00 – 12:00	Technical Presentation - (ABYC - John Adey, Annapolis and Providence)
12:00 – 12:45	Networking Lunch sponsored by YATCO
12:45 – 1:15	Keynote Address – Steve Myers YATCO
1:15 – 2:15	Legal Presentation - (Todd Lochner, Annapolis, Chris McNally Providence)
2:15 – 2:30	Networking Break
2:30 – 3:45	Broker Panel Discussion – Moderated by Denise Hanna, Annapolis, Brian Commette, Providence
3:45 – 4:00	Session Wrap-up (prize drawing)

2019 BREAKFAST SPONSOR	2019 LUNCH SPONSOR

SPECIAL OFFER

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