Meet Our Brokers
With over twenty-two years in the hospitality industry developing some of the most successful restaurants and entertainment centers in the United States and Caribbean, Mike purchased his first boat in 1993. He eventually figured out that he could be on the water and working at the same time and in 1996, he sold his company and became a Yacht Broker. Experienced in both power and sail up to 70', he has lived aboard and has experienced Gulf crossings to Key West and Isla Mujeras Mexico. He learned at a very young age that outstanding service is what keeps clients coming back, and in the yacht brokerage industry, return clients and referrals is the reward for a job well done. He believes it is not the years of experience one has, but it is the quality of experience that makes a difference. He is totally dedicated to his clients and continues to provide a level of service they have come to expect, which is why when it is time for them to sell or move up to a larger boat, his clients bring their boats back to him. |
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Captain Vic brings to Flagship Yachts of Texas, LLC a vast amount of boating experience covering more than three decades. He has held a 100 Ton Master Coast Guard license in both power and sail for over twenty years. He has been a long time instructor of both power and sail boats in the Clear Lake area and still works as a Delivery Captain. Captain Vic is also a regular contributor of boating articles to various boating publications. He and his wife Kay have lived aboard for a number of years and have cruised extensively throughout the Gulf area including the Bahamas. |
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With thirty years experience sailing on the Chesapeake Bay, Joyce relocated to the Houston area with her husband, Gary. She began her sailing experience in 1977 with a first date on a day sail out of Annapolis on a Cheoy Lee 33 and was hooked...not by the date, but by sailing and immediately purchased her first sailboat! Several boats later, and a new husband who promised to eventually live aboard and cruise the world, they have enjoyed sailing from one end of the Chesapeake Bay to the Atlantic Ocean on their 44' sailboat. During Joyce's sailing adventures over the years, she sailed a 65' ketch through the Caribbean Islands and in the San Francisco Bay. During those years, she brought together many Buyers and Sellers of boats, both power and sail, and is now exploring Galveston Bay and the Gulf waters. In 2005, upon completion of her professional career in investigations and intelligence, she pursued professional yacht brokering. Her years of corporate leadership and Federal service in a profession requiring honesty and integrity has given her exemplary skills which enable her to serve her clients well. Learning how to manage boating adventures and experiencing the joy of perseverance has brought her to a new and challenging career as a Yacht Broker with Flagship Yachts of Texas, LLC. She eagerly looks forward to serving previous, current, and future clients. She is a member of the Gulf Coast Yacht Brokers Association and she eagerly looks forward to serving previous, current, and future clients. Member of Lakewood Yacht Club, Waterford Yacht Club, Galveston Bay Power Squadron, and Texas Mariners Cruising Association. |
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Jerry Arnold Jerry began boating in 1973 with a 13’ Boston Whaler, which he used for serious fishing and duck hunting. He loved the Whaler, but after two years of wading in hip high water and knee deep marsh mud carrying a shotgun and 30 lb decoys, he graduated to an airboat with enough power to run on dry ground! …….Then he discovered offshore fishing. The experience was so exhilarating, he describes it as “beyond his experience of hunting in Africa in 1975”. He began reading every book he could find on billfish and offshore fishing. He bought a Seacraft Master Angler and trolled the Continental Shelf. He fished tournaments up and down the Texas coast until his wife brought to his attention that owning three boats and his weekend fishing distracted from “family life”. She then gleefully announced “the children and I would like to learn to sail”. Sine he was out numbered, they all attended sailing school. With the purchase of their first sailboat, he and his son began racing her on Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Jerry’s love of the water and boating led him into the boating industry as a Yacht Broker. During the 1980’s, Jerry was a Dealer for Bristol, Comar, Express, Pearson, Trentella, Post, and Viking. He left the boating industry for real estate during the implementation of the luxury tax era and several years ago rejoined the Yacht Brokerage community. Stop in and meet Jerry; his vast knowledge of sailboats and saltwater fishing boats will be of great value while seeking your special boat. |
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Jerry Griffin Jerry grew up in the Port Arthur area and joined the Air Force at a young age. He served his country overseas primarily in France and Germany, and when his military tour ended, he returned home to Texas and became a professional pilot and high-end aircraft broker. After a very successful career in aviation, he retired from flying professionally and made his love of boating his new career. Jerry has owned several power boats over the years and joined Louis Del Homme Marine as a Yacht Broker and new Sea Ray Sales Advisor, where he remained for many years. Jerry brings over ten years of power boat brokerage experience to Flagship Yachts of Texas and looks forward to another ten years of finding that right boat his clients. He is experienced in motor yachts, express cruisers, and trawlers from 30’ to 60’ and his clients know that he will help them through the entire Buying or Selling process in a highly professional manner. Jerry still enjoys boating and flying, and he and his wife, Mary Beth, are long time residents of Seabrook. |
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Phil started boating on home-made rafts as a 10 year old on creeks and rivers of Kansas. His next boating step was a move to runabouts for water skiing and boat camping still on rivers and lakes. Sailing began on an 18' daysailor progressing to cabin craft for weekending and offshore daysailing. For thirteen years, Phil lived aboard a 36' Comar racer-cruiser sailboat and sailed extensively in and around the Gulf of Mexico, living both in the Corpus Christi and Houston areas during that time. Power boats caught his interest in the mid-nineties. Phil has lived aboard powerboats for a total of 5 years and continues to live part of each year on his 41' President sundeck trawler. His first powerboat was a 41' classic Hatteras motoryacht; however, he later decided on a trawler to fit his growing interest in completing the America 's Great Loop. Phil and his wife Virginia have completed at least half of the Great Loop and the boat is currently in heated storage in Brewerton, NY. They will resume their voyage around the Great Loop in May 08. Virginia is relatively new to big boating and big bodies of water, but she is really enjoying the new experiences. |
Mike
Corso
Captain
Vic Kopycinski
Joyce Wagner, CPP
Phillip Moyer