Staley Weidman
Hailing from Sarasota, Florida, Staley taught himself to sail on Sarasota Bay before attending Loyola University in New Orleans. While attending Loyola University Staley received a business degree in marketing and was captain of the sailing team for 3 years. While racing collegiately Staley was Vice President of the South Eastern Intercollegiate Sailing Association.
Staley started as a sailing instructor in 1992 for Offshore Sailing School in the BVI as well as a charter captain for The Moorings and Sunsail. He was Operations Manager of Offshore Sail and Motor Yachts, a 35 boat fleet, for 2 ½ years. Next he was Base Manager of Sun Yacht Charters/Stardust Marine in the BVI and Puerto Rico, where he managed a 90 boat charter fleet and 100 slip marina. For the next three years Staley was Yacht Sales Manager and top selling broker for Sun Yacht Charters and Stardust Marine.
In 2000, Staley moved back to Florida and became a Licensed Yacht Broker in Florida with The Catamaran Company in Ft Lauderdale. Staley has been the top selling broker there almost every year since his start. In 2003 Staley became a (Certified Professional Yacht Broker). Staley has been Lagoon Catamaran’s Broker of the Year from 2003-2005, 2008 and 2010. Since his start at The Catamaran Company, he has represented buyers and sellers in over 940 successful yacht transactions. Since 2011 Staley has represented IYBA at the CPYB Certification Advisory Council (CAC). Several times a year Staley hosts the CPYB pre-exam study courses in Ft Lauderdale. In 2023 Staley was awarded the International Yacht Brokers Association Broker of the Year Award.
Today Staley is active in spear fishing competitions, tournament fishing, and a paramotor pilot.
