HARBOR NEWS
Seacoast Yacht Sales Expands Operations
into Channel Islands Harbor
S
eacoast Yacht Sales coowner Brian Coryat, is a
well-known pioneer of
Internet marketing since 1995
when he launched the Internet
Directory Listing Service. After
that he created Web-Ignite, and
ValueClick where he earned the
Ernst and Young Entrepreneur
of the Year Award in 2000 for
eCommerce, and more recently
Local Market Launch.
This tech savvy entrepreneur
is an avid angler and boater
as well, and with the advent of
Seacoast Yachts Sales in Santa
Barbara he instituted a new way
of reaching clients by taking his
yacht brokerage into the new
‘millenium’ by putting everything
into the “cloud”.
Recently, Coryat partnered with
Bob Nahm, one of the most well
respected yacht brokers in the
boating community. Nahm is the
co-owner and manager of the new
Seacoast of Channel Islands.
“We have a sales team with
combined experience of over 55
years of yacht sales in southern
California and between us we
have virtually sold every name
brand boat, power and sail,”
said Nahm. Joining Nahm are
Bill Kahn, Craig Watkins, Rick
Christensen and Tim Broue to
complete the team located at
Channel Islands Landing Marina
in the Harbor.
With Coryat’s technology and his
brokerage experience, he feels he
has the dream team of yacht savvy
staff to provide excellent service to
the yachting community.
a better job of tying economies
together, in the U.S. and globally,” said Coryat.
Business is growing, according
to Coryat, in the Santa Barbara
office. This year has been the
best year by far since opening
there in 2006.
“Lots of brokerages didn’t
survive the economic downturn.
I see growth opportunity in
Channel Islands Harbor. Many
newer residents have moved
into the harbor communities,
like Seabridge, and owning a
boat is still on their “bucket
list,” Coryat stated.
Seacoast Yeacht Sales co-owner Bryan Coryat
“Lots of brokerages didn’t
survive the economic
downturn. I see growth
opportunity in Channel
Islands Harbor. Many newer
residents have moved into
the harbor communities,
like Seabridge, and owning
a boat is still on their
“bucket list.”
“We have methods to help move
the business forward. We are
working to be more efficient in
the yacht world. With Google
drives and docks in the cloud, we
can be virtually paperless. And,
by using the “cloud” we can do
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Coryat, who says he has been
boating his whole life, currently
owns Stars, a Tollycraft 57, but
he is looking for a newer boat.
He is also interested in getting a
J105 to race in Santa Barbara.
“Yacht sales are about building
relationships. Bob (Nahm) and
I have worked together on boat
deals over the years and he and
his team have the experience
needed to move the business
forward,” stated Coryat.
Co-owner and manager Nahm
currently serves as Secretary/
Treasurer for the Channel
Islands Harbor Foundation.
He was an integral part of the
Foundation when funds were
being raised to build the
Channel Islands Boating Center.
He also was instrumental in
the redevelopment of Channel
Islands Landing Marina and
Boatyard under the ownership
of Frank Butler.