Melanie Neale

Yacht Broker

510 Brookside Drive

Clearwater FL 33764 USA

Phone: 1-727-449-8222

Toll Free: 1-866-995-1013

Cell: 1-305-807-4096

Melanie Sunshine Neale earned her US Coast Guard 100 Ton Master Captains’ License before she got her drivers’ license. She grew up living aboard her family’s 47’ GulfStar, cruising up and down the East Coast and through the Bahamas for nearly twenty years. Melanie captained and crewed on various boats while working her way through college, then bought and lived aboard her first sailboat, Short Story, a 1969 Columbia 28, while attending graduate school in North Miami. That was the beginning, and she’s owned many boats since then.

She is also an author (her books include memoirs Boat Girl and Boat Kid), regular contributor to Cruising World (her Short Story column ran in the magazine from 2006 to 2009) and BoatUS magazines, a freelance editor, and has worked over the years as everything from boat detailer to college professor to educational administrator. Her father, maritime author Tom Neale, instilled in her a love of sailing, writing, perusing boat listings, hard work, and repairing marine diesel engines. Melanie currently lives aboard and cruises the local waters of St. Augustine, FL, on a 35’ Island Packet with her daughter, Maryann, and a six-toed cat named Neemow.

As a full-time Yacht Broker, Melanie is dedicated to matching people with the right boats. Her network is large, and she handles a high volume of quality listings. She believes that there is a person for every boat, and understands the passion for the sea that leads us to the lifestyle.