MEET KURT BOSSHARDT
Kurt’s heritage of the sea dates back to before he was born. His
father qualified for command of and sailed as Chief Engineer aboard
a DDR Class Destroyer in the United States Navy. His uncle started
as a career merchant marine officer, but moved on to navigating large
aircraft before the days of GPS. He flew aboard the Pan Am Clipper
Ships that circled the Globe, and later, for the Norwegian Government
helping in their effort to locate the true (magnetic) North Pole.
Kurt first became a sailing instructor with a YMCA camp on Torch
Lake, Michigan, and raced “E” boats against the local yacht club. He
later sailed more extensively on the Great Lakes and into the North
Channel, the Agean and Adriatic Seas. He was even invited to crew
aboard the “Liverpool Enterprise” for the first Whitbread race that
visited Fort Lauderdale, but had to withdraw before making what
would have been his first Atlantic Sail Crossing. He most recently
raced aboard Atmosphere, a 54 meter sailing yacht in the Perini Cup,
Sardinia.
Kurt received a bachelor of science degree from Cornell University,
and law degree from the University of Miami. While in law school, he
quickly discovered his love of the sea, and focused on admiralty and
ocean law courses. After practicing in New Orleans in the offshore
oil business, Kurt came back to South Florida to pursue a practice
representing yacht owners. After 25 years in this field, he had
acquired just about as much knowledge as one can, in all aspects of
yacht sales, construction and ownership.
Among his peers in the legal community, he had been given the highest
rating for both legal ability and ethics (“AV”), and been voted into the
Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, every year since 2001. Kurt has
recently retired from the practice of law, to focus full time on yacht
brokerage.
In addition to acquiring a Merchant Marine Officer license, and an
aviation pilot’s license, with multi-engine and instrument ratings, Kurt
is now a bonded and licensed yacht and ship broker.
Kurt’s yacht brokerage career began with Northrop & Johnson for two
years, Merle Wood & Associates for eight, and now he is pleased to
have joined the Super Yacht Team at Denison Yacht Sales.
Kurt Bosshardt | 954.478.0356 | [email protected]