J. A. (Allan) Mactier was born & raised in Manitoba and educated in commerce in Manitoba and British Columbia. He relocated to the West Coast in the early 1970s and spent 30 years in the financial services industry. Allan acquired his first power boat in 1974 and has been boating ever since. A yacht broker and sales manager since 2002, Allan is an active community champion as a past Rotarian, supporter of organizations such as Children’s Hospital and others, and as a past board member and president of Boys & Girls Club. He is currently an active member of the BC Yacht Brokers Association board of directors and a member of the North American Advisory Council of CPYB (International). Allan and his wife Brenda live in Sidney, BC and can be seen frequently throughout the Marine communities on Vancouver Island accompanied by their chocolate brown Labrador, Lily.

Angus has grown up on and around the water, working boat shows for Blackfish Marine since his teens, and starting full time in sales 4 years ago, Angus spends lots of time with family and friends on the Sunshine Coast and Vancouver Island., when he’s not in Vancouver. His favorite adventure is to just take off and explore the never ending beauty and pleasures that the west coast has to offer.

Bill started his marine career with Kitsilano Marine and Lumber Company in 1970, founded River Marine Supplies in 1979, moved over to Force 10 Marine in 1981, had a brief tenor with Forbes Cooper (Yacht Builder) in the early nineties and became the store manager of the Olympic Yacht Center, Bayliner/Meridian Granville Island store in Vancouver for nine years. In July of 2001 Bill and his wife Karol, started Steele-A-Weigh Yacht Sales Inc., a British Columbia company. In 2004 Steele-A-Weigh Yachts LLC, a Washington State company was formed. Their main goal is to have fun with what they do. They are committed to both Buyers and Sellers and their objective is to make everyone comfortable with a fair transaction for all. Bill’s knowledge of both power and sail spans his 40+ years in the pleasure marine industry. He is comfortable listening and understanding the customers and their needs. If he can help, he wants people to enjoy being on the water as he and his family has done.

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I guess you can say I have sailing in my DNA; I began sailing as a youngster on the various sailboats my family raced and cruised over the years. Then in my teens, I followed my passion and became a sailmaker with Shore Sails in Seattle. This was a natural segway to participating in all the local regattas in the Northwest, and then to more and more international yachting events. The noteworthy events includ 4 ocean crossings to Hawaii, the Big Boat Series, Key West Race Week, the Kenwood Cup, SORC, Antigua Race Week as well as multiple World Championship's in one-design classes including Star, Etchell, J-24, TransPac 52, and Nautor Swan, amongst others. My passion for being on the water has also included extensive cruising with my family in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, as well as the more exotic cruising grounds of the Caribbean and Europe. We have explored these locals on both power and sail boat and we love it all. Watch for me with my wife, 8 year old daughter and two Golden Retrievers - we hope to see you out there cruising!

There is a time When all young men Harken to the Sea!

Well I so harkened to the Yacht Business, and only one reason was the Sea! In the recession of the early 80s, I saw nothing but opportunity in a fledgling industry! It was the opportunity to work closely with an amazing cross section of people at the most positive times in their lives - when buying and selling the object of their passion! Many of those relationships have grown into life long friendships! It was the opportunity to help grow an industry, by forming the Yacht Brokers Association of BC, which continues today and is a model copied elsewhere in North America. It was the opportunity to work with Roger Glassford, my partner of many years, and together to grow Grand Yachts into a polished, professional sales organization representing two world class product lines: Grand Banks and Fleming! It is the opportunity to grow as a person, to develop my understanding of yachts, people and cruising, and to make a difference!

Born in Vancouver in February and boating by March BRUCE WHITE has been around boats his entire life. His early years were spent cruising from Seattle to Rivers Inlet and all points in between. Bruce joined RVYC at the age of fourteen and has been a member of the Yacht Club for over forty years. Since he loved the water so much, he started a career working in the coastal tugboat industry, both on the boats and later in management. Bruce claims to have been up every inlet and visited almost every bay on the coast. In 2002, Bruce joined Grand Yachts to start a new career with hopes of sharing the beautiful experience of boating and to pass along his boating knowledge. Crewing for Grand Yachts, Bruce is a solid team player who looks forward to assisting you search for your perfect boat.

Trained in marketing and finance at Wilfrid Laurier University, David joined the Grand Yachts team in January 2008 after 11 years with another Vancouver and Seattle brokerage. David is proud to be a CPYB and he serves the BCYBA as Treasurer and Chair of the Professional Development Committee. David is also a member of the Executive Board of the Certification Advisory Council to the Certified Professional Yacht Broker Program

David has been cruising and racing in all kinds of boats all his life; Lasers and keel boats growing up on Lake Erie; ski boats in the Muskokas; a Little Harbor 54 from Cape Breton to Grenada (and many places in between!); a Contest 55 for some daysailing in Europe, and here in BC and Washington; a Limestone 24, a Nordhavn 62, several different Grand Banks, Flemings, and other traditional motor yachts. David and his family have been exploring the beauty of BC and Washington since 1995, revisiting some favourite spots and seeing a bit more every summer!

In business and in boating: Do the right thing, and do it well. Be patient. And have fun!

Boating has always been an important part of my life. I fell in love with the water, fishing and boating at an early age visiting my Grandparent’s cottage. In 1985 I entered into the business of boating gaining my first job at a local marina on the Trent Severn Waterway and have worked in the industry every year since. My attraction to the ocean has taken me all over the world. I have chartered sailboats in Australia, fished around the world and scuba dived under many oceans. While completing my degree at the University of Toronto, I became a trained mechanic for Mercruiser, OMC and Volvo Penta.

In 1995 I visited Vancouver, BC for the first time and never left. Later in 1997, I founded Freedom Marine. We’ve since grown to become one of the Pacific Northwest’s premiere new yacht and brokerage dealerships.

In December 2008, I was assigned the position of President for the BC Yacht Brokers Association. I’m honoured to be given the roll.

I’m very proud of our staff, products and attention to detail. Let our knowledge, experience and genuine care go to work for you. I promise to give you the FREEDOM to enjoy boating.