Bellingham Yachts

What Bellingham Yachts does

Bellingham Yachts (legal name Bellingham Yacht Sales & Service) is a privately held, family-owned yacht dealership founded in June 1984 by Dean and Donna Ouilette in Bellingham, Washington, and currently owned and operated by second-generation co-owners Matt and Heather Ouilette following a 2020 ownership transition. The company functions as the premier West Coast authorized dealer for four represented brands: Back Cove Yachts (Maine-built Downeast luxury yachts, exclusive Pacific Northwest dealer since 2006), Cutwater Boats (trailerable cruisers with proprietary Keel Stepped Hull design), Sabre Yachts (38–58 ft pod-driven motor yachts, dealer since 1990), and Marex Boats (Norwegian-built Scandinavian family cruisers). It has been recognized as Cutwater's World's Largest Dealer for six years (2019–2025, excluding 2022).

The company operates two physical locations in Washington State — a full-service sales and service headquarters at 1801 Roeder Avenue, Suite #174 in Bellingham, and a sales and limited-service site at 920 Millwright Loop South, Suite #3 in Everett, opened in 2024 — both with show docks and moorage for direct customer viewing. Revenue is generated across four streams: (1) new yacht sales at ASPs ranging from $114K (pre-owned) to $2.9M+ (Sabre 51), with featured Back Cove 412 listings around $1.36M; (2) pre-owned yacht brokerage (transaction-fee model) covering Back Cove, Cutwater, Marex, Sabre, and Ranger Tugs; (3) shipwright services billed hourly at $76–$163 depending on service type, with 60+ years of combined technician experience led by Chief Shipwright Mark Enstad; and (4) in-house financing via a Marine Lender partnership offering long-term fixed-rate loans with 1–2 business-day decisions. Approximately 20 team members execute across sales, service, parts, detailing, and administration.

The go-to-market model is direct-to-consumer, anchored by physical show docks, major regional boat show participation (Seattle Boat Show, Anacortes Boat & Yacht Show, Seattle Boats Afloat), and recurring owner community events (the annual week-long Cutwater Cruise and the Sabre & Back Cove Rendezvous) that drive referrals and repeat purchases. Marketing supplements these channels with a monthly email newsletter, the bellinghamyachts.com website, and integrated onboard technology offerings (Garmin electronics, Starlink connectivity, Sabre Connect digital switching, Sentinel telematics) provided as dealer-installed options on select models.

Name

Bellingham Yachts

Legal name

Bellingham Yacht Sales & Service

Website

https://bellinghamyachts.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bellingham Yachts is a family-owned Pacific Northwest yacht dealership (founded 1984, Bellingham, WA) and premier West Coast authorized dealer for Back Cove, Cutwater, Sabre, and Marex yachts, serving affluent individual buyers across two Washington locations with sales, brokerage, shipwright service, and financing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Yacht Dealership

NAICS

Boat Dealers (441222), Motorcycle, Boat, and Other Motor Vehicle Dealers (44122)

SIC

Ship & Boat Building & Repairing (3730)

akta.pro primary industry

Semi-Custom & Series Production Yacht Manufacturing (IMAJAEAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Marine & Boat Finance (FSAKADAH)

Keywords

• Yacht dealership
• Yacht brokerage
• Marine services
• Shipwright services
• Boat sales

Headquarters

HQ city

Bellingham

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. New Yacht Sales: Sales of new yachts from authorized dealer relationships with Back Cove, Cutwater, Marex, and Sabre brands. Includes both base models and custom-equipped vessels with various factory and dealer options.
2. Pre-Owned/Brokerage Sales: Brokerage services for pre-owned yachts including optimal market value determination, proven marketing strategies, and seamless selling process. Specializes in Back Cove, Cutwater, Marex, Sabre, and Ranger Tugs.
3. Shipwright Services: Comprehensive yacht services including general maintenance, installations, repairs (aesthetic and functional), and detailing. Billed at hourly rates ranging from $76-$163/hr depending on service type.
4. In-House Financing: Personalized financing experience through established Marine Lender partnerships, offering long-term fixed-rate loans for new boats and trade-ins.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Bellingham Yachts operates as a premier West Coast yacht dealership representing four luxury brands—Back Cove, Cutwater, Marex, and Sabre—selling new and pre-owned yachts ranging from trailerable cruisers to 58-foot luxury motor yachts. The dealership supplements sales with shipwright services (maintenance, repairs, detailing), in-house marine financing, and yacht brokerage for pre-owned vessels.

