Tierra Verde Yacht Brokerage, Inc., is located in Tierra Verde, Florida, at the southern tip of St. Petersburg, on the way to Fort Desoto State Park. In 1990 we started out as a new boat dealership doing some brokerage business and evolved into an exclusive brokerage house.

Situated on the intracoastal waterway, with 75 deepwater slips and 350 high & dry slips we can facilitate, maintain, market and finance any vessel.

Charlie Davanzo & Jim Memet are sole proprietors of Tierra Verde Yacht Brokerage, Inc. and are dedicated to only providing the very best professional service to buyers & sellers of quality pre-owned vessels.

Charlie has been in the marine business since 1975. Starting out in a commissioning yard for new boats, doing numerous deliveries of sail and power up and down the east coast including the Caribbean and also having been a charter captain on a 60′ ketch in the Virgin Islands. He is a USCG licensed 100 ton Master Mariner since the 1970’s and became one of the first (# 266) licensed brokers in Florida. Cruises often on his 37′ Catamaran, Charka.

Jimmy started his mechanical career in excavating equipment, then in 1989 worked at a shipyard doing everything from operating large vessels to doing many types of marine repairs. Being a high performance boat enthusiast and formerly Mercruiser Certified, has truly propelled Jimmy’s marine sales career. He is a licensed broker and USCG Master Captain.