Broker · Profile Candidate

Captain Steve Russell

A Gold Looper turned buyer-broker at Admiralty Yacht Sales — researched for trawler, catamaran, and Loop-minded buyers.

Captain Steve Russell ran the Great Loop himself, earning Gold Looper status in 2017. For a buyer, that means the person across the table has worked the locks, the timing, and the weather windows of the route — not just listed boats near it.

His published background is buyer-side: a 100-ton Masters license, a history of yacht delivery and on-water training, and a brokerage practice oriented around representing the purchaser through survey, sea trial, and closing. He cruises a 50-foot Endeavour TrawlerCat and is a member of both AGLCA and the Marine Trawler Owners Association.

⁂What the evidence shows

—Completed the Great Loop · Gold Looper, 2017official · staff bio

—AGLCA member · MTOA memberofficial · staff bio

—100-ton Masters license; yacht delivery & trainingofficial · staff bio

—Buyer-broker orientation through survey, sea trial, closingofficial · staff bio

—Cruises a 50' Endeavour TrawlerCatofficial · staff bio

⁂Good fit for

First-time Loop buyers who want a broker that has run the route.
Trawler and power-catamaran buyers.
Anyone who values buyer-side representation through survey, sea trial, and closing.

⁂Questions to ask before hiring

Which side of the transaction do you represent on this boat?
What Loop-capable boats have you closed in the last year?
Do you offer delivery or on-water training alongside the sale?

This is a researched profile, not a recommendation. ICW News interprets publicly available information — it does not endorse, certify, or vouch for any broker. Every claim above is drawn from Admiralty Yacht Sales' published staff page; verify directly before engaging.