Frequently Asked Questions

Getting started

How do I use Listings Port if I don't know exactly what boat I want?

Open the Research tool and describe the boat in plain English — for example, "safe offshore cruiser for a family of four under $200k." Listings Port matches your description against 10,000+ sailboat models and their expert writeups, then returns the models that fit. You can save contenders to a Collection and, when ready, search current market listings for every model in the list at once.

Can I start with a budget and a sailing goal rather than a model?

Yes. The entire Research tool is built for that case. You can combine free-form intent ("blue-water capable, forgiving for a new family crew") with hard filters (length, draft, price) and Listings Port will rank models by how well they match both.

What's a Collection?

A Collection is your shortlist of sailboat models. As you research, check the boats worth a closer look and save them into a Collection like "Contenders for Mediterranean" or "Shortlist after viewings." You can then scan the global market for every boat in the Collection with one action.

Listings Port vs. other tools

How is Listings Port different from YachtWorld or BoatTrader?

YachtWorld and BoatTrader are marketplaces — they list boats brokers pay to publish. Listings Port is a research and aggregation layer that sits on top of them. We pull listings from YachtWorld, Boat24, Apollo Duck, Yachtr, and other major sources into one standardized view, match each listing to a canonical boat model with full specs and expert writeups, and let you search by technical criteria the marketplaces don't expose (like ballast ratio, comfort ratio, or keel type). See a full side-by-side on the comparison page.

Does Listings Port sell boats directly?

No. Listings Port is not a marketplace and takes no commissions. We help you find the right listing, then you click through directly to the original broker or seller to handle the transaction.

Why should I use Listings Port if I already know the model I want?

Two reasons. First, we aggregate 20+ marketplaces into one place, so you're not bouncing between tabs on YachtWorld, Boat24, Apollo Duck, and Yachtr. Second, you can set a saved search for your specific model (or a narrow cluster of models) and get a daily alert the moment a matching boat hits the market anywhere in the world.

Data & sources

Which marketplaces does Listings Port aggregate?

We pull listings from over ten high-traffic sailboat marketplaces, including YachtWorld, Boat24, Apollo Duck, and Yachtr. The full set of sources is visible in each listing's provenance link, which points back to the original listing page.

How current is the listings data?

Listings Port re-scans sources continuously and listings typically appear in our index within a day of being posted. Sold or delisted boats are detected and removed automatically. Every listing links directly to the original source so you can confirm status and contact the broker.

Where do the boat writeups come from?

Writeups are generated for every model in our database using a combination of manufacturer specs, designer information, owner-community commentary, and published reviews, then reviewed and refined over time. Each writeup includes a plain-language verdict, known issues to check on a survey, and performance characteristics derived from the boat's measured specs.

How do you handle prices in different currencies?

We normalize every listing's price to your preferred display currency using current exchange rates so you can compare boats across marketplaces and countries without mental math. The original currency and amount are also preserved on each listing.