Growing up a native to the Chesapeake Bay, Josh has spent his entire life boating in the area since he was a small kid. His Great-Grandfather Bronza Parks was a well-known boat builder in the eastern shore, building many types of recreational fishing and pleasure boats along with a ton of powered workboats that have plied these local waters for the last century. Bronza is most famous for building many of the last remaining skipjacks on the Chesapeake Bay today. His skipjack Rosie Parks which was recently restored is in the St Michaels Maritime museum along with a drake tail workboat Martha which was the inspiration for the new Baltimore Water Taxi design.

After spending countless days on the water sailing, fishing and cruising with his Grandfather, Mother and Father he quickly inherited the boating bug. Being a new boat buyer for over two decades Josh soon came to realize there was an opportunity to deliver a better boating experience to boaters who were looking to buy a new boat or who were looking to start a lifestyle of boating. Josh sat down with Ryan and the largest boat builder in the world to pitch their idea to Groupe Beneteau to start a white glove, concierge based business.

With their start in Prestige Yachts Ryan and Josh continue to mold the business to meet the ways that boaters want to learn about new products, buy boats and how they want to be serviced. From our extensive Champagne Deliveries and orientations, to our on-the road service team, the focus of this owner is always on the customer.

Laura White has been on the water her entire life from the Yorktown/Williamsburg area of Virginia, she grew up boating with her parents and family.  Once she met her husband, Josh, her professional boating journey began.  From marketing, sales, boat show layout and design she has helped master the look and feel of the CYC brand over the last eight years.

Ian has a pretty unique story on his journey to our team. Growing up in Maryland the Chesapeake has always been a part of his life story, although coming from a family of mid-westerners he spent very little time on the water as a child. After spending six years in Nebraska Ian return home to coach football and spend the next few years as a teacher and a bartender in Annapolis. It was only after chance conversation with one of his regulars, who happened to be a local yacht broker, that Ian was introduced to the marine industry. Ian immediately gravitated to the field and became a full time salesperson in 2013.

Since then Ian has developed a reputation as one of the best and hardest working yacht specialists on the Chesapeake. His unique introduction to the yachting industry has given him a similarly unique “outsider” perspective on yachts and yachting, which has allowed Ian to better understand his client’s wants, needs, and potential questions or concerns about any yacht and yacht ownership in general. He has also taken key aspects of his past experience and applied it beautifully to his approach in the yachting industry. As a restaurateur, the customer is always right, and it’s the job of the restaurateur to properly inform the customer so they can make the best decision possible. The same applies to purchasing a yacht. Additionally, Ian prides himself on telling his customers what they need to know, not what they want to hear; a rarity in the yacht sales business.

While specializing in yachts of the Prestige range, since represented multiple manufacturers and nearly every type of yacht imaginable, from center consoles and bowriders to cruisers, trawlers, yachts, and mega yachts over 100′ in length. Additionally Ian has developed a tremendous expertise in the brokerage market, helping customers find the right pre-owned yacht that fits their needs or getting their current yacht sold as quickly as possible for maximum value.

Long story short, whether you’re buying or selling, new or used, you’ll be hard pressed to find better representation than Ian, who is prepared to work harder and smarter than anyone else to help make your dream a reality!

Jay Suever is a man who loves to get his ‘hands dirty’. A Detroit native, Jay found his love of mechanical engineering early on while spending a majority of his time on the Chesapeake Bay aboard his parents boat. After graduating with a degree in Automotive Mechanics from Penn State University, he headed south for warmer weather, landing in Florida to continue his education in Marine Mechanics. Jay realized his love was on the water and transitioned to the service side of the marine industry.  He spent nearly 10 years working in the corporate marine industry in both the mechanical and advisory roles prior to finding his home at Chesapeake Yacht Center.

Jay is a Jeep enthusiast, spending much of his free-time off-roading in his Jeep.  He can also be found enjoying time on the water(He has his 50 Ton Captain’s license),  fishing or enjoying some quality time with his two dogs, Forrest and Toby.

Hales from the Chesapeake Bay area and has always gravitated towards boating.  Spending many of summers as a kid on the family’s boat and working around the docks at the Annapolis Yacht Club or on the bow of a sailboat racing, he became a familiar fixture, always ready to help.  Spending time in South Florida attending college and teaching sailing deepened his love for boating as well as hanging out with his grandfather and listening  to the stories of running his boat back and forth to Cuba in the good old days……..truly a son of a son of a sailor. Trey has spent many years working on boats in boats and around boats including 12 years in Ireland in the Marine Trade Business.

Trey has 17 years of active brokerage experience and has joined the Chesapeake Yacht Center team this year. Bringing a wealth of experience and knowledge to our team.

Working with Trey you are guaranteed the highest level of service whether listing your own boat or purchasing a new boat.

Cam’Ron Smith is originally from Prince George’s County in southern Maryland. He currently attends Towson University and is pursuing a degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Entrepreneurship. Cam takes great pride in building and maintaining relationships.

His training in sales comes from his past experience in the motor vehicle industry. Now, in his senior year of college, he is looking towards taking a step up in the sales industry to nose-dive into the Yacht Brokerage business. Cam’s goal is to ensure Chesapeake Yacht Center clients receive a personalized and enjoyable yacht purchasing experience.