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Kevin Ralph

Yacht Consultant

Kevin@WorthAvenueYachts.com (954) 648-0855

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Kevin Ralph is a Fort Lauderdale-based yacht consultant with more than 30 years of experience in yacht sales, new yacht construction and the international large-yacht market. With experience spanning more than 30 new-build projects on three continents and yachts up to 63 meters, Kevin advises clients on new construction, shipyard selection, yacht acquisitions and sales throughout the United States, Europe and other major yachting markets.

Born in England, Kevin began his maritime career at age 16 and later graduated as a Navigational Officer in the British Merchant Navy with a degree in Nautical Science. His commercial experience at sea included extensive cruising throughout South America, approximately 10 transits of the Panama Canal and multiple transatlantic crossings. He also sailed aboard three- and four-masted tall ships throughout the Caribbean, from Anguilla and St. Martin to Grenada and Barbados.

Kevin’s career has given him a rare combination of operational knowledge, yacht brokerage experience and direct insight into how yachts are designed, built, marketed and operated. He has owned his own yacht brokerage, served as North American Sales and Marketing Director for a prominent Asian yacht builder, and represented and imported yachts constructed in Italy and Germany.

As a new-build yacht consultant, Kevin maintains active relationships with yacht builders, shipyard executives, sales directors, designers and other specialists across the global yacht industry. He regularly visits European shipyards and attends leading international yacht shows to evaluate emerging builders, new models, construction quality, market opportunities and yachts that may be particularly well suited to American buyers. This firsthand intelligence helps clients compare shipyards, understand technical and commercial differences, and navigate the complexities of purchasing or building a yacht overseas.

Kevin is also recognized for his contribution to professional education within the yacht brokerage industry. He wrote Fundamentals & Essentials of Yacht Brokerage, an online educational program later acquired by the International Yacht Brokers Association, or IYBA. During his tenure as Vice President of IYBA, Kevin helped introduce seminar programming focused on new yacht construction, professional standards and brokerage education.

His knowledge extends beyond new construction to the broader large-yacht and superyacht sector, including market analysis, yacht valuation, European acquisitions, contract negotiations and the positioning of yachts for sale. Kevin works with both experienced yacht owners and first-time buyers, translating complex technical and market information into clear, practical guidance.

Kevin’s personal boating experience includes extensive cruising throughout Florida and The Bahamas, as well as a 1,200-mile Inside Passage voyage from Juneau, Alaska, to Seattle aboard a 65-foot Pacific Mariner. He has also owned boats and yachts up to 65 feet.

A Fort Lauderdale resident for more than 40 years, Kevin enjoys international travel, photography, scuba diving, gardening and exploring notable food and wine regions, from truffle country in Piedmont, Italy, to Napa Valley, California. He is also an enthusiastic pickleball player, occasional golfer and collector of classic British motorcycles, including a 1969 BSA Rocket 3.