 |
|
|
Who is Talbot Freeman ?
A true man of the sea!
The son of a Maine boat builder, Mr. Freeman comes from the famous "Morse" Maine Shipbuilding family heritage spanning 150 years of building the largest transatlantic and coastal trade Schooners in the world! Furthermore, his great grandmother "Evelyn Humphrey Barnum" built the famous 62' Sparkman & Stevens racing schooner "Brilliant" launched in NY in 1932. "Brilliant" immediately won the Transatlantic Speed Record in 1933, then won the Bermuda Race, served in WWII, and now resides in Connecticut at the Mystic Seaport Museum as a student training vessel.
Mr. Freeman started his own yachting career very young, purchasing his first boat in 1978 and then purchasing a 60' Motoryacht in 1987. Talbot had earned his 100 Ton USCG Ocean Masters license and started a Yacht Charter and Diving business in Portland, Maine, attended the University of Maine, restored and lived aboard his beloved 60' Motoryacht "Brilliant Lady", and worked in commercial banking. Specializing in Marine Finance, Talbot managed the repair and sale of hundreds of Yachts as Marine Asset Manager for Key Bank, one of the largest Marine lenders in the US. All that family and personal maritime experience led Mr. Freeman to become a Florida Yacht Broker. In December 1992, Mr. Freeman sold his beloved motoryacht "Brilliant Lady", moved to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and became a licensed and insured yacht broker with Frank Gordon Yacht Sales, at Bahia Mar Marina. In 1997, Mr. Freeman began selling motoryachts over 100' in size and therefore moved to Westship Yacht Sales in Ft Lauderdale, builders of very high quality 92' to 140' Westship Series Yachts.
After so many years of earning the respect of his many clients and the brokerage community, Talbot opened his own brokerage (TFA Yachts) in December 2000 on SE 17th Street Causeway. In 2002 TFA Yachts strategically moved offices to Lauderdale Marina on SE 15th Street where they remain today.
Talbot's career sales exceed $170 Million so far.
|
|
|
|