Product overview

Bellingham Yachts operates as a premier West Coast yacht dealership offering new and pre-owned yachts across four represented brands: Back Cove, Cutwater, Marex, and Sabre. The company provides complementary services including shipwright services (maintenance, repairs, detailing), in-house financing, and yacht brokerage. With two locations in Bellingham and Everett, WA, they serve as the exclusive Pacific Northwest dealer for Back Cove (since 2006) and Cutwater (World's Largest Dealer 2019-2025), and long-time Sabre dealer (since 1990). The brand portfolio spans trailerable cruisers (Cutwater) to luxury motor yachts up to 58 feet (Sabre), with Marex representing Scandinavian family cruisers. Shipwright services and financing support the complete ownership lifecycle.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• World's Largest Cutwater Dealer Award Winner for 6 years (2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Back Cove YachtscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2006Exclusive Pacific Northwest dealer for Back Cove Yachts since 2006. Back Cove crafts luxury yachts in signature Downeast style built in Maine.
• Sabre YachtscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 1990Authorized dealer for Sabre Yachts since 1990. Sabre builds luxury dual-engine pod-driven motor yachts in Maine tradition, ranging 38-58 feet.
• Cutwater BoatscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized dealer for Cutwater Boats, a brand renowned for Cutwater Keel Stepped Hull design. Bellingham Yachts has won Cutwater's 'World's Largest Cutwater Dealer' award six times (2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025).
• Marex BoatscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized dealer for Marex Boats, Norwegian-crafted Scandinavian family cruisers since 1973. Marex designs modern all-weather cabin cruisers.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Galati Yacht Sales: Established multi-location yacht dealership with a strong new-yacht and brokerage portfolio. Comparable in full-service luxury yacht retail, though geographically focused on the Gulf Coast and serving a broader brand mix.
• HMY Yachts: Major yacht dealership group with national brokerage and new-sales representation. Comparable in multi-brand luxury yacht representation and brokerage services, with significantly larger scale and brand breadth.
• Denison Yachting: Large national yacht brokerage and dealership network with a broad brand portfolio. Comparable in luxury yacht sales and brokerage services, but operates at materially larger scale across multiple geographies.
• MarineMax: Largest publicly traded boat dealer in the United States with nationwide retail and brokerage operations. Comparable as a multi-brand boat retailer serving similar end customers, but at vastly greater scale and with public-company capital access.

Direct peers

• Seattle Boat Company: Seattle-based full-service boat dealership and marina operator. Comparable as a Pacific Northwest new and pre-owned boat dealer with service and moorage, directly overlapping the same customer geography.
• Stan Miller Yachts: Long-established West Coast yacht dealership offering new and brokerage sales. Comparable as a multi-brand luxury yacht retailer with overlapping product categories and similar sales-led, relationship-driven GTM.
• NW Yachting: Pacific Northwest yacht dealership representing multiple premium brands. Most directly comparable as a regional full-service yacht dealer competing for the same HNW buyer pool in Washington State waters.
• Alexander Marine USA: West Coast yacht dealer with new and brokerage offerings across premium brands. Comparable in scale, regional West Coast positioning, and multi-brand yacht retail model.
• Silver Seas Yachts: West Coast yacht dealer with multi-location operations on the Pacific coast. Comparable in multi-brand luxury yacht retail and service-led GTM, though more regionally concentrated in Southern California.

Others

• YachtWorld: Leading online yacht marketplace and listing platform. Comparable as the dominant digital channel where Bellingham Yachts' brokerage listings reach buyers, but operates as a platform/adjacent ecosystem participant rather than a competing dealer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BYachts
• Facebookfacebook.com/bellinghamyachts

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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