Daniel Grant · Private Yacht Advisor
Private yacht brokerage, with a global perspective.
Miami · New York · Europe
Discuss your yacht →A private yacht advisor
As a private yacht advisor, Daniel Grant works personally with owners and buyers of fine yachts, across Miami, New York and the coasts of Europe, backed by the established brokerage of Reel Deal Yachts.
Sell
What would your yacht really sell for today?
A private market valuation, prepared personally by Daniel within 48 hours. Built on real sold prices, not asking prices, and with no obligation to list.
- Sold comparablesWhat yachts like yours actually sold for, adjusted for year, hours and equipment.
- Your competitionEvery similar yacht on the market now, and how yours compares on price and condition.
- Price and timingA recommended list price, a realistic sale range, and the best season to sell.
- A plan, if you want onePhotography, worldwide broker distribution, targeted buyer campaigns and show strategy.
- ConfidentialYour yacht is never advertised without your approval.
- Vessel
- Benetti Oasis 34M · 2021
- Engine hours
- 1,400
- Closed sales, last 18 mo
- 5
- Active competition
- 6
- Average time to sell
- 168 days
- Recommended list price
- $18,500,000
Illustration of the report format only. Your figures come from current market data for your yacht.
How it works
Three quiet steps.
Nothing is advertised until you say so.
Tell Daniel about your yacht
Builder, model, year, hours and where she is berthed. Two minutes, in confidence.
The real numbers
Closed sales for your model, active competition, and how long similar yachts have taken to sell.
Your report in 48 hours
A recommended list price, a realistic sale range, and a marketing plan should you decide to sell.
Private consultation
Tell me about your yacht.
Whether you are selling, searching, planning a charter or looking for a captain, every request comes directly to Daniel.
All inquiries are handled personally and confidentially.
Request a private valuation
A few details about your yacht. Every field except your notes is required.
Find the right yacht
Tell Daniel what you're looking for, including yachts that aren't publicly listed.
Plan your charter
Private crewed charters from a long weekend to several weeks.
Find your captain & crew
Tell Daniel about your yacht and who you are looking for.
Thank you.
Your request is on its way to Daniel. To reach him directly, send it on WhatsApp too.
No WhatsApp? Call or text Daniel at +1 (917) 470-4255 and read him the details above.
Buy
Find the right yacht.
Access worldwide inventory, private opportunities and yachts that may never reach the public market.
- The whole market, including off-marketListed yachts worldwide, plus yachts whose owners would sell to the right buyer.
- Real value, not asking priceSold comparables for every yacht you consider, so you know what to offer.
- Survey to closingSea trial, survey, negotiation, escrow and registration, handled for you.
- Selling your current yacht?Daniel can sell or trade it as part of the same transaction.
Featured yachts
Let Daniel guide you to the right yacht.
A selection of exceptional yachts currently offered through Reel Deal Yachts. Daniel can walk you through the vessel, the market and the process from first conversation through closing.
Paladin
2000 Ferretti Custom Line 94
Miami, Florida · $1,650,000
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Reel Deal
2005 Sea Force IX 82
Miami Beach, Florida · $2,795,000
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Round Midnight
2013 Princess V72
Miami, Florida · $1,400,000
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Thinks It’s His
2016 Sea Ray L650 Fly
North Miami Beach, Florida · $1,290,000
View yacht →Where Daniel works
Miami · New York · Europe
Miami
Home waters, and the depth of the Florida brokerage network.
New York
Owners, buyers and the East Coast network, season after season.
Europe
The Mediterranean, the great European builders and international brokerage.
New build
Commission a yacht of your own.
Building a yacht is one of the few truly bespoke experiences left. Every line, material and room is shaped around how you live on the water.
Daniel guides the process from the first sketch to the day she is handed over, coordinating between you, the shipyard, the designers and your owner's representative, so it remains a pleasure rather than a project.
- i.Client
- ii.Broker
- iii.Shipyard
- iv.Designers
- v.Construction
- vi.Sea trial
- vii.Delivery
- Your vision
The brief
Where you will cruise, how many guests, how you like to entertain, the budget and the timing.
- The yard
Yard and designer
Semi-custom or full custom, and which house suits you, from Benetti, Feadship, Amels and Lürssen to Sanlorenzo and Azimut.
- The contract
Specification
General arrangement, specification and price, negotiated in detail, with payments tied to build milestones.
- The build
Construction
Progress reports and yard visits as she takes shape, from hull to interior and your final choice of finishes.
- The handover
Trials and delivery
Sea trials, acceptance, registration, crew and her first voyage. Daniel stays with you through the handover and beyond.
Captain & crew
Find your captain & crew.
Looking for the right captain, engineer, deckhand, stewardess or full crew for your yacht? Daniel can connect yacht owners with experienced maritime professionals suited to their vessel, experience requirements and cruising plans.
- Captain
- Engineer
- Mate
- Deckhand
- Stewardess
- Chef
- Full crew
Connecting yacht owners with experienced maritime professionals. Candidates are independent; Daniel does not employ or certify crew, and owners make their own checks and hiring decisions.
Palma de Mallorca
Charter
A private yacht, for days at sea.
Not a few hours around the bay, but a crewed yacht for a long weekend, a week or longer: your own captain, chef and itinerary, from the Bahamas and the Caribbean to the Mediterranean.
- Weekends and weeks at seaTwo or three nights to the Bahamas or the Keys, or seven nights and more in St. Barths or the Mediterranean.
- Everything arrangedYacht and crew, contract, provisioning and itinerary, handled before you step aboard.
- How pricing worksQuoted per week, plus running costs such as fuel, food and berthing, paid in advance and fully accounted for.
Research
Builders, tenders and ownership, explained.
Recently sold by Reel Deal Yachts
- Westport 130 · “Plan A”2007 · Fort Lauderdale
- Trinity 1242002 · Miami
- Benetti 1212011 · Miami
- Horizon 110 · “In the Zone”2012 · Fort Lauderdale
- Azimut 100 Jumbo1998 · Miami
- Sunseeker 95 · “Jade”2017 · Miami Beach
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Reel Deal Yachts
Independent attention.
Established backing.
A personal relationship
You deal with Daniel directly, from the first confidential conversation to the final signature. One point of contact, who knows your yacht and your priorities.
An established brokerage
Behind him stand Reel Deal Yachts, its decades in the market, its listing and marketing infrastructure, and its network of brokers, surveyors and yards.
About Daniel
Daniel Grant
International yacht broker
Miami · New York · Europe
For Daniel Grant, a yacht is never merely a vessel. It is a private world, and its sale deserves the same care with which it was enjoyed.
A yacht broker by profession and by passion, Daniel specializes in superyachts and the finest European motor yachts, from Benetti, Feadship, Amels and Lürssen to Sanlorenzo, Azimut and Pardo. He divides his time between Miami, New York and the coasts of Europe, meeting owners and buyers wherever the season takes them.
Backed by Reel Deal Yachts and its four decades in the market, he attends to each client personally, from the first confidential conversation to the final signature, and showcases every yacht to the world’s most discerning buyers and brokers.