The boatins industry has a burgeoning underground economy. No, it has nothing to do with stolen merchandise but rather it´s an issue of vessel parking-and it is remarkably efficient. “We are in the megayacht capital of the world, “says Rose Ann Lovell, owner of Dockseekers, a full-service intermediary that connects waterfront property owners with dock-seeking yacht captains in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.” All of these vessels along ‘Megayacht Avenue’ at one point look for a non-marina option for temporary or long-term dockage..
SOUTHERN BOATING – January 2016
INVICTUS MAGAZINE – Volume 3
In a recent meeting with Rose Ann Lovell of Lovell Marine Construction and Broker of residential waterfront real estate with Florida Luxurious Properties & Julie Jones-Bernard, Owner/Broker of Florida Luxurious Properties we discussed the scarcity of dockage and the increasing demand from superyachts and mega yachts for permanent or temporary berthing in Fort Lauderdale. Rose Ann has never known the demand for dockage to be greater and confesses to having a waiting list of yacht owners that exceeds the boat slips currently available.
FORT LAUDERDALE MAGAZINE – November 2015
The show is an unparalleled marketing opportunity for local marine business owners like Rose Ann Lovell.
She is president and general counsel of Dockseekers.com and co-owner of Lovell Marine Construction, which does dredging and builds seawalls. “Anywhere a yacht needs a home, we would prepare it,” she says, and the boat show “is a great opportunity to meet captains and yacht owners.”
She says the casual atmosphere of the boat show “organically” fosters business agreements.